Perry Como's 100th Anniversary

May 18, 2012 will celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Perry Como; and as part of the occasion, Perry's hometown of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania will be hosting a special two day celebration in his honour. The celebrations will be taking place on Friday 18 and Saturday 19 of May, 2012.

I will be performing during the event on both evenings at 7pm, backed by The Washington Jazz Society. Also scheduled for the celebrations is "The Ron DiMico Crooner Classics Show", local acts - Tom Terling and Blind Date; contemporary Christian act Alternation, and vocalists Pam Evans and Kyle Bird, as well as a Barbershop Quartet Competition.

According to the Canonsburg Borough website: "The festival will open with a cake-cutting ceremony at noon Friday, May 18 at the Perry Como statue and will feature food booths, crafts, contests and a “Perry’s Playland” area for kids. Main attractions include a “Magic Moments Theater” that will screen Como’s television shows and an "It's Impossible" scavenger hunt."

A formal birthday luncheon will also be held at the Hilton Garden Inn sponsored by the Greater Canonsburg Heritage Society.

For full details on the event, you can visit the Canonsburg website at: www.canonsburgboro.com - and to view samples of my singing, please be sure to visit www.youtube.com/matthewswings