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CEA Voting Now Over, Performers Announced

• Visit the websites of the performers: Bootsy Collins, Ralph
 Stanley, The Sundresses, The Seedy Seeds, and Eclipse •

Tickets are now on sale for the 12th annual Cincinnati Entertainment Awards, to be held at the historic Emery Theater on Sunday, Nov. 23. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the show begins at 7. The CEAs are part of a day-long celebration of the 65th anniversary of Cincinnati's own King Records, and two special live performances will honor the label's unique blend of white Appalachian artists and black R&B artists: a show-opening tribute to King Records legend James Brown led by Bootsy Collins and a show-closing set by bluegrass icon and former King artist Ralph Stanley.

CEA nominees Eclipse, The Seedy Seeds and The Sundresses will also perform. Tickets are $20 general admission.

Cincinnati Entertainment Awards will be handed out to winners in 19 categories, and the public chose the winners in 16 categories. Winners in the three Critical Achievement Categories (New Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and Artist of the Year) will be determined by the nominating committee head by CityBeat Music Editor Mike Breen. See all the nominees here.

Also performing The Sundresses, The Seedy Seeds and Eclipse

This year's CEAs will be held in conjunction with the City of Cincinnati's celebration of the 65th anniversary of the founding of King Records. City Council recently passed a resolution authorizing funds to erect a plaque commemorating King Records' place in local and national music history; the plaque will be designed and donated by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. The plaque will be erected at the old King studios and offices in Evanston during the day on Nov. 23, and the celebration will continue that evening at the CEAs.

Read more about the 2008 music nominees here.

Get more information about the 2008 CEAs for Theater here. The event was held on Aug. 24 at Below Zero Lounge in Over-the-Rhine and awarded CEAs in 20 categories, plus a Hall of Fame recognition.
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