Elvis Week Main Stage All-Access Pass and Aloha VIP Tickets Now Sold Out - Other Tickets Selling Fast
June 26, 2013 (Updated)

The Elvis Week Main Stage All-Access Passes and VIP tickets for the Aloha from Hawaii Enhanced Screening are now sold out and other VIP tickets are going fast, including only two (2) VIP tickets remaining for the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest.

Tickets for general seating for all Elvis Week events is still available. Elvis Week 2013 will feature a great line-up including first-time guests such as Elvis’ co-star Mother Dolores Hart and country legend Ronnie Milsap. Enjoy dances, concert, music and much more all in Memphis on August 10 - 17. For more on Elvis Week events, visit our schedule page. 

The 2013 Ultimate ETA Contest will feature 29 Elvis tribute artists, the largest number of contestants competing in the contest’s history. The Ultimate ETA Contest VIP ticket includes front of the house seating at both rounds of the competition, plus access to the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest Meet ‘n’ Greet on August 14. 

General tickets still remain for the Aloha from Hawaii Enhanced Screening. Fans can celebrate entertainment history at the Orpheum on August 16 with a special enhanced screening of Elvis’ landmark 1973 television event. The re-mastered video is featured in high-definition and edited to create a special experience for Elvis fans. Included will be rarely-seen footage and audio that, when combined with the stage footage, will remind you why they call him the king! 

Get your tickets today because these VIP tickets will go fast! Tickets can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com, by calling Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000, at any Ticketmaster outlet or at the Orpheum Box Office. You can learn more about the complete schedule of events, specials guests and more by visiting ElvisWeek.com.



source: Elvis.com

Celebrate 40 Years of “Aloha from Hawaii” at the Orpheum Theater

Celebrate entertainment history at the Orpheum on August 16 with a special enhanced screening of Elvis’ landmark 1973 television event. During this special screening, experience “Aloha from Hawaii” as you never have before. The re-mastered video is featured in high-definition and edited to create a special experience for you, the audience. Included will be rarely-seen footage and audio that, when combined with the stage footage, will remind even the biggest Elvis fan why they call him the king! PLUS, as a special enhancement to the evening, enjoy a performance by former members of J.D. Sumner and the Stamps Quartet (Bill Baize, Donnie Sumner, Ed Hill, Larry Strickland).

Get your tickets by visiting Ticketmaster.com.


source: Elvis.com

More Special Guests and New Events Announced for Elvis Week 2013
June 11, 2013

We are excited to announce this year's exciting lineup of events for Elvis Week 2013 to be held at Graceland in Memphis, Tenn. Taking place August 10 - 17, Elvis Week is an annual, multi-day gathering of friends and fans from around the world celebrating Elvis’ life and legacy. It has become a pop-culture phenomenon and an annual pilgrimage for music lovers from around the world. Elvis Week ticket packages, as well as tickets for individual events, are now available. Visit ElvisWeek.com for detailed ticket and event information.


New Guests:
Ronnie Milsap
Official Elvis Insiders Event; Saturday, August 17
Country music legend Ronnie Milsap did session work with Elvis, including playing piano and singing on “Kentucky Rain.” Milsap is known as country music's most popular and influential performers and continues to be one of the most successful cross-over singers of his time. Milsap's 40 chart-topping hits and six Grammy Awards cover a wider stylistic terrain than any other superstar of country music. Milsap's latest album "With Country Again" will be released on July 26, 2013. Purchase tickets.

  Mother Dolores Hart
Conversations on Elvis; Wednesday, August 14
Mother Dolores Hart starred with Elvis in two films – “Loving You” and “King Creole.” Six years later and after 10 successful feature films, she left Hollywood and joined the Abbey of Regina Laudis. Today, she is the Prioress of the Abbey and remains a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, having in recent years become the only nun to be an Oscar-voting member. Following Conversations, Mother Dolores will be signing copies of her new book, “The Ear of the Heart.” Purchase tickets.

