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GERMANTOWN COMMUNITY THEATRE HONORS BREAST CANCER “CHAMPIONS” WITH PORTRAIT WALL
(GERMANTOWN, TN) During the run of the comic drama, The Dixie Swim Club, Germantown Community Theatre is honoring nine breast cancer survivors with an art exhibit entitled “Champions” featuring portraits taken by photographer/artist Michelle East. An artist reception will be held on Saturday, March 5, from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm in GCT’s lobby gallery with a breast cancer awareness panel discussion led by the women featured in the exhibit at 6:30 pm. The featured women will discuss their journey through their breast cancer diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. The goal is to educate, raise awareness, and inspire hope in those women and their families impacted by breast cancer.
Participants in the breast cancer survivor “Champions” portrait wall on display during the run of THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB, include former GCT Executive Producer, board president, and co-founder of the Germantown Arts Alliance, Bonnie Robinson, and GPAC’s Tania Castroverde Moskalenko. Also included in the portrait display are Leisa Callahan, Jackie Gregory, interior designer Annette Jordan, mother/daughter breast cancer survivors Pat McRee and Amber Turner McCree, artist Zoe Nadel, and Mary Peters.
Attendees are invited to stay for the production of the play, The Dixie Swim Club, running March 3 - March 13. A special promo code of "CHAMPIONS" is good for a $5 discount off the regular ticket price of $20 for adults and $15 for students/seniors. Call the GCT box office at 937-3023 for reservations.
For more information about the display or about show dates, contact the staff at GCT by calling 901.937.3023 or e-mail Executive Director, Brent Davis at ep@germantowncommunitytheatre.org or artist Michelle East at 901.326.6074.
Hope to see all of my friends and make new ones at this special event.
Till next time,
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