Just in time for Christmas, Dionne Warwick — A Holiday Celebration comes to Fantasy Springs Resort Casino’s Special Events Center on Saturday, December 21st at 8 p.m. Backed by a 14-piece string section, the six-time Grammy Award-winner will perform a mix of holiday and pop classics including “Silent Night,” “Silver Bells,” “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” “Joy to the World,” and “My Favorite Things.” Tickets ($39, $49, and $69) are on sale this Friday, August 16th at the Fantasy Springs Box Office, via phone (800) 827-2946 and online at www.FantasySpringsResort.com.
In a career that has spanned six decades, Warwick has charted more than 75 songs and sold over 100 million records. The New Jersey native was discovered by legendary songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David in 1961, and went on to record 18 consecutive Top 100 singles, including “Don’t Make Me Over,” “Walk on By,” “Say a Little Prayer,” “A House is Not a Home,” “Alfie,” “Heartbreaker,” and “Déjà Vu,” among countless others. Warwick earned her first Grammy Award in 1968 for “Do You Know the Way to San Jose,” and was the first African-American female artist of her generation to win the award for Best Contemporary Female Vocalist Performance.
In 1985, Warwick participated in the recording of “That’s What Friends Are For,” which became a No. 1 hit around the world and raised both awareness and funds for AIDS research, which she continues to support. Warwick’s other charitable causes include The Starlight Foundation, children’s hospitals, world hunger, disaster relief, and music education, for which she has been honored and raised millions of dollars for. The singer also participated in the 1985 all-star charity single, “We Are the World,” performed at Live Aid, and has been honored by AMFAR and Desert Aids Project.
Warwick was inducted into The Grammy Museum, where a special 50thanniversary career exhibit was unveiled. Most recently, she released a star-studded duets album entitled Feels So Good. Warwick was the recipient of the coveted and prestigious 2017 Marian Anderson Award for her career accomplishments and philanthropy. She was honored in a 2018 PBS Television Special, Then Came You, was named 2019 Ambassador to the Smithsonian Institute’s Year in Music and is a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.
Tickets for Dionne Warwick — A Holiday Celebration are $39, $49, and $69, on sale available this Friday, August 16th at the Fantasy Springs Box Office, via phone (800) 827-2946 and online atwww.FantasySpringsResort.com.
