The Lehigh Singers are presenting “An Evening of the Arts and Music ” at

Panther Bank on May 1, beginning at 6:30 p.m. There will be a silent

auction including a landscape oil painting of Margaret Carlson, a famous

American landscape artist who died in 1964. A fee of $5 per person will be

collected at the door.

Among the entertainers who will be singing their way into the hearts of

those attending will be Rudy Biber, proprietor of Angela’s Restaurant. He

had a music recording studio when he lived in Austria and still does master

recordings in this area.

Christine Bronson, also a native of Austria, will be singing a couple of

songs from the movie “Titanic.” Lehigh Acres resident, Bob Bowers, a

current board member of The Lehigh Singers, will sing a favorite gospel

song.

Favorite ukulele player, Tom Nelson will be performing for everyone.

A native of Wisconsin, Nelson is an established author and regular columnist

for Wisconsin newspapers.

Philip Heubeck will demonstrate painting in the lobby of the bank

during the performances. He is studying at FGCU.

Another very famous painter, Marcus Jansen will be in attendance. He and

his family live in Lehigh Acres and he is on the board of The Lehigh

Singers. He grew up in an artistic family.

His father was an organ and piano performer, his mother a contralto soloist

singing oratorios and sacred music. Jansen’s paintings and collages have

been shown here and abroad. He is considered one of the most interesting

and promising new painters of the 21st century and a leader in a new urban

contemporary movement.

According to Laurence Gartel, another famous artist, Marcus Jansen is a man of conviction.

“The book “Modern Urban Expressionism,” a book on the life and art of Marcus Jansen, is the perfect summation of his work. There is nothing false about this artist. He paints the urban scene with his very own unique vision.” This book, Modern Urban Expressionism, signed by Jansen himself, will be available at the Lehigh Singers Evening of the Arts and Music.

Peter Heubeck, also a resident of Lehigh Acres, will be performing a

selection on the clarinet. Heubeck was the principal clarinetist for a major

European orchestra until his retirement in Lehigh Acres.

If you ever wanted to sing, come try out with their “Quartet without a fourth.” Barry Moll, Jim Kreger and Tom Nelson, all members of The Singers, will be working with anyone who would like to bid on the opportunity to sing with them.