YES WEEKLY! TO SPONSOR RESEVERED SEATING AREA AT WHITE OAK AMPHITHEATRE

The Greensboro Coliseum Complex has announced YES Weekly! as the official sponsor of the chairs in the reserved seating area at White Oak Amphitheatre.

White Oak Amphitheatre will be located on the southern end of the Greensboro Coliseum Complex property and feature a seating capacity of 7,688, including more than 2,000 reserved seats that will be adorned with the YES Weekly! logo. The venue will open on Sunday, June 5^th with a concert by The Beach Boys.

“We are thrilled that Charles Womack and YES Weekly! are a part of the growing excitement for the debut of White Oak Amphitheatre this summer,” said Greensboro Coliseum Complex managing director Matt Brown. “The interest from promoters and event organizers in booking the facility is extremely high and support from sponsors such as YES Weekly! will be a key part of this new venue’s success.”

YES! Weekly debuted in January, 2005 and has become a vital part of the Triad media scene, breaking stories, uncovering hidden cultural gems and winning both statewide and regional awards. The publication is also renowned for its comprehensive arts and entertainment coverage.

"As the largest weekly paper in the Triad and the fact that we put such a strong focus on arts and entertainment, coming in for this project was a no brainer," said Charles Womack, publisher of YES! Weeklyand president of Womack Newspapers, Inc. "YES! Weekly is extremely proud and excited to be a part of this wonderful, needed addition to the Triad entertainment scene. My hat goes off to Matt (Brown) and Scott (Johnson) for working so hard to make this venue a reality and with something like this, of course YES! Weeklyhad to come along for the ride. We look forward to sitting with you in the YES! Weekly chairs and watching some great shows along with a few thousand friends."

In addition to The Beach Boys concert, White Oak Amphitheatre will host a diverse selection of community events, music, arts and crafts and festival type events as well as also support entertainment at the annual Central Carolina Fair. Other events booked thus far for the Amphitheatre’s inaugural season include Maze featuring Frankie Beverly (June 25), the 37^th Annual Fun Fourth Festival Fireworks Celebration (July 4), Wiz Khalifa (July 21) and The Avett Brothers (October 8).