Performers you may have seen on the Birch Creek Music Performance Center stages are returning to Egg Harbor this year, beginning at next month's Valentine's Day concert. L-O-V-E ~ Love Songs from the Great American Songbook as the theme for this year's dinner concert, featuring Katie Ernst, Larry Brown, and Dustin Laurenzi. Ernst was a "Creeker", also known as a Birch Creek alum, growing up before traveling the country as a professional musician and returning as a faculty member. Executive Director Mona Christensen says it is always special when someone who has gone through the academy experience returns to play.
More "Creekers" are expected to perform during Birch Creek Music Performance Center's 50th season, which will be announced on March 1st. The Valentine's Day dinner concert, which raises essential support for future "Creekers" through its Play it Forward Annual Fund, is February 15th at Birch Creek's Juniper Hall beginning at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are still available.
