BE MORE CHILL's George Salazar to Perform at The Center For Arts Education Benefit

The Center For Arts Education presents ARTS JAM 2018, a festive evening in support of arts education next week on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at The Yale Club, 50 Vanderbilt Avenue, NYC. This important benefit during this critical time for the support of the arts includes: Cocktails, Hors d'oeuvres, a Silent Auction, Diner & Entertainment. Be More Chill star George Salazar will be performing.

Honorees for the benefit are Lawrence B. Benenson, Principal, Benenson Capital Partners; Vicki Gross, Co-Founder, Master & Dynamic; and Beverly Mitchell, Superintendent, District 29, Queens. The Center for Arts Education (CAE)is committed to ensuring that every child in every New York City public school has equal access to a well-rounded education of which the arts are a central component.

They work to achieve this mission through school and community programs, professional development, parent engagement, and advocacy. CAEoffers a comprehensive platform that includes model programs in all arts disciplines, professional research, and policy recommendations that inform the conversation about arts education at every level from the classroom to the Capitol.

George Salazar-Broadway: Godspell (Circle in the Square). Nat'l tour: Spring Awakening (Second National). Off-Bway: The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (Drama Desk nom.); tick, tick... BOOM! (Keen Company) Here Lies Love (Public Theater); F#%king Up Everything (Elektra Theatre). Regional: Raging Skillet (Theaterworks Hartford); Broadway Bounty Hunter (Barrington Stage Company); The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee(Bucks County Playhouse); Be More Chill (Two River Theater). TV: "BULL" (CBS); Divorce" (HBO). Cast recordings: ?Godspell; Be More Chill; The Lightning Thief; Brooklyn Crush; Moment by Moment. For more info, visit www.thegeorgesalazar.com. @georgesalazar

To get involved, visit their Action Center to learn about their school and community programs. And, if you'd like to talk about bringing CAE to your school, please contact the website / office. The Center for Arts Education266 West 37thStreet 9thFloor, NYC NY 1018. Jill E. Braufman, Board Chair; James Greenberg, Joanne Lenhart Vice Chairs; and the Executive Director is Lisa Robb. The Arts Jam Supporters are: Patrons - Elyse & Lawrence B Benenson, Master & Dynamic; Luminaries - BakerHostetler, The Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fun, Morgan Stanley; Advocates - Alexander Gorlin Architects, Corcoran, David Scott Interiors, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP and United Rentals. Arts Jam Co-Chairs are: Jill E. Baufman, Fiona Cibani, Abigail Scheuer. The Vice-Chairs are Marjorie Altschuler, Richard Anderman, Angela Chen, James Greenberg, Anish Monga, Gloria Pitagorsky, Marc D. Powers. This is the fourth annual Arts Jam.

Individual tickets are only $200 (cocktail Reception); $500 (Cocktail Reception & Dinner); Advocate (4 Cocktail Reception & Dinner & more); Luminary $5,000 (6 Cocktail Reception & Dinner & more); Patron $10,000 (10 Cocktail Reception, VIP Table, Dinner & more); Champion $25,000 (20 Cocktail Reception & Dinner, 2 VIP Tables of 10, Title Sponsor of event & more). There tax deductible donations on all tickets.

For information and tickets, please contact Kim Craig at 212 971-3300 or kim@caenyc.org.