AUGUST 13, 2009 ISSUE
Hamlisch Fundraiser Sells Out
Another Chance to Support Synagogue September 13 to 16
Renowned composer Marvin Hamlisch, along with world-famous tenor J. Mark McVey, will give a concert on Saturday, August 22, at Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, and the concert’s 750 available tickets sold out, said Jamie Schaefer, co-owner of Westglow Resort and Spa.
Proceeds from the ticket sales benefit the new Temple of the High Country that will be built on King Street as soon as funds allow. The Jewish community closed on the land this past winter, and architect Steven Carter Price, AIA, has already designed plans for the synagogue.
For the past 20 years, the Boone Jewish Community has held Friday night services at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Boone and observed High Holy Day services at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church in Boone.
Another chance to support the synagogue will be the Jewish Film Festival, slated for Sunday to Wednesday, September 13 to 16, at the Mariam and Robert Hayes Performing Arts Center in Blowing Rock. Tickets are not available online but can be purchased in advance by calling the Hayes Center box office at 828-295-9627.
Those who wish to support the temple fundraising can send donations to the synagogue to P.O. Box 2895, Boone, N.C. 28607.
For more information about the synagogue, call 828-264-8364 or click to www.boonejewishcommunity.com.
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