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Ben performing at Kennedy Center for Arts Advocacy Day

Mar 8th, 2012
by Frank.
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Ben Folds will give a special performance April 16 at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., in conjunction with the 25th annual Nancy Hanks Lecture on Arts and Public Policy. The lecture, to be delivered by actor Alec Baldwin, is presented by Americans for the Arts, a leading nonprofit organization promoting the arts and arts education. Ovation, the arts television network, is co-sponsoring the lecture. Both Folds and Baldwin will also participate in activities around the nation’s capital for Arts Advocacy Day on April 17.  More information in the press release.

 

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Folds to perform for the President

Feb 26th, 2012
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Update: Item in the Huffington Post, with advice on avoiding the traffic snarls. Tickets sold out shortly after the event was announced.

Ben Folds will be one of the musical guests at a special gala reception for the President of the United States, Barack Obama, in New York on Thursday, March 1. The event, sponsored by Obama for America, is being organized by Deepak Chopra, Paulette Cole, Phil Suarez, Russell Simmons and Jean-Georges Vongerichten, and is to be held at ABC Carpet and Home in Manhattan’s Flatiron District. Joining Ben will be the Philadelphia-based neo-soul band The Roots and actor Aziz Ansari of NBC’s Parks & Recreation. Tickets to the event are $1,000 per person; an event host designation is $10,000 and includes a photo reception with the President; and you can be an event chair for $35,800. The majority of the funds, of course, go to support the President’s re-election bid and the Democratic National Committee. Ben has played within a stone’s throw of the White House a number of times, but as far as I know, this is the first time he will have performed for the chief executive.

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Not really a show, but worth a mention

Feb 3rd, 2012
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Ben Folds will take the stage, not in a tutu but as a guest musician at the Ballet Ball, a glamorous black-tie affair to support the Nashville Ballet. The gala is Saturday, March 3 at the Schermerhorn Center in Nashville. Patrons who contribute $500 or more enjoy cocktails, dinner and a performance by the ballet, accompanied by Ben and The Civil Wars, a Nashville-based duo whose debut Americana/folk/alt-country album has been nominated for a Grammy. The gala is followed by an evening of music and dancing by the Pat Patrick Band. Tickets are also available at $95 to the Late Party, including cocktails and dessert while the high-rollers are dining, enjoy the performance and dance the night away. Get more information on the evening; tickets are on sale. (And who knows, knowing Ben, he just might wear a tutu after all.)

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Symphony show back home

Jan 30th, 2012
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Ben will be back in his old stomping grounds this spring, performing with the North Carolina Symphony in two shows March 22-23 in Raleigh. It will be the first show in the Triangle since the 2008 Ben Folds Five reunion show, and according to David Menconi’s story in the Raleigh News and Observer, the two shows will be different programs, not the same program repeated two nights.

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  • Artist: Ben Folds
  • Date: 22 Mar '12
  • Time: 8:00pm
  • Venue: Meymandi Concert Hall
  • City: Raleigh, N.C.
  • Address: 2 E. South St.
  • Venue phone: +1 (919) 996-8500
  • Country: United States
  • Notes: With the North Carolina Symphony. On sale 6 Feb

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News on the reunited Ben Folds Five project

Jan 25th, 2012
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Ben Folds Five back in the studio

As you know, Ben Folds has reunited with his old bandmates Darren Jessee and Robert Sledge for a recording session, with the intention of releasing an album if things go well. Apparently, as you can see from the photo, things are going well – enough so, in fact, that not only is an album in the offing, but a tour as well. Dates and locations are being booked and firmed up, but expect to see an announcement shortly. They plan to continue recording into March, and then we’ll see what happens!

Update: The official schedule isn’t out yet but already one festival is announcing booking the reunited trio. Mountain Jam 2012, held in Hunter, N.Y. May 31-June 3, is promoting Ben Folds Five as one of its many acts. Tickets are already on sale.

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