{"id":29802,"date":"2014-03-04T18:43:54","date_gmt":"2014-03-04T23:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2014\/03\/04\/reserve-date-and-tickets-for-rat-pack-event\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T16:28:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T20:28:23","slug":"reserve-date-and-tickets-for-rat-pack-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2014\/03\/04\/reserve-date-and-tickets-for-rat-pack-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Reserve Date and Tickets for Rat Pack Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_8088\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2014\/03\/rat-pack-newsroom.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8088\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8088\" alt=\"The Rat Pack is Back Tribute band fundraiser for NECC Endowment Fund.\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2014\/03\/rat-pack-newsroom-300x242.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"242\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Rat Pack is Back, a Las Vegas tribute band will appear at the Collins Center this fall. All proceeds will go to the NECC Endowmwnt Fund.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The music and feel of old Las Vegas comes to the Merrimack Valley this fall when \u201cThe Rat Pack is Back\u201d performs at the Collins Center for the Performing Arts at Andover High School in Andover on Saturday, Sept. 20.\u00a0 This is the 10<sup>th<\/sup> annual signature event of the Northern Essex Community College Foundation, Inc., the Women of NECC, and the NECC Alumni Association.\u00a0 Proceeds from this event benefit NECC\u2019s Endowment Fund.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The award-winning tribute show, featuring four talented singers, is a nod to the popular Las Vegas lounge act of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Joey Bishop, and Sammy Davis Jr. The touring tribute show begins at 6:30 p.m. and offers nearly two hours of old ballads. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An opening montage of video clips from the glittering Vegas strip, circa 1960, suggests where those of a certain age are about to return: to the iconic Copa Room of the Sands hotel.<\/p>\n<p>The singing actors portraying these legends will croon \u201cFly Me to the Moon\u201d, \u201cI\u2019ve Got the World on a String\u201d, \u201cMy Way\u201d, \u201cIt Was a Very Good Year\u201d, \u201cHey There\u201d, and \u201cThat\u2019s Amore,\u201d to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are $39 each and can be purchased through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mvarts.info\">www.mvarts.info<\/a> or by contacting Lori Smerdon in Institutional Advancement at <a href=\"mailto:lsmerdon@necc.mass.edu\">lsmerdon@necc.mass.edu<\/a> or calling the events line at 978-556-3870.<\/p>\n<p>The lead sponsors for this event are Merrimack Valley Hospital and Holy Family Hospital, both Steward Health Care Institutions.<\/p>\n<p>For more information or to request communication access, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/signature-event\">www.necc.mass.edu\/signature-event<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For additional information on the band, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ratpackisback.com\">www.ratpackisback.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow this event on Twitter at #neccRatPack.<\/p>\n<p>Discounts are available for students and groups.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The music and feel of old Las Vegas comes to the Merrimack Valley this fall when \u201cThe Rat Pack is Back\u201d performs at the Collins Center for the Performing Arts [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":164,"featured_media":29804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archive"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - 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