Dance at nJPac Dazzles with Beauty and Boldness - ArtsFreePress
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N<strong>at</strong>urally 7 <strong>and</strong> INDIA, the Princess of<br />
Salsa. Since a tour of the Emerald City<br />
wouldn’t be complete <strong>with</strong>out Harold<br />
Arlen’s “Over the Rainbow,” Broadway<br />
star Ann Hampton Callaway swept<br />
listeners away <strong>with</strong> her interpret<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
The evening’s honorees, introduced by<br />
WA President Christine C. Gilfillan in<br />
a videotaped tribute, included P<strong>at</strong>rick<br />
C. Dunican, Jr., Esq. <strong>and</strong> Gibbons<br />
P.C. (Vagelos Award for Corpor<strong>at</strong>e<br />
Commitment to the Arts); Cephas Bowles,<br />
President <strong>and</strong> CEO of WBGO Jazz88.3<br />
FM (Ryan Award for Commitment to<br />
NJPAC <strong>and</strong> Leadership in the City of<br />
Newark) <strong>and</strong> Veronica M. Goldberg<br />
(Chambers Award for Service to the<br />
Community <strong>and</strong> to the Arts).<br />
During the performance, NJPAC’s lobby<br />
had been swiftly transfigured into a<br />
nightclub <strong>with</strong> swirling fabric “cyclones”<br />
suspended upward of three stories <strong>and</strong><br />
lit <strong>with</strong> rainbows of color. Projections<br />
skittered about the floor, including<br />
a giant uncoiling yellow brick road,<br />
where guests danced to the music of<br />
DJ Kiss—when they weren’t sampling<br />
the luscious goodies <strong>at</strong> the Wicked<br />
Dessert Extravaganza.<br />
Spotlight Gala 2013’s lead sponsor was<br />
Prudential Financial; the Underwriter<br />
was The MCJ Amelior Found<strong>at</strong>ion. Vice<br />
Chairs included Bank of America, Toby<br />
<strong>and</strong> Leon G. Cooperman, Gibbons P.C.,<br />
Public Service Enterprise Group <strong>and</strong><br />
PwC. Special thanks go to the Board of<br />
Trustees of the Women’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>and</strong><br />
the NJPAC Board of Directors <strong>and</strong> its<br />
Co-Chairs William J. Marino <strong>and</strong> John<br />
R. Strangfeld.<br />
Guests followed the yellow brick road for dinner in Victoria The<strong>at</strong>er.<br />
For more inform<strong>at</strong>ion about making a contribution to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, please write or<br />
call the Development Department <strong>at</strong> 973-642-8989 or via e-mail to phansen@njpac.org.<br />
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