CARAS announces official venues for JUNO Week March 9-15, 2015

 Tickets for The 2015 JUNO Awards Broadcast go on sale Friday, December 5, 2014

HAMILTON, ON, Dec. 2, 2014 /CNW/ - The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) today announced the official venue details for 2015 JUNO Week celebrations to be held in Hamilton, Ontario, March 9-15.

Tickets for The 2015 JUNO Awards go on sale this Friday, December 5 at 10:00am ET. Tickets range from $39 to $149 (plus service charges) and are available through the FirstOntario Centre Box Office, by phone at 1-855-872-5000, and online at www.ticketmaster.ca.

Key JUNO Week signature events and official venue announcements include:

• The Dave Andreychuk Mountain Arena to host JUNO Cup on March 13.
• Lime Ridge Mall to host JUNO Fan Fare presented by hmv Canada on March 14.
• The Great Hall at Hamilton Place to host JUNO Songwriters' Circle presented by SOCAN and Yamaha on March 15.
• FirstOntario Centre to host The 2015 JUNO Awards Broadcast on March 15.
• Plus over 15 venues across the city to host JUNOfest presented by CBCMusic.ca on Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14. A showcase of over 100 local, regional, and national acts, nightly line-ups will feature three or four acts per venue with JUNO nominees, national touring acts and the best of Hamilton sharing the stage. Venue details to be announced at a later date.

Also announced were partnerships with local cultural institutions for the 2015 JUNO Awards ancillary events, which include:

• Hamilton Public Library to host Junior JUNOS, a concert with Children's Album of the Year nominees on Saturday March 14, 2015.
• Art Gallery of Hamilton to host the JUNO Photography Exhibition from January 24-April 19, 2015.
• And the Art Gallery of Hamilton to also host The JUNO Tour of Canadian Art sponsored by La Piazza Allegra from January 24 to April 26, 2015.

Additional details and information about 2015 JUNO Week events, including participants, will be released in the new year.

For the full press release visit www.junoawards.ca.

SOURCE: 2015 JUNO Awards

For more information on CARAS and the JUNO Awards, contact: Adrienne Kakoullis, Holmes PR, [phone], [email protected]