• October 5, 2016
On the eve of October 1st the singing duo Joanie Sigal and Tom Godfrey of “Broadway and Beyond” performed in the lobby of the Historic Clearwater Building to a packed audience. Sigal and Godfrey have a 20-year history of performing together with their first performance being in the very same Clearwater Building in 1996.
Notable guests at Saturday’s performance were city officials, a professional comedian and magician, a retired senior judge from Russia and a newspaper marketing executive from St. Petersburg.
The pair performed 16 songs from well-known Broadway plays such as The King and I, Beauty and the Beast, Cats, Phantom of the Opera and more, receiving several standing ovations and an encore at the performance close.
One guest asked if they actually performed on Broadway as they were so good. Several were moved to tears, including a guest whose late father’s favorite song was, “Time to Say Goodbye” which was their final song.
“Thank you for the beautiful evening! It was truly enjoyable. I think you have established a real cultural center for the community with such events.”
“Thank you for the beautiful evening! It was truly enjoyable. I think you have established a real cultural center for the community with such events,” said one guest.
The next concert at the Center will take place on the 23rd of October from 6-8pm with Ms. Susanne Epple, soprano opera singer. She will perform opera songs in 4 languages for “An International Evening of Opera” in honor of a precept from the non-religious moral code by L. Ron Hubbard—The Way to Happiness, ‘Set a good example’. Light complimentary refreshments will be served. All are welcome.
The Scientology Information center is located at 500 Cleveland Street. To learn more about the facility or to find out about upcoming events please contact Amber at 727-467-6966 or amber@cos.flag.org
The Scientology religion was founded by humanitarian and philosopher, L. Ron Hubbard. The first Church of Scientology was formed in the United States in 1954 and has expanded to more than 11,000 churches, missions and affiliated groups in 167 nations. The Church of Scientology regularly engages in humanitarian programs and community events. Clearwater is the home of the spiritual headquarters for the Church of Scientology. Its Information Center is open to all and provides answers to questions about Scientology through its audio visual displays, exhibits and publications. The Church of Scientology has owned the Clearwater Bank Building since 1976, restoring it and transforming its lobby into an Information Center in July 2015.