Auburn Sacred Heart Church Cabaret Night is Feb. 23

AUBURN — Sacred Heart Church in Auburn will hold its third annual cabaret show 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23. The variety show for all ages will once again be hosted by guest entertainer Louis Philippe.

“Cabaret Night” is just one of many events the parish has undertaken as part of the overall fundraising drive launched in 2015 to help purchase, refurbish and install a 1954 Casavant Opus 2277 Pipe Organ which, through a donation to the parish, was acquired from the Sisters of Notre Dame in Toledo, Ohio.

The secondary goal of the Sister Elizabeth Platt Pipe Organ Fund for Sacred Heart Church is to provide education and training programs to parish organists, choirs and cantors, as well as subsidized organ lessons for deserving and talented young people.
Sister Elizabeth Platt, C.O.C., who recently passed away, dedicated more than 30 years of service to Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in religious education. A period of her life she often spoke about with great fondness centered on her years of ministry teaching children to sing the parts of the Mass. She also worked with the Boys’ Choir in Boston before coming to Maine.
Pam Vaillancourt, a familiar talent from the L-A area, began singing in the church choir in her elementary school days. She served as music director for Sacred Heart Church for many years, is a well-known advocate of music and ministry, and will once again serve as stage/sound manager for this year’s event in addition to performing.
“Our first two Cabaret Nights were a great success, with people asking us if we were going to continue having these shows,” Vaillancourt noted. “The amount of talent we have in our parish is amazing. From singers, guitarists, magicians and comedians, we are very lucky to have so many willing to come together and put a show like this on for the benefit of our community.”
This year’s line-up of diverse acts includes The Daigneault Family, “Mr. Ray” (Ray Marchessault), Cassi Griesbach, George Harris, Tony and Vinnie La Judice, magician Mark Vaillancourt, Pam Vaillancourt, and a surprise comedy lineup.
The Sacred Heart Parish Hall is in the basement of the church, located at the corner of Minot and Western avenues in Auburn. For more information, contact the IHM office at 207-782-8096.