Benefit Concert at Brookhaven Lab to Honor WUSB.FM Radio Manager Norm Prusslin

March 29, 2006

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Norm Prusslin (Image courtesy of Media Services Photography/Stony Brook University - click on the image to download a high-resolution version)

UPTON, NY - The BNL Music Club will sponsor a benefit concert to honor the career of Norm Prusslin, the founding father of the non-commercial college radio station WUSB 90.1 FM, which is broadcast from the Stony Brook University campus. The concert will be held in the Laboratory's Berkner Hall on Saturday, April 29, from 6 p.m. to midnight. The concert is open to the public. All visitors age 16 and over must bring a photo ID.

Prusslin is stepping down from his position as general manager of the radio station after 29 years of service. To mark this occasion, an eclectic group of performers will lend their talents at this benefit show. They will perform a variety of music, including bluegrass, blues, reggae, jazz, rock, and alternative music. The performers include: Kerry Kearney, Lil'Toby Walker, Buddy Merriam, Sam Taylor, Jack Licetra, The Others, Jimmy Dexter, John Tabacco, Mary Anne Devine, John Ford of the Strawbs, T-Man and the Aggression, The Center for Hearing and Dizziness, The New Suffolk Blues Project, Mike Soloway, Ted Schreiber, Parrhesia, and special guests to be announced. Past and present WUSB radio personalities will be on hand to regale the audience with their best "Norm stories."

Tickets can be purchased in advance at www.ticketweb.com, or at the door on the evening of the performance. No seats are reserved. The minimum ticket price is $10, with $25 and $50 and $90.10 tickets offered from those who wish to make an additional donation to WUSB.FM. All proceeds from the concert will be donated to WUSB.FM. Donations are tax-deductible.

Call 631 344-5139 for more information. The Laboratory is located on William Floyd Parkway (County Road 46), one-and-a-half miles north of Exit 68 of the Long Island Expressway.

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