Guthrie to perform Nov. 15

Singer Arlo Guthrie is going solo and he's coming to Fitchburg State College.

Now, after years of touring with bands, family and friends, Guthrie's come full circle and is on the road again with his solo reunion tour. Just Arlo, a couple of guitars and a harmonica or two … and just in time for the Thanksgiving Day tradition - turkey and the 40th anniversary of "Alice's Restaurant."

The concert is scheduled for 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15, at Weston Auditorium.

Show sponsors are co-sponsor Leominster Credit Union and media sponsor AM 1280 The Blend.

Tickets are $28 for the general public, $25 for seniors or groups, and $10 for Fitchburg State students and those under 18. Tickets are available at the college's box office, by mail order, or online at www. fsc.edu/cultural. For more information, call the Weston Box Office at (978) 665-3347 Monday through Friday 12:30-3:30 p.m.; information is also available by calling (978) 665-3709.

Guthrie was born with a guitar in one hand and a harmonica in the other, in Coney Island, Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1947. He is the eldest son of America's most beloved singer/writer/philosopher Woody Guthrie and Marjorie Mazia Guthrie, a professional dancer with the Martha Graham Company and founder of The Committee to Combat Huntington's Disease.

He grew up surrounded by dancers and musicians: Pete Seeger, Ronnie Gilbert, Fred Hellerman and Lee Hays (The Weavers), Leadbelly, Cisco Houston, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, all of whom were significant influences on his musical career. Guthrie gave his first public performance at age 13 and quickly became involved in the music that was shaping the world during the 1960s.

Guthrie's career exploded in 1967 with the release of "Alice's Restaurant," which premiered at the Newport Folk Festival and helped foster a new commitment among the '60s generation to social consciousness and activism. Guthrie went on to star in the 1969 Hollywood film version of "Alice's Restaurant" directed by Arthur Penn.

These days Arlo is embarking upon a year-long road trip, the "Arlo Guthrie Solo Reunion Tour - Together At Last." For the first time since 1965, Guthrie is performing be alone on stage for the entire tour, which will take him throughout the United States and overseas to Europe and Australia.

Alongside his thriving performing career, Guthrie launched his own record label Rising Son Records in 1983. Rising Son's latest release is "In Times Like These." Guthrie collaborated with friends John Nardolillo (musical director), and with famed engineer George Massenburg to create a recording of Guthrie with the University of Kentucky Symphony Orchestra. Recorded during the spring of 2006, the live concert was released on Guthrie's 60th birthday, July 10, 2007, to wide critical acclaim.