Here’s more information for you about this community event!
About the recipients:
–Bill Vrscak is a free-lance artist/illustrator and signature member of the American Watercolor Society. He is a realist painter whose work reflects a strong sense of freshness and simplicity, consistent with his attitude that “the simplest statements make the most impact.” A frequent national award winner, his work is widely published. Vrscak studied painting and design at the Ivy School of Art in Pittsburgh and currently teaches painting workshops throughout the United States and Canada.
–Lou Schreiber is a widely acclaimed jazz musician, known primarily for his saxophone work, though he also plays piano, clarinet, and keyboard. He has played with such greats as George Benson, Dizzy Gillespie, Maynard Ferguson and the Four Freshmen, as well as Buddy Rich and Louis Prima. He played at the William Penn Hotel as a solo pianist in the Palm Court for 18 years, and you can often hear samples of his work on our local jazz station, WDUQ.
–An expert in the Italian Bel Canto, Miss Pinza is a former leading soprano with the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, San Francisco and other major opera companies. For the past twenty years she has devoted herself to teaching, bringing to her students a world of opera experience. Presently, Claudia Pinza teaches at the University of Pittsburgh and Duquesne University. She also gives master classes in various opera houses around the country, including the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. She founded EPCASO in memory of her father in 1981, and it sponsors a five-week Summer Opera Program which provides concentrated study and training in voice, repertoire, and language for singers. Her husband Rolando Bozzolla, organizes the program behind the scenes. He handles auditions, travel arrangements, scholarships and the fund raising.
About the raffle prizes:
Raffle #1: $50 for Vivo, 1 free haircut at Mane Attractions, Pig cutting board (acrylic) from DoItBest, $25 for Fodi’s Jewelers, Free tax return service (State & Federal) at Liberty Tax
Raffle #2: 6 month family YMCA Membership, 2 forgiven parking tickets from the Mayor, $10 for Rusty Nail, 1 free haircut at A Cut Above the Rest, $5 off any nail service at Dojo Nails, 1 hour free design consultation from Qui Interiors
Raffle #3: 2 free haircuts at Mane Attractions, $10 for Dari-Villa, Organizational kit from David Gillingham Accounting, $25 for Lincoln Bakery, 10% off a custom framing job at Matthews Arts, $10 for Produce Plus
Raffle #4: 1 free haircut at Lincoln Barber, 2 pieces of jewelry from The Shepherd’s Door, 1 Plank Eye skateboard deck, $25 for Mojo Bistro, Gift basket from Summer’s Tanning Salon, $5 off a tailoring job from Jesse the Tailor
Raffle #5: The 50/50! Winner splits the proceeds of this raffle with Building New Hope.
Tickets are just $1 each, and they’re available before Sunday at Affogato, Dari-Villa, La Prima Espresso, Plank Eye Board Shop, and Lincoln Barber. The drawing is Sunday at 6:30, and winner need not be present. Just make sure you put your name, phone number, and raffle number on the ticket and KEEP YOUR HALF. We will call the winners but you must present your half of the ticket to take the prizes home.
Hope to see you all at the event on Sunday!
