Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
spotlightgala@home<br />
“ Here’s to you, here’s<br />
to the power of the<br />
arts — and here’s to<br />
an amazing season<br />
to come.”<br />
WELCOME<br />
FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CEO<br />
A year ago, NJPAC hosted its first virtual <strong>Spotlight</strong> <strong>Gala</strong> @ <strong>Home</strong>.<br />
It was something we’d never attempted before; we’d only just begun<br />
to offer our concerts, community programs, summer camps and arts<br />
training workshops digitally. How much we’ve learned in a year!<br />
And one of the lessons was this: We can still host one phenomenal<br />
party, even when all the guests are attending from their own living<br />
rooms! Sharing our biggest and best show of the year with everyone<br />
in New Jersey (and beyond!) virtually is such an exciting way to<br />
highlight the Arts Center’s unique ability to bring diverse, world-class<br />
artists together for a show that’s always greater than the sum of its<br />
parts. It’s something we’ve learned from the incredible performers<br />
showcased this evening: Voices raised together in harmony can make<br />
the most inspiring songs! As we celebrate the start of a new season,<br />
the ebbing of the pandemic and the return of live performances<br />
at NJPAC and everywhere, we thank all of you, our marvelous<br />
supporters, audiences and friends, who worked in harmony with us<br />
to keep the performing arts alive through one of the most challenging<br />
years we’ve known. Here’s to you, here’s to the power of the arts —<br />
and here’s to an amazing season to come.<br />
John Schreiber<br />
WELCOME<br />
FROM THE<br />
PRESIDENT OF<br />
WOMEN@NJPAC<br />
Gathering communities<br />
together, amplifying the voices<br />
of women and girls, sharing<br />
our inspiration and our passion<br />
for building a better world:<br />
This is what the Arts Center’s<br />
“sisterhood for good,” Women@<br />
NJPAC, does best. Tonight, we’re<br />
thrilled to have you join us in<br />
pursuing all those goals by<br />
supporting the work of the Arts<br />
Center with our annual <strong>Spotlight</strong><br />
<strong>Gala</strong>. So many people who<br />
visit NJPAC to see their favorite<br />
artists perform don’t realize<br />
how much more this anchor<br />
cultural institution does: From<br />
music and literacy classes for<br />
preschoolers, to pre-professional<br />
programs for young women<br />
musicians, to discussions about<br />
social justice movements, plus<br />
hundreds of free performances<br />
in libraries, churches and parks,<br />
NJPAC brings the power of the<br />
performing arts to everyone<br />
in our community. Tonight’s<br />
celebration advances all that<br />
good work. I hope you enjoy<br />
the songs and stories you’ll hear<br />
tonight even more, knowing that<br />
this wonderful concert is making<br />
a difference in the lives of so<br />
many of our neighbors.<br />
“ I hope you enjoy the<br />
songs and stories you’ll<br />
hear tonight even more,<br />
knowing that this<br />
wonderful concert is<br />
making a difference in<br />
the lives of so many of<br />
our neighbors.”<br />
Faith Taylor<br />
4 njpac.org/gala<br />
njpac.org/gala 5
Change language