Dr. K's Motown Review performs at Jamie A. Hulley Arts Foundation Gala Benefit | Press Releases

Saturday, September 6, 2014, at Fairfield University's Quick Center for the Arts

Image: Mowtown Review Revisiting the Motown Sound and reprising one of modern music's golden eras, Dr. K's Motown Review headlines the Jamie A. Hulley Arts Foundation 's twelfth annual Evening for the Arts Gala Benefit on Saturday, September 6, 2014 , at Fairfield University's Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts . The performance begins at 7 p.m. and is preceded by an Evening for the Arts reception at 6 p.m ., which includes complimentary wine and beer, light hors d'oeuvres and a Silent Auction. This years's pre-concert Silent Auction features over 150 items including a vacation getaway, a sunrise hot air balloon ride, vintage, handcrafted & designer items, baskets of treats, theater and sports tickets including Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers tickets, Hollywood and sport memorabilia, and special gifts from the cast of the Broadway Musical "Motown," the New York Giants, the Boston Red Sox, and Derek Jeter's Turn2Foundation. Tickets are $40 in advance or $45 at the door and may be purchased through the Quick Center Box office.

Dr. K's Motown Revue is led by veteran bassist, Paul Korman, whose musical quest was to put together the ultimate Motown tribute band. With Dr. K's Motown Revue he succeeds in presenting an outstanding array of seasoned musicians and singers taking audiences on a very realistic journey back to the Motown era, when the songs emanating from Motown Records in Detroit filled the radio airwaves. The combination of powerhouse singers and precise musicianship brings an authentic musical punch to the stage, as Dr. K's Motown Revue present an evening of classic Motown songs - hit after hit after hit - reprised in real time.

The Evening for the Arts Gala benefits the Jamie A. Hulley Arts Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the educational enrichment and professional development of young artists and early career professionals, and created in the memory of Orange, CT, resident Jamie Alaine Hulley. All proceeds from the Gala go to support the Jamie A. Hulley Arts Foundation, which sponsors scholarships, educational programs and grants in the arts, impacting the lives of hundreds of children, teens and early career adults throughout Connecticut, especially in the greater New Haven and Fairfield counties.

"Since the foundation's inception in 2002, thousands of young people have benefited from over $500,000 in scholarships and arts programming in theater, studio art, music, dance, film, and creative writing," said Judy Primavera, foundation co-founder and president. "It is going to be a night to remember. Not only will Dr. K's Motown Revue will have the audience dancing in the aisles but our Gala will also showcase some of our own local talent - the young people who are involved in the foundation's programs. Jared Brown, Artist Director of Square Foot Theatre in Wallingford is Masters of Ceremonies and Rob and Andrea Kennedy, Directors of Amity Creative Theatre, will be wielding the auctioneer's gavel."

The foundation awards grants to teachers in local public and parochial schools to bring professional artists, musicians, dancers, actors, and authors into the classroom to enhance the traditional curriculum through the arts. Thus far, schools in Ansonia, Bethany, Bridgeport, Derby, East Haven, Fairfield, Hartford, Orange, Manchester, New Haven, North Haven, Stratford, West Haven, Willimantic, and Woodbridge have benefited from the foundation's educational programs. The foundation also awards grants to local non-profits such as the Amity Teen Center, the New England Ballet Company for a 20-week school-readiness-through-dance program for Bridgeport preschoolers, the Milford Boys & Girls Club for an after school art program, and the Square Foot Theatre in Wallingford's youth and adult theater companies. The foundation provides college scholarships in Theatre and in Studio Art as well as scholarships to children for music lessons and summer theater camp.For information on the Jamie A. Hulley Arts Foundation , visit www.jamiehulleyartsfund.org , call (203) 891-8869, or e-mail: jamieart@snet.net .

Tickets are available through the Quick Center Box Office: (203) 254-4010, or toll-free 1-877-ARTS-396 (1-877-278-7396). Tickets can also be purchased online at www.quickcenter.com .

The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts is located on the campus of Fairfield University at 1073 North Benson Road in Fairfield, Connecticut. Entrance to the Quick Center is through the Barlow Road gate at 200 Barlow Road. Free, secure parking is available. Access for people with disabilities is available throughout the Quick Center for audience members and performers. Hearing amplification devices are available upon request at the Box Office. Fairfield University is located off exit 22 of Interstate-95. For further information and directions, call (203) 254-4010 or 1-877-278-7396, or visit www.quickcenter.com .