A Concert for Paula Bohovesky - A Celebration of a Life

Performers and special guests will gather in the Pearl River High School auditorium May 5 for A Concert for Paula Bohovesky - A Celebration of a Life.

Bohovesky, a 16-year-old Pearl River High School sophomore, was murdered while walking home Oct. 28, 1980.

Funds raised with the May 5 event will be used to maintain PetitionforPaula.org, to support a performing arts scholarship in her name and to maintain an existing memorial on the high school grounds.  Tickets cost $20 and can be purchased at PetitionforPaula.org or at the door.

Performers will include:

• Internationally-known violinist Eileen Ivers
• Rockland Conservatory of Music String Orchestra with Conductor Anna Teigen
• Pearl River High School Choir with Director Shareen Way
• Shirley Crabbe, singer (PRHS Class of 1981)
• Mary Ellen Petti, singer (PRHS Class of 1982)
• John Carson and Ed Walters, singers (PRHS Class of 1982)
• Chris Murphy and Friends

Special Guests include:

• Lois Bohovesky, Paula's mother, with a poetry reading
• Sharon Klass, Paula's art teacher
• Sheila Schonbrun, Paula's singing coach
• A Journalist's Journey
• District Attorneys Ken Gribetz and Tom Zugibe