Norbert Putnam
Conversations on Elvis; Wednesday, August 14
Norbert Putnam, known as "Putt" by Elvis, recorded as a session bassist with Elvis on over 100 tracks. Norbert was also one of the studio musicians during Elvis’ December 1973 recording session at Stax in Memphis. He will be joined by representatives from Sony who will be talking about the new “Elvis at Stax” release. Purchase tickets.

New Events:
Elvis at Stax Listening Party
On Tuesday, August 13, an Elvis at Stax Listening Party will be held from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. at Stax Museum of American Soul Music to celebrate the much anticipated August 6th release of “Elvis At Stax,” the 3-CD box set chronicling the music Elvis recorded at Stax Studios in July and December 1973. RCA/Legacy Recordings is hosting the event where fans will have an opportunity to stand in the very same spot where Elvis recorded the music they are hearing, in addition to witnessing stories and details behind the music and recording sessions from representatives of Sony and Norbert Putnam.

Tupelo Fan Appreciation Day (new details)
Fans can enjoy a day filled with live Elvis entertainment, Elvis stories, tours and more at Elvis Presley's Birthplace. Fans will arrive with music on the grounds accompanied by a special ceremony in the Birthplace Amphitheater. Fans can explore the humble beginnings of the king and enjoy story tellers in the chapel, plus lunch inside the Birthplace Event Center. Entertainment inside the Birthplace Theater includes Kay Bain and The Morning Show Band, the Tupelo Unity Choir, and Elvis tribute artist Cliff Wright. All events in the Theater are free to the public to attend. Wrap up the day with the Outside Amphitheater Concert featuring Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Ben Portsmouth at 7:00 p.m. Tickets for this concert will be $35 and can be purchased by calling 662-841-1245.


Must-See Events:
Candlelight Vigil
The cornerstone event, the Candlelight Vigil, will begin with the traditional opening ceremony on Thursday, August 15, at 8:30 p.m. at Graceland’s front gate. Elvis' music sets the tone of the evening as fans walk up the driveway to Meditation Garden. The event lasts throughout the night as thousands of participants gather on Elvis Presley Blvd. listening to music, remembering Elvis and enjoying the memorials that are created by fans along the street. This event is FREE to the public.

Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Competition
The Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest returns for the seventh year with the largest number of competitors ever. The contest will feature 29 competitors from around the world, including winners from preliminary contests in the U.S., Japan, Brazil, the U.K., Canada and Australia. Elvis Tribute Artists (ETAs) will compete during the semifinal round of the contest on Wednesday, August 14, at The Cannon Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Memphis. The top 10 semifinalists will then move on to compete for the title of Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist of 2013 at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 17. Purchase tickets.

“Aloha from Hawaii” 40th Anniversary Enhanced Screening
Entertainment history will be celebrated on Friday, August 16, at the Orpheum Theater in downtown Memphis with a special enhanced 40th anniversary screening of Elvis’ landmark 1973 television event. During this special screening, experience “Aloha from Hawaii” as you never have before with re-mastered video in high-definition and edited to create a special 40th anniversary experience. Included will be rarely-seen footage and audio combined with the stage footage. As a special enhancement to the evening, former members of J.D. Sumner and the Stamps Quartet will perform. Purchase tickets.

Featured Events Here at Graceland:
All tickets for Elvis Week Main Stage events can be purchased by clicking here.

Conversations on Elvis
One of the most popular Elvis Week events, returns this year on Wednesday, August 14, at 1:00 p.m. at the Elvis Week Main Stage. Hosted by Tom Brown, Vice President of Original Productions for Turner Classic Movies (TCM), this event features Elvis’ friends, colleagues, co-stars, musicians and more sharing some of their favorite stories and memories of Elvis.

