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WOODSTOCK — NCAA legendary basketball coach Jim Calhoun will be appearing at the upcoming Broadway Live’s Hale YMCA Youth and Family Center’s benefit concert with his wife Pat called “The Conncert”. The Conncert is at 7:30 p.m. April 7 and at 2 p.m. April 8 at the Center for the Arts at Woodstock Academy, (formerly Hyde Cultural Center).
Tickets are now available at the YMCA in Putnam or on-line at www.theconncert.com
As honorary chairpersons for the local YMCA capital campaign, Mr. and Mrs. Calhoun will be addressing the Saturday evening concert goers along with performances by ore than 30 local and regional performers backed by a large orchestra with arrangements by Walter Gwardyk who is an arranger of music for the Hartford Symphony and New England Jazz.
As the former head coach of the UConn men’s basketball team, coach Calhoun won three NCAA national championships in 1999, 2004 and 2011 as well as many other notable accomplishments. With his team’s 2011 NCAA title win, Calhoun became the oldest coach to win a Division I men’s basketball title. He won his 800th game in 2009 and finished his career with 873 victories, ranking 12th all-time as of Feb. 2015. Calhoun is one of only six coaches in NCAA Division I history to win three or more championships and is widely considered one of the greatest coaches of all time. In 2005, he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
“We are absolutely thrilled that coach Calhoun and his lovely wife Pat will be joining us for this amazing event,” said David T. Panteleakos, executive producer. “We have been preparing for this special concert for over a year and we are ready for opening night!” Executive Director for the Hale YMCA Youth and Family Center Amanda Kelly added, “Jim and Pat Calhoun are two of the most generous people I have met. Jim has a personal connection to youth development and he intentionally stands behind organizations that support that mission. By providing their names to the Capital Campaign, they were able to help launch the fund-raising efforts for our wonderful new YMCA. Every time the YMCA has reached out to both Jim and Pat, they have always said ‘yes’. Helping us to promote “The Conncert” and raise money is just the most recent way the Calhoun’s help to strengthen our community.”