{"id":147907,"date":"2026-03-03T22:09:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T03:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147907"},"modified":"2026-03-03T22:09:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T03:09:24","slug":"judith-adele-agentis-charitable-foundation-announces-broadway-star-ciaran-sheehan-to-headline-annual-high-notes-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147907","title":{"rendered":"Judith Adele Agentis Charitable Foundation Announces Broadway Star Ciar\u00e1n Sheehan to Headline Annual \u201cHigh Notes\u201d Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BETHLEHEM, PA <\/strong>\u2014 The Judith Adele Agentis Charitable Foundation (JAACF) will present internationally acclaimed performer Ciar\u00e1n Sheehan as the featured entertainer at its annual dinner benefit, High Notes, on Saturday, March 28, from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. at Northampton Country Club in Easton, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Sheehan, best known for more than 1,000 performances in the starring role of The Phantom of the Opera, will headline the evening\u2019s program. Proceeds from the gala and auction directly support JAACF\u2019s charitable initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is more than a performance \u2014 it is a meaningful intersection of artistry and purpose,\u201d said Robert Agentis, Founder and Chairman of the Judith Adele Agentis Charitable Foundation. \u201cWe are profoundly grateful to Ciar\u00e1n Sheehan and our sponsors for bringing extraordinary talent to an evening dedicated to advancing palliative care education and expanding cancer research.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This spring marks the launch of the JAACF Pancreatic &amp; Oncological Research Fund at St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network, strengthening the Foundation\u2019s commitment to medical innovation and patient-centered care.<\/p>\n<p>The gala evening will begin with a cocktail reception featuring hors d\u2019oeuvres and steel drum music by The Big Wahu Caribbean Band. Following a seated dinner, remarks will be delivered by Dr. Erin Bendas and Dr. Henna Cebeci of St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network, with Kelly Chando serving as emcee. After Sheehan\u2019s performance, guests will enjoy dancing to live music by Phase Four featuring the vocals of Emmitt Harris, with Joe Mixon and band members.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2013, JAACF has contributed more than $50,000 to initiatives including the Judith Adele Agentis Palliative Care Education Fund and the JAACF Fellowship for Advanced Practitioners, established in 2020. The Foundation has also delivered more than 35,000 meals to St. Luke\u2019s Hospice House on Black River Road in Bethlehem.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets and online auction bidding are available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jaacf.com\/\">www.jaacf.com<\/a> or directly at:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/us.emma-live.com\/highnotesgala2026?qr=\">https:\/\/us.emma-live.com\/highnotesgala2026?qr=<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nTina Bradford<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BETHLEHEM, PA \u2014 The Judith Adele Agentis Charitable Foundation (JAACF) will present internationally acclaimed performer Ciar\u00e1n Sheehan as the featured entertainer at its annual dinner benefit, High Notes, on Saturday, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147907\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Judith Adele Agentis Charitable Foundation Announces Broadway Star Ciar\u00e1n Sheehan to Headline Annual \u201cHigh Notes\u201d Gala<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":147908,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-147907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ciaran-Sheehan.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147907"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=147907"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147907\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/147908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=147907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=147907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=147907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}