Pink Martini with singer Storm Large will play The VETS in Providence on May 5 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $59.50 to $39.50, on sale now, and may be purchased by visiting www.TheVetsRI.com, by calling 421-ARTS (2787) or in person at the PPAC/The VETS box office located at 220 Weybosset St. Box office hours are Monday through Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The VETS on-site box office, located at One Avenue of the Arts in Providence, is only open on show days.

Drawing inspiration from music from all over the world – crossing genres of classical, jazz and old-fashioned pop – and hoping to appeal to conservatives and liberals alike, Thomas Lauderdale founded the “little orchestra” Pink Martini in 1994. Now featuring a dozen musicians, Pink Martini performs its multilingual repertoire on concert stages and with symphony orchestras throughout Europe, Asia, Greece, Turkey, the Middle East, Northern Africa, Australia, New Zealand, South America and North America.

Pink Martini’s debut album “Sympathique” was released independently in 1997 on the band’s own label Heinz Records and quickly became an international phenomenon, garnering the group nominations for “Song of the Year” and “Best New Artist” in France’s Victoires de la Musique Awards in 2000.

The band has collaborated and performed with numerous artists, including Jimmy Scott, Carol Channing, Jane Powell and Rufus Wainwright, and has an illustrious roster of regular guest artists: NPR White House correspondent Ari Shapiro, Cantor Ida Rae, koto player Masumi Timson, harpist Maureen Love and Kim Hastreiter (the publisher/editor-in-chief of Paper magazine).

According to The Washington Post, “This is rich, hugely approachable music, utterly cosmopolitan yet utterly unpretentious. And it seems to speak to just about everybody…from grade-schoolers to grandmothers to the young and hip and beautiful.”

The Veterans Memorial Auditorium (The VETS) is a 1,900-seat theatre located in downtown Providence. The VETS is managed by Professional Facilities Management (PFM) and is part of the Rhode Island Convention and Entertainment Complex. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places. The VETS recently completed extensive renovations to make it a state of the art performance facility.

For more information contact Michael Gravison, Marketing, PR, and Promotions Manager, at mgravison@pfmcorp.com or 222-1467.