VTA’s May Mid-Day Arts Café Features Dayton Philharmonic, 5/10

Victoria Theatre Association presents the May session of Mid-Day Arts Café, Tuesday, May 10th in the Mathile Theatre at the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center, featuring a preview of Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra's production of Leonard Bernstein's MASS: A Theatre Piece for Singers, Players, and Dancers, a part of the 2010-2011 Miami Valley & Good Samaritan Hospitals Classical Series.

A lunchtime event between Victoria Theatre Association and area arts and cultural organizations, Mid-Day Arts Café offers culture lovers the opportunity to learn, network and enjoy a delicious lunch from Citilites Restaurant & Bar on the second Tuesday of each month.

A collaboration between Wright State University and Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein's production focuses on a journey self-discovery and finding faith. The piece was originally commissioned by Jacqueline Kennedy and consists of several works written by Bernstein and Stephen Schwartz. Featured tenor John Wesley Wright will perform two movements from the concert with accompanist Rosanne Brown. A panel discussion will follow the performance including Neal Gittleman, Music Director of Dayton Philharmonic, and members of Wright State's Department of Theatre, Dance, and Motion Pictures, W. Stuart McDowell and Greg Hellems.
Tickets for the Mid-Day Arts Café include a delicious box lunch from Citilites Restaurant & Bar and a chance to network with fellow arts and culture lovers while Dayton's incredible arts companies show off their talents, tell their stories, preview upcoming performances and answer your questions.

Doors open at 11:30 a.m. with the event starting promptly at noon in order to conclude by 1 p.m. This is the last scheduled Mid-Day Arts Café for the 2010-2011 season. For more information on the 2011-2012 season, please contact Victoria Theatre Association directly.

Tickets are $12 each, which includes a complete box lunch provided by Citilites Restaurant & Bar. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Order online at www.TicketCenterStage.com or call Ticket Center Stage at (937) 228-3630.

The Mid-Day Arts Café is made possible through The Monarch/Genesis Fund B of The Dayton Foundation. Since 1921 The Dayton Foundation has been helping people help others in the Dayton community and beyond. The Dayton Foundation helps donors find the best and most tax-wise ways to achieve their charitable objectives, invests and manages donors' charitable funds, and provides grants and leadership to grow philanthropy and help meet present and future community needs. More information about The Dayton Foundation and its services is available at www.daytonfoundation.org.