Gladys Knight, Spike Lee & Stout Added To 2023 Apollo Spring Benefit Line-Up
The Apollo today announced new additions to its 2023 Spring Benefit. The 'Empress of Soul,' Gladys Knight joins the line-up as an esteemed musical guest. Academy Award winning director Spike Lee is also confirmed to present the Impact Award to six-time NBA champion and the league's only six-time MVP, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Apollo Music Café alumni and esteemed vocalist, Stout, is slated to appear as a musical guest with a special Tina Turner tribute. The historic organization's largest annual fundraising event returns Monday, June 12 with an evening themed “The Next Movement!”
BergenPAC Students Dance At Carnegie Hall In A NIGHT OF INSPIRATION
The event features a mix of music, dance, and spoken word performances from diverse traditions. The production will be held Saturday, Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. in Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium and is led by acclaimed producer, composer, and music director Ray Chew, and co-produced with his wife and business partner Vivian Scott Chew, a global music marketing executive.
Regina Belle to Release New Album 'My Colorful Christmas'
This marks the first holiday album on her label for the beloved vocalist, whose venerated career spans R&B, Pop, Gospel, Jazz, including the chart-topping 'Make It Like It Was,' 'Baby Come To Me,' and the classic OSCAR and GRAMMY-winning theme song duet 'A Whole New World' (with Peabo Bryson), from Disney's Aladdin.
NJPAC Celebrates 25th Anniversary At The WOMEN@NJPAC Spotlight Gala
More than 800 guests filled NJPAC's Prudential Hall on Saturday, October 1, as the Arts Center hosted its first in-person Women@NJPAC Spotlight Gala in three years. The annual fundraiser drew arts lovers, Newark advocates and NJPAC supporters together to celebrate the Arts Center's 25th anniversary season and to raise $2.2 million for NJPAC's extensive arts education and community engagement programs.
bergenPAC Adds Four New Members To Board Of Trustees
Bergen Performing Arts Center has announced the addition of four new members to its Board of Trustees. Ray Chew, Vivian Scott Chew, Steven Goldstein, and Valerie Vainieri Huttle joined the board of bergenPAC at a critical time as the storied theater's $15 million Invest in the Arts Capital Campaign funds a comprehensive restoration and renovation of the historic venue.