Roz and Robert Colombo generously turned over their Sfuzzi restaurant on Cedar Springs on Thursday, March 19, for a kick-off party touting the Turtle Creek Recovery Center’s upcoming Karaoke Lounge fundraiser. The get-together for members of the TCRC board and event-host committee attracted about 50 guests, including the likes of Nancy Gopez, Danya Anderson, Lisa Battachary, Lauralee and Robert Gunby, and Karen Lukin.
Karen, it turns out, had just committed to a $3,000 Whole Foods sponsorship for third annual Night at the Turtle Creek Karaoke Lounge, which will be held April 17 at Edison’s after a few years’ hiatus. As TCRC executive director John Casteneda told the Sfuzzi’s crowd, the always-fun event is critical to helping the nonprofit provide care for its mostly-homeless clients who are battling addiction and mental illness.
Castaneda then introduced Karaoke Lounge co-chairs Ashlee and Trey Weidner. The Weidners explained that Amy Turner would serve as the event’s honorary chair, that Steve Kemble would be returning as emcee, and that the crooners that evening would be performing karaoke-style with Emerald City’s Rock Star Karaoke band. (They’ll even make drums and a guitar available for those who want to “jam” with the band.) Tickets are $175 per person, and as many as 350 are expected to show up.
* Photo credit: Tamytha Cameron