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Foundation Events: Performing Arts Home

2011 - 2012 SEASON
Series sponsors include
Liberty Hyundai/Liberty Subaru, Sharp Electronics and Inserra ShopRite Supermarkets.

  Image: The Berrie Center
Sunday, September 25, 2011, 7 p.m.
MAGIC OFF THE HOOK!
STARRING TOMMY WIND

Image: Tommy WindTime Out Magazine calls him “mind boggling” and Awe Magazine quotes, “He takes the audience to another place.” Tommy Wind won the “Best Teen Magician of the Year” from the World Magic Awards. Now 21, Tommy is the youngest magician to have his own show on the Las Vegas strip and to have achieved the title of master illusionist.

Sunday December 11, 2011, 7 p.m.
CHERISH THE LADIES
IRISH CHRISTMAS SHOW

Image: Cherish the LadiesFor the past 25 years, Cherish the Ladies has proven themselves to be one of the most engaging ensembles in the history of Irish music. Taking their name from a traditional Irish jig, the group initially began in 1985 with a series of concerts celebrating the rise of female musicians in a once male dominated scene. The troupe initially won recognition as the first all-women traditional music and dance ensemble, but soon established themselves as musicians and performers without peer, and have won many thousands of fans of their music.

Saturday, March 24, 2012, 8 p.m.
PAULA POUNDSTONE

Image: Paula Poundstone Paula is so quick and unassuming that audience members at her live shows often leave complaining that their cheeks hurt from laughter and debating whether the random people she talked to were “plants.” In 1979 Paula began nurturing her standup comedy talent as part of the Boston comedy scene, and then moved to San Francisco where she continued to flourish. By 1990 she’d relocated to Los Angeles and had starred in several comedy specials for HBO, as well as appeared on Saturday Night Live when friend and mentor Robin Williams hosted the show. Paula’s first one-hour HBO special, “Cats, Cops, and Stuff” made her the first woman to ever receive the Cable ACE for best standup comedy special.

Saturday, May 5, 2012, 8 p.m.
THE SONGS OF FRANK SINATRA
BY CARY HOFFMAN

Image: Cary Hoffman“A startlingly convincing music simulation... A mesmerizing performance.” - - The L.A. Times, Don Heckman

“Of the many Sinatra-related shows we’ve seen, this is the one that seems most worthy of an Off-Broadway run.”
- talkinbroadway.com, Scott Siegel

Hoffman turns his highly rated PBS special into a musical play about his obsession with Sinatra and the influence he had on him. After the death of his father, while growing up, he looked to Sinatra as an escape, especially since his three uncles were jazz musicians who had played and recorded with Sinatra. A hilarious and poignant story, which weaves in more than 20 of Sinatra’s songs, Hoffman creates a musical score to his and his hero’s life.

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