PARAMUS, N.J. – They once recorded with stars such as Carly Simon, Elton John and Paul McCartney – and now they’re coming to Bergen Community College. The Hit Men, a quintet, will play the Anna Maria Ciccone Theatre at the College’s main campus, 400 Paramus Road, Friday, Oct. 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Collectively, the members of the group, which formed in 2010, have appeared on 85 albums and received numerous awards. Keyboardist and founder Lee Shapiro leads The Hit Men and he is joined by lead guitarist/vocalist Jimmy Ryan, bassist/vocalist Larry Gates, keyboardist, percussionist and vocalist Russ Velazquez and drummer and vocalist Steve Murphy.
Center orchestra seats are $75, which includes a pre-show reception with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at 6 p.m. in the Ciccone lobby. Side orchestra seats are $50 and rear orchestra seats are $35; all tickets include a post-performance champagne and dessert reception in the Ciccone lobby. Please call (201) 447-7428 or visit tickets.bergen.edu to attend.
Based in Paramus, Bergen Community College (www.bergen.edu), a public two-year coeducational college, enrolls 15,000 students at locations in Paramus, the Philip Ciarco Jr. Learning Center in Hackensack and Bergen Community College at the Meadowlands in Lyndhurst. The College offers associate degree, certificate and continuing education programs in a variety of fields. More students graduate from Bergen than any other community college in the state.
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