College of Lake County
Presents:
40th SALUTE TO GOSPEL MUSIC
Bringing people together to honor community
and celebrate Black gospel music
Saturday, February 22, 2025
6:30 p.m.
Featuring:
Vincent Bohanan
with additional performances by
Zacardi Cortez
CLC Gospel Choir
Directed By Matthew Hunter
Community Celebration Choir
Led by Pastor Tiffany Peppers, Mark Cosey and
Pastor Cory Ratliff
Honoring 2025 Harambee Award winner
Beverly Phelps
Retired African-American Student Outreach
and Programs Coordinator
Jesus Name Apostolic Church
Waukegan
Welcome and Opening Prayer
Negro National Anthem
Dr. Derrick Harden, CLC Vice President, Strategic Advancement
Matthew Hunter, Director, CLC Gospel Choir
Emcee
Effie Rolfe, Media Personality
Community Celebration Choir
Tiffany Peppers, Senior Pastor, Jesus Name Apostolic Church, Waukegan
Mark Cosey, former CLC Gospel Choir Director
Cory Ratliff, Co-Senior Pastor, The Sign of the Dove Church, Waukegan
Harambee Award of Excellence
Awarded to Beverly Phelps
Presented by:
Dr. Lori Suddick, President, College of Lake County
Torrie Mark Newsome, J.D., Board Chair, College of Lake County
Zacardi Cortez
Guest Artist
Vincent Bohanan
Featured Artist
Thank You & Closing
Negro National Anthem
Lift Every Voice and Sing - CLC Gospel Choir, Matthew Hunter, Conductor
Composed by James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson
Lift every voice and sing till earth and heaven ring
Ring with the harmonies of liberty
Let our rejoicing rise high as the listening skies
Let it resound loud as the rolling sea
Sing a song, full of the faith that the dark past has taught us
Sing a song, full of the hope that the present has brought us
Facing the rising sum of our new day
College of Lake County Theatre Department proudly presents the iconic, ground-breaking masterpiece of modern American theatre “for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf” by Ntozake Shange, directed by Lamaiya Lancaster and Darius Russelle
Select dates Feb. 28 - March 7
More information and tickets here.
College of Lake County 40th Salute to Gospel
What began in 1986 as a way to support the College of Lake County's Gospel Choir is now an annual program advocating personal development and cultural enrichment among people of color. It is one of CLC's best-known community outreach activities and aims to encourage African American youth to appreciate the many advantages of a CLC education. Over the years, Salute to Gospel Music has showcased dynamic and legendary performers like The Winans, Shirley Caesar and many more.
CLC Music Gospel Choir Concert
Join CLC's Gospel Choir for a full-length concert on
Saturday, April 5 at 4p.m.
James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts
CLC Grayslake Campus
19351 West Washington Street, Grayslake
Tickets start at $5
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER PRESENTS brings the soul of New Orleans and the spirit of Mardi Gras to this amazing evening, celebrating the composers and inspired songs of the Crescent City, the historic epicenter of jazz. From Jelly Roll Morton and Louis Armstrong to Ellis Marsalis and James Black, New Orleans has long been an apex of innovation and inspiration. Led by pianist, Luther S. Allison and vocalists Quiana Lynell and Milton Suggs, New Orleans Songbook immerses audiences in the captivating and timeless spirit of this vibrant city.
Tickets start at just $15
Stage Manager: Jeremy Eiden
FOH Audio Engineer: Pete Hansen
Audio/Visual Engineer: Greg Peppers
Monitor Audio Engineer: Jim Frazier
Stage Technicians: Bobby Lee, Keith Boreham, Jim MacAyeal
Patron Services Coordinator: Jessica Daly
Box Office Assistant: Alyssa Jean-Pierre
Events Specialist: Amy Juarez
Marketing: Lindsey Nemcek & Jessey Prugh
JLC Executive Director: Alisa Baum
JNAC Special Events Coordinator: Tina Dindyal
Pre-Show Video: Greg Peppers
We respectfully acknowledge that Lake County is on the ancestral homelands of the Kickapoo, Peoria, Potawatomi, and other native peoples. We recognize the longstanding significance of these lands for indigenous peoples past, present and future. Historical awareness of indigenous exclusion and erasure is critically important to preventing further atrocities. The College of Lake County pledges to acknowledge the grave injustices of the past and pledges to create awareness and advance education that invites truth.
Torrie Mark Newsome, J.D.
Chair
Elected term: 2021-2025
Paul G. Virgilio, B.S., S.E., P.E.
Vice Chair
Elected term: 2021-2027
Allena Barbato, J.D., L.M.F.T.
Secretary
Elected term: 2023-2029
Pastor Jesus Gerena
Appointed term: 2024-2025
William M. Griffin, Ed.D.
Elected term: 2023-2029
Amanda D. Howland, J.D.
Elected term: 2021-2027
Julie B. Shroka, M.A.
Elected term: 2019-2025
Sulma Teruel
Student Trustee
Elected term: 2024-2025
Lori Suddick, Ed.D.,
President
Trustees Emeriti
Richard A. Anderson, J.D.
William M. Griffin, Ed.D. (2021-2023)
Patricia Jones, M.Ed.
Barbara D. Oilschlager, M.Ed.
