UNCA Continues Concerts on the Quad Series July 1
with a 1940s-Style Musical Review

UNC Asheville’s Concert on the Quad entertainment series continues at 7 p.m. Monday, July 1, with a 1940s-era USO-style "radio show." The event will take place on UNCA’s quad and is free and open to the public.

"Take Note: a ‘40s Musical Review," takes center stage with a four-piece band. In tribute to the support that celebrities like Marlene Dietrich and Bob Hope offered to the troops abroad in that era, "Take Note" will send support from the UNCA Quad to modern-day troops. Jim Burns, an Asheville native, takes on the Bob Hope emcee role. Over the past 40 years, Burns has held the stage with names such as Sinatra, Bennett and Martin. Colleen House, who will portray a Marlene Dietrich character, has been a key performer in the Asheville Midday Musicals for nine years. Local performers Susan Tracy, Elizabeth Aiello and Tim Robinson will also get in on the act. UNCA’s Swing Dance Club members Dylan Babb, Jaya Dorf, Lauren Ford and Michael Gamble will demonstrate dances of the era and encourage audience members to join in.

Now in its 20th season, Concerts on the Quad series brings free fun to the entire family on Monday evenings through July 15. The public is invited to bring picnics, blankets and lawn chairs. With between 500 and 2,000 people attending each concert, lawn-chair seating will be separate from blanket seating in order to preserve sight lines; please look for signage when arriving on the quad. In case of rain, the concerts will be held in Lipinsky Auditorium.

Two ticketed Folkmoot events will wrap up the season on July 20-21 in UNCA’s Lipinsky Auditorium. Tickets are on sale now for these two special performances.

For more information or to charge Folkmoot tickets by phone, call UNCA’s Student Life Office at 828/232-5000.

Media Contacts:

• Barbara Halton, UNCA Student Life Assistant Director, 828/251-6674
• Jill Yarnall, UNCA Public Information Assistant Director, 828/251-6526