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DALLAS — Misericordia University and the Performing Arts Training Academy (PATA) are presenting the “Performing Arts Gala: Spring into Song’’ at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 25 in Lemmond Theater in Walsh Hall.
The program is being held in support of the performing arts and serves as a kickoff to a new performing arts season. Blending a mix of song, dance and drama by talented area performers, the spring gala will take the audience on a journey through the many styles of performance, including contemporary pop, musical theater, and lyrical song and dance, as well as classical song, slam poetry, monologues, and skits.
Highlights of the evening include feature performances from Cari M. Tellis, Ph.D., C.C.C.-S.L.P., the director of the academy who is also a trained vocalist, actor and an associate professor of speech-language pathology at Misericordia University; Lauren Timek, a trained dancer and vocalist; Lonnie Barone, an executive leadership coach, writer and actor; Michael Brown, a trained dancer and creative director at Arts in Movement Academy of Dance; Jeff Kelly, trained vocalist and actor; the Misericordia Players Theater students, and Misericordia students Ryan Burdick (jazz pianist) of Madison, N.Y.; Sean Vitale (drums) of West Pittston, Pa., and Katharine Manasco (guitar, singer/songwriter) of Dallas, Pa.
Special performances will be conducted by some of Lauren Timek’s dancers from the Academy of Movement in Sinking Spring.
Proceeds from the event will support the performing arts, including scholarships for the Summer Performing Arts Training Academy at Misericordia University being held July 22 through Aug. 9. For more information about the gala, to purchase tickets, to purchase an advertisement in the summer PATA program or to register for the summer academy, please contact Dr. Tellis at ctellis@misericordia.edu or at 570-674-6207 or Jeff Kelly at jkelly2@misericordia.edu or at 570-674-6155. Tickets are $15 for adults and $7 for students.