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News • New Mexico • United States • 2011-10-08

The Doña Ana Arts Council and the Gen Present the Return of Russian Pop Princess Marina V. to the Rio Grande Theatre

Las Cruces, N.M. -- Originally from Soviet Russia, singer/songwriter Marina Varenikina came to the U.S. as a teenager to pursue the All-American dream of life in the limelight. With the release of her eighth album, My Star and her EP follow-up Small Collection Of Interesting Songs, Marina V has fulfilled her dream. With her songs appearing in such diverse projects as the daytime drama Days Of Our Lives and the feature film Truth About Kerry, her unique voice has been hailed as \"hauntingly beautiful,\" by the L.A. Times, while her songwriting skills have been called \"melodic and passionate,\" by the Washington Post. Compared to such notable artists as Tori Amos and Aimee Mann, Marina V will return to the Rio Grande Theatre stage thanks to a generous sponsorship from The Gen (1201 W. Picacho) on October 14, 2011.

Singer/songwriter Marina V sums herself up as \"...a young girl who was once a shy kid playing her songs on an out-of-tune upright piano in Soviet Moscow with neighbors knocking on the wall because it was too loud, and whose piano teacher told her not to write anymore, who learned English by translating the Beatles songs and whose soul cried with joy when she heard the beautiful melodies of Russian classical and folk music, who overcame a lot of adversity and moved all the way to America by herself at 15, leaving everything behind to make her music dreams come true.\" Now sporting a dual Russian/American citizenship, she is the American Dream come true.

The Rio Grande Theatre is located at 211 N. Downtown Mall, in Las Cruces. Doors open at 7pm and the performance begins at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door, and can be purchased via the website at www.RioGrandeTheatre.com. For more information contact Rio Grande Theatre Manager, David Salcido, at (575) 523-6403.

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