TICKETS TO GO ON SALE FOR AVP GLENDALE OPEN AT WESTGATE CITY CENTER
GLENDALE, AZ —
Tickets for the AVP Glendale Open at Westgate City Center will go on sale this Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at 10 am (local Arizona time). Tickets are available for purchase by visiting www.AVP.com or by calling (800) 905-3315.
The AVP Glendale Open at Westgate City Center will run from May 10-13, 2007. Please note, tickets will only be required for the events on May 11-13. On May 10, the event will be open to the public (no tickets required), featuring qualifying matches, exhibitions, and youth volleyball clinics.
Ticket prices range from $10 (student tickets) to $80 (premium reserved 1st row seats).
For group sales (groups of 25 or more), group tickets can be purchased online or by calling 623-772-1264.
For VIP Suites or for sponsorship information for the AVP Glendale Open, please contact Tony Quist at (602) 667-8029 or tquist@ellmanco.com.
AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of AVP, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AVPI), a lifestyle sports entertainment company focused on professional beach volleyball. The AVP Tour includes world-class athletes such as 2004 Olympic gold medalists Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor as well as other Olympic medalists and professional stars like Holly McPeak, Eric Fonoimoana, Elaine Youngs, Dain Blanton and Karch Kiraly, who won the sport's first gold medal in Atlanta. The AVP's main goal is to deliver its fans the experience of an amazing athletic contest surrounded by an unforgettable beach party.
Glendale is the second new city announced for the 2007 AVP season (Charleston, SC was announced on December 8, 2006) and will make up one of eighteen events nationwide. The tournament is scheduled to take place adjacent to the WaterDance Plaza at the Westgate City Center, just steps away from the front doors to the Jobing.com Arena and University of Phoenix Stadium. AVP's Glendale debut features an integrated partnership with Westgate, which will actively promote and present the event. Westgate Live, the marketing, sponsorship, and events arm of the Westgate development, will be responsible for selling all local revenue for the tournament, including tickets, concessions, sponsorships and hospitality, with AVP maintaining control over all of its assets.
About Westgate City Center
The Westgate City Center (www.westgateaz.com) will become a super-regional destination, projected to attract approximately 26 million visitors annually. Upon completion, Westgate will include up to 6.5 million square feet of retail, entertainment, restaurants, office, residential, and hotels, making Westgate one of the largest commercial real estate developments in North America. Estimated cost for the complete buildout of the Westgate City Center is over $1 billion.
Anchoring the Westgate City Center is the Jobing.com Arena (a 17,799-seat multipurpose arena that is home to the NHL's Phoenix Coyotes and the NLL's Arizona Sting), the University of Phoenix Stadium (home of the Arizona Cardinals, the Tostito’s Fiesta Bowl, and the 2008 Super Bowl), and a 320-room Renaissance Hotel with a 80,000-square-foot convention center. Phase I of the Westgate City Center (approximately 510,000 square feet of retail and loft office) opened on November 17, 2006, and includes a 4,000-seat 20-screen AMC Multiplex Cinema. For more information, please log on to www.westgateaz.com.
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Media Contacts:
Jeffrey Hecht
The Ellman Companies
(602) 667-8003
jhecht@ellmanco.com
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