UPDATE 5:07 p.m.: We have two winners, with emails out to confirm. Thanks for playing.
ORIGINAL POST: Fresno doesn't often play host to a visiting foreign orchestra. (In fact, I'm not sure if Fresno has EVER played host to a visiting foreign orchestra.) But thanks to Fresno Philharmonic music director Theodore Kuchar, we'll be getting that very chance next Wednesday evening at the Saroyan Theatre. The Czech Symphony is Kuchar's "other" orchestra. Even though he claims Fresno as his home, he does spend a fair amount of time in Europe conducting the Czechs. (The group's recordings of Dvorak, Smetana, Nielsen and Rachmaninov have received the highest international praise.) When plans were made for Kuchar to lead a four-week tour of the U.S., he insisted that Fresno be one of the stops. The program will include the popular Dvorak Symphony No. 9 ("From the New World").
We've got our hands on two pairs of tickets to the concert, and I'm giving them away to Beehive readers right now. We'll give one pair of tickets to the SECOND commenter to this post and another pair to the FIFTH commenter to this post. No multiple entries are allowed. We won't publish comments until we have the winners. Rules are on the jump.
GIVEAWAY RULES
Only readers who submit a comment on this post are eligible. The second and fifth readers to comment on this post receive the prize. One entry per person. To be eligible, a commenter must not have won a prize on FresnoBeehive.com in the previous 30 days. Recipients will be notified by e-mail at the end of each giveaway period. Must be 21 years of age to win. No substitutions or transfer of winners/prizes. Prizes are not redeemable for cash. Some prizes may have due dates for redemption/use. Employees and immediate family of The Fresno Bee, fresnobee.com and any/all of the participating giveaway sponsors, are not eligible to win. By accepting a giveaway, recipient consents to allow the use of his/her name and/or photograph for advertising or similar promotions without further compensation. Winner releases all sponsors of liability regarding use and enjoyment of the prizes. Tax liabilities and insurance, if any, are sole responsibility of the winner. No purchase necessary to win.
OOhhh... sounds fun.
Sounds like a great opportunity. Keep the arts coming to Fresno.
I love the symphony.
Has it been a month already, because I'd love to see this concert!
As of 4:25, I don't see any comments...
Way awesome...I'd love to go.
...okay, next to the monster truck event coming up next month, (with GraveDigger)
THIS event is worth trying to win tickets for...
(I know, I'm a person with diverse and complex tastes...)