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03/15/2013 - Asia Week New York Kick-off Reception at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum,
03/12/2013 - Third Annual Fountain House Associates Spring Breakfast: “Between The Sheets”
03/05/2013 - NYU LANGONE MEDICAL CENTER’S FACES GALA HONORING LEON CHARNEY RAISED $4.5 MILLION
02/23/2013 - "I Have A Voice" fundraiser for Gigi's PLAYHOUSE
02/23/2013 - Eleventh Annual “Thanksgiving in February” Feeds over 500 of New York’s Needy
02/21/2013 - The French Heritage Society's Annual Palm Beach Gala Dinner
02/21/2013 - 24th Annual Gala of Heart & Soul Charitable Fund Auction at Christie’s
02/21/2013 - Eva Longoria Hosts Benefit for “Food Chains” Documentary - Exposes Exploitation in Am’s Farm Labor
02/13/2013 - Verdura hosts a fundraiser for“The Michael Feinstein American Songbook Initiative”
02/13/2013 - Lost and Found: The Pinajian Discovery, a benefit preview for the Fund for Armenian Relief
02/08/2013 - 56th Annual Red Cross Ball in Palm Beach
02/07/2013 - Lost and Found: The Pinajian Discovery benefit preview for the Fund for Armenian Relief
02/06/2013 - All Star Orchestra’s Preview Screening of their New Classical Music and On-line Education Television
01/29/2013 - Urban Greenwalk
01/23/2013 - The Perlman Music Program Fourth Charity Wine Auction
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FAMILY BENEFIT: Where the Wild Things Are
04/09/2011 - By New York, NY

FAMILY BENEFIT: Where the Wild Things Are

City Opera’s Family Benefit offered a wonderful opportunity to introduce children ages 5-12 to the world of opera.

This year’s event was based around a concert performance of the fantastical opera based on the beloved children’s book by Maurice Sendak – Where the Wild Things Are. Composed by Oliver Knussen to Sendak’s libretto, this enchanting work tells the tale of a little boy with a wild imagination. This year the Family Benefit raised $150,000 in support of City Opera’s Education Programs.

City Opera teamed up with the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, founded by brothers Russell and Danny Simmons, and featured the wonderful imaginations of students in their programs. Rush Kids/Teens, who received a comprehensive education in the visual arts, envisioned and drew set designs for this concert performance, and their creations were projected behind the singers as scenic décor. The Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation’s mission is to provide at-risk youth with significant exposure and access to the arts.

The matinee performance was followed by a family-friendly party featuring a buffet lunch, face painting, craft station, costume try-on, instrument encounter, a make-your-own sundae bar, and many more delights!

Photos: Patrick McMullan


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