Andrusco tickets half-sold

After performing a sold-out show here back in March, 2006, pianist Billy Andrusco will be returning for a fundraiser concert Thursday, Oct. 11 at 7:30 p.m.
And those wanting to hear and see Andrusco perform had better not wait as about half of the tickets already are sold with just three weeks to go, concert organizer Bill Gushulak said this morning.
“We know there’s a number of people who said they’re coming, but they haven’t come forward [to] get tickets,” he noted. “We encourage them to do that so we don’t have a last-minute rush.
“There’s a lot of other things that have to still be completed, other organizing to do with the concert, and we’d like to be able to concentrate on that instead of last-minute tickets sales.” Gushulak added.
“If people have an opportunity to come in, we’d appreciate it.
“We know they’re going to enjoy the concert. I’ve heard Billy’s latest CD and it’s really, really good,” Gushulak enthused. “He’s going to be playing songs off that as well as some of the old favourites he usually plays.
“He plays tunes that are familiar to people so they can enjoy the fact they’ll be able to relate to music. And he’s a local fellow who’s done well and we’d like to be able to welcome him with a full house.”
Andrusco’s last concert here saw a sold-out crowd.
While the promise of an evening of music and personal anecdotes should be enough to get most people to go to the concert, said Gushulak, the public also should keep in mind the show will be dual fundraiser for the Fort Frances Curling Club and the Fort Frances Public Library’s ‘Building for the Future” campaign.
Concert tickets cost $25 each, which are available at Fort Frances General Supply, the Fort Frances Public Library, and Sight & Sound.
For those not aware, Fort Frances native Andrusco is a multi-talented musician with 40 years of experience playing piano, composing, teaching, performing, and producing.
Organizers are arranging for a meet-and-greet after the performance so concert-goers will be able to catch up with Andrusco and perhaps buy a CD or two.