KXCI To Host Tucson's Woodstock 40th Anniversary Party

It's official - KXCI will celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Woodstock with a great big (but affordable!) concert at the Rialto Theatre on Saturday, August 15th.

This family-friendly event will run from 5 to 11pm and feature about a dozen of Tucson's premier musicians and bands covering the artists that appeared at Woodstock in 1969 - folks like Janis Joplin, Richie Havens, Arlo Guthrie, Santana, Joan Baez, Jimi Hendrix and The Grateful Dead.We'll also have food and fun to add to the festival setting, all while staying in the air-conditioned comfort of the Rialto.

Stay tuned to KXCI for announcements on who exactly is playing, ticket prices and information, and much more.

To put you in the mood, here's a link to YouTube for video from Jimi's performance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIvs4j4IniA

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New Locals Only Podcasts Available

Did you know that you can listen to performances and interviews by local Tucson artists 24-7? Just go to our website and click on "KXCI Local Only." We have archived performances and interviews by The Tryst, Courtney Robbins, Jeremy Serwer, Naim Amor, Sergio Mendoza y la Orkesta, and many more.

We even have excellent interviews by local authors Byrd Baylor and Bill Carter.

For this, and more, go to: http://kxci.org/localsonly/

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Summer Hours Reminder

The KXCI office is now operating on summer hours. We are open Monday through Friday from 10am to 4pm at 220 South Fourth Avenue (one and a half blocks south of Broadway). We will return to extended hours in September. Thank you!

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KXCI Welcomes New Board Members

At the June 18th KXCI Board of Directors meeting, the Board accepted the results of the annual board election and welcome five new members to the Board.

Please join us in welcoming to the Board of Directors: Andrew Agnew, Cecily Crebbs, Marc Goodman, Keith Kanzler and Debra Rodriguez.

Also at the meeting the board re-appointed two members to second terms on the board: Melanie Morrison and Hardy Smith.

And finally, we said goodbye to two board members whose terms expired. We would like to thank Mary Buckley and Don Copler for their tireless dedication and service to KXCI as members of the Board of Directors.

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Board Election Update/Annual Meeting

Voting in the KXCI board election has closed, with ballots required to have been postmarked by June 12th.

Next week a committee of KXCI board members, KXCI members and staff will verify and count the ballots. Winning candidates will be sat at the Thursday, June 18th annual meeting, set for 6pm at Plush (4th Avenue and 6th Street).

In the tradition of our annual meetings, this event will include complimentary light food and musical entertainment, this year provided by The Dusty Buskers. A cash bar will also be available. Please come meet our new (and old) board members at this public meeting. Please note: while the meeting starts formally at 6pm, the food and music start at 5:30. We hope to see you there!

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