October 9, 2002
CONTACT: Leland Stein (781) 643-4488

ARLINGTON'S REGENT THEATRE TO PRESENT SHARON KENNEDY'S HALLOWEEN STORIES SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27 AT 2PM Grammy-nominated Storyteller Featured As Part of Regent's Family Fun Series

Award-winning storyteller, Sharon Kennedy, will be telling scary-but not too scary-Halloween tales Sunday afternoon, October 27 at 2pm at the Regent Theatre in Arlington. The performance is part of the Regent's Family Fun series that debuted in September featuring a wide variety of entertainment for school-age children and adults.

A Rounder Records recording artist, Kennedy's first Rounder release, Irish Folktales for Children, received the 1996 Gold Award from Parent's Choice magazine. Her second release, The Patchwork Quilt and Other Stories from Around the World, won the 1998 Gold Award and received a Grammy nomination. Kennedy has appeared on ABC-TV's Good Morning, America! and was featured in Yankee magazine as one of "60 People Who Make New England New England." (For more information on Sharon Kennedy's performances and recordings visit http://www.sharonkennedy.com/).

The historic Regent Theatre, "Arlington's Show Place of Entertainment," recently launched its first full season of ongoing film, music, dance, and family events under new owner, Gary Adelson. The Regent is located a few short miles from Boston and Cambridge at 7 Medford Street, just of Mass. Ave., in Arlington Center. Free Parking. Wheelchair accessible. Tickets for this and other events in the Family Fun series are $7.00 for adults, $5.00 for children and seniors. For tickets and information call (781) 646 4TIX (4849) or visit http://www.regenttheater.com/.