Intern Intros - Meet Gina!

Throughout the summer, we will be introducing you to our fabulous interns. Enjoy the first in this series of posts.

I’m Gina, the first marketing intern for the Auditorium Theatre. I have just completed my first week and I must say it is a great experience. Many times when you think “intern” you think of what they show in the movies, someone they make run all over the place doing pointless things, like coffee runs for the staff. I am happy and thankful to say that I do not even know who drinks coffee here, so needless to say I am not doing any coffee runs.

I am currently a graduate student at Purdue Calumet studying Communication. I studied Communication and Advertising in my undergraduate at Eastern Illinois University. I am very happy to be working in the city of Chicago because my hope is to move here sometime in 2012. I absolutely love the city and all it has to offer and I am happy to say that this internship is helping me enjoy the city even more, especially when I was able to see The Beach Boys concert with John Stamos! It was great to see “Uncle Jessie,” and my sister and I had a great time.

For some time now I have wanted to explore every aspect of the communication field; when I received the email that I was accepted as an intern here I was ecstatic. I have always loved going to see performances and I know this is a great fit for me. I am hoping to learn as much as possible. So far I can say that the people are great and make me laugh on a daily basis! I am very excited to share my experience when I write my second blog near the end of the internship.

John Stamos Joins The Beach Boys for Our (Unofficial) Start of Summer June 9

In case you missed our email announcement last week, John Stamos will join The Beach Boys on stage for their June 9 concert at 7:30pm at the Auditorium Theatre!

40 years ago The Beach Boys released their Sunflower album. 43 years ago they appeared on the Auditorium Stage for the first time, and this June The Beach Boys return to Chicago - celebrating the soon-to-be here summer with their sunny Southern Californian lyrics and vibes.

Don't miss out, great seats are still available! Tickets start at $30 or purchase a VIP ticket and get a prime pit seat to the show and a post-concert meet and greet with The Beach Boys, including specialty drinks and summer fare—all for $250 per person! VIP tickets only available by calling 312.922.2110 x 368.

Get Ready for Summer in Chicago: The Beach Boys Kick-Off Summer 2011 at the Auditorium

I don’t know about everyone else, but I am sick of winter. And as I returned last night from a weekend fiesta in Mexico, I wasn’t quite prepared to exchange the flip flops for boots or the sunny weather for gloom and wind. However, the Auditorium office is feeling a bit warmer today as we announced The Beach Boys—and their sunny Californian lyrics have been keeping me warm—“Let’s go surfin’ now. Ev’rybody’s learnin’ how. Come on a safari with me.”

Presented by the Auditorium Theatre and 94.7 WLS-FM, The Beach Boys will return to Chicago on Thursday, June 9, 43 years after their Auditorium debut. Performing for one night only, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band will kick-off the Auditorium’s summer with founding Beach Boy Mike Love (lead vocals) and Beach Boy-vet Bruce Johnston (vocals/keyboards) along with Christian Love (guitar/vocals), Randell Kirsch (bass/vocals), Tim Bonhomme (keyboards/vocals), John Cowsill of The Cowsills (percussion /vocals) and Scott Totten (guitar/vocals).

In addition to single tickets, which go on sale this Friday, March 18 at noon, there is a special VIP package available for $250, which includes prime pit seating and a post-show meet & greet with The Beach Boys with food and cocktails. The VIP package has limited availability and is available only by calling 312-922-2110 ext. 368.