Bill Maher, Comedian and Host of HBO's Real Time, to Perform New Year's Concerts in the Bay Area

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Oct 20, 2010, 11:00 ET

SANTA ROSA, Calif., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Bill Maher, comedian and host of "Real Time" on HBO, will perform two special Bay Area concerts on New Year's Eve at the Marin Center in San Rafael and on New Year's Day at the Lincoln Theater Napa, announced Rick Bartalini Presents. The concerts will mark Maher's first appearance in Marin County and the Napa Valley. Tickets for both performances go on sale this Saturday, October 23 at 10am.

For the last fifteen years, Bill Maher has set the boundaries of where funny, political talk can go on American television. First on "Politically Incorrect" (Comedy Central, ABC, 1993-2002), and for the last seven years on HBO's "Real Time," Maher's combination of unflinching honesty and big laughs have garnered him 21 Emmy nominations. In October 2008, this same combination was on display in Maher's uproarious and unprecedented swipe at organized religion, "Religulous," directed by Larry Charles ("Borat"). The documentary has gone on to become the seventh highest grossing documentary ever. Maher will appear Tuesday, Oct. 26 on TBS's The George Lopez Show, Nov. 9 on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann and Dec. 16 on CNN's Larry King Live.

Tickets for the concerts Dec. 31 in Marin and Jan. 1 in Napa go on sale Saturday, October 23 at 10:00am. Tickets and information are available at the Box Office and on-line at www.rbpconcerts.com

Marin Center Box Office Information
Tickets available in person at 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, CA
Open Monday through Friday, 11 am to 5 pm and Saturday, 11 am to 3 pm.
Charge tickets by phone 415.499.6800
On-line at www.rbpconcerts.com
Ticket prices are $99.50, $79.50, $59.50, $39.50

Lincoln Theater Napa Valley Box Office Information
Tickets available in person at 100 California Drive, Yountville, CA
Open Tuesday through Friday, 10 am to 4 pm and Saturday, 10 am to 2 pm.
Charge tickets by phone 707.944.9900
On-line at www.rbpconcerts.com
Ticket Prices are $89.50, $69.50

About Rick Bartalini Presents

Rick Bartalini Presents, LLC, was founded in 2010 by Northern California-based Talent Buyer Rick Bartalini. Over the last decade, Bartalini booked over 350 concerts in Sonoma County, selling over 450,000 tickets for with gross sales exceeding 25 million dollars.

Bill Maher on-line:

www.billmaher.com

http://www.hbo.com/real-time-with-bill-maher/index.html

http://www.facebook.com/Maher

http://twitter.com/billmaher

Bill Maher press materials: http://rbpconcerts.com/press/bill-maher/

Rick Bartalini Presents on-line:

www.rbpconcerts.com

www.facebook.com/rbpconcerts

CONTACT: Rick Bartalini of Rick Bartalini Presents, LLC, [email protected]

SOURCE Rick Bartalini Presents, LLC