Events
Viva la Voce!
Saturday, April 4, 2009
The Academy thanks its many friends, individuals and corporation sponsors, who helped make Viva la Voce! 2009 at Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park one of our most successful gala fundraising events. Special thanks to Gala chair Susan Kane, vice chairs Stephen T. Janick and Ann R. Stephenson, and to our Benefactors' Thank You Party hosts Suzanne and Norman Cohn.
Please visit the websites of our corporate sponsors (below), with special appreciatioin to our Presenting Sponsor, Mike Paolone and Merrill Lynch. All proceeds from Viva la Voce! will benefit the scholarship fund of the Academy of Vocal Arts.
Presenting Sponsor
Major Sponsors
Contributing Sponsors
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The South Jersey Opera Association
Tha Academy of Vocal Arts thanks all our friends and supporters in South Jersey who helped make OPERA MADNESS such a resounding success. We especially thank Event Sponsor John McCarthy, as well as Gala Committee members Lyn Vizzi, Nannette Kalani, Barbara Esposito, Amelia Batastini, Sherwood Pavorsky and the many, many others who contributed their time and talents. Thank you!!
Corporate Sponsors
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Join The Friends of AVA for
A JOURNEY IN MUSIC
A taste of food and music from around the world
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
6:30 – 7:15 pm cocktails and 7:15 - 9:30 pm dinner
The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College
4233 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
Complimentary secured parking on site
The music of and about Italy, France, Vienna & Asia
Featuring AVA resident artists
with
Michele Scanlon, piano
(The music for the evening is sponsored by John McCarthy)
Evening Menu
During cocktails – Cheese, fruit board, an assortment of crudités and dips
with complimentary wine
Asian course - Cold shrimp and vegetable rice noodle salad
Italian course - Pinwheel of pasta stuffed with ricotta and spinach with two sauces
French course - Chicken Wellington, mushroom duxelle, Madeira wine demi-glace
Viennese Dessert course- Unstructured Sacher torte “mit Schlagsahne”
Coffee, tea, iced tea, soda included
(Wines by the glass and bottle will be available for purchase during dinner)
$65 per person for Friends of AVA and their guests
RSVP with payment to
Daniel Pantano, Special Events and Community Relations
215-735-1685 ext. 26, or dpantano@avaopera.org
Seating is limited, so reserve your place soon!
Reservations and payments accepted through May 13
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