"Let There Be Light" A Benefit Concert

Nov. 3, 2011 - PRLog -- XAVIER SOCIETY for the BLIND
 
154 East 23rd Street                                 www.xaviersocietyfortheblind.org
New York, NY  10010-4599                              Phone: (212) 473-7800
            Email: Christine@xaviersocietyfortheblind.org
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For Immediate Release

Let There Be Light!

Come usher in the holiday season at 4 pm on Saturday, December 10th, with a delightful concert to benefit the Xavier Society for the Blind, at the Victor Borge Hall of the Scandinavia House located at 58 Park Avenue, four blocks south of Grand Central Station.  

The concert will celebrate the feast of St. Lucy, the Patron Saint of the blind, whose feast day is December 13th.  Many Scandinavian countries honor her at this time of year with special foods, music, processions and, notably, with young ladies wearing lit candles in wreaths on their heads.

Father John R. Sheehan, Chairman of the Xavier Society for the Blind, with five other great singers and the noted Woody Regan on piano will entertain with songs from Broadway, opera, and many other countries. One of the songs featured will be the sextet from “Lucia de Lammermoor,” and, of course, “Santa Lucia.” (The song is about a harbor, not the saint, but the harbor is named after St. Lucy!)

Following the concert, there will be a chance to meet and mingle with the artists at a light wine and hors d'oeuvre reception.

Take a break from the Christmas rush and spend a quiet afternoon enjoying the beautiful music. You will still be able to join friends for dinner or continue your evening with a Broadway show.

Tickets are $40 per person, $75 to become a patron the event. Patrons receive preferred seating, a signed program and $35 of the ticket price is tax deductible. Seats are limited, so please make your reservations soon.  For tickets call (212) 473-7800 or go our website: www.xaviersocietyfortheblind.org