Raleigh, NC -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/30/2011 -- Barbara Petty, publisher of Boom! Magazine (boomnc.com), a monthly publication dedicated to the active lifestyle of those 45 and older, announces today tickets for the inaugural Boom! Blast Expo are now available. Guests can receive a special $15 rate if they purchase at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts ticket office at 2 East South Street, Raleigh, NC 27601.

Processing fees will be added to tickets purchased online at progressenergycenter.com or by phone at 919.831.6060.

The expo will be held on April 14, 2011 at the Fletcher Auditorium of the Progress Energy Center. It will bring area vendors together with one of the nation’s largest consumer audiences—baby boomers.

Highlights include:

oBill Campbell, afternoon personality for 102.9 WKIX-FM, will be broadcasting live from 3-7 p.m.
oMore than 30 Vendor exhibits from 4-7 p.m.
oLive music from Liquid Pleasure from 7-10 p.m.
oFood samples provided by Crystal Palace
oWine samples provided by The Wine Merchant

The Boom! Blast Expo is presented by Coastal Federal Credit Union (http://www.coastal24.org), with 102.9 WKIX-FM (http://www.kix1029.com) serving as media sponsor. Wake Tech Community College ( http://www.waketech.edu) and Wake Radiology (http://www.wakeradiology.com) are serving as supporting sponsors. Additional information is available at boomnc.com.

About Boom! Magazine
Created by publishers Barbara and Greg Petty, Boom! Magazine is a lifestyle resource for the active adult, reaching 60,000 readers monthly. The Boomer generation continues to redefine aging, retirement and lifestyle issues. Boom! embraces these changes, evolving with the needs and interests of its readers and advertisers. For a 2011 media kit, visit http://www.boomnc.com or call 919.302.3329 for ad rates.