04/30/12 Whether you want to welcome spring or give the mother in your life a special Mother’s Day gift, join Encore Performing Arts for their second in a series of ‘Dinner and Music’ concerts. Lake Effect Winds, a woodwind quintet based in the St. Joseph, Michigan area, performs a wide variety of music. Their repertoire ranges from Baroque and Classical to 20th century styles including show tunes, big band and patriotic. Their repertoire also includes Christmas and wedding music.
Since its formation in 1997, the group has performed for numerous social events and parties, weddings, church services and outdoor concerts. Notable performances include the WAUS Second Sunday Series at Fernwood Gardens, the Riverfront Concert Series in both South Haven and Niles, Monday Musical programs and the Toast ‘n Jam children’s concert at the Dowagiac Dogwood Fine Arts Festival. They also present educational assemblies for elementary through high school students.
After their performance at the Dowagiac Dogwood Fine Arts concert, Rich Bressler, event chairman, wrote, “Wow! What great musical artistry… a wonderful, unique group of musicians to work with…creative music variety for audiences of all ages.”
Members of the quintet are comprised of Jan Street on flute; Ruthann Adams on oboe; Melody Prather on clarinet; DeLain Bomer on French horn and Lisa Bubar on bassoon.
For additional information on the group and musical samples, see their website at www.lakeeffectwinds.com
Festivities at the Plymouth Country Club begin at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 7th with an opportunity for socializing, followed by dinner at 6:30. The performance will begin at 7:45 and the cost is $50 per person. There are three menu choices: breast of chicken with grilled asparagus, grape tomatoes and tarragon; broiled mahi-mahi with fire-roasted pineapple relish and coconut rice; and grilled pork loin with mushroom sauce and grilled sweet potato medallions.
For reservations with dinner preferences call the Encore office at 574-935-4987 or e-mail at info@encoreperformingarts.org. No tickets will be issued and payment can be made at the door. See the Encore website at www.encoreperformingarts.org for more information.
Encore is grateful for the generosity of Plymouth Foundry, Inc. for being the major sponsor for the event.
