ArtsBridge Foundation at Cobb Energy Centre celebrated its 10th Anniversary with an Overture Gala on September 21. The electrifying evening of festivities included a reception emceed by Paul Milliken from FOX 5 Atlanta, a sumptuous dinner, a medley performed by Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards - Shuler Hensley Awards winner Heritage High School, and a performance of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, Million Dollar Quartet. BroadwayWorld has photos from the event below!
Guests included: Michele Swann, CEO & General Manager of the Cobb-Marietta Coliseum & Exhibit Hall Authority; Jennifer Dobbs Hill, Executive Director at ArtsBridge Foundation; Joanne Truffelman; Clare Richardson; Valery Voyles, Chairman & CEO of Ed Voyles Automotive Group; Helen S. Carlos; Samit Roy, CEO of Scicom Infrastructure Services; Jerry Nix, Chairman of the Cobb-Marietta Coliseum & Exhibit Hall Authority (former CFO of Genuine Parts); Teya Ryan, CEO & President of Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB); Jack Ward, Chairman of ArtsBridge Foundation; the Honorable Mike Boyce, Cobb County Commission Chairman; Sid Roy, VP of Operations & Client Support at Scicom Infrastructure Services; and Holly Quinlan, CEO of Cobb Travel & Tourism.
ArtsBridge Foundation is dedicated to providing quality arts education and community programs that engage, motivate, inspire, and elevate the next generation of artists and arts supporters. ArtsBridge provides arts education opportunities to students in grades K-12 through programs at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre including Field Trips, Master Classes, a Family Series, and the annual Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards - The Shuler Hensley Awards. Since inception in 2007, ArtsBridge has served more than 300,000 students and educators from 57 Georgia counties, plus students from Alabama, Tennessee, Florida and South Carolina. ArtsBridge Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. To learn more about their programs and how you can get involved, visit artsbridgega.org.
Photo Credit: Chris Savas

Master of Ceremonies Paul Milliken

Heritage High School entertains at the 2017 ArtsBridge Gala

Heritage High School entertains at the 2017 ArtsBridge Gala

Joanne Truffelman and Clare Richardson

Cheryl and Jerry Nix

Holly Quinlan and Michele Swann

Jack and Jean Ward

Jennifer Dobbs Hill, Michele Swann and Teya Ryan

Jimmy and Helen S. Carlos

Judy and Mike Boyce

Mita and Samit Roy

Ronny Pepper and Joanne Truffelman

Sid and Elisa Roy
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