*** Due to the sudden and tragic death of one of the performers on Wednesday evening, Bob Richter, we have cancelled the May First Friday performance. Please keep Bob's family, especially his sister, sons, and their families, in your prayers.

And look for our second year of First Friday Concerts to begin in September. Have a wonderful summer! ***

The final performance in the First Friday Concert series for 2022-23 will be Friday, May 5, at 12:10 p.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1000 Michigan Ave., La Porte.

It will feature Rose Marie Dure and some of the many artists she has had the joy of accompanying during the more than 50 years she has lived in La Porte. Dure has been involved in many area theaters for a long time and she is retired from music ministries at the First United Methodist Church in La Porte.

Performers at this concert will be Nick Bello, Bruce Johnson, Susie Richter, Bob Richter, Charles Steck, Dure's daughter, Regina Smelser, and her grandson, Michael Smelser.

Dure sees the event as an opportunity to thank those she has accompanied over the years, making music has always been her goal.

There is no charge to attend, but a free-will offering will be gratefully accepted to fund future events.

The Set List:

1. Charles Steck - flugelhorn, Reflections - James M. Stephenson

2. Robert Richter - baritone, Can’t Help Falling in Love - Weiss, Peretti, Creatore

3. Susie Richter - soprano, Tammy - Livingston and Evans

4. Nick Bello - baritone, My Way - Revaux and Francois

5. Regina Smelser - piano duets ,Fly Me to the moon- Howard/Leonard, Autumn Leaves - Kosma/Leonard

6. Michael Smelser - baritone/guitar, I Can Only Imagine - Bart Millard

7. Bruce Johnson - Tenor, Stardust - Hoagy Carmichael