Cabaret for Life's Annual Holiday Gala gathering takes place Sunday, December 6 at Cross & Orange in Asbury Park. It's A Hard Candy Christmas. This year we are celebrating the great Dolly Parton, singer-songwriter, humanitarian and American icon. It's hard to imagine Christmas without Dolly Parton.
Our show this year will include many of the platinum hits of our platinum diva as well as many of the holiday songs she wrote and recorded, some with her friend Kenny Rogers From "Jolene,"
"Coat of Many Colors," "Here You Come Again" to "With Bells On," "Christmas Without You,"
"Holly Jolly Christmas" sung by our featured vocalists Heather Varley, Kristine Winnick,
Virginia Cavaliere, Tara Feeley and Giuliana Augello, with a strumming band led by music director and pianist Jason Neri.
Cocktail Reception 5 PM. Performance 6:30 PM.
Event is complementary to all New & Renewing Members.
Event Tickets can be purchased by the general public.
Each year, thanks to your support and generosity, Cabaret for Life continues to support our charities, including The Center in Asbury Park, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Love Lifts Us Up as well as a special event to raise funds for NJ Broadway artist Aaron Lazar who's fighting ALS. With Cabaret for Life's support the benefit raised nearly $50,000 for Aaron's ongoing care.
For 30 years, Cabaret for Life has gathered to share music, laughs and generosity with our community…. some years we’ve done ten shows a season (can you remember those years?) and other years we gather around the holidays to make our annual donations. Thank you for your continued love and friendship as we continue to celebrate this landmark anniversary.
We hope that you'll join us as we continue to celebrate our 30 Years of Giving and the holiday season at Cross and Orange at 508 Cookman Ave, Asbury Park, NJ.
Members can renew at this time. All donations are tax deductible as the law allows.
TICKET INFORMATION
All Access Event Tickets
Non-Members / General Public can purchase tickets to attend and join us for our Annual Holiday Show Gala. Purchasing an All Access Event Ticket includes both the Cocktail Reception at 5pm and the Show. All Access Event Tickets are $100.
Your $100 ticket price is a donation to Cabaret for Life and 100% of all ticket sales go to the various organizations we donate to. Ticket prices do not include dinner. A pre-fixe menu will be available for those who wish to dine at the restaurant.
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USEFUL INFORMATION
On-site Dining Minimum
There is a $25 food & beverage minimum per person. Cross & Orange (508 Cookman Ave, Asbury Park, NJ) offers dinner service from a special pre-fixe menu. Cross & Orange also offers full bar service. A vibrant bar with a great selection of specialty cocktails, as well as a selection of wines by the glass. You'll love Cross & Orange as much as we do, visit their website and see why!
Seating
Seating is traditional Cabaret style seating, meaning you and your party may be seated at a table with other patrons. Our CFL patrons are awesome, you may just make a new friend! :-) Seats are assigned to you the night of the show at check-in. Seating is based on each patron's CFL membership status as well as the size of each party and the date of your ticket purchase.
The restaurant makes every effort to comfortably seat all our guests while still being able to allow wait staff to serve all tables efficiently. For this reason, larger parties may be split into separate tables near each other.
Parking
Parking around Asbury Park is mostly street metered parking. Meter Pay Stations are typically close by along the street. OR, download the free Asbury Park Mobile app to easily pay right from your mobile device. There is a nearby parking garage, Bangs Ave. Parking Garage located at 605 Bangs Ave, just a short walking distance from Cross & Orange. Find City of Asbury Park information here.
Duration
Cocktail Reception is 60 minutes (5-6pm). Seating at 6pm. Performance begins 6:30pm and will be about 75 minutes.
Handicapped Accessible
Please let us know at the time of your ticket purchase so we can be sure you're seated comfortably. Advance notice is essential, as ticket sales and the restaurant may be near capacity and we may not able to make accommodations on the night of the show. Email should you have questions: Info@CabaretForLife.org Or call: 732-599-8682 (Tara Feeley)
Since our inception, the efforts and vision of the original founders have brought forth hundreds of volunteers and nearly a half million dollars in donations to more than 30 health-related charities in New Jersey and beyond.
Cabaret for Life was incorporated with the State of New Jersey in October 1995 and was designated exempt of Federal and State tax in 1997. Cabaret for Life is a 501(c)(3) organization.
Cabaret for Life is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to raising funds for service organizations that help people who are coping with life-threatening diseases, especially HIV/AIDS and cancer, through the production of musical theater. We are a completely volunteer organization. While the raising of funds is our principal goal, we strive to be more than a theater company: with the support of the community, Cabaret for Life endeavors to bring talented, caring people together to help other people who are in need.