Nelson DeMille, KT Sullivan, Gary Ackerman to Be Honored at Great Neck Arts Center Gala
Caroline Sorokoff Associate Director of the Great Neck Arts Center has announced that KT Sullivan, United States Congressman Gary Ackerman, author Nelson DeMille and a local arts philanthropist will be honored at this years Gala which will be held Oct. 24th at the Gold Coast estate Oheka Castle on Long Island, which was commissioned by Otto Kahn.
The Arts Center was founded by Regina Gil 18 years ago and serves tens of thousands of people each year throughout the region. The event is also the kick-off of the second edition of the Arts Center’s lastest venture, the Gold Coast International Film Festival, a week of exciting film screenings, events, workshops and parties scheduled for October 23-28. Past honorees have included Broadway Stars Kelli O’Hara, Melissa Errico, Trent Kowalik from Billy Elliot, and Savion Glover. Visual Artists James Rosenquist, Oleg Cassini and Bob Gruen have also been honorees.
KT Sullivan has taken the reigns of the Mabel Mercer Foundation after the death of Donald Smith and will host the Cabaret Convention at Lincoln Center in October. She will also perform at this years Great Neck Gala.
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Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of The Temptations The Gateway Performing Arts Center of Suffolk County (6/19-7/19) |
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CAMELOT The John W. Engeman Theater (5/14-6/28) |
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Solstice Debut Theater Company (6/19-6/28) |
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Oliver Theatre Three - NY (5/16-6/20) |
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Hamptons Summer Songbook By the Sea LTV Studios (6/28-8/29) |
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Million Dollar Quartet Christmas The Gateway Performing Arts Center of Suffolk County (11/27-1/03) |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show The Dinner Detective Long Island (8/01-8/01) |
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Pippin Frank and Jill Productions (7/30-8/01) |
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Cabaret Theatre Three - NY (9/20-10/25) |
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I Hate Hamlet South Shore Theatre (8/14-8/14) |