Elvis Gospel Celebration
On Thursday, August 15, a special Elvis Gospel Celebration will be held at 9:00 a.m. on the Elvis Week Main Stage featuring Terry Mike Jeffrey, Andy Childs and former members of J.D. Sumner and the Stamps Quartet – Bill Baize, Donnie Sumner, Ed Hill and Larry Strickland, as they sing some of their favorite Elvis gospel songs on stage.

Official Elvis Insiders Event
At 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 17 at the Elvis Week Main Stage, the Official Elvis Insiders Event will be a celebration of all that is Elvis with special segments that highlight various parts of Elvis’ life and career. Attendees will enjoy sneak peeks, behind-the-scenes looks, rarely-seen videos, feature segments filmed just for the event, special guests and more. Special guests appearances to include country music legend Ronnie Milsap, who did session work with Elvis, including playing piano and singing on “Kentucky Rain”; Elvis’ original drummer DJ Fontana, who will be sharing memories about the filming of the “’68 Special,” which celebrates its 45th anniversary this year; and former members of J.D. Sumner and the Stamps Quartet – Bill Baize and Donnie Sumner who will talk about Elvis’ “Aloha from Hawaii” concert.

Elvis Celebration Concert
To help close out the week, an Elvis Celebration Concert will also be held on the 17th at the Elvis Week Main Stage featuring Terry Mike Jeffrey and Band along with DJ Fontana and Elvis’ background vocalist Millie Kirkham.

Fun Activities for the Entire Family
Other events scheduled during the week include additional special entertainment on the Elvis Week Main Stage, a Graceland Trivia Tour, the Annual Elvis Presley International 5K Run benefiting Livitup, Inc., Elvis Bingo, Graceland Stable tours and more.


Fans unable to join the celebration in Memphis will be able to participate online and through the Elvis Week 2013 mobile app with live streaming video, Tweet-A-Longs, Google+ Hangouts and more. Learn more by visiting the complete schedule at ElvisWeek.com.


source: Elvis.com

Elvis Presley Enterprises Announces Plans for Elvis Week 2013 at Graceland in Memphis


Events include the finals for the international Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest, a special 40th Anniversary Screening of “Aloha from Hawaii,” special guests Rev. Mother Dolores Hart, T.G. Sheppard, Ronnie Milsap and an Elvis at Stax Listening Party, entertainment throughout the week on the Elvis Week Main Stage, fan club events, charity fundraisers and more. Tickets now available for the multi-day celebration of Elvis’ life at ElvisWeek.com.


June 11, 2013
MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)
--Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. (EPE) has announced an exciting lineup of events for Elvis Week 2013 to be held at Graceland in Memphis, Tenn. Taking place August 10-17, Elvis Week is an annual, multi-day gathering of friends and fans from around the world celebrating Elvis’ life and legacy. It has become a pop-culture phenomenon and an annual pilgrimage for music lovers from around the world.

The cornerstone event, the Candlelight Vigil, will begin with the traditional opening ceremony on Thursday, August 15, at 8:30 p.m. at Graceland’s front gate. Elvis music sets the tone of the evening as fans walk up the driveway to Meditation Garden. The event lasts throughout the night as thousands of participants gather on Elvis Presley Blvd. listening to music, remembering Elvis and enjoying the memorials that are created by fans along the street.

The Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest returns for the seventh year with the largest number of competitors ever. The contest will feature 29 competitors from around the world, including winners from preliminary contests in the U.S., Japan, Brazil, the U.K., Canada and Australia. Elvis Tribute Artists (ETAs) will compete during the semifinal round of the contest on Wednesday, August 14, at The Cannon Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Memphis. The top 10 semifinalists will then move on to compete for the title of Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist of 2013 at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 17.

On Tuesday, August 13, an Elvis at Stax Listening Party will be held from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. at Stax Museum of American Soul Music to celebrate the much-anticipated August 6th release of “Elvis At Stax,” the 3-CD box set chronicling the music Elvis recorded at Stax Studios in July and December 1973. RCA/Legacy Recordings is hosting the event where fans will have an opportunity to stand in the very same spot where Elvis recorded the music they are hearing, in addition to witnessing stories and details behind the music and recording sessions from representatives of Sony and Norbert Putnam.

