The Middlesex Community College Foundation is proud to announce the Spring 2024 Celebrity Forum, featuring six-time GRAMMY® Award-winning music legend Dionne Warwick. The event will take place on Thursday, April 25 at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium.
“This is exciting news for Greater Lowell – Middlesex is honored to help bring another legend of music to the Auditorium stage,” said MCC President Phil Sisson. “These events don’t happen without the MCC Foundation and our sponsors who have generously been providing scholarship support to our students for more than two decades through this Celebrity Forum series. I’m looking forward to a fabulous evening with a packed house celebrating and listening to music royalty Dionne Warwick!”
“We are thrilled and honored to welcome the iconic international superstar Dionne Warwick to the Lowell Memorial Auditorium,” said Judy Burke, MCC’s Vice President of Institutional Advancement & Workforce Development. “Our Celebrity Forum events are an opportunity to celebrate the impact of our college and the Foundation with an evening of music and dance while raising important funds to assist Middlesex students with the costs of attending school. The MCC Foundation is grateful to Ms. Warwick for performing and to Spectacle Live and our community partners and sponsors for making these incredible events possible each year.”
Warwick earned more than 75 charted hit songs and sold over 100 million records in her 50+ year career. Discovered by Burt Bacharach and Hal David in 1961, she recorded 18 consecutive Top 100 singles, including “Don’t Make Me Over,” Walk on By,” “Say a Little Prayer,” “A House is Not a Home,” “Alfie,” “Heartbreaker,” and “Déjà Vu,” among others.
“These events don’t happen without the MCC Foundation and our sponsors who have generously been providing scholarship support to our students for more than two decades through this Celebrity Forum series. I’m looking forward to a fabulous evening with a packed house celebrating and listening to music royalty Dionne Warwick!” - Phil Sisson, MCC's President
Known as the artist who “bridged the gap” with her soulful blend of pop, gospel and R&B music that transcended race, culture and musical boundaries, Warwick became first African American solo female artist of her generation to win the prestigious award for Best Contemporary Female Vocalist Performance. She is also the recipient of several coveted and prestigious awards, including the 2017 Marian Anderson Award, the 2019 GRAMMY® Lifetime Achievement Award, and the 2023 Kennedy Center Honor in 2023.
She participated in recording the hits “That’s What Friends Are For” and “We Are the World,” and performed at “Live Aid.” Author of the best-selling “My Life As I see It,” Warwick was honored in a 2018 PBS Television Special “Then Came You” and was named a 2019 Ambassador to the Smithsonian Institute’s Year in Music.
A donor reception for sponsors will start off the event at 6 p.m., followed by dinner and the 8 p.m. performance. Proceeds from the event provide support for scholarships for MCC students. The annual fundraiser is one of the best ways to support MCC students while having a great night out.
“These events don’t happen without the MCC Foundation and our sponsors who have generously been providing scholarship support to our students for more than two decades through this Celebrity Forum series. I’m looking forward to a fabulous evening with a packed house celebrating and listening to music royalty Dionne Warwick!” - Phil Sisson, MCC President
For over 20 years, Middlesex has brought well-known personalities to Greater Lowell for the educational and cultural enrichment of area residents, including the 2023 event with the Temptations and the Four Tops. The TJX Companies, Inc., proud Presenting Sponsor of MCC’s spring fundraisers since 1999, has returned to support this year’s Celebrity Forum.
Visit https://www.middlesex.mass.edu/celebrityforum/2024.aspx for more information about sponsorship opportunities or contact Sherri McCormack, MCC’s Dean of Advancement at mccormacks@middlesex.mass.edu or 978-656-3034. To purchase tickets, contact the Lowell Memorial Auditorium Box Office at 800-657-8774.