On New Year’s Eve the
Wheatt Foundation produces its Annual New Year’s Eve Scholarship
Gala.Melting Pot Orchestra and other
entertainers perform.Dancing to the sounds of Motown, line
dancing and much more takes place.The program is usually held in the Family
Life Center of Garfield Church located at 3650 Lander Rd.
in Pepper Pike,Ohio
44124
(Lander
Circle at
Chagrin Blvd.).The program runs from 9 pm – 1 am.Breakfast is served to those
attending.The program is family oriented.Admission cost is usually $2 to $5 per
person.Proceeds fund a scholarship honoring Patricia
Belcher, former Melting Pot Orchestra violinist and United Way
of Greater Cleveland employee who died from pancreatic cancer in
February 2009.
This program is made possible by local stores,
restaurants, performing artists and others who contribute their
products and services free of charge to the Foundation.
This event, during the
holiday season, assists those who are financially deprived from
being excluded from an event that entertains and educates.The program’s positive music from
various genres is uplifting and enlightening.
Melting Pot Orchestra is
a multicultural diverse ensemble. Its instrumentation consists of
violins, horns, rhythm and vocalists.Many of MPO’s performers are degreed
music educators and have performed with many international artists
including Sammie Davis,
Jr., Ray Charles, the
Temptations, Prince, Joe Williams, Patti Paige, Celia Cruz, the
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Philharmonic
Orchestra and the Cleveland Women’s Orchestra.MPO’s repertoire is varied and
includes soul, Latin, jazz, pop, blues, sacred and classic musical
styles.MPO has performed at Cleveland’s House
of Blues, Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland State University,
Ursuline College and Pittsburg’s Kelly-Strayhorn Theatre, just to
name a few.Each fall MPO performs an annual benefit
concert for the United Way
of Greater Cleveland in the Performing Arts Center of Cuyahoga
Community College’s Eastern Campus.
To assist the Foundation, make a tax-deductible
contribution or purchase tickets to this event contact:
The Wheatt Foundation call
440-247-6872.
for further details
PAST EVENTS
WORLDS
GREATEST AFRICA-AMERICAN MAGICIAN
JOHN HAMILTON
AND THE
MELTING
POT ORCHESTRA
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Seated is Wei-Shu Wang of the Wei-Shu Wang Co (violin
teacher) Denise Yancey