Conversations on Elvis, one of the most popular Elvis Week events, returns this year on Wednesday, August 14, at 1:00 p.m. at the Elvis Week Main Stage. Hosted by Tom Brown, Vice President of Original Productions for Turner Classic Movies (TCM), this event features Elvis’ friends, colleagues, co-stars, musicians and more sharing some of their favorite stories and memories of Elvis. Confirmed guests include:

Rev. Mother Dolores Hart who starred with Elvis in two films – “Loving You” and “King Creole.” Six years later and after 10 successful feature films, she left Hollywood and joined the Abbey of Regina Laudis. Today, she is the Prioress of the Abbey and remains a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, having in recent years become the only nun to be an Oscar-voting member. Following Conversations, Mother Dolores will be signing copies of her new book, “The Ear of the Heart.”

T.G. Sheppard, who formed a close personal and professional relationship with Elvis while promoting records for RCA. Elvis later bought T.G. his first tour bus as a token of their friendship.

Norbert Putnam, known as "Putt" by Elvis, recorded as a session bassist with Elvis on over 100 tracks. Norbert was also one of the studio musicians during Elvis’ December 1973 recording session at Stax in Memphis. He will be joined by representatives from Sony who will be talking about the new “Elvis at Stax” release.

On Thursday, August 15, a special Elvis Gospel Celebration will be held at 9:00 a.m. on the Elvis Week Main Stage featuring Terry Mike Jeffrey, Andy Childs and former members of J.D. Sumner and the Stamps Quartet – Bill Baize, Donnie Sumner, Ed Hill and Larry Strickland, as they sing some of their favorite Elvis gospel songs on stage.

Entertainment history will be celebrated on Friday, August 16, at the Orpheum Theater in downtown Memphis with a special enhanced 40th anniversary screening of Elvis’ landmark 1973 television event. During this special screening, experience “Aloha from Hawaii” as you never have before with re-mastered video in high-definition and edited to create a special 40th anniversary experience. Included will be rarely-seen footage and audio combined with the stage footage. As a special enhancement to the evening, former members of J.D. Sumner and the Stamps Quartet will perform.

At 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 17 at the Elvis Week Main Stage, the Official Elvis Insiders Event will be a celebration of all that is Elvis with special segments that highlight various parts of Elvis’ life and career. Attendees will enjoy sneak peeks, behind-the-scenes looks, rarely-seen videos, feature segments filmed just for the event, special guests and more. Special guests appearances to include country music legend Ronnie Milsap, who did session work with Elvis, including playing piano and singing on “Kentucky Rain”; Elvis’ original drummer DJ Fontana, who will be sharing memories about the filming of the “’68 Special,” which celebrates its 45th anniversary this year; and former members of J.D. Sumner and the Stamps Quartet – Bill Baize and Donnie Sumner who will talk about Elvis’ “Aloha from Hawaii” concert.

To help close out the week, an Elvis Celebration Concert will also be held on the 17th at the Elvis Week Main Stage featuring Terry Mike Jeffrey and Band along with DJ Fontana and Elvis’ background vocalist Millie Kirkham.

Other events scheduled during the week include additional special entertainment on the Elvis Week Main Stage, a Graceland Trivia Tour, the Annual Elvis Presley International 5K Run benefiting Livitup, Inc., Elvis Bingo, Graceland Stable tours and more.

Fans unable to join the celebration in Memphis will be able to participate online at ElvisWeek.com and via the Elvis Week 2013 mobile app with live streaming video, Google+ Hangouts and more.

Elvis Week ticket packages as well as tickets for individual events are now available. Visit ElvisWeek.com for detailed ticket and event information.

About Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc.
Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. (EPE), a division of CORE Media Group, Inc., is based in Memphis, with additional offices in Los Angeles. In addition to Graceland and its related attractions in Memphis, including the Heartbreak Hotel, EPE is aggressively involved in a worldwide licensing program, merchandising, music publishing, and television, film, video and Internet projects. For more information on EPE and Graceland, visit www.elvis.com.

Contacts The Beckwith Company
David Beckwith
323-845-9836


source: businesswire.com

Events Lined Up for Elvis Week in Memphis

ADRIAN SAINZ | Associated Press
MEMPHIS (AP) – An appearance by former Elvis Presley co-star Mother Dolores Hart and a listening party for a new box set featuring his performances at Stax Records are highlights of the annual celebration of the rock n' roll icon this August.

Elvis Week is a yearly spectacle in which thousands of his fans flock to Memphis for a fete of his life and remembrance of his death. Presley died on Aug. 16, 1977, at Graceland, his longtime Memphis home. He was 42.

After he died, fans began coming to Graceland to honor him with a candlelight vigil, which remains the keystone event for Elvis Week. The vigil, in which fans line up outside Graceland for hours for a chance to visit his grave, begins Aug. 15 and stretches into the next day.

But the vigil is just one event among the parties, interviews and performances at Graceland and other venues being released Tuesday by Elvis Presley Enterprises.

Mother Hart is scheduled to appear at "Conversations on Elvis," an Aug. 14 event where friends talk about their memories of the singer. She starred in "Loving You" and "King Creole" with Elvis before leaving Hollywood to become a nun 50 years ago. She was the subject of the documentary short film "God Is the Bigger Elvis," which was nominated for an Oscar last year.

Hart also will be signing copies of her new book "The Ear of the Heart."

On Aug. 13, fans are invited to a listening party for a three-CD box set titled "Elvis At Stax," which chronicles the music Elvis recorded at the storied Stax Studios in 1973. Stax was the recording home of Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Booker T. and the MGs, Isaac Hayes and other R&B and soul acts of the 1960s and 1970s.

Elvis Week also features the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest, a screening of an enhanced version of the 1973 television special "Aloha from Hawaii," and guest appearances by country star Ronnie Milsap and original Elvis drummer DJ Fontana at the Official Elvis Insiders Event.

Elvis Week 2013 runs August 10th-17th.


source: The Associated Press and memphisdailynews.com

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Mother Dolores Hart to Make Guest Appearance During Elvis Week 2013
June 04, 2013

Elvis fans will have the chance to hear the remarkable story of Mother Dolores Hart, a Hollywood starlit turned nun who worked with Elvis in his early filming career, during Elvis Week 2013. Elvis' former "Loving You" and "King Creole" co-star will appear on the Elvis Week Main Stage during "Conversations on Elvis" on August 14, 2013. Purchase your tickets now. 

Mother Dolores Hart stunned Hollywood in 1963, when after 10 highly successful feature films including two co-starring roles with Elvis, she chose to enter a contemplative monastery. In 1957, as a bright and beautiful college student, she made her film debut alongside Elvis in "Loving You" and later co-starred with the king in what many consider his finest acting performance in "King Creole." Mother Dolores Hart now serves a higher calling as prioress of the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, CT. 

Now fifty years later, Mother Dolores has released a new book, “The Ear of the Heart: An Actress" Journey from Hollywood to Holy Vows,” detailing her fascinating account of her life and journey toward God. Hart, who is an active member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, continues to cast her annual vote and recently appeared in the 2012 Academy Award-nominated documentary and HBO Special "God is the Bigger Elvis." 

Ready to plan your trip to Elvis Week 2013? Check out a complete list of featured guests, entertainment, and schedule of events by visiting ElvisWeek.com. Already know what events you'd like to attend? Click here to learn more about purchasing tickets. 

Learn more about Mother Dolores Hart's new book by visiting Ignatius.com.


source: Elvis.com