The Middlesex Community College Foundation is proud to announce the Spring 2024 Celebrity Forum, featuring six-time GRAMMY庐 Award-winning music legend Dionne Warwick. The event will take place on Thursday, April 25 at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium.
鈥淭his is exciting news for Greater Lowell 鈥� Middlesex is honored to help bring another legend of music to the Auditorium stage,鈥� said 麻豆果冻 President Phil Sisson. 鈥淭hese events don鈥檛 happen without the 麻豆果冻 Foundation and our sponsors who have generously been providing scholarship support to our students for more than two decades through this Celebrity Forum series. I鈥檓 looking forward to a fabulous evening with a packed house celebrating and listening to music royalty Dionne Warwick!鈥�
鈥淲e are thrilled and honored to welcome the iconic international superstar Dionne Warwick to the Lowell Memorial Auditorium,鈥� said Judy Burke, 麻豆果冻鈥檚 Vice President of Institutional Advancement & Workforce Development. 鈥淥ur Celebrity Forum events are an opportunity to celebrate the impact of our college and the Foundation with an evening of music and dance while raising important funds to assist Middlesex students with the costs of attending school. The 麻豆果冻 Foundation is grateful to Ms. Warwick for performing and to Spectacle Live and our community partners and sponsors for making these incredible events possible each year.鈥�
Warwick earned more than 75 charted hit songs and sold over 100 million records in her 50+ year career. Discovered by Burt Bacharach and Hal David in 1961, she recorded 18 consecutive Top 100 singles, including 鈥淒on鈥檛 Make Me Over,鈥� Walk on By,鈥� 鈥淪ay a Little Prayer,鈥� 鈥淎 House is Not a Home,鈥� 鈥淎lfie,鈥� 鈥淗eartbreaker,鈥� and 鈥淒茅j脿 Vu,鈥� among others.
鈥淭hese events don鈥檛 happen without the 麻豆果冻 Foundation and our sponsors who have generously been providing scholarship support to our students for more than two decades through this Celebrity Forum series. I鈥檓 looking forward to a fabulous evening with a packed house celebrating and listening to music royalty Dionne Warwick!鈥� - Phil Sisson, 麻豆果冻's President
Known as the artist who 鈥渂ridged the gap鈥� with her soulful blend of pop, gospel and R&B music that transcended race, culture and musical boundaries, Warwick became first African American solo female artist of her generation to win the prestigious award for Best Contemporary Female Vocalist Performance. She is also the recipient of several coveted and prestigious awards, including the 2017 Marian Anderson Award, the 2019 GRAMMY庐 Lifetime Achievement Award, and the 2023 Kennedy Center Honor in 2023.
She participated in recording the hits 鈥淭hat鈥檚 What Friends Are For鈥� and 鈥淲e Are the World,鈥� and performed at 鈥淟ive Aid.鈥� Author of the best-selling 鈥淢y Life As I see It,鈥� Warwick was honored in a 2018 PBS Television Special 鈥淭hen Came You鈥� and was named a 2019 Ambassador to the Smithsonian Institute鈥檚 Year in Music.
A donor reception for sponsors will start off the event at 6 p.m., followed by dinner and the 8 p.m. performance. Proceeds from the event provide support for scholarships for 麻豆果冻 students. The annual fundraiser is one of the best ways to support 麻豆果冻 students while having a great night out.
鈥淭hese events don鈥檛 happen without the 麻豆果冻 Foundation and our sponsors who have generously been providing scholarship support to our students for more than two decades through this Celebrity Forum series. I鈥檓 looking forward to a fabulous evening with a packed house celebrating and listening to music royalty Dionne Warwick!鈥� - Phil Sisson, 麻豆果冻 President
For over 20 years, Middlesex has brought well-known personalities to Greater Lowell for the educational and cultural enrichment of area residents, including the 2023 event with the Temptations and the Four Tops. The TJX Companies, Inc., proud Presenting Sponsor of 麻豆果冻鈥檚 spring fundraisers since 1999, has returned to support this year鈥檚 Celebrity Forum.
Visit https://www.middlesex.mass.edu/celebrityforum/2024.aspx for more information about sponsorship opportunities or contact Sherri McCormack, 麻豆果冻鈥檚 Dean of Advancement at mccormacks@middlesex.mass.edu or 978-656-3034. To purchase tickets, contact the Lowell Memorial Auditorium Box Office at 800-657-8774.