Jazz Guitarist/Singer John Pizzarelli Headlines Skaneateles Arts Council Gala

Jazz Guitarist/Singer John Pizzarelli Headlines Skaneateles Arts Council Gala

John Pizaarelli, lauded by the Los Angeles Times as “madly creative” and by The Toronto Star as “the genial genius of the guitar,” will perform July 25 at “A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream,” the annual gala of the Skaneateles Area Arts Council.

Festivities will be held lakeside at the Stella Maris Retreat and Renewal Center, a former Roosevelt mansion on Skaneateles Lake. The program will run from 6 to 10 p.m. and include cocktails; dining al fresco by Chris Kuhns, executive chef of Phoebe’s Restaurant and the Sherwood Inn; and an intimate concert by Pizzarelli.

Skaneateles residents Jean McGlynn and Fouad Dietz are co-chairs of the gala. Dr. Robert Kiltz, owner of CNY Healing Arts and CNY Fertility Centers, is the artist sponsor. Proceeds will support the Arts Council’s cultural events and community grants program. (more…)

Tim Green, Julie Abbott to Emcee Skaneateles Arts Council’s Annual Gala

Skaneateles, NY – Tim Green, attorney, author, television commentator and former NFL Football
player, and Julie Abbott, former co-host of “Bridge Street With Rick & Julie” and television anchor,
will emcee the Skaneateles Area Arts Council’s fourth annual summer gala, A Mid-Summer
Night’s Dream. The gala is on Sunday, July 20, from 6 to 10 p.m. on the shore at the beautiful lakeside
estate of Stella Maris Retreat Center, a former Roosevelt mansion. The event features cocktails, dinner,
and a concert by the lake with singer/songwriters Benjamin and Sally Taylor and David Saw.

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July 05, 2008   Concert in Clift Park
Concert in Clift Park featuring the Mario DeSantis Orchestra sponsored by the Skaneateles Arts Council. 
Date:   July 5, 2008
Time:   07:30 PM – 09:00 PM
Website:   http://www.skaneateles.com 
Location:   Clift Park
Genesee St. Skaneateles, New York 13152

For information on booking The Mario DeSantis Orchestra
or The Mario DeSantis Band for your event,
contact Maria DeSantis Presents via E-Mail,
or call us at 315-488-7611.
 
 From simple to sophistcated to spectacular,
for the widest selection of musical styles call
Maria DeSantis Presents.

Personal consultation ensures a
memorable, unique event.
 
 

Pianist
Trumpet
Male/Female Vocalist
Classical/Pop Styles
Male/Female Vocal Duo
String Quartet
Organist
Bagpipes
Violin
Bagpipe/Cello/Piano Trio
Brass Quintet
 Piano/Sax Duo
Piano/Violin Duo
Guitar/Violin Duo
Harpist
Harp/Flute Duo
Vibes Trio
Jazz Trio or Quartet
Piano/Flute Duo
Dixiland Quartet
Piano/Vocal Duo
Piano/String Bass Duo
 
 
The Mario DeSantis Orchestra and smaller Bands
featuring Keith Condon, Maria DeSantis and
guest vocalists Isreal Hagan and Ronnie Leigh

The Skaneateles Area Arts Council is pleased to present Ben Taylor and Sally Taylor, together with David Saw, at the fourth annual gala, “A Mid Summer Night’s Dream,”

Sunday, July 20, 2008. The outdoor gala will be held on the shore at the beautiful lakeside estate of Stella Maris Retreat Center, a former Roosevelt mansion on Skaneateles Lake. The gala is 6 to 10 p.m. and features cocktails, dinner, and a concert by Ben and Sally Taylor and David Saw, on the lake.  (more…)