This year The Plainfield Symphony presented an unusually exciting dinner-theatre fund raiser ‘duCABARET’ at the duCret School of Art in Plainfield, NJ on Saturday evening, February 12th. The house was packed as music and art lovers came together on the floor for an evening of art and entertainment. True to the spirit of a NYC Cabaret style show, Plainfield Symphony President James Rowland brought in NYC talent that thrilled the crowd with their performances. The award winning cabaret performer John DeMarco also a well known local realtor, was joined by singers Greg Myers, Kim Grogg and The Del Angels a trio who rocked the house with beautiful harmonic blends. duCret faculty member Dean Field, then performed on the very special Petrof, a state-of-the-art piano, which was specially brought in for the event.
duCret School of Art invited music and art lovers alike to converge for an evening of classic tunes, great food and fun. Hosting the event was NYC’s very popular cabaret singer Jim Speake. The open bar began at 7:00PM and the dinner show started at 8:00PM. Included in the evening’s event was a Silent Auction, a Raffle and a silent duCret Faculty Art Show, featuring the very special works of several published duCret artists who have achieved world recognition. This included two wildlife artists, Douglas Allen and Leslie Delgyer both of whom are duCret board members. Leslie was also most generous in her donation of a $300.00 limited edition Jaguar print as a door prize giveaway.
Plainfield Symphony is New Jersey’s oldest community symphony. It is well known for its community outreach programs which include; holding an annual free children’s concert, instituting music education programs in central NJ schools, orchestrating canned food drives and also managing the Plainfield Symphony Junior Board of Directors, which enables students to take active part in community programs, marketing, operations and fund raising.
Similarly, the duCret School of Art is NJ’s oldest non-profit visual arts school and is celebrating it’s 85th year. duCret holds a legendary cast of accomplished artists, which includes; nationally acclaimed painters, portrait artists and illustrators, as well as graphic designers who are now affiliated with some of the nation’s most prestigious advertising agencies.
The collaboration of both institutions made this event a most special one indeed! Featured: Top Image - Jim Speake, Middle Image - Dean Field, Bottom Image - John DeMarco, Kim Grogg and Greg Myers. For more information on Ducret School of Art, visit Events and Workshops.
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