WHAT: Minnesota Public Radio presents guitarist, singer and songwriter Ann Reed in a Minnesota sesquicentennial celebratory concert, "Song for Minnesota," with special guest pianist Dan Chouinard and others

WHEN: Saturday, May 3, 2008, 8 p.m.

WHERE: Minnesota Public Radio's Fitzgerald Theater, 10 E Exchange St, St. Paul, Minn.

TICKETS: $32 for general public; $30 for MPR members. Call the Fitzgerald Theater box office at 651-290-1221.

Minnesota Public Radio presents singer, songwriter and guitarist Ann Reed in a Minnesota sesquicentennial celebratory concert, "Song for Minnesota," on Saturday, May 3 at 8 p.m. at the Fitzgerald Theater in downtown St. Paul. Pianist Dan Chouinard will also perform.

The six-city "Song for Minnesota" tour has been a celebration of Minnesota's 150th anniversary and reached Duluth, Morris, St. Joseph, Bemidji and Winona, culminating in a grand finale performance at the Fitzgerald Theater, where Reed will feature a new song incorporating ideas from Minnesotans. To participate, visit www.mpr.org and click on Minnesota 150 in the shortcuts menu.

About Ann Reed

Ann Reed has had devoted fans lining up at the box office for more than a quarter-century. She recently released Telling Stories, a two-CD set celebrating those 25 years—years spent writing songs, making music and delighting everyone within earshot.

Reed has been honored with enough awards to fill a couple of walls and a bunch of shelf space. These accolades from the likes of Billboard magazine, the National Association of Independent Recording Distributors, the Minnesota Music Academy and the Girl Scouts reflect a satisfying career by anyone's measure—made even more so since she combines her artistry with community involvement: she donates about 25 percent of her time to support nonprofit groups that primarily benefit women and children.

About Dan Chouinard

Pianist, accordionist and occasional storyteller Dan Chouinard will accompany Reed. A Minneapolis native who plays, tours and records regularly with an ever-expanding roster, Dan regularly creates special programs for Minnesota Public Radio and works the occasional A Prairie Home Companion show with Garrison Keillor. He also served as rehearsal accompanist to Meryl Streep, Lily Tomlin and Lindsay Lohan on the Robert Altman-directed movie "A Prairie Home Companion."

Minnesota Public Radio® operates a 37-station radio network serving virtually all of Minnesota and parts of surrounding states and produces programming for radio, Internet and face-to-face audiences. Programs produced by Minnesota Public Radio, operating as American Public Media,™ reach more than 15 million listeners nationwide each week. Of those, more than 800,000 listen regionally, in Minnesota and surrounding states. A complete list of stations, programs and additional services can be obtained at www.mpr.org and www.americanpublicmedia.org.

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Source: Data are copyright Arbitron, Inc., Nationwide and PSA data. Arbitron data are estimates only. Fall 2006/Spring 2007 average