FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Utah Phillips to Appear in Concert at Pitzer College

Claremont, Calif. (April 16, 2002) – Folk artist U. Utah Phillips will appear 
in concert at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 2, at Pitzer College's Avery Auditorium. 
The concert will be Phillips' only Los Angeles-area appearance.

Pitzer's Artist-in-Residence from April 30 to May 3, the self-described 
"Golden Voice of the Great Southwest" was nominated for a Grammy 
Award in 2000 for his work with Ani DiFranco on "Fellow Workers," which 
was up for Best Contemporary Folk Album. Phillips also plays host to a 
weekly radio show, "Loafer's Glory: The Hobo Jungle of the Mind." Phillips, a 
member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), has been described 
as a true eclectic, wordsmith, archivist, historian, activist, philosopher, 
gadabout, hobo and tramp.

The concert is free and open to the public.

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Black and white photo available upon request.

Media Contact:
Bridget Lewison
Associate Director of Public Relations
Pitzer College
1050 N. Mills Ave.
Claremont, Calif. 91711
v: (909) 621-8219
e: bridget_lewison@pitzer.edu