The South Orange-Maplewood
Education Foundation(SOMEF)
Upcoming events

We’re celebrating our 20th anniversary with festivities to support
the restoration of the Columbia High School Auditorium!

A NIGHT ON THE TOWNS – SUNDAY, MAY 23, 2010
Featuring a song & dance performance,
GOTTA SING, GOTTA DANCE, GOTTA GIVE,
7:30 PM at Columbia High School

Suzanne Douglass, Emmy® Award-winner Andre Braugher,
Tony-Award Winner Christine Ebersole, and Lori Mirabal
will be among the celebrities participating in "Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance, Gotta Give"

Tony winner, Christine Ebersole, Emmy winner, Andre Braugher and film & TV star, Suzzanne Douglass are scheduled to appear along with Lori Mirabal, Lydia Johnson Dance, Catherine Brunell, Heidi Burgermaster with a CHS Alumni Jazz Band, a Music Faculty Trumpet Trio and more. Local performers and Columbia’s own impressive talent from past, present and future will round out the cast with comedy, magic and reprises of memorable CHS Musical company numbers. A dessert reception for audience and cast, sponsored by the CHS Music Parents Association following the show is included with all ticket purchases.

Start the evening at AN ELEGANT COCKTAIL PARTY hosted by South Orange patron of the arts, Patricia Bell, in her extraordinary Montrose Home at 5:00 PM. Enjoy a full bar and hors d’oeuvres by David Ellis Events and admire Ms. Bell's prized art collection. (Read about Ms. Bell's art collection and her extraordinary Montrose Home.)

As of May 18, tickets can still be purchased in advance
and will be sold at the door, if available.

Prices and ticket information

SOMEF's Long-range CHS Auditorium campaign: Take A Seat!

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