A Plethora of Pink to Meet 3,000 Dolly Parton Fans at Wells Fargo Center for the Arts' Valentine's Day Performance

SANTA ROSA, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Wells Fargo Center for the Arts) - Crews will work throughout the night and well into the day tomorrow to prepare a palace of pink at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds. Grace Pavilion, which normally takes on the appearance of an empty airline hanger, is being transformed in preparation for the arrival of the queen of pink herself, movie and music legend Dolly Parton. Come 8pm February 14th, nearly 3,000 of Parton's adoring fans will pack into "the Grace" for a special Valentine's Day presentation.

"We're presenting this performance at Grace Pavilion because the set materials for Dolly's extensive, arena-sized stage production wouldn't fit into the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts' main theater," said Rick Bartalini, Director of Programming. The stage production will require 28 rigging points to hang over 20,000 pounds of equipment. The set materials, which arrived in two full semi-trucks, include two staircases, a hydraulic lift, and a quick change room. The Wells Fargo Center for the Arts will also add approximately $30,000 in additional lighting and sound equipment to enhance the production experience.

"The overall atmosphere of the venue is also top of mind," said Bartalini "We're working to 'Dolly-ize' the space into a place of warmth and welcome, after all this is Valentine's Day AND it's Dolly Parton!"

When Parton fans arrive at Grace Pavilion Valentine's Day evening, they'll be met with a spectacle of "eye candy" appropriate for the celebration. The shopping list to create the affect included:
- 3000 Happy Valentine's Day Dolly Cards
- 3000 round red stickers to affix the cards to the seats
- 6,000 Hershey kisses ... everyone gets two!
- 440 8-foot pieces of black drape
- 450 yards of white muslin for ceiling decor
- 24 Lekos for projecting heart patterns
- 24 heart pattern Gobos
- 66 hot pink lights
- 1 Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton's Valentine's Day presentation sold out within two hours of being placed on sale. The Santa Rosa performance is sone of only six shows on the star's U.S. Tour.