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society,” said Lois Pope, founder and chair of LIFE – Leaders 1958, The Arc has envisioned a community where every
in Furthering Education, who hosts the evening. “So while About The Arc Of Palm Beach County person feels welcome, connected, and accepted.
we are enjoying all the pomp and merriment, we’re also The Arc is changing the conversation around
making a difference in people’s lives. That’s always been disabilities by defying definitions, inspiring possibilities, Photo Credit: Tracey Benson Photography
our guiding principle.”
What has also guided the success of the “Lady in Red”
Gala is the quality of its guest entertainment, and the 27th
annual event year is no exception. Indeed, the great ones
endure, and Gladys Knight has long been one of the greatest.
Very few singers over the last 50 years have matched her
unassailable artistry. She is a seven-time Grammy winner
who has enjoyed No. 1 hits in pop, gospel, R&B and
adult contemporary, and she has also triumphed in film,
television and live performance, as well as a philanthropy
and humanitarianism.
A native of Georgia, Knight began her singing career with
her siblings at age eight, in a group called the “Pips.” The group Magnolia Lang and Virginia
opened for R&B legends in the 1950s, then headed to Motown Wyatt Koch Sinicki Justin Lynch and Giancarlo Picorelli
and crossed over to pop music. As “Gladys Knight & The Pips,”
they recorded their signature song, Midnight Train to Georgia.
Other group and solo hits include: I Who Have Nothing, Where
My Heart Belongs, That’s What Friends Are For, Every Beat
Of My Heart, and I Heard It Through The Grapevine.
Knight left the Pips behind in 1989 and has continued to We thank you for
perform and record as a solo artist. Her incredible talent and
staying power caused those in the public and the industry to the recognition
call her the “Empress of Soul.” In 1995, she earned her star
on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and the next year, Gladys
Knight & The Pips were inducted into the Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall August 20, 2020 and award!
of Fame. She published an autobiography, Between Each
Line of Pain and Glory (a line taken from her million-selling
recording Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me), in 1997
and the next year, she and The Pips were presented with the
Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhythm & Blues Hall
of Fame. In 2004, she received the “Lifetime Achievement 2020 Diversity Organization of the Year:
Award” at the annual BET Awards ceremony.
Dana Carvey is the Emmy-Award winning actor and Mittleman Eye
comedian who is best known for his iconic and indelible
Saturday Night Live characters – most memorably Church Lady;
Grumpy Old Man; Hans, of the Hans and Franz body building
duo; and, of course, Garth – Mike Myer’s “excellent co-host”
on the classic sketch turned feature film, Wayne’s World.
He has received much praise for his uncanny comedic
impersonations of American political figures (popular with
both audiences and the subjects of his impersonations),
including the elder George Bush, Ross Perot, Jerry Brown,
and Bob Dole. In addition to Wayne’s World, his films include Redefining Excellence.
This is Spinal Tap, Opportunity Knocks, and The Secret Life
of Pets (both the original and sequel).
In 2016, Carvey appeared as the expert-in-residence on
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Although the current pandemic is continuously evolving
and may alter some plans for this outstanding “Lady in Red”
Gala program, Pope said that the strongest safety and wellness Schedule a Tour
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procedures will be taken to ensure that attendees can fully
enjoy themselves in a welcoming, healthy environment. She
wear face masks, temperature checks will be taken at the door,
and that social distancing measures will be in place for tables.
Chairs of the gala are Lois Pope and Suzi Goldsmith.
Grand Honorary Chair is Christine Lynn and Honorary Chairs
are Bjaye and Frank Pilotte. Generous Corporate Sponsors
for the night include: Ambassador Realty Corp., Conair
Corporation, Van Cleef & Arpels, Wells Fargo Advisors,
and the Gladys & Sy Ziv Foundation, Ronald S. Kochman,
president.
For more information on tickets, tables, and sponsorships,
or to receive an invitation, please call (561) 582-8083 or
email life@life-edu.org.

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