Come Together with Beatles Fans at BEATexpo 2009

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Parent Category: Expos and Conventions

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Published on Friday, 12 February 2010 21:39

Written by Peter Hargrove

BEATexpo 2009, a convention for Beatles  fans, will "come together" on Saturday, November 28th and Sunday, November 29th, 2009 at the Holiday Inn Downtown Stamford, 700 E. Main Street in Stamford, CT.

The event features special guests & concerts by tribute bands "The Beatles Forever Band," "Octopus's Garden," "The A-Z Beatles Songbook Show,"  "Charlie Guitar" and "Rotary." Collectors will be able to shop at a rock & roll flea market/memorabilia marketplace. Fans will get to watch rare  videos. There will special exhibits and displays, a "penny" auction and many  other features, events and attractions.

Special guests of honor will be  on hand to meet fans, take photos and sign autographs, and all autographs are  free. Here is the guest-list for BEATexpo:

• Peter Tork (The  Monkees)
• Dennis Ferrante (John Lennon's  recording engineer)
• Sid Bernstein (producer, Carnegie  Hall & Beatles at Shea Stadium)
• Clay Cole (NY TV DJ Personality had The Beatles & The Rolling Stones on the very same  show)
• Greg Hawkes (The Cars, "The  Beatles Uke," recorded w/ Paul McCartney)
• Butch Patrick
• (Eddie Munster from  "The Munsters," also huge Beatles fan &
• collector)
• Jude Southerland Kessler
• (author, "You Shoulda Been There")
• Shannon
• (Beatles artist,  painted the rooms of Liverpool's "Hard Day's
• Night Hotel")
• Dwight Rounds
• (author, "The Year  The Music Died," "Animals to Zombies")
• Vince Martell
• (Vanilla Fudge)
• Stewkey
• (The Nazz)
• Ian Lloyd
• (The Stories)
• John Ford
• (The Strawbs)
• Tommy Frenzy
• (Tuff Darts)
• Pat Horgan
• (Thunder Road, Garage Band  Beatles)
• The Fifth Estate
• (60's band "Ding Dong The Witch is  Dead")
• Benjy Greenberg
• (Beatles stand-up  comedian, the Jimmy Kimmel show)
• Helen Darras
• (author, "Butch Patrick The Authorized  Biography")
• Russ Lease
• (the Beatles  suits)

More guests to be  announced and there is no fee charged for autographs!

The Special Pre-Show Concert Event on Saturday,  November 28, 2009 at 8pm will features concerts sets,  special guests  appearances and all main-stage attractions.

It is  this Special Pre-Show Concert Event where Peter Tork, Greg Hawkes and some  of the other special guests/bands will be performing live on stage in the  ballroom.

"Ticket to Ride" All-Day Passes for Sunday (Noon-8pm)  are only $15.00 in advance or $20.00 at the door (if the event isn't sold  out in advance) general admission. There is also a special EARLY-BIRD V.I.P.  admission which gets fans and collectors in at 11am for first crack at the vendors/dealers/exhibitors ($30.00), and they may stay on all day.

 Advance concert tickets are only $15.00 advance or $20 at the door (if not sold out in advance).

Advance tickets available at: https://beatexpo.ticketleap.com/BEATexpo

Special "BEATexpo 2009" Convention Room Rates at the Holiday Inn  Downtown Stamford only $79.00. Call for room reservations: (203) 358-8400 or toll-free (800) 465-4329. Website: http://www.histamford.com.

Parking for  this event will be Free.

For any further information, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call (203)
795-4737.

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