
Denise Motto preforming at Broadway Under the Stars.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY LORETTA VLACH
This annual event presented by OperaArts features performances of Broadway and opera classics and benefits Well in the Desert, a local nonprofit that supports programs for poverty prevention and intervention in the Coachella Valley. The outdoor reception and dinner honored performer, composer, and songwriter Jeannie Cunningham, who works passionately in the desert on volunteer opportunities for music, mentorship, animal rights, homelessness, and saving the environment.

Jeannie Cunningham and Matthew Naylor.

Willow Kirk and Phyllis Eisenberg.

Chase Berke.

Denise Motto.
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