Wells Fargo Center for the Arts presents Al Franken

The North Bay Bohemian wants to send you to Al Franken's show on August 26, 2006, at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts. Fill out the form below to win a pair of VIP Tickets.

Al Franken is an Emmy Award-winning television writer and producer, New York Times bestselling author, Grammy-winning comedian, and the host of The Al Franken Show, the flagship program of Air America Radio. Franken's book, Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations spent over eight months on The New York Times bestseller list and was number one for five weeks. His newest book, The Truth (with Jokes) debuted at number one on the Times bestseller list when it was published in October of 2005. Franken's radio show, The Al Franken Show delivers three hours a day of commentary, comedy, and interviews.

All entries must be received by Friday, August 24, 2006 at 5pm.

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4. PRIZES: One (1) grand prize consisting of two (2) tickets to the Al Franken show at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa, California.

5. ODDS: Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.

6. WINNER NOTIFICATION AND ACCEPTANCE: Winners will be notified by telephone and/or e-mail. Return of prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be selected. Winners may waive their right to receive a prize. Prizes are nonassignable and nontransferable. No substitutions allowed, except that prizes and individual components of prize packages are subject to availability and Metro Newspapers reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value. Winners are solely responsible for reporting and payment of any taxes on prizes. Winners may be required to complete an affidavit of eligibility, and a liability and publicity release (except where prohibited by law) which must be returned within 10 days of date of postmark. Failure to sign and return the affidavit or release within 10 days, or to comply with any term or condition of these Official Rules, may, at the sole discretion of Metro Newspapers, result in a winner's disqualification, the forfeiture of his or her interest in the prize, and the award of prize to an alternate winner. For a list of prize winners (available after August 14, 2006), send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Metro Newspapers, Prize Pack Sweepstakes Winners, 550 South First Street, San Jose, CA, 95113.

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10. SPONSOR: The Al Franken Ticket Giveaway is sponsored by Metro Newspapers whose decisions regarding the selection of winners and all other aspects of the contest shall be final and binding in all respects. Metro Newspapers will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Official Contest Rules or in other materials relating to the contest. If you have any questions regarding this contest, please contact Metro Newspapers, 550 South First Street, San Jose, 95113, attn: Al Franken VIP Ticket Giveaway.

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