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FOREST TRACE I CHAMPAGNE SUN DAY Pacifica Forest Trace Happenings —CONCERT SERIES— STAR PERFORMANCE Back to Broadway Sunday, August 16th • 2:30 p.m. —SERIES— Pacifica Forest Trace’s Champagne Sunday Concert Series also wowed audiences on all major cruise lines. is a smashing success! After last month’s premiere, we’re The newest member of the group is the beautiful Marlyn pleased to announce an August performance of “Back to Sanchez . She is one of the most promising artists and fresh Peter Lemongello Broadway” on the 16th. This amazing show stars five dynamic faces in the entertainment industry today. Praised for her Wednesday, August 26th • 7:15 p.m. performers who have toured for many years in the late, great pure, strong and timeless voice, her range is astonishing. Forest Willingham’s Songs of Broadway . You will recognize Over the past eight years, her singing and acting has propelled In the heat of the Florida summer sun, many album that not only made him a household name, some of the performers as they have appeared here with their her career as a professional musical theatre actress. Leading theaters and entertainment establishments take a it lead to being the only singer ever to be featured solo shows over the years. roles in which she enjoyed performing most include Maria vacation. Not here at Pacifica Forest Trace! Our on front page of The Wall Street Journal . He was The lovable Patrick Pearson , originally from Indiana, in West Side Story , Guinevere in Camelot and Christine in theater is “hot” 12 months a year as is evidenced by also named “Bachelor of the Month” in Cosmopolitan enjoyed many successful years entertaining on cruise ships Phantom of the Opera . She had the honor of studying our Star Performer this month—Peter Lemongello. magazine. His instant fame created sold-out concerts and in dinner theaters across the country. Discovered by classically under the direction of Conductor Thomas Cavendish Willingham at a dinner club, he was very happy to become of The Gold Coast Opera. When she sings “Phantom” you’ll Many of you will remember that Peter Lemongello at Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, Lincoln a permanent member of the Songs of Broadway Company think you are listening to her on Broadway. was the first artist to sell over one million albums Center for the Performing Arts, as well as countless which toured throughout the country and in Canada. He is The handsome Wesley Pennington rounds out the group. on televis ion. He is truly one ofAmerica’s great stage headlining performances in Atlantic City, Las Vegas ecstatic that the group has gotten back together again in Wesley is an accomplished singer and actor, however it is his performers working today! and Branson, Missouri. “Back to Broadway.” “These are my favorite performers that work as an internationally acclaimed pianist for which he is Peter Lemongello has appeared on every Still sought after today, his strong, rich voice I've ever worked with,” says Pearson. best known. He can be seen on PBS stations in the recent major television show, (including 25 Tonight Show and stage personality has thrilled audiences recently Another member is the very lovely and talented Kelly TV special “Dunlap and Pennington—High Class Keys.” DiLorenzo . Originally from Los Angeles, she started with We were fortunate enough to showcase them here in their appearances)and has been featured in every major in Atlantic City’s Hilton Hotel and the Superstar the Songs of Broadway Company in 1996. Her other credits first performance in Florida a few years ago and even luckier publication in the United States and Europe. Theater at Resorts Hotel and Casino in Atlantic include Fantine with the national touring company of Les to have had another performance just a couple of months His “unprecedented City. Miserables , Mary Magdalene in JC Superstar , the narrator before their PBS show was recorded. He has performed for television commercial Although he made his fame on records and in Joseph... , Miss Hannigan in Annie and Reno Sweeney in thousands across the United States and Europe. Wesley says campaign” to promote television, today he has developed into one of Anything Goes . Kelly originated the roles of Belle and Princess it is a wonderful treat for him to take some time away from Jasmine at Disneyland. his concert schedule to reconnect and perform with his his albums, turned out the greatest interpreters of the Great American David Wayne is a favorite here at Forest Trace with his buddies from the original Songs of Broadway cast! to be the forerunner Songbook in show business. wonderful voice, flair and personality. In addition to appearing Make sure you