Lincoln-Way Central's Charles R. Stark Auditorium To Be Dedicated

NEW LENOX, IL — Lincoln-Way District 210 will dedicate the newly named Charles R. Stark Center for the Performing Arts with a celebration concert at Lincoln-Way Central High School on Saturday, March 9 at 2 p.m.

The district said the event will feature ensembles and performers that represent Stark's career,
including:

• The Lincoln-Way Central Madrigals, founded by Stark in 1969
• Kent Campbell, LW Class of 1981
• Michael Flanigan, LW Class of 1988, Broadway actor
• Marie Michuda D'Ortenzio, LW Class of 1985, Northwestern University
• AnnMarie D'Ortenzio, Lincoln-Way East High School
• Jeff Mattsey, LW Class 1981, Metropolitan Opera
• Leslie Walson, LW Class of 1985
• The Lincoln-Way Area Chorale, formed by Stark in 1995 and now under the direction of Elisé Greene

The event is free to the public. The district said Lincoln-Way Choral alumni will be invited onstage to sing the Lincoln-Way Alma Mater and concert closing.