WPCNR STAGE DOOR. From Westco Productions. July 25, 2006: Westco Productions, Westchester's resident non-profit theater company for family audiences, will be celebrating its 27th anniversary with a gala featuring music icon Judy Collins on September 16, 2006 at the Irvington Town Hall Theater, Main Street, Irvington. The concert will begin at 8 PM and be followed by a dessert reception with Ms. Collins at historic Lyndhurst in Tarrytown.
Judy Blue Eyes Returns to Westchester to Honor Jim Benerofe September 16! Photo of Ms. Collins, Courtesy, Westco Productions
The Westco event will honor White Plains' Jim Benerofe, the noted philanthropist and real estate investor, and the Shirley G. Benerofe Foundation for their many years of support to Westco and its programs. Photo, WPCNR News Archive.
This will be a rare opportunity to enjoy a true music legend in an intimate setting. Judy Collins has recorded more than 50 albums, starred in t-v specials, and performed on all of the world's great stages. "Send In The Clowns," "Both Sides Now," "Amazing Grace," and "Chelsea Morning" highlight her musical masterpieces.
Westco's mission is to provide a full range of arts activities and programs including, but not limited to, theatrical and musical presentations, workshops, and outreach programs. For 27 years, Westco Productions has introduced thousands of children to the joy of professional theater with their original plays and musicals, and has launched the careers of countless theater artists. They have entertained thousands of children in hospitals and institutions as well as providing performing arts opportunities to children with special needs.
James C. Benerofe of White Plains, is well-known in the White Plains community as a noted reporter and editor of Suburban Street News and three active websites: www.oped.com, www.suburbanstreet.com, and www.whiteplains.com.
His career is in real estate brokerage, residential management, commerical and residential real estate investment. He is a founding board member of the White Plains Library Foundation and is on the Advisory Board of Westco Productions. He has been involved with the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, American Lung Association and DOC (Doctors Ought to Care), playing a major role in helping those organizations fight the tobacco industry. He also served on the Board of Trustees of Congregation Kol Ami in White Plains.
Jim began working in the family owned real estate business, managing residential and commercial real estate investments. In the early and mid 1960s he and his brothers Andrew, and Mitch joined with their father, Sidney and formed the family real estate investment partnership, Benerofe Properties, in which they all actively participate.
For the past five years he has been one of the news anchors on White Plains Week, a cable television show which airs twice weekly.
Tickets for the gala are $150.00 which includes the concert and dessert reception. To order tickets, call Westco at 914-761-7463.
