92.3 KGON is proud to support Iris Harrison and her induction in to the Oregon Music Hall of Fame on October 6th, 2012 at the Aladdin Theater! Please join us in honoring an amazing member of the KGON team! Tune in the week of October 1st during My 3 Songs for your chance to win tickets to the ceremony and concert.
THE 6TH ANNUAL OREGON MUSIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTION AND CONCERT
The 6th Annual Oregon Music Hall of Fame (OMHOF) Induction Ceremony and Concert will be held at the Aladdin Theater on Saturday, October 6th at 7pm. The event is a benefit for music education in the state of Oregon, one of the primary efforts of OMHOF. The event will also honor 10 individuals from the state of Oregon that have had a major impact on music. To be eligible for the Hall of Fame, an artist or individual must have been born in Oregon and working in music professionally for 20 years or moved to Oregon and worked in music for 20 years.
This year's Master of Ceremonies will once again be the amazing and colorful Tony Starlight. There will be musical performances by Everclear, one of the most successful bands from Oregon, as well as a reunion of U-Krew, a Portland hip-hop group whose career started in the mid-'80s with their album hitting the Billboard Top 200 in 1990. There will be a guitar auction with 100% of the proceeds going directly to music education in Oregon Schools. There will be 15 autographed guitars including The B-52’s, Jimmy Cliff, K.D. Lang and John Fogerty. The event’s sponsors are Berkeley North Pacific, Elliott, Powell, Baden & Baker and Joe Kassab Jewelers. Additional sponsors include KINK-FM, KGON-FM, Willamette Week, Oregon Music News, KZME-FM, Portland Music Co., The Benson Hotel, Five Star Guitars, The Portland Observer and The Skanner.
Tickets are $25 in advance. VIP tickets are available for $100 and include prime seating, a special signed and numbered hand pulled poster by artist Gary Houston and entrance to the VIP party with all the inductees after the show. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com and at the Aladdin Theater box office. Doors will open at 6PM and the event will begin at 7PM. For up to date information, check out www.omhof.org.
For additional information:
THE 6TH ANNUAL OREGON MUSIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTION AND CONCERT
The 6th Annual Oregon Music Hall of Fame (OMHOF) Induction Ceremony and Concert will be held at the Aladdin Theater on Saturday, October 6th at 7pm. The event is a benefit for music education in the state of Oregon, one of the primary efforts of OMHOF. The event will also honor 10 individuals from the state of Oregon that have had a major impact on music. To be eligible for the Hall of Fame, an artist or individual must have been born in Oregon and working in music professionally for 20 years or moved to Oregon and worked in music for 20 years.
This year's Master of Ceremonies will once again be the amazing and colorful Tony Starlight. There will be musical performances by Everclear, one of the most successful bands from Oregon, as well as a reunion of U-Krew, a Portland hip-hop group whose career started in the mid-'80s with their album hitting the Billboard Top 200 in 1990. There will be a guitar auction with 100% of the proceeds going directly to music education in Oregon Schools. There will be 15 autographed guitars including The B-52’s, Jimmy Cliff, K.D. Lang and John Fogerty. The event’s sponsors are Berkeley North Pacific, Elliott, Powell, Baden & Baker and Joe Kassab Jewelers. Additional sponsors include KINK-FM, KGON-FM, Willamette Week, Oregon Music News, KZME-FM, Portland Music Co., The Benson Hotel, Five Star Guitars, The Portland Observer and The Skanner.
Tickets are $25 in advance. VIP tickets are available for $100 and include prime seating, a special signed and numbered hand pulled poster by artist Gary Houston and entrance to the VIP party with all the inductees after the show. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com and at the Aladdin Theater box office. Doors will open at 6PM and the event will begin at 7PM. For up to date information, check out www.omhof.org.
For additional information:
Terry Currier at 503-231-8943 or terry@omhof.org
