Singer, songwriter and pianist Ann Hampton Callaway (pictured) will return to St. Louis on Friday, May 9 to headline an event benefiting longtime WSIE (88.7 FM) radio personality Ross Gentile. Gentile recently returned to work after a long illness, and funds raised at the benefit jazz concert and dinner will help pay for some of his medical costs.The event will be held at Royal Orleans Banquet Center, 2801 Telegraph Rd. in South County. It gets underway at 6:00 p.m. with a cash bar and music by the Gary Dammer Sextet, with special guests including Anita Rosamond, Denise Thimes and others. Dinner will be catered by Giuseppe's Restaurant, followed by the performance at 8:00 p.m. by Callaway and the Reggie Thomas Trio. Tickets are $45 per person for dinner and the concert, or $30 per person for the concert only, and can be purchased in advance online from Ticketmaster or by calling 314-241-1888. (There will be no ticket sales at the door.)
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