2018 AUCTION & GALA
AUCTION TICKETS
You can purchase tickets to the event 3 ways. 1) Online, see below. 2) Print out form on page 2 above and mail in with your payment. 3) At the door the night of the event.
2018 RKA Auction & Gala
Saturday, March 24, 2018, 6-9pm, Adults only evening.
The Student Center, Mow Hall, Riverdale Country School, 5250 Fieldston Road
The Student Center, Mow Hall, Riverdale Country School, 5250 Fieldston Road
AUCTION DONATION FORM
2018 AUCTION CLASS DONATIONS
2018 Grade Contribution for RKA Auction & Gala - $15
$15.00
In an effort to make this evening successful we need your support. We are asking that each family participate by making a suggested donation of $10-20 per student. After all contributions have been collected, we will determine what item(s) to purchase for a basket to be auctioned off on behalf of the student body.
​Deadline for donation is Wednesday, March 14.
​Deadline for donation is Wednesday, March 14.
2018 Grade Contribution for RKA Auction & Gala - $20
$20.00
In an effort to make this evening successful we need your support. We are asking that each family participate by making a suggested donation of $10-20 per student. After all contributions have been collected, we will determine what item(s) to purchase for a basket to be auctioned off on behalf of the student body.
The deadline for donations is Wednesday, March 14.
The deadline for donations is Wednesday, March 14.
BROADWAY'S SHAUNA HICKS TO EMCEE
RKA AUCTION & GALA
Shauna Hicks, has starred on Broadway in Blood Brothers and the Broadway tour of How to Succeed in Business…” New York Magazine’s John Simon has called Shauna“ Gifted & Winning” and the LA Times says she’s “ A Formidable Talent. “ Come kick off spring with Shauna and the RKA PA for a fun night of music, dining and fun! All proceeds go to the RKA PA school enrichment fund.
SARAH JANE CION WILL PERFORM
Sarah was the 1st Place Winner of the internationally acclaimed 17th Annual Great American Jazz Piano Competition held in Jacksonville Florida on November 11th, 1999. Sarah Jane has performed with jazz legends Clark Terry, Etta Jones, Anita O’Day, Della Griffin, Ralph Lalama, Alan Harris, Carmen Leggio, Dr. Lyn Christie, Bucky Pizzarelli, Don Braden, and many others. She has performed in New York City mainstay big bands such as the Lew Anderson Big Band at Birdland and is currently performing with bestselling author and tenorman James McBride. Her debut CD, Indeed! features alto saxophonist Antonio Hart, drummer Tony Reedus and other young jazz giants. Her second CD Moon Song was released internationally on the Naxos Jazz label in May of 2000 featuring Phil Palombi, Chris Potter and Billy Hart. Moon Song was the 4th best selling Modern Jazz album in Japan in April 2000, and reached number 15 on the U.S. Gavin Reports on June 22nd, 2000. Her third CD, Summer Night was released in October of 2001, featuring saxophone giant Michael Brecker, and the reprise of Billy Hart and Phil Palombi. On February 25th, 2002, Summer Night reached number 12 on the Yellowdog Jazz Charts. She has performed at the Mellon Jazz Festival in Pittsburgh, the JVC Jazz Festival in New York City, the Kennedy Center for the prestigious Women In Jazz Festival, the Freihofer’s Jazz Festival, the Indy Jazz Festival, and the DuMaurier Atlantic Jazz Fest in Nova Scotia. Her articles and transcriptions have been published in Piano Today magazine, and her book Modern Jazz Piano with play along CD was released by Hal Leonard in March 2005. Sarah is also a contributor to the Steinway Library of Piano Music: Jazz Piano-Pieces To Grow On - sharing the roster with Bill Dobbins, Dick Hyman, Andy LaVerne and others. Sarah’s original song, It’s Christmas Time, Once Again, was a finalist in the internationally acclaimed 1997 John Lennon Songwriting Contest.Sarah Jane graduated from the New England Conservatory in 1990 with honors and distinction in composition and performance and was the recipient of the 1988 Boston Jazz Society Award.