Radio's Golden Age Returns with Benefit for Midtown Community Mental Health Center
January 19, 2006
Contact: Todd Harper
Phone: 317-630-7808
Pager: 317-310-5972
Indianapolis - Take a trip back to a bygone era as the Indianapolis Civic Theatre and the Wishard Memorial Foundation present comedy routines and famous tunes from radio�s Golden Age.
On Sunday, February 19, at 2 p.m. The 1940's Radio Hour goes "on air" live at the Indianapolis Civic Theatre, 3200 Cold Spring Road on the campus of Marian College. A portion of the proceeds from the show will be donated to the Wishard Memorial Foundation to benefit Midtown Community Mental Health Center.
Complete with an eleven-piece orchestra, the show offers a peek at the 1940s, including famous tunes such as "Chattanooga Choo Choo," "Blues in the Night" and "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy." In addition, a 1940s studio with characters, commercials fondly remembered, the sound effects man and "applause" signs lighting up at key moments will also be featured during the show.
Tickets are priced at $50 for regular admission and $75 for VIP admission. The VIP admission includes a pre-show reception with a catered buffet, curtain talk with the artistic director, an opportunity to meet the cast and local radio personalities and an autograph session.
Midtown Community Mental Health Center was established in 1969 as the first mental health center in Indiana and offers an array of mental health services including severe mental illness and substance abuse treatment, 24-hour emergency services, a detoxification unit, full continuum for chronically addicted patients, specialized home- and community-based programs for seriously emotionally disturbed children and adolescents and a partial-hospitalization program.
The Wishard Memorial Foundation, Inc. is a public philanthropic organization dedicated to raising funds and awareness that support healthcare initiatives benefiting residents of Marion County with special emphasis on its poor and vulnerable populations. The Foundation was established in 1985 as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
For more information, or to buy tickets, please contact Michelle Mills at (317) 924-6770, ext. 217.