Dueling Pianists to Entertain at 5th Annual “Open Your Heart” Benefit

Dueling Pianists to Entertain at 5th Annual “Open Your Heart” Benefit for St. Vincent de Paul Middletown on Wednesday, May 31st at Saint Clement Castle, Portland

Middletown- St. Vincent de Paul Middletown (SVDM) is changing its tune to include more melodic fun at their 5th annual Open Your Heart: A Tasty Celebration of Middletown Area’s Finest Cuisine! This year, they have enlisted Flying Ivories, a nationally renowned piano dueling team out of New York City who will lead sing-alongs, play requests and entertain throughout the evening. All tips from the audience will benefit the people served through their soup kitchen, food pantry and housing programs. In fact, all proceeds from the gala go straight to the mission; the food, beverages and high-end raffle baskets are donated to the event.

“Open Your Heart” takes place on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, 6-9 p.m. at Saint Clements Castle, 1931 Portland-Cobalt Rd, Portland, CT. Tickets ($95) available at https://www.svdmiddletown.org/ include food, drink and dueling pianos.

Guests can sample appetizers, entrees and desserts from over 21 of the area's top restaurants and caterers including 1741 Pub & Grille at Lyman Orchards, Brewbakers, Café Luna, Café Fiore-Cromwell, Cake, Batter & Roll, Cantina Café,

Connecticut Wedding Group, Esca, Farrell’s in Portland, Fiore II Middletown, LaBoca Mexican Restaurant and Cantina, Mondo, Perk on Main, Portland Ale House, Red Fox, Salsas Three, Stella D’oro, Sicily, The Cooking Company The Pub at PGC and Vero Cucina Rustica. There will also be fine wine and craft beer from CT Beverage Mart, basket raffles ($500 value), and use of a BMW or Mercedes for the weekend.

Purchase event tickets in advance at https://www.svdmiddletown.org/. Call Peter at 860-344-0097 (x116) for more information.

From Tanja B. Moriarty, Development Coordinator at St. Vincent de Paul Middletown P.O. Box 398 – 617 Main Street Middletown, CT 06457 Work (860) 344 – 0097 ext. 113