Washington Performing Arts Society
WPAS Podcasts WPAS Gala
MARCH 2010
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Special Performance by
Tony Award® Winner

Chita Rivera
 
 
 
Under the patronage of Honorary Diplomatic Chairs

HIS EXCELLENCY HÉCTOR MARCOS TIMERMAN,
the Ambassador of Argentina
and MRS. SIELECKI,

Washington Performing Arts Society presents:

2010 Annual Gala
and Auction

Saturday, May 8, 2010
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Address and Directions, CLICK HERE

Also Featuring:
Grupo Latino Continental
WPAS Children of the Gospel
TangoDC


6:00 p.m. Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and silent auction
8:00 p.m. dinner, featured performance,
live auction and dancing
.

To purchase tickets or sponsorships,
call Chelsey Christensen at 202-533-1877



About Ms. Rivera:
2010 Gala Brochure
Download the
Gala Invitation
Two-time Tony Award winner Chita Rivera will perform songs from her legendary Broadway career, including numbers from West Side Story ("America"), Sweet Charity ("Where Am I Going?" and "Big Spender"), Chicago ("All That Jazz" and "Nowadays"), Kiss of the Spider Woman, Bye, Bye, Birdie and The Rink, and featuring the music of Leonard Bernstein, John Kander & Fred Ebb, Charles Strouse, Stephen Sondheim, and Cy Coleman. Ms. Rivera was awarded The Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama. She received the coveted Kennedy Center Honor in 2002, the first Hispanic ever to receive this award.

Celebrate Argentina:
In recognition of Argentina’s bicentennial year and its remarkable contributions to world literature, music, and the arts, WPAS is honored to have His Excellency Héctor Marcos Timerman, the Ambassador of Argentina, and Mrs. Sielecki as Honorary Diplomatic Chairs. Enjoy Argentinean inspired cuisine, wines and, of course, the tango!

WPAS Supports:
Proceeds from the WPAS Gala and Auction support our artistic programming and educational community outreach programs. Click Here to view the WPAS Education Brochure. For more than 40 years, WPAS has enriched the lives of nearly 4 million children and adults with programs such as Concerts in Schools, the Summer Performing Arts Academy, The Capitol Jazz Project, Embassy Adoption Program, Enriching Experiences for Seniors, the Men, Women and Children of the Gospel Choir, the In-School Artist Residency Program, and the Feder Memorial String Competition. In 2009 alone, we served over 112,000 youth and adults with this broad spectrum of activities to encourage creativity, talent, and appreciation for the arts.


The 2010 Gala Sponsors:
(as of 2/16/10)


The GALA and Auction Committee
Lead Underwriter
Mars, Incorporated
 
Maestro Circle
Altria Group, Inc.
 
Impresario Circle
John Marshall and Charlotte Cameron
Marshall
Dan Cameron Family Foundation, Inc.
 
Benefactor
Daimler
Nancie and Roger Marzulla
John Marshall, CGI
and Charlotte Cameron Marshall
Gala Chairs
 
Arleen Kessler
Women’s Committee Gala Chair
 
Bruce Gates, Altria Client Services Inc.
Corporate Chair
 
Lorraine Paladino Adams
and April Stern Riccio
Auction Co-Chairs
 
 
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