PAGE 22 - ALEPPO SHRINERS NEWS WILMINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS Marblehead Community Aleppo Shriners Host Charter Public School Beatles Revival Concert And Dance Party

By HANK GILHOOLY T’S that time of year again, so come join us for a memorable evening of great memories of Beatles Oldies and Dance Party at the IShriners Auditorium, 99 Fordham Road, Wilmington on Friday October 21, 2016. Showtime will be at 7:30 with the proceeds benefit- ting the Aleppo Shriners Building Fund. Doors will open at 6:30 pm so that you and your friends may purchase deli selections from our kitchen, there will also be a cash bar for your pleasure. So ask all of your friends and come pick a table for what promises to be an unfor- gettable night of great Beatles music. Doo-Wopp Hall of Fame President Producer/Entertainer Harvey Robbins, who is organizing the event with the Shriners says, “It will be a throwback to the early 1960’s when the Beatles first hit the scene with instant hits like “I Want To Hold Your Hand, followed by She Loves You and toooo many more to mention as this group is hailed as “New England’s Best Beatles Tribute Band” by British Beer Company. Beatles tribute band, Studio Two, continues its tour in celebration of The Beatles coming to America. Combined 4th grade classes from the Marblehead Community Charter Public Studio Two is a headlining Beatles band that pays tribute to the School collected pull-tabs to help fund the Aleppo Shriners Children’s early Beatles years, choosing hits from the pre-Sgt. Pepper era, by Transportation Fund. They showed off some of their tabs and took a quick photo recreating the Fab Four’s music, appearance, instruments, and on- with Illustrious Potentate Ted Polonsky. We like to thank 4th grade teachers stage banter. Studio Two performs your most favorite hits that will Cindy Boccia, Katie Souza, Colleen Parenteau and Tony Paladino for surely bring you to the dance floor. Aalong with that great show we will their assistance. Great work done by all!! have a very special guest appearance and performance by Rock n’ Roll Hall of Famer Billy Davis who played lead guitar for Jackie Wilson in hits such as Higher & Higher and then went on to play lead guitar for 25 years for Hank Ballard and The Midnighters where he and Hank co-wrote THE TWIST later performed by Chubby Checker. Another of Billy’s claims to fame was teaching Jimi Hendrix how to play guitar; and we all know Jimi went on to become one of the great- est guitar players of all time. In addition to this fabulous line up of entertainment, there will be raffles and give-aways, so fill out the coupon and mail in for tickets. Get your tickets early because the best reserved seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis. VIP reserved full tables of 10 are available for you and your friends @ $350.00; individual seats at VIP tables will be $35.00 per person. General admission full tables of 10 are available @ $250.00; and indi- vidual seats will be $25.00 per person, so come join us for this fun-filled evening! Check out the ad on page 18!

ILLUSTRIOUS Ted Polonsky pre- ILLUSTRIOUS Potentate Ted senting 4th grader teacher Cindy Polonsky with Marblehead Boccia a Certificate of Appreciation Community Charter Public School for collecting can tabs for the trans- student Tyler Roads–Tyler portation funds. Collecting tabs help raised over $55.00 for the raise the needed funds to pay the costs Transportation Fund, by selling of transportation for the children and his art work during lunch and their parents to the Shriners donated some of his art work to Hospitals for Children–Boston. Illustrious Ted.

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