(L-R): Kelley Shanley, Robert Lochrie, Lisa Kitei, Michael Landry, Barbara Landry
Members of the Broward Performing Arts Foundation’s Founders’ Club were entertained at a reception in their honor at the beautiful Las Olas Isles home of Barbara and Michael Landry. The Landrys, who hosted the event, are members of the Founders’ Club and Michael Landry serves as Treasurer of the Foundation Board of Directors. The couple own The Pillars, the luxury boutique hotel on the intracoastal which was recognized by the Condé Nast Traveler Gold List as one of “the world’s best places to stay” and was also ranked in the Top 50 Small Hotels in Condé Nast’s Readers’ Choice Awards.
The Robert B. Lochrie, Jr. Founders’ Club, also known as “Buddy’s Club,” is named for the founding chairman of the Broward Performing Arts Foundation. Robert B. Lochrie, III, the current chair of the Foundation Board of Directors, spoke of his father’s legacy and expressed his pleasure at seeing such a dedicated group of supporters in attendance. The Founders’ Club is the premier membership level at the Broward Center, reserved for those benefactors who have reached a cumulative giving level of $100,000 and who make annual contributions of $5,000 or more.
During the reception, guests also were treated to a musical performance of “Kiss the Girl” and “Part of Your World” by Diana Huey and Melvin Abston, who appeared in Disney’s The Little Mermaid as Ariel and Sebastian. The musical was part of the 2016-2017 Bank of America Broadway in Fort Lauderdale season at the Broward Center.
About Broward Center for the Performing Arts
The Broward Center for the Performing Arts, located at 201 SW Fifth Avenue in Fort Lauderdale, is one of North America’s premier performing arts venues and the cultural heart of Broward County. Presenting more than 700 events each year to more than 700,000 patrons, the Broward Center offers a wide range of exciting cultural programming and events to South Florida residents and thousands of tourists annually. The Broward Performing Arts Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation, receives and maintains funds to promote, foster, sponsor and develop the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. For additional information, visit www.BrowardCenter.org.
