Arlo Guthire: Labor Day on the Lawn

The FAC presents Arlo Guthrie with Special Guests:
The Haunted Windchimes

Arlo Guthrie PhotoHaunted WindchimesThe FAC presents legendary folk troubadour Arlo Guthrie in concert in Monument Valley Park with local favorites, The Haunted Windchimes!

Join us for our Season-Opening Gala Concert:
Labor Day on the Lawn

Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 6; rain or shine.
Doors open at 6 p.m.; concert begins at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $32. Purchase tickets online or call 719.634.5583

FAC Beer Garden and Picnic Items available inside the Fine Arts Center starting at 5 p.m.

Arlo Guthrie, best known for the songs City of New Orleans and Alice’s Restaurant, played on the opening day of Woodstock in 1969. Now he will play the opening concert for what we hope will become a regular series of summer concerts at the FAC!

Heralded by more than one scribe as the state's most valuable musical treasure, Pueblo-based group The Haunted Windchimes will open the show with their trademark Americana-folk sound.

The venue is the lawn just west of the Fine Arts Center in Monument Valley Park, surrounding by trees with outstanding views of Pikes Peak and the Rocky Mountain Range.

The smell of the grass, a picnic dinner, visiting with friends and neighbors, Pikes Peak in the background and the incredible talent of Arlo Guthrie—what could be better?

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Facebook Winners:
Aug. 5: Dallas Gordon
Aug. 12: Jason Orton
Aug. 19: Nancy Oswald
Aug. 26: Holly Parker
Sept. 2: Debbie Swanson & Nasya Vincent


Guthrie at the Boston Pops performing
"City of New Orleans"

Arlo Guthrie: Labor Day on the Lawn is generously sponsored by:
ASYLUM MOON

THE BROADMOOR
THE GAZETTE
KRCC
COMCAST

Our thanks to CATAMOUNT INSTITUTE for making this a green event.

>>Concert Rules

The Concert will take place rain or shine.

Concert attendees will need to bring blankets or chairs to sit on.  Total chair height (including legs) exceeding 24 inches will not be permitted inside the concert venue.

Will Call will be located inside the Fine Arts Center with tickets available at the time of purchase or anytime after an online or phone purchase.  On the day of the concert, Will Call will be open from 4 – 8 p.m.

No Audio, video or still image photography of concert entertainment.

All concert seating is general admission. Children 2 years and younger are admitted free. All others require a ticket.

By city ordinance, alcoholic beverages may not be consumed at the concert venue.  However, alcohol may be purchased and consumed, inside the Fine Arts Center building between 6:00 and 9:00 pm.

Smoking will not be allowed at the concert.

Prohibited Items

  • Recording devices (audio, video or cameras as restricted by show)
  • Bullhorns or noisemakers
  • Animals (except guide dogs)
  • Alcohol and smoking

Accepted Items

  • Food
  • Beverages (excluding alcoholic beverages)
  • Picnic baskets
  • Raincoats, ponchos or umbrellas.
  • Blankets
  • Binoculars
  • Purses and backpacks

>>Venue Information

The concert will take place in Monument Valley Park immediately to the west of the Fine Arts Center. Gates open at 6 p.m. with the concert beginning at 7 p.m.  The concert will last about 2 hours.

Available parking areas will be posted on our web site a week before the concert. Handicapped parking is located in the Fine Arts Center parking lot.

Amuzé at the FAC has everything you need for your perfect picnic!
Visit the café in the Fine Arts Center Building on concert night and choose from a variety of healthy, affordable food choices for concert-goers including market-fresh salads, side dishes, desserts and beverages. 

Members receive a 10% discount on all food purchases.

>>Ticket Giveaways!

The Fine Arts Center is giving away a pair of tickets on Facebook every week Aug. 2-Sept. 2, 2010. Tickets go to people who enter the giveaway by posting their favorite FAC memory, artist, performance, or performer.

The Facebook ticket winners will be selected at random each Thursday from people who “Like” the Fine Arts Center’s fan page and write on the wall with their favorite FAC memory, artist, or performer. To enter, Facebook users should share a brief description of their favorite FAC artist, performance, exhibition, or memory. Entrants understand that the FAC may use their stories for marketing promotions.

Winners will be notified on Facebook and tickets will be available for pick up at the Box Office or Will Call. Winners must be 13 years of age or older.

>>Parking
parkingThere will be a limited number of parking spaces at or around the Fine Arts Center. We strongly urge concert attendees to walk, bike or carpool to the site. Colorado College is allowing concert goers to park at any available non-handicapped, regular CC spot in any of their parking lots that evening. A courtesy shuttle will be running from the large CC lot on the corner of North Nevada and East San Raphael (Lot E1). In addition, Young Life at 420 North Cascade is also allowing concert parking and will be included on the shuttle loop.

Click here for a map of parking and shuttle locations!