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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Albertus Medium""><img width="204" height="148" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D04137.41E5F2A0" alt="logo_maroon"></span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Albertus Medium""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Tibet House’s Acclaimed Live Concert Adds
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Patti Smith
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">and Her Band with Jesse Smith
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">& Sturgill Simpson
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">to March 5<sup>th</sup> Line-up at Carnegie Hall
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">TICKETS ON SALE NOW!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Also Performing: The Flaming Lips, Philip Glass, Laurie Anderson and more!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">(Credit: Tracy Ketcher)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">Praise for the 2014 Tibet House US Benefit Concert<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">“…concert attendees rushing toward the stage looked as if they might tear the building apart.” –
<b><i>New York Times</i></b></span><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">“…an evening of unexpected collaborations…” –
<b><i>Wall Street Journal<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">“Fans jumped high in their seats…Carnegie Hall is a seated venue but music lovers were eager and lost in the music…” -
<b><i>Associated Press<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">“For a few glorious moments, New York's Carnegie Hall devolved into a scene straight out of a CBGB fever dream…many in the crowd could
no longer take it, storming to the front of the stage and going completely apeshit. It was the kind of scene only possible at the Tibet House benefit…” -
<b><i>Rolling Stone</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">(New York, NY – February 5, 2015) –</span></i><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"> Rock visionary and poet
<b>Patti Smith </b>will return to the<b> 25<sup>th</sup> Annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert
</b>on <b>March 5<sup>th</sup> </b>with <b>H</b></span><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">er Band and Jesse Smith</span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"> for
</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">a transcendent live performance. If you missed her bringing
<b>Carnegie Hall</b> to its knees last year, now is your chance to catch all the action! Also joining the line-up is
</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">Grammy-nominated musician </span><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">Sturgill Simpson</span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">, whose album <i>Metamodern Sounds of Country Music </i>remains one
of the most critically acclaimed albums of the past year.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">This special night will also feature esteemed American composer and artistic director
<b>Philip Glass</b> (who curated the line-up), Grammy<sup> </sup>Award-winning psychedelic alt-rock band
<b>The Flaming Lips</b>, renowned musician and performance artist <b>Laurie Anderson</b>, celebrated Tibetan musician
<b>Tenzin Choegyal, </b>and internationally acclaimed, double-platinum selling Canadian roots musician<b> Ashley MacIsaac. Chuck Close, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Uma Thurman and Arden Wohl are Honorary Chairpersons
</b>for the evening. </span><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">TICKET INFO:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">Tickets for the concert are on sale now ($35-$200)<span style="color:#1F497D"> –
</span><a href="https://www.carnegiehall.org/SiteCode/Purchase/SYOS/SeatSelection.aspx?startWorkflow=true&quickBuy=false&quantity=0&eventId=22102">PRESS HERE</a>
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">to purchase, or call <b>Carnegie Charge</b> at
<b>212.247.7800, </b>or visit the<b> Carnegie Hall Box Office</b> (57th Street and Seventh Avenue).
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif"><a href="https://boomset.com/apps/eventpage/20203">PRESS HERE</a> to purchase special gala packages starting at $500 that include tickets to the concert and
an elegant dinner reception </span></b><span lang="X-NONE" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">with the performers which quickly becomes a who’s who of New York City society.
<b>These packages can also be purchased by calling the Tibet House US at 212.807.0563.
</b>Proceeds from ticket sales go to support the work of the <b>Tibet House US</b>. For more information please visit
<b><a href="http://www.tibethouse.us">www.tibethouse.us</a></b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif">Celebrating its <b>
Silver Anniversary</b>, the one-of-a-kind concert has dazzled audiences for years now, assembling some of the biggest names in music and offering a mix of unique musical collaborations and solo performances. Last year’s incredible event garnered rave reviews
from the likes of the <b><i>New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Rolling Stone, Spin, Vogue, W, Huffington Post, NME, Consequence of Sound</i></b> and many more. Proceeds support the work of the Tibet House US, a non-profit educational institution
and cultural embassy founded in 1987 at the request of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to ensure the survival of the unique Tibetan civilization.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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