Frank Sinatra comes to Estes Park!

The Fine Arts Guild of the Rockies and Supporters of the Performing Arts (SOPA) are collaborating to present an exciting production of My Way—A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra from January 28-30 and February 4-5, 2011. The show features Estes Park’s talented VocalEase artists (Scott Anderson, Valerie Dascoli, Melissa Westover, and Christopher Wood) in a collage of more than 55 of Sinatra’s greatest hits. VocalEase will be backed by jazz artists Ray Young at the keyboard, Ward Durret on percussion, and Michael Chagolla on bass.

Following Sinatra’s death in 1998, My Way was created by Colorado artist David Grapes, of Windsor, in collaboration with David Olson. Valerie Dascoli and Christopher Wood saw the show at Grand Lake’s Repertory Theater several years ago, and both agreed how much fun it would be to bring it to Estes Park. Finding the time to mount this production has been a challenge for these busy artists, but when the opportunity afforded itself to do a benefit fundraiser for the new performing arts center in Estes Park, as well as team up with the Fine Arts Guild, VocalEase decided it was time to step up to the plate. Having made the largest gift to date of all the arts organizations in Estes Park, the Fine Arts Guild is a major player in SOPA’s capital campaign to build a performing arts center to rival those already in action in similar Colorado hot spots.

My Way will be the first production in the Fine Arts Guild’s busy 2011 theatrical season, which includes The Diary of Anne Frank, The 25th Annual Putnam county Spelling Bee, Willy Wonka, You Can’t Take it With You and a Holiday Brass Concert. After the show’s royalties are paid, all of the proceeds will go towards the construction of a new home for the performing arts in Estes Park. To consider sponsoring the show, so that 100% of the proceeds can benefit the new theater project, please contact Christopher Wood at 970-481-6630.

The show will be held in the Estes Park High School Auditorium on Friday and Saturday nights, January 28 and 29th at 7:30 PM, with a 2 PM matinee on Sunday, January 30th. The show concludes the following weekend on Friday and Saturday evenings, February 4th and 5th at 7:30 PM. Tickets will be available at MacDonald’s Bookstore (970) 586-3450. Ticket prices are $18 for adults and $10 for students.

Come enjoy an evening with "Ole Blue Eyes", and stay for the weekend! For a listing of January specials click here.