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Tickets become available for Orbison, Childsplay, Clinton by quotes

Tickets become available for Orbison, Childsplay, Clinton

TEMPE, Ariz. – Tickets for the Roy Orbison tribute and the Childsplay and Kate Clinton performances at the Tempe Center for the Arts will become available in the next two weeks.

* Roy Orbison Weekend – all events are free; tickets are required.

Tickets for the film screening of “Roadie” and the Roy Orbison Tribute Concert go on sale at 10 a.m. on Jan. 8. Tickets can be reserved in person at the TCA box office, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway, or by calling 480/350-2TCA (2822). No online reservations are being accepted.

The film “Roadie” (1980) features the music of Roy Orbison and begins at

8 p.m. on Jan. 24 in the TCA Theater. The Truly Lover Trio will perform songs by Orbison, and the Herberger String Quartet performs Kim Scharnberg’s world premiere of “Suite on Tunes by Roy Orbison” at 8 p.m.

on Jan. 25 in the TCA Theater.

Both events are presented by the city of Tempe, the Tempe Center for the Arts and Arizona State University’s Center for Film, Media and Popular Culture

The following performances may be purchased in person or by visiting http://www.tempe.gov/TCA/ or calling 480/350-2TCA (2822). * Childsplay performances

Tickets for “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,” “In My Grandmother’s Purse” and “A Little Bit of Water” will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Jan. 11.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

April 27-May 25

Tickets range from $12-$25, not including service or convenience fees

In My Grandmother’s Purse

June 7-14

Tickets are $12-$18, not including service or convenience fees

A Little Bit of Water

June 15-22, 2008

Tickets are $12-$18, not including service or convenience fees

*Equality Arizona presents Kate Clinton: “Hilarity Clinton”

7:30 p.m., March 21

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on Jan. 16.

Tickets range from $25-$50, not including service or convenience fees