The first-ever “Port’s Got Talent” show at Landmark’s Jeanne Rimsky Theater was a great success. The event, held on Oct. 20, featured exceptional performances, generous sponsors and strong ticket sales.
Organized and presented by the board and staff of the Port Washington Senior Citizens Center, the acts were selected through auditions plus local performance studios Bach to Rock, Berest Dance Studio, NY Danceworks and Voice Academy. Singers from the Red Stocking Revue and Port Washington Play Troupe also performed.
All profits from the event will support hot lunch, exercise, art and other programming at the Senior Center.
“This event was such a great success,” Senior Citizens Center Board President Debbie Greco Cohen said. “We knew we had a great idea and great talent, but it wasn’t until just before the show that we saw how full the theater was that we knew we had a hit.”
The board and staff of the Senior Center wish to thank all of the performers who put on such a spectacular show, along with the many sponsors who helped raise money for programming at the Center. The Celebrity Sponsor and underwriter for the event’s theater cost was The Peter & Jeri Dejana Family Foundation.
Platinum Sponsors were Blank Slate Media and Pierce Coach Lines. Gold Sponsors were The De Rosa Foundation, Coleen & Christos Kanavos, Kiwanis International of Manhasset and Port Washington, Lion’s Club, Port Washington News and The Sweeney Family. Silver Sponsors were Anthony’s World of Floors, Office of Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Dance Arts Center, Elks Lodge of New Hyde Park, Greenvale Chemist & Surgical, Maura Bros. & Co., Minuteman Press of Port Washington, NY Danceworks Poster Signs and Sands Point Center For Health & Rehabilitation.
Fan Sponsors were All-American Painting, Town Councilwoman Dina De Giorgio, NYS Assemblyman Tony D’Urso, Debbie Greco Cohen & Family, Eyesight In Sight, Leon Jankowski, Kathy Levinson, NYS Senator Elaine Phillips, Marianne Bortone Prince, John Michael Marino Lodge Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America, Reyes Brothers Remodeling and Design, Evelyn Strauss and Zimbardi Financial Group.
October has been a busy month for the Senior Center. The Port Washington Public Library hosted an art exhibit for the entire month featuring artwork by members of the Senior Citizens Center. Many of the artists have only been painting for a few years, yet their talent appears to have taken decades to master. The Center thanks HEARTS for its generous grant that supports the two art classes offered.
