The Golden Age of Broadway and Operetta
Artist Series Concerts 30th Anniversary Celebration
February 24 • 5:00 p.m.
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, 1534 Mound Street, Sarasota FL 34236
The Golden Age of Broadway and Operetta celebrates the 30th anniversary of Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota, with co-founders Jerry and Lee Dougherty Ross serving as honorary chairs. On October 31, 1996, Lee Dougherty Ross, accompanied by pianist Anne Chamberlain, performed the very first concert. For the first few years it was a hobby, but in 2002 Jerry Ross created the 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. The celebration begins with a concert in the garden of popular operetta selections performed by singers Michaela Ristaino, Adelaide Boedecker, Amy Connours, Justin Gomlak, and Jesse Martin, with Dr. Joseph Holt at the piano. The evening includes cocktails during and following the performance, dinner in the ballroom, a live auction, a wall of wine, and more music by Suncoast Music Scholarship competition winners Colin Leonard and Matrick Thorpe. Tickets are $225.