A Night of Italian Songs and Broadway Highlights

Italian songs and Broadway highlights will be performed by Dauri Kennedy and voice students from the DMK Studio. Wine and light snacks will be available to shoppers. In addition, there will be a raffle to benefit SOPA. All proceeds from this event (20% of sales) will support scholarships for SOPA participants.

Friday and Saturday, December 13-14, Italian Pottery Outlet will be offering holiday shoppers a chance to browse and buy handmade Italian ceramics in addition to a wide selection of affordable gift items from around the globe to support the Santa Barbara School of Performing Arts (SOPA).

Italian Pottery Outlet will be donating 20% of sales for the weekend (including online sales and gift certificates) to support SOPA, a non-profit educational organization under Beacon of Light Foundation. Visit Italian Pottery Outlet at www.italianpottery.com to shop online and mention SOPA on checkout.

SOPA provides training in song, dance and acting to 20-30 students each school year particularly reaching out to underrepresented groups emphasizing community involvement as a core value. SOPA (formerly known as Big Stage) was founded in 2012 by Dauri Kennedy and Jessica Hambright to offer pre-professional training in the performing arts. For more information on SBSOPA visit its website at www.sbsopa.com

This fall the SOPA repertory company performed “Honk, Jr” at La Cumbre Jr High School Jo Ann Caines Theatre. SOPA now looks forward to performing “13 The Musical” January 31-February 2, 2020, and “School of Rock” May 14-16, 2020, also at La Cumbre Jr High School Jo Ann Caines Theatre. Auditions for “School of Rock” will be held in February. For more information contact: info@sbsopa.com