Rotary offers ‘Music Off Broadway’

BANGOR – Music will be in the early summer air when the Bangor Rotary Club presents “Music Off Broadway,” a celebration of community talent, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at Peakes Auditorium, Bangor High School.

The event is a special fundraiser to support youth programs in the community.

“Music Off Broadway” will feature the talents of many familiar faces for a lively evening of singing and entertainment.

Rotarian Roger George will produce the event with music director Josh Schmersal. The evening will celebrate upbeat music of the ’50s and ’60s, and feature many popular show tunes sung by a 30-member chorus. Soloists include several members of the Rotary Club.

“We have wonderful vocal talent in our community, and I know everyone will be thrilled to see familiar faces in the spotlight singing their hearts out with these great songs,” George said.

Familiar faces in the show include Heather Astbury, John Grover, Clif Eames, Jody Chasse, Darlene Mogul, Susan Hunt, Roland Dubay, Neil Ashton, Bruce Malonee and Paul Morrow.

Sharon Pelletier, Nancy Dymond, Steve Gormley and others will sing show-stopping solo numbers. All funds raised at the event will support after-school programming at the Bangor Y, the Camp Bangor camp scholarship program and programs for middle school children at Bangor Public Library.

Tickets to “Music Off Broadway” are $15, $10 for youth under 18, with a $40 family maximum. Advance tickets may be purchased at the Grasshopper Shop and BookMarc’s in downtown Bangor, Patrick’s Hallmark Shop on Broadway, and Mr. Paperback, Airport Mall, Union Street.