Anita Baker and Vince Gill Signed for Chateau Ste. Michelle 2003 Summer Concerts.City Desks, Food & Wine/Entertainment Editors WOODINVILLE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2003 Chateau Ste. Michelle The Chateau Ste. Michelle is a Washington winery in Woodinville, Washington. They are noted for their bestselling Riesling (as the largest single producer of Riesling in the world), but produce wines of many classic varietals and some experimental wines on a per-year basis. Ste. announced today that its 20th annual "Summer Concerts at the Chateau" will include performances by seven-time Grammy-winner Anita Baker. Baker will perform two nights, July 30 and 31, on the Chateau's scenic outdoor amphitheater in Woodinville. Her concerts will help raise funds for the Chateau Ste. Michelle Diversity Scholarship Fund, in conjunction with Washington State University Washington State University, at Pullman; land-grant and state supported; chartered 1890, opened 1892 as an agriculture college. From 1905 to 1959 it was the State College of Washington. and the University of Washington. Both Baker appearances are expected to sell out. The winery also announced that country music super star Vince Gill  The introduction of this article is too short.To comply with Wikipedia's lead section guidelines, it should be expanded. will open the concert season on June 11 with an 8 p.m. performance. Tickets for these shows go on sale February 21 at 9 a.m. through Ticketmaster at 206/628-0888, at any Ticketmaster outlet or online at www.ticketmaster.com. (Tickets will not be available at Chateau Ste. Michelle.) Chateau Ste. Michelle's entire summer concert schedule, which will run into September, will be announced later this spring. "Chateau Ste. Michelle's summer concerts have become a hot ticket in the Seattle area over the years, and we are pleased that all net proceeds Net Proceeds The amount received after all costs are deducted from the sale of a piece of property or security. Notes: In the case of an investor selling a security, net proceeds represent the proceeds from the sale minus any trading costs (i.e. commissions). support our charitable giving program," said Ted Baseler, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the winery. With her classy, refined brand of romantic soul, Anita Baker was one of the definitive singers of the 1980s. Gifted with a strong, supple alto, Baker was influenced not only by R&B, but jazz, gospel, and traditional pop, which gave her music a distinct adult sophistication so·phis·ti·cate v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates v.tr. 1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly. 2. . Smooth and mellow, but hardly lifeless, it made her one of the most popular romantic singers of her time. The show marks Anita Baker's triumphant return after a seven-year hiatus. Despite 15 Grammy awards, 18 CMA CMA - Concert Multithread Architecture from DEC. honors and 22 million in album sales, Vincent Grant Gill is, at heart, still the Oklahoma kid who picked up a guitar about the time he could walk and never looked back. During "An Evening of Conversation and Music," a performance series to support his new album, "Next Big Thing," Vince Gill returns to the music he cut his teeth on. The album touches on many of Gill's influences, from country to bluegrass bluegrass, any species of the large and widely distributed genus Poa, chiefly range and pasture grasses of economic importance in temperate and cool regions. In general, bluegrasses are perennial with fine-leaved foliage that is bluish green in some species. , from pop to R&B, from folk to flamenco. Now in its 20th season, the 2003 Summer Concerts at the Chateau will offer nearly a dozen concerts spanning the range of jazz, pop, country and blues. Each concert takes place in the winery's picturesque outdoor grass amphitheater with seating for 4,200. Chateau Ste. Michelle is located at 14111 145th Street N.E. in Woodinville. For additional information, call the winery at 425/415-3300 or visit us online at www.ste-michelle.com. |
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