don’t miss this wonderful show. Take of today’s infomercials It may be August and other venues may go in several Off-Broadway shows, David has traveled to over note, it is a 90-minute show, and be assured that you don't and MTV. The lesson “dark” for the summer, but we continue our long- 50 countries while performing his one man show and has want to miss a minute of it. is still being taught standing tradition of superb, year-round entertainment today in college at Pacifica Forest Trace. You’ll be entranced by the marketing classes. It superb talent of Peter Lemongello on Wednesday, British Fun with was the million seller, August 26th. Make sure you’re seated by showtime, Open Horticulture Love ‘76 Mood Rock which is 7:15 p.m. Tuesdays, August 4th, 18th Tee-Time 1:00 p.m. Congratulations Radio personality and horticulturist Meyer Samson for Robert Bornstein returns on Tuesday 5500 N.W. 69th Ave., Lauderhill, FL 33319 winning our version August 4th with his popular of the British Open Horticulture class featuring gorgeous (954) 572-1800 Golf Tournament. flowering secretia www.ForestTrace.com It was close but plants. On Meyer hung on to August 18th, try www.facebook.com/foresttrace take butterfly origami, ® the the art of FOREST TRACE There’s No Place Like Forest Trac e title. Japanese paper I folding. 8 FOREST TRACE AUGUST 2015 AUGUST 2015 I NEWS AND MUSES A HEARTFELT NOTE DEAR Pacifica Pot Pourri Welcome New Friends to FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SUZY Here in August we choose to dedicate The End of a Journey our column to various contributions from You’ve probably all heard by now that my husband Pacifica Forest Trace DirecTV Installation our residents. There is no specific theme Ruth Martin Welcome to August and welcome to Derick finally succumbed to cancer (mantle cell however there is, as is said of Cleopatra, DirecTV! I know I spend a lot of press time lymphoma) after a brave six year fight. He always used “infinite variety.” Bernard Rosenzweig in this column “newsing and amusing,” but to call it a “journey.” Each chemo, each radiation, each Our first contribution comes from Portia CAMPBELL tragic incidence was Katz. FOREST TRACE We’re glad you chose our this month I really need to focus on our I EPES III TV cable service changes. always just another RECYCLING community as your new home. First, if you are reading this and you have Comcast part of the journey. He SUZANNE Did we forget the importance of recycling? phone services, and have not switched your phone service always kept a smile JUSTER Recycling is the process of separating, from Comcast to AT&T, you have now officially missed on in public and never collecting and manufacturing or converting the deadline to do so. They say, “it’s never too late,” but complained of pain. used products into new materials. One aluminum can August Birthdays in this case it may be. If you have not made this change Many people who save enough energy to run a television for three hours. you need to call or come see me today. I will do all I can knew him didn’t even Things to recycle include plastic bottles, plastic bags, ILENE COLE ...............2ND RUTH CARNICOM ......13 TH to help you complete this task. Unfortunately, if this know he was suffering styrofoam, hearing-aid batteries, glass, cereal boxes and LEO WEISSMAN ..........4TH IRVING “R ED ” S MITH ..14 TH change is not completed, your phone service will end on until the very end. bulbs. There are recycling bins together with the newspaper MARY WEXLER ...........4TH BARBARA WEINBERG ..19 TH the day we install your DirecTV package. bin on every floor. It’s been a long, SYLVIA ALTER .............5TH IRWIN ZUCKERMAN ....19 TH The DirecTV equipment arrived last week and we hard journey and now Recycling has a lot of benefits and importance to human beings, but mostly to the planet. So let’s start MARTHA LEVY ............6TH LOU HORN ..............20 TH are installing it now. We expect that this installation will the last part of the trip was one that he was looking be completed the first week of August. We will first test recycling and save the planet for our grandchildren and TRUDI NELKIN .............6TH EVELYN SCHACKNOW .21 ST forward to, the final ride to heaven. great grandchildren. the new DirecTV service and may well be looking for JULIE KLETTER ..............7TH HENRIETTA “H ENNY ” W ILD some of you to volunteer your apartments to help us. Derick loved to perform and had many wonderful Once we know that all is running smoothly, we will memories of shows that he has done here over the last Next we have a heartfelt tribute to Curtis Adams MURRAY “D OC ” S OLOMON .......................24 TH begin to switch over everyone from Comcast to DirecTV. 15 years.