LIGHT THE WAY 2024
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Board Members Trish Garner, Ellen Goldsmith, Linda Jensen, Jim Laden, Nathan LeRud, Juan Martinez, and Mignon Mazique invite you to the “Light the Way” Gala: a benefit fundraising event for Profile Theatre! Join us for a night of entertainment, games, raffle, and more!
WHEN: Friday, April 5, 2024 at 6:30pm
WHERE: The Loft at 8th Avenue, 2010 SE 8th Ave, Portland, 97214
PRICE: Single Ticket – $200, Table (10 people) – $2000
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ATTENDED THIS YEAR’S ‘LIGHT THE WAY’ GALA!
Light the Way 2024 Photo Gallery
ENTERTAINMENT
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Profile Theatre is elated to announce that Portland entertainment icons, Thomas Lauderdale & Hunter Noack, will give a special performance at our “Light the Way” Gala! Thomas is the bandleader for multi-million album-selling Pink Martini. Hunter is the Artistic Director of In A Landscape. The two will be performing a set including Gershwin’s “Rhapsody In Blue” and other favorites!
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Jane Vogel Mantiri is a retired trauma psychologist, an actor, and advocate for social justice. She is the founder of Advance Gender Equity in the Arts (AGE), a nonprofit organization that invests in theatre-makers who have historically been denied opportunities because of gender, race, and age.
Jane recently published her memoir, See JANE Run: A Primer on Love, Resilience, and the American Indo Dream. She was born in Indonesia and emigrated to the United States in 1960. Jane’s life experience as a child refugee informs her passion for healing and justice. Jane will be reading an excerpt from her acclaimed memoir, See JANE Run: A Primer on Love, Resilience, and the American Indo Dream.
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Profile Theatre is proud to finish out our sensational entertainment lineup with the vocal stylings of Dani Barker! She will be performing the hit song “If I Ain’t Got You,” by Alicia Keys.
Dani Barker aka Dani Danger is a Jamaican-American multi-genre artist with a smooth and soulful sound. Originally from Fort Lauderdale, FL currently residing in Portland, Oregon, her effortless blend of jazz, Caribbean influence, soul and R&B is bound to perk the ear of any listener. Make sure to get your tickets so you don’t miss out this exciting event!
LIGHT THE WAY GALA SPONSORS
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RAFFLE!
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Must be present to win, so get your gala tickets! Attendees can buy raffle tickets the night of the event OR in advance NOW!