FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 12, 2005

Riverboat Roster Announced for Tall Stacks 2006 Themed Cruise Tickets Go on Sale November 6th

WHAT: Tall Stacks 2006 Participating Boat Roster and Themed Cruise Offerings announced. The public is invited to preview the lineup beginning Sunday, October 23.

“Friends of Tall Stacks”, a new distinction this year available online at www.tallstacks.com, are invited to purchase advance sale tickets beginning Monday, October 31.

Cruise tickets will go on sale to the general public on Sunday, November 6.

Tall Stacks Music, Arts & Heritage Festival 2006 will take place on October 4-8, 2006. More information can be found online at www.tallstacks.com.

WHERE: By phone : 513-562-4949 (local) 1-866-5STACKS (Out-of-Area ONLY)

Online: www.tallstacks.com

In person: Tall Stacks offices 537 East Pete Rose Way, Suite 110 Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Sunday, Nov. 6, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. (patrons can line up at 10 a.m.) Monday thru Friday, beginning Nov. 7, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

WHEN:Sunday, October 23: Online Preview Period Begins

Monday, October 31: “Friends of Tall Stacks” can purchase cruise tickets

Sunday, November 6: Cruise tickets go on sale to the general public

DESCRIPTION:

The fun, excitement and history of the Tall Stacks Music, Arts and Heritage Festival, Greater Cincinnati’s signature celebration of America’s steamboating era, will return to the Port of Cincinnati October 4-8, 2006. Celebrating the musical genres those boats carried from community to community in days gone by, Tall Stacks also features top-notch musical performances from national, regional and local acts. Expect jazz, rock n’ roll, gospel, bluegrass, folk, blues – all the music that’s part of our national character. This installment of Tall Stacks promises to be bigger and better than ever before.