Diana Ross to Make First Marin County Appearance

Diana Ross to Make First Napa Valley and Marin County Appearances
“Rick Bartalini Presents” Continues To Deliver Unparalleled Entertainment

(Napa, CALIF.) — Diana Ross is set to appear this September and for the first time at a small venue in Northern California. Produced by Rick Bartalini Presents the concert by the superstar will take place on Saturday, September 17 at the Marin Center in San Rafael.

On Friday, April 29 at 11 a.m. tickets go on sale for the first-ever appearance by Ross at the venue. The concert will be intimate and unlike any other performances of Ross’ career. The Marin Center seats 2,000 patrons.

Diana Ross, her music and her voice are legendary. The concerts, a full theatrical experience, will include breathtaking costumes and stage design, along with a live string and horn section. Ross has sold over 100 million records and recorded 18 number one hits. Her music became the sound of young America in the ‘60s soon after she signed with Motown Records in 1961 with The Supremes. She embarked on her extraordinary solo career in 1970, and has not stopped since.

Ross has had a profound influence on American popular culture, ultimately becoming an entertainment industry icon. She is an Academy Award-nominated actress for her role as Billie Holiday in “Lady Sings The Blues,” as well as a Tony and Golden Globe winner, bestselling author, winner of 8 American Music Awards and a recipient of The Kennedy Center Honor. As a woman of great style and beauty she has been featured on covers of hundreds of magazines.

Throughout his career, Rick Bartalini, Founder of Rick Bartalini Presents, has built relationships with the highest-level professionals in show business, brought HBO to the Bay Area for a series of hit comedy specials and presented artists such as Johnny Mathis, Lyle Lovett, Dolly Parton, George Lopez, Carole King, Steely Dan, Juan Gabriel, Sheryl Crow, Diana Krall, Ellen DeGeneres and Keith Urban. Audiences and entertainers experience his tradition of the finest artists, aggressive marketing and warm hospitality.

Rick Bartalini Presents is also currently presenting the Moody Blues on May 24 at the Marin Center in San Rafael, An Acoustic Evening with Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt on June 9 also at the Marin Center in San Rafael (tickets for both shows on sale now), as well as Bill Maher at the Sacramento Community Center Theater on August 19 (tickets for Bill Maher go on sale Friday, April 29 at 10 a.m.). For more information visit www.rbpconcerts.com.

Tickets for Diana Ross shows, which are $75/$100/$150 for the Marin Center in San Rafael, go on sale at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 29, 2011. To purchase go to www.rbpconcerts.com.

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