The Tyrone-Snyder Township Public Library has announced that the big annual \u201cfun\u201d raising concert will be held Saturday evening, April 16 at the Tyrone High School auditorium, according to Chuck Banas concert chairman and organizer.
\nDoors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the show will start 7 p.m.
\n\u201cAll of the monies raised will go toward paying the annual mortgage on the new Tyrone-Snyder Public Library located at the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and 10th Street in downtown Tyrone,\u201d Banas said.
\nThis will be the fourth annual concert the library board of directors has put on for the community.
\n\u201cWe have had some really great talent take to the stage to benefit the new library over the past three years, Jimmy Beaumont and The Skyliners, The Marcels, Vanessa Campagna and The Vogues to name a few,\u201d said Banas. \u201cI am sure that this year we will be able to deliver even more entertainment to the community to benefit our new library.\u201d
\nThe library concerts have all been a success for the library and professionally co-coordinated. Last April\u2019s concert attracted over 800 people and became the leader in attendance for the library. Banas feels this year\u2019s concert will have a very good chance to surpass last April\u2019s concert in attendance.
\n\u201cWe are all very excited with the acts that we have under contract for our April 16 performance,\u201d said Banas. \u201cI think that everyone will agree.\u201d
\nThis year, the concert will bring four different types of acts to the high school stage. Opening up the show will be 15-year-old singing sensation Greta Shepardson.
\n\u201cSo many people loved Vanessa Campagna and her talent that we felt that bringing Greta to Tyrone would be a natural fit. She is a tremendous young talent and I am sure that everyone who sees and hears her will agree,\u201d said Banas.
\nFollowing Greta\u2019s performance, Banas told The Daily Herald that yet another 15-year-old, Kelsey Wilson, and the Foxtrot Dancers will be performing.
\n\u201cKelsey brings a dynamic singing voice to the stage and the Foxtrot Dancers are high energy and will bring a smile and joy to everyone who sees their performance,\u201d added Banas.
\nThe Foxtrot Dancers will also perform solo after they accompany Kelsey in her performance.
\nFollowing the Foxtrot Dancers appearing live from Nottingham, England, will be Mr. Barry St. Ives. This stand-up comic has performed at the London Palladium and has worked with some of England\u2019s finest including Benny Hill, before coming to the United States 15 years ago.
\nSince then, he has delighted audiences all over the country and at sea, appearing with many of the world\u2019s greatest entertainers such as Tom Jones, Willie Nelson, Pat Boone and Engelbert Humperdinck in Las Vegas.
\nHis light-hearted comedy and realistic impressions are only superseded by his amazing voice and British charm. This winning combination has made him a favorite with the multi-national audiences both on land and the sea.
\n\u201cBarry will have the entire house rolling with his humor and wit,\u201d added Banas. \u201cI am pleased to announce that after Barry performs and we have a brief intermission then we will have one of the greatest performing groups of all time bring our concert home when I get the opportunity to introduce the one and only legendary group The Platters.\u201d
\nThe group began as a quartet in 1953 when bass singer Her Reed put together the quartet and took the name The Platters from the slang term of the day for records. They started off singing for fun, but their singing began to win awards and they soon found themselves in a recording contract with Federal Records.
\nIn 1954 they added a female singer to become the fifth member. The quintet\u2019s first hit came in 1955 with \u201cOnly You\u201d gaining number five on the national charts. Then came an onslaught of national hits in 1955 with \u201cThe Great Pretender\u201d, \u201cMy Prayer\u201d, \u201cTwilight Time\u201d and \u201cSmoke Gets in Your Eyes\u201d.
\nThe original Platters have recorded more than 400 songs and have sold over 89 million records in their career. They have appeared in over two dozen movies, including \u201cRock Around the Clock\u201d and were inducted into the Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.
\n\u201cWe are just thrilled at the line-up for this year\u2019s concert,\u201d added Banas. \u201cIn addition to this great line-up, we also have a few surprises in store. This should be a great evening of entertainment for both young and old alike.\u201d
\nTickets for the concert will go on sale starting Saturday, March 12 and will be available up to show time the evening of April 16.
\nTicket prices are $30 per ticket, again with all the proceeds going toward the mortgage payment for the new library. All seats are reserved seating. All tickets are on a first come first serve basis.
\nTickets will be available to be purchased at the following ticket sale outlets: Healthy Alternatives, Bressler\u2019s Food Mart and Sports, Kopp Drugs, Joybeans and The Tyrone-Snyder Public Library. In the Altoona area, tickets may be purchased at the Altoona Public Library.
\nConcert information as well as tickets may also be obtained via telephone by calling 684-7929 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
\nMore information about the concert and the performers will be featured in The Daily Herald.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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