Here's the latest on the opening of Chrissie Hynde's restaurant in Akron, VegiTerranean.
The ribbon-cutting is a free public event at 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, outside the restaurant, at the Northside Lofts on Furnace Street.
Hynde and other celebrity guests will address the crowd. Local blues and jazz bands will play outside and Hynde is expected to play a few songs with them for the crowd.
At 8 p.m., Hynde will perform a concert at the Akron Civic Theatre with other local artists. Tickets for the concert, Chrissie Hynde and Friends, are $30, and will go on sale Friday through Ticketmaster (330-945-9400 or http://www.ticketmaster.com) and the Civic box office.
Now, for those of you interested in spending some serious money, VIP tickets are $500. This is the only way to get into the restaurant on Sept. 15.
Lisa Abraham, Beacon Journal staff writer
The VIP ticket entitles you to:
An invitation to a private performance by Hynde and her guitar player on the evening of Sept. 14.
An invitation to a celebrity VIP preview of the restaurant. The restaurant is not expected to be completed by Sept. 15, but at this party, there will be samples from the menu and a sneak peek at the interior.
Front-row seats to the Chrissie Hynde and Friends concert at the Civic.
A special invitation to the full public opening night of the restaurant. That date will be announced later.
VIP tickets can be purchased through the Testa Cos. Proceeds will benefit the Civic, so tickets are tax deductible. To purchase, contact Jennifer Stevens at 330-928-1988, Ext. 110, or e-mail jenniferstevens@testacompanies.com.
Continental Airlines is a corporate sponsor of the event and will offer discounted fares for people flying in for the event. For future updates on the restaurant opening, visit http://www.northsidelofts.com.
And for those of you paying really close attention, yes, they have changed the spelling of the name of the restaurant from VegeTerranean to VegiTerranean.
Apparently, it was always supposed to be spelled with an ''i,'' but was spelled incorrectly in initial publicity.
