Sept. 1-4: Christopher Titus at the Improv

Titus is best known as the star, executive producer and co-creator of the critically acclaimed series TITUS, which ran on FOX TELEVISION for three years. The series was dark comedy based on Christopher's critically acclaimed one-man show, Norman Rockwell Is Bleeding, which was hailed by TV Guide as one of the top ten shows to watch on television. Time Magazine called TITUS "brutal,hilarious and audacious," while Newsday called Christopher "TV's most original comic voice snice Seinfeld." Titus can next be seen in his Showtime Comedy Special, based on his one-man show "NORMAN ROCKWELL IS BLEEDING" on which his fox sitcom was inspired. This is the last time that christopher Titus will perform his critically acclaimed show. He along with Ken Weinstock produced the show at the UCLA Freud Playhouse, and Jack Kenny who co-created the Fox seris "Titus" with Christopher Titus and Brian Hargrove directed. The special is set to air on the Showtime Network in November. Christopher Titus jokes about things most comics would find impossible to make funny. Custody battles, insanity, family suicides, heart attacks, and fist fighting his father are all topics to be confronted, not hidden from and are areas his sitcom explores. "I think our collective psychosis is hilarious. With the world moving as fast as it is, if we weren't dysfunctional, we couldn't function," says Titus. Starting at age eighteen, he used to wait outside the comedy clubs with the door cracked, listening for his intro so he could rush to the stage, do his set and make a quick exit because he was under age. Twelve years later Christopher is one of the best headliners in the country with a unique and insightful act based on his one-of-a-kind life experiences. Titus is that most rare of comics in that his material is edgy and pushes the envelope, but still accessible and meaningful to the common audience. After much experimentation, he debuted his one-man show Norman Rockwell Is Bleeding at The Hudson Theater in Los Angeles. The packed house gave him a standing ovation.

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Sept. 21: Glen Phillips at the Cabaret

Venue: Cabaret at Theater Square
Tickets: $20.00

Glen Phillips appears for a one night concert at the Cabaret at Theater Square with special guests Griffin House and Kim Richie.

Born in Santa Barbara, Glen Phillips was the lead singer and main songwriter for Toad the Wet Sprocket. The band started in 1986, when Phillips was only 14. Their first LP, Bread and Circus, was recorded in 1988 and got them signed to Columbia Records. After six albums and a substantial amount of touring, the group disbanded in 1998.

Phillips began touring as a solo act after Toad the Wet Sprocket broke up, and worked with producer Ethan Johns to create his first solo album, Albulum. Glen Phillips says it took a "ridiculously long time" to create; it was finally released in April of 2001 on Brick Red Records. Phillips has also collaborated on several songs with bluegrass band Nickel Creek and toured with them for the last half of 2001. He released Live at Largo in In 2003, followed by a collection of new material, Winter Pays for Summer, in 2005.

Must be 21 or over to gain admittance.

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Sept. 16: Citizen Cope CD Release Party at Dowe's On Ninth

Times: 7:30pm and 10pm, Sept. 16

CD Live
Venue: Dowe's on Ninth
Tickets: $20.00

After a sold out performance last March and a crowd pleasing concert opening weekend of the Three Rivers Arts Festival, Citizen Cope returns to Dowe's for two shows this fall to perform hit songs such as "Son's Gonna Rise" and "Bullet and a Target" from his latest, self-produced album, The Clarence Greenwood Recordings, released in September, 2004.

A fusion of folk, country, soul, hip-hop and occasional reggae beats, Cope's musical blend is not of fascination but of necessity. His distinctive compositions perfectly complement his political yet personal, hardened yet hopeful lyrics. He believes in what he plays as much as he believes in what he writes.

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Sept. 7: Bill Deasy and Band at the Cabaret

Venue: Cabaret at Theater Square
Tickets: $10.00

Bill Deasy is the former lead singer/songwriter of the Gathering Field, whose regional hit "Lost in America" led to a deal with Atlantic Records. His new CD, "Chasing Down a Spark" is the follow-up to his 2003 release, "Good Day No Rain," which received rave reviews and airplay nationwide. Deasy has been touring the country both acoustically and with his new band and has also appeared as an opening act for artists such as Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Patty Griffin, John Mellencamp and Norah Jones.

Must be 21 or over to gain admittance.

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Doobie Brothers to Headline Friday Night Concerts at 84 Lumber Classic

August 31, 2005 -- The Grammy Award winning Doobie Brothers will headline the Friday night concerts at the 2005 84 Lumber Classic. The Doobies replace Lynyrd Skynyrd, which canceled a series of September and October dates due to lead singer Johnnie Van Zant needing surgery for vocal chord polyps.

On Saturday evening, September 17, country superstar Lee Ann Womack takes the stage. Her latest release, "There's More Where That Came From," has received critical praise and has firmly entrenched her back on the charts as one of contemporary country music's most popular performers.

In 2002, she won an American Music Award for Favorite New Country Artist, as well as the Country Music Award. This was followed in 2003 by two Grammy Awards, one for Best Female Country Vocal Performer and the other
for Best Vocal Collaboration with Willie Nelson.

The PovertyNeck Hillbillies open on Friday evening for the Doobie Brothers, and on Saturday evening, the Crazy Cowboy Band will open for Lee Ann Womack.

Concerts are held on the Polo Field at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort with opening acts starting approximately one half hour after the official end of that days' round of the PGA TOUR 84 Lumber Classic. Admission to all 84
Lumber Classic concerts is free with a valid tournament ticket for that day's round.

Tickets to the 84 Lumber Classic are available at Dick's Sporting Goods, 84 Lumber Stores, Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, online at http://www.84lumberclassic.com, or by calling 1-877-GO-C-8484.