Allman Brothers film premiere and museum benefit to be held August 31 at Park West Theater in Chicago

What: Please Call Home  the Allman Brother’s movie premiere in Chicago to benefit The Big House Foundation and Museum

Host: Paul Doppelt

When: Monday, August 31, 2009

Time: 8:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Where: Park West Theater, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago, IL www.parkwestchicago.com

Tickets: $20

This full-length feature documentary chronicles three years, from 1970 to 1973, when the Allman Brothers Band and extended families lived in the "Big House" in Macon, Georgia. This was a time that saw triumph and tragedy as the band went from playing free concerts to selling out stadiums across the country, but also lost two of its brothers, seminal slide guitarist Duane Allman and bassist Berry Oakley. These were the years that the group became the road warriors who broke down color barriers as the first integrated rock band to come out of the South. It's the story of the rise to prominence of this great American institution, who celebrated their 40th Anniversary by once again taking the stage at New York City’s famed Beacon Theatre for 15 sold-out shows this past March.

 The Allman Brothers and Widespread Panic will perform at Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island in Chicago on Sept. 1 and 2.

Produced as a fundraiser for the Big House Foundation, Please Call Home was directed by long-time Allman Brothers Band Historian, Archivist and Tour Magician, Kirk West. He and his wife Kirsten, purchased the Big House in 1993 and lived in it for 15 years before moving out to begin the process of turning the house into a museum to honor the Southern rock legends, the Allman Brothers Band.  A former Chicagoan, West was a well-known concert photographer on the city’s music scene.

All proceeds from this screening will benefit the Big House Foundation, a 501(c)3  non-profit organization established to create an Allman Brothers Band Museum at the Big House. Work is progressing at the Big House and the museum expects to be open by the end of 2009. Copies of the film will be available to purchase at the screening.

Further information and to buy tickets, visit: www.pleasecallhomethemovie.com  and www.thebighousemuseum.org

Tickets are also available through Ticketmaster directly at 312-559-1212 or www.ticketmaster.com

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