New Year’s Eve

New Year’s Eve![]() Thanks to the community's support, the Rotary Club of Warren has been honored to be able to present Opening Night on New Year’s Eve for the past two years... but boy do we have exciting news for this year!
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Social Night![]() The Rotary Club of Warren had a fantastic social event this weekend. 28 Rotarians and their guests enjoyed dinner at VERNON'S CAFE and then headed to Trumbull New Theatre in Niles to see their "9 to 5" production. It was a wonderful evening of fellowship!
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2024 Slice of the Valley Pizza ChallengeThe 2024 Slice of the Valley Pizza Challenge is only two days away! As in past years, the event will be held at the Eastwood Event Center on Sunday, April 7, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. While online tickets sales has ended you can still get yours at the event. Adult tickets are $15 and children's under 6 are $5. This year, in addition to having People's Choice Awards for Best Pizza and Best Beer, we will also have a People's Choice Award for Best Wings. Those who have purchased tickets online will find them waiting at the Will Call table the afternoon of the event. All proceeds will be used to support local charitable organizations. We can't wait to see you on April 7th!
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Wristbands (tickets)Wristbands (tickets) Wristbands can be purchased online from November 7th through December 28th. After that, they will need to be purchased the night of the event at the Log Cabin across from the Courthouse Square Fountain. Each person who purchases in advance will be mailed a coupon that should be turned in at the Log Cabin in exchange for their wristbands. Wristbands will NOT be mailed in advance. We will mail out coupons until December 21st. After that, simply show up at the Log Cabin and give our volunteers your name and we will give you the proper number of tickets as indicated on our master list of guests. Adult (10 years of age and older) wristbands are $10. Children (ages 3 through 9 years of age) wristbands are $5. Children under 3 are free. To purchase your wristbands online, click on the following link www.warrenrotary.org/tickets and complete your purchase. |
SponsorshipsSponsorships Those wishing to sponsor the event can click on the following link www.warrenrotary.org/sponsor and select the sponsorship level that is right for you. The deadline for sponsoring Opening Night is December 10, 2023. |
2020 Slice of the Valley Pizza ChallengeTickets can be purchased in person at the event on March 1st. |
From Warren to BroadwayFrom Warren to Broadway
(With a Stop in Las Vegas)
Our speaker this week was Mark Rozzano from New York City, courtesy of Rob Berk, of course. Mark happened to be in Warren to attend his high school
![]() Mark said his family owned a restaurant called the Fiesta Café and it used to provide boxed lunches for the Kenley talents as they were leaving town to go to their next performance. John Kenley happened to stop in at the Café and, as they say, that was that.
Mark’s lifelong fascination with the theater started with the Kenley Players. He had the opportunity to work with John Kenley for a number of years and shared information on Mr. Kenley’s background and how he became such a success in the theater arena.
After the Kenley Players, Mark ended up on Broadway as Associate Producer of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, which ran for 13 years and is still the 8th longest running shown in Broadway history. He also produced the musical Leader of the Pack and the play 84 Charing Cross Road on tour in England.
He has worked extensively in Los Angeles theaters, including the record-breaking run of The Phantom of the Opera at the Ahmansom Theatre. Most recently at the Ahmansom Theatre, he managed the Kennedy Center revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Follies.
In Beverly Hills, Mark directed Lorenzo Lamas in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. He has worked with some of Hollywood’s most iconic stars like Joan Collins, presenting her acclaimed one-woman show on tour in the United States and Australia.
Currently, Mark is managing the legendary Jerry Lewis in his live performances around the world and is the Associate Producer of Jerry’s recently completed film Max Rose, which premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. He also shared information on what it is like to work with Jerry who remains, at age 88, one of the world’s favorite and best loved comedians.
All in all, this was one of our best programs and we thank Mark for taking time away from his vacation to spend with Rotary. He is welcome to come back anytime he is in the area and share more information on this fascinating life he has with some of the best known, larger-than-life entertainers of our time.
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The Best Kept Secret in Trumbull CountyThe Best Kept Secret in Trumbull County
General Cox is a fascinating subject. John said that the books he wrote were very easy to read and would be an incredible read for any history buff. |