Patchogue Theatre Gala 2015
Ben Vitale
On Saturday April 25, 2015, the Patchogue Theatre sponsored its first grand Gala. By definition a Gala, is “a social occasion with special entertainments or performances.” This first Gala, which is a fundraising event, was a smashing success!
I believe the Ronan Tynan has appeared at the Patchogue
Theatre about eight times; history has proven that the residents of long Island
really enjoy his performances. I must admit that I was pleasantly surprised at
the performance; it was not what I expected! I expected a formal vocal recital,
but the performance actually included very pleasant humorous interaction
between Ronan Tynan, his world class accompanist, soprano Rebecca Farley, and
the audience!
Rebecca Farley is Dr. Ronan Tynan's student at the university of Kentucky. Ronan asked Rebecca
Farley, a 24 year old young lady from Kentucky, to perform at our Patchogue
Theatre without being given much notice! After listening to her beautiful
voice; I do indeed know why Ronan asked Rebecca to perform at our theatre!
Mayor Paul Pontieri and John A Krieger presided over the
ceremonial portion of the Gala. Former Mayor Steve Keegan was given a
commendation for actually initiating the rebuilding of our Patchogue Theatre
during his 1996 through 2000 tenure as mayor of Patchogue Village!
The crowd of about 700 people that attended the Gala made a
statement that is loud and clear! Yes we have many restaurants and bars that we
all patronize and enjoy, but there is something else! In a village of only
10,000 residents 700 of them voiced their desire to attend events that are
classical in nature! Yes Irish music, opera, and classic music, I was
pleasantly surprised! Yes…Patchogue residents do indeed appreciate the arts!
I hope that our Patchogue Theatre decides to sponsor other
Gala events in the future!
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