Arts-Lovers Have A Unique Way To Enjoy Their Local Arts & Entertainment Scene This Valentine's Day

Single Americans have a new way to enjoy live arts and entertainment events this Valentine's Day, thanks to an innovative service called Two for the Show (www.twofortheshow.com), which helps connect arts-lovers with like-minded locals.

VANCOUVER, BC (PRWEB) February 8, 2004 -- Single Americans have a new way to enjoy live arts and entertainment events this Valentine's Day, thanks to an innovative service called Two for the Show, which helps connect arts-lovers with like-minded locals.

Two for the Show is North America's first arts & entertainment matchmaker. Through their interactive web site at www.twofortheshow.com, people who want to share live arts or entertainment events -- but don't have anyone to go with -- can meet others who are interested in seeing the same shows. The service is free to join.

"Live arts and entertainment shows - from the smallest alternative theatre to the symphony - are inherently social events," says company founder and president Ric Mazereeuw. "But nearly half of urban Americans are single, and people generally don't like going to live shows alone. What's more, many couples don't even share the same idea of a good night out."

In fact, nearly 22 per cent of people don't attend as many live shows as they'd like because they have no one to go with, according to the National Endowment for the Arts' recent Survey of Public Participation in the Arts.

Two for the Show has already helped hundreds of arts-loving Canadians enjoy shows they may have otherwise missed, and has recently launched in several US cities, including New York, Boston, San Francisco and Seattle. The site also allows people to share movies, sports and participatory sports.

"While we appeal to singles -- and have been credited with at least two marriages -- we're more than simply a dating service," notes Mazereeuw. "Many of our members are simply looking for some great company while they enjoy the best arts and entertainment their city offers."