Celebrate Karen’s Legacy and 40 Years of Our Choir Community
A joyful evening of music, tributes, and connection honoring founder and longtime director Karen Mihalyi.
This event is a fundraiser for the Syracuse Community Choir. Your ticket purchase is considered a donation and is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Syracuse Community Choir is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Questions? Email us @ info@syracusecommunitychoir.org
About Karen
Karen Mihalyi, founder and longtime director of the Syracuse Community Choir, is a lifelong community organizer and cultural worker with deep roots in our community. With a steadfast promise to social and Earth justice, she has tirelessly sought to nurture relationships with the Onondaga Nation, and those across generations, abilities, races, genders, and class distinctions– all through and with the power of song and collective singing.
We honor Karen’s decades-long advocacy for inclusion and fairness and celebrate the choir’s 40th year of singing in beloved community.
Event Overview
FIRST HOUR:
- Guest speakers from the community
- Heartfelt tributes and proclamations
- Performances by local artists
FOLLOWED BY:
- Dessert and drink reception
- Dancing with live band
- Silent auction
- Mingling and socializing
Featured Performers & Speakers
We’re thrilled to welcome a growing lineup of community voices, artists, and friends who will help us honor Karen with music, reflection, and celebration.
Your Hosts for the Evening will be Mara Sapon-Shevin and Karin Franklin-King
Scheduled to Perform:
Colleen Kattau – singer/songwriter
Marcia Hagan – singer/ songwriter, minister of music
Danan Tsan – opera singer and former creative director of the choir
Sonia Hudgins – soloist
Tara O’Neill Barfoot – music teacher at Montessori Discovery School
Speakers:
City Proclamation
Karin Franklin-King
Andy Mager
Carol Baum
Ron Ehrenreich
Silent Auction
THANK YOU to everyone who offered a gift or service for our silent auction. And congratulations to all thos who won their chosen item!
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This event is made possible by:
MMUUS volunteers: Alexa Carter | Mardie Ninno | Deirdre Stam | Gigi Horwood-Benton | Denise Speicher
Thank you to all the volunteers from our beloved choir community who helped plan this event.
