Aloha Performing Arts Company

Aloha Performing Arts Company, the only live theatre company on the Kona coast, invites the public to support its work at a gala benefit entitled "100 Years of Broadway" on Saturday evening, August 2 at APAC's home, the historic Aloha Theatre in Kainaliu. The event begins at 6:30 p.m., and will feature an elegant gourmet selection of heavy pupu and fine wines and local and imported beers inside the theatre. A highlight of the evening will be live performances celebrating 100 years of Broadway. Featured composers include Rodgers and Hammerstein, Irving Berlin, Stephen Sondheim, Kander and Ebb, Frank Loesser, Jerry Herman, Lerner and Loewe, Meredith Wilson, and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Performers include Delaney Ross, Sue Boyum, Sam Valenti, Randy Ressler, Miguel Montez, Noah and Elana Salzman, Elliott Jacobson, Amanda Ross, Sandra Burck, Jaquelynn Collier, BriAnna Johnson, Francine Alexander, and Kelly Ann Miles, with Jerry Tracy as the narrator. The evening will include a silent auction as well as a live auction, with Mark Pollard serving as auctioneer. Some of the items up for bid are hotel stays, retail gift certificates, local art pieces, various services, private movie screenings, movie tickets, ocean cruises, and unique jewelry. Tickets are $75 and can be purchased by phone at 322-9924 or online at www.apachawaii.org.

Aloha Performing Arts Company, established in 1986, has recently acquired the master lease and moved its offices back into the Aloha Theatre, after nearly a decade of being an itinerant renter. The move is in fact still in process, so this gala celebrates the company "coming home." APAC offers live theatre events for all ages. Each season contains at least one show each for teens and children, a large family oriented musical, and a drama, comedy, or classic. The 2008/2009 theatrical season will be announced at the gala. All funds raised at the event will help APAC to continue offering quality theatrical experiences to the West Hawaii community. For more information, visit the website at www.apachawaii.org, or call 322-9924.

7/18/08