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Starlight Theatre – Starry Night at Starlight

Denise Dibben and Kristen Whalen are serving as co-chairmen of Starry Night at Starlight. The event, which will be held on September 11th at Starlight Theatre, will pay homage to an inaugural class of All-Stars, known for charitable endeavors in Our Town, plus an honorary All-Star. The fun will include tickets to a performance of On Your Feet! Proceeds will benefit the Starlight Bob Rohlf Internship program.  

All-Stars: (Front row) Reece Clark, Krystal Martinez, and Jessica Crozier (second row) Sarah Peterson-Herr, Ash Parulekar, and Alex Lanning (third row) Skye King and Ashley Hutcheson (fourth row) Ernesto Marquez, Gene Willis, and Amy Guerich (fifth row) Michael Carmona and Gretchen Fitzgerald (back row) Edgar Palacios, Isabel Palacios (let’s call her an All-Star in training!), Laura Palacios, and Jake Jacobson (out of camera range) Kalen Allen, honorary All-Star; Mackenzi Baum, Chelsea Chaney, Tempe and Andrew Elsberry, Jenni Mann, and Matt Schulte

Also featured in the July 24, 2021 issue of The Independent

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