For Immediate Release

Date: August 15, 2006

2006 AVP Crocs Cup Cincinnati Open Announces Music Entertainment Lineup    

Ten Foot Big and Kate Voegele to perform on Saturday night  

CINCINNATI (OH) Two music acts have joined the lineup at the 2006 AVP Crocs Cup Cincinnati Open with separate performances scheduled.

The band Ten Foot Big and singer/songwriter Kate Voegele have been selected to perform before, during match breaks and after the matches on Saturday night, Sept. 1.

Voegele, 19, is a freshman at Miami University where she is focusing on Art and her music career.  Her song “Only Fooling Myself” recently won the Pop category of the 2005 USA Songwriting Contest, the youngest artist ever to win.  The Bay Village, Ohio, native has performed at several high profile events including two Farm Aids featuring Dave Matthews, Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp, a showcase at the Midwest Music Summit in Indianapolis and a performance at the NBA Rhythm and Rims event in Chicago.

Ten Foot Big, one of the hottest and most popular local bands in the area, has a play list that includes a mix of cover songs as well as original songs.  The quartet of Todd Fowler (Lead Vocal & Acoustic Guitar), John Benham (Vocal & percussion / Drums), Mike Theobald (Bass) and Jimmy Nulsen (Piano & Organ) have been compared in sound to other acts including Guster, Jackopierce, Dispatch, Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, Phish and Dave Matthews.

The AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour returns to Greater Cincinnati over Labor Day weekend Aug. 31-Sept. 3 for the prestigious season-ending finale of the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Championship Series at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio.

For more information and updates on the 2006 AVP Crocs Cup Cincinnati Open visit www.mustseeavp.com.

2006 AVP Crocs Cup Cincinnati Open Sessions
Thursday Aug. 31 – 8 a.m.-6 p.m. (Qualifiers- free to all)
Friday Sept. 1 - Session 1 - 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. (Men and Women all day playing)
Friday Sept. 1 - Session 2- 7:30 p.m. -10 p.m. (Men and Women playing)
Saturday Sept. 2 - Session 3 - 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. (Men and Women playing, but Men's Final live on NBC from 4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.)
Saturday Sept. 2 - Session 4 - 7:30 p.m. -10 p.m. (Women only playing)
Sunday Sept. 3 - Session 5 - 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. (Women only playing with Women's Final on NBC live from 1:30-3pm)

About the AVP

Organized in 1983, the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour is the most popular and respected beach volleyball organization in the world. Featuring more than 150 of the top American men and women competitors in the sport, the AVP stages events throughout the United States. All tournaments are televised live (or same day) on either Fox Sports Net or NBC Sports. Pro beach volleyball is one of the most exciting and fastest growing sports on the planet. In 2004, AVP athletes successfully represented the USA during the Olympics in Athens, Greece, by bringing back a gold and bronze medal - the first-ever won by U.S. women.

Contacts:

For ticket inquiries, sponsorships and additional event information:
Mario Cicchinelli (513)794.4174 mario@reachusa.com
Jennifer Frost (513) 794-4172, jcarroll@reachusa.com
Brad McCoy (513)794-4173, bmccoy@reachusa.com

For media inquiries:
Ed Letsinger (513) 794.4177, eletsinger@reachusa.com

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