ArtsBridge Foundation at Cobb Energy Centre celebrated its 10th Anniversary with an Overture Gala on September 21. The electrifying evening of festivities included a reception emceed by Paul Milliken from FOX 5 Atlanta, a sumptuous dinner, a medley performed by Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards - Shuler Hensley Awards winner Heritage High School, and a performance of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, Million Dollar Quartet. BroadwayWorld has photos from the event below!
Guests included: Michele Swann, CEO & General Manager of the Cobb-Marietta Coliseum & Exhibit Hall Authority; Jennifer Dobbs Hill, Executive Director at ArtsBridge Foundation; Joanne Truffelman; Clare Richardson; Valery Voyles, Chairman & CEO of Ed Voyles Automotive Group; Helen S. Carlos; Samit Roy, CEO of Scicom Infrastructure Services; Jerry Nix, Chairman of the Cobb-Marietta Coliseum & Exhibit Hall Authority (former CFO of Genuine Parts); Teya Ryan, CEO & President of Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB); Jack Ward, Chairman of ArtsBridge Foundation; the Honorable Mike Boyce, Cobb County Commission Chairman; Sid Roy, VP of Operations & Client Support at Scicom Infrastructure Services; and Holly Quinlan, CEO of Cobb Travel & Tourism.
ArtsBridge Foundation is dedicated to providing quality arts education and community programs that engage, motivate, inspire, and elevate the next generation of artists and arts supporters. ArtsBridge provides arts education opportunities to students in grades K-12 through programs at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre including Field Trips, Master Classes, a Family Series, and the annual Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards - The Shuler Hensley Awards. Since inception in 2007, ArtsBridge has served more than 300,000 students and educators from 57 Georgia counties, plus students from Alabama, Tennessee, Florida and South Carolina. ArtsBridge Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. To learn more about their programs and how you can get involved, visit artsbridgega.org.
Photo Credit: Chris Savas
Master of Ceremonies Paul Milliken
Heritage High School entertains at the 2017 ArtsBridge Gala
Heritage High School entertains at the 2017 ArtsBridge Gala
Joanne Truffelman and Clare Richardson
Cheryl and Jerry Nix
Holly Quinlan and Michele Swann
Jack and Jean Ward
Jennifer Dobbs Hill, Michele Swann and Teya Ryan
Jimmy and Helen S. Carlos
Judy and Mike Boyce
Mita and Samit Roy
Ronny Pepper and Joanne Truffelman
Sid and Elisa Roy
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