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“Top Hat Big Band Concert and Dance” is scheduled for 2PM until 5PM, February 12, 2023, at Citrus Springs Community Center, 1570 W. Citrus Springs Blvd., Citrus Springs.
This event is sponsored by “Family and Friends Reaching for Abilities” (FFRA) and will feature the acclaimed 20-piece big band “Downing Street” for your dancing and listening pleasure. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to enjoy live big band sounds and classics as performed back in the day by the likes of Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller all in a night club atmosphere. You’d have to travel to New York City to experience this kind of concert and dance but it’s all right here.
Tickets are just $20 for adults and $10 for youth under 14. Refreshments will be available.
FFRA is a non-profit Citrus County organization serving the needs of persons with developmental disabilities. This is another effort by the organization to enhance and showcase the skills and talents of those developmentally disabled adults in Citrus County. FFRA has been holding dance lessons for this special population of our members for the past two months and giving them instructions on several dance styles. While the Top Hat Big Band Concert is a fundraising event for FFRA it’s also an opportunity for members to learn, grow, show off and be proud of a newly acquired skills and to always “reach for their abilities”.
For additional information or to buy ticket call Robert DeSimone at 352-628-5606
