Events include the finals for the Annual Candlelight Vigil, "Elvis on Tour" featuring a newly-remastered version of the award-winning concert documentary, fan club events, charity fundraisers, celebrity guests and more.
Tickets still available for the multi-day celebration of Elvis' life at ElvisWeek.com
As part of the celebration of Elvis Presley's 75th birthday year, Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. (EPE) is finalizing the plans for an exciting lineup of events for Elvis Week 2010 to be held at Gracelandin Memphis August 10-16. The annual, multi-day gathering of friends and fans from around the world celebrating Elvis' life and legacy draws 30,000 to 40,000 people from all over the world to Memphis.
Elvis Week 2010 will feature several new special events and concerts, including a screening experience of the newly-restored and remastered Blu-ray and DVD versions of "Elvis on Tour" from Warner Bros. This exclusive event on Saturday, August 14, will feature a screening of the 1972 Golden Globe® Best Documentary winner and a specially-produced, retrospective from Priscilla Presley. In addition, the premiere event at The Orpheum Theatre will also include raw, never-before-seen Elvis tour footage from the Warner Bros. vault as well as montage sequences produced by Academy Award®-winner Martin Scorsese, special celebrity guests and a short concert by backup singers who performed in "Elvis on Tour" as part of J.D. Sumner and The Stamps Quartet.
Other events scheduled during the week include the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest, and Shake Rattle and Roll at the Shell, a benefit for the Alzheimer's Association. Conversations on Elvis, one of the most popular Elvis Week events, returns this year on Saturday, August 14 with two different sessions featuring many of Elvis' friends and associates who worked with him during his career. Other events include 'Classic Sunday Morning Gospel Music Singin,' an Elvis Week Finale Celebration Concert, a Club Elvis dance party, a Graceland Trivia Contest, the Annual Elvis Presley International 5K Run to Benefit United Cerebral Palsy, a Midnight Southern Breakfast, Elvis Bingo, Youth Karaoke, Children's Craft Activities and more.
One of the most memorable events of every Elvis Week is the annual Candlelight Vigil, which will be held on August 15th beginning at 8:30 p.m. CT. Thousands of fans gather at the gates of Graceland in Memphis for their chance to walk up the driveway to Elvis' gravesite in quiet remembrance of the music icon who left his mark on music and pop culture. The gates to Graceland Mansion remain open until all who wish to participate in the procession have done so, which typically takes until the early morning hours of August 16, the anniversary date of Elvis' passing.
Fans unable to join the celebration in Memphis will once again be able to participate online at ElvisWeek.com via LiveCams with Facebook integration, a virtual wall, and photos and videos uploaded throughout the week.
Special ticket packages as well as tickets for individual events are still available. VisitElvisWeek.com for detailed ticket and event information.
For photos of Elvis Week events, please email Photos@Elvis.com to request imagery. Video b-roll of Elvis Week events can be requested by emailing Media@elvis.com or using the information below to download footage.
| User IP address: 168.215.127.168 |
| Username: elvis2010 |
| Password: ElvisLives! |
ftp://elvis2010:ElvisLives!@168.215.127.168 |
| Port number: |
| 20 (data transfer) to download |
| 21 (view) |
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About Elvis Presley Enterprises
Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. is based in Memphis, with additional offices in Los Angeles. In addition to Graceland and its related attractions in Memphis, including the Heartbreak Hotel, EPE is aggressively involved in a worldwide licensing program, merchandising, music publishing, and television, film, video and Internet projects. For more information on EPE and Graceland, visit www.elvis.com. EPE is a subsidiary of CKX, Inc. (www.ckx.com), a publicly traded company listed on the NASDAQ Global Market® under the ticker symbol CKXE.
Contacts:
ELVIS PRESLEY ENTERPRISES
David Beckwith/Carlos Munguia
323-845-9836
david@thebeckwithcompany.com
carlos@thebeckwithcompany.com
