Rock N' Roll Heaven
8PM | Friday | Aug. 8, 2008
8PM | Saturday | Aug. 9, 2008
Capitol Arts Center

Sponsored by Franklin Bank & Trust Co. and Claudia & Steve Downey
Co-Sponsored by Betty & Ronnie Moore

A new event featuring the music of those who left us in the prime of life. Featured are songs by Otis Redding, Mama Cass, Jim Morrison, Karen Carpenter, Buddy Holly, and other rock ‘n roll legends.



Chuck Barris - Guest Host

A Jack-of-all-trades creator—books, music, television—Chuck Barris has had some big hits. His rock song Palisades Park received a gold record. One of his three novels You and Me, Babe reached number seven on the New York Times best seller list. Three of the many television shows he created and produced Dating Game, Newlywed Game and The Gong Show—have become TV legends. Miramax Films produced a motion picture of his second book, an unauthorized autobiography entitled Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind, directed by George Clooney and starred Julia Roberts, and Drew Barrymore, with Sam Rockwell as Mr. Barris. The sequel, Bad Grass Never Dies: The Further Unauthorized Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind was published in 2003. His latest novel, The Big Question, was published in 2007. Mr. Barris is a prize-winning still photographer, and recently received a Doctorate Degree in Arts & Entertainment from Drexel University, Philadelphia.
Mr. Barris founded Chuck Barris Productions in 1965, and in l968 that company became the first independent public television production company. He was president and CEO of the company until 1986 when he sold it and moved to France where he spent the next ten years writing in Saint Tropez. Mr. Barris is a member of the Friars Club of New York and the New York Athletic Club. He is also on the board of directors of the New York Police Department Foundation where every year he presents a trophy to the “Cop of the Year,” along with a $25,000 donation to the police scholarship fund. Mr. Barris and his wife, Mary, now live in Manhattan, but are renovating an historic home in Bowling Green that belonged to Mrs. Barris’ family.