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ORGANIZATION: Contact: Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Foundation Colleen Debler 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd. [email protected] Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 805-449-2765

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Foundation Sept. 2, 2014

Bob Biery Rising Singer/ Mary Lambert President Performs at the Civic Arts Plaza Jerry Miller Vice President (Thousand Oaks, CA) – Mary Lambert, the featured vocalist and songwriter on & ’ award-winning song “Same Love”, makes her only southern California appearance at the Scherr John Bradley Forum on Friday, September 26, 2014 at 8:30 pm.

Judith Linton Lambert has been a singer, songwriter, composer and spoken word artist in her native Seattle for the past six years. A competitor in Russell Simmons “Brave New Voices” (HBO) International Competition David Mead in 2008, Lambert is Seattle’s 2011 Grand Poetry Slam Champion and the 2012 Northwest Regional Slam winner.

◊ ◊ ◊ As one of the biggest music revelations of 2013, Lambert went from juggling several jobs to playing in

front of thousands of people, touring the country, and performing live on national television on such hugely popular primetime and late night shows as The Ellen DeGeneres Show, VH1 and The Colbert Barry McComb Report. “Same Love” has sold over a million copies in the US alone, peaking at number 11 on The Executive Director Billboard Hot 100.

Stacy Park Lambert has been lighting up the airwaves at stations nationwide with her single “She Associate Director Keeps Me Warm,” which has climbed into the Top 20. The track is featured on her debut EP, Welcome to the Age of My Body, which was released in December and has earned rave reviews. In addition, John Adams Lambert was nominated for two 2014 Grammy Awards for “Song of the Year” and “Album of the Year” Treasurer for writing and singing the hook on “Same Love”. She also made history by performing “Same Love” on the Grammy telecast with Macklemore, Lewis, and while memorably married Melodie Russell Secretary 33 couples.

Inspired by confessional folk singers as well as spoken-word poets, Lambert is a fearless and candid writer, who empowers both herself and her listeners in her songs, which showcase her ethereal, lilting voice and soul baring lyricism. She is currently at work on a debut full-length album, produced by Eric Rosse (Tori Amos, Sara Bareilles), which Capital Records will release later this fall.

Single tickets are priced at $42 with group discounts available. Tickets are available from Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000, online at www.ticketmaster.com, or through the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza Box Office, located at 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard. For more information call 805-449-ARTS (2787) or visit www.civicartsplaza.com.

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