From OHC

Dancing for the Stars 2018 Celebrity Dancer Marcia Bowling, MD

Marcia Bowling, MD
Gynecologic Oncologist with OHC

A Benefit For Cincinnati Arts Association’s Overture Awards and Arts Education Programs.

Who will be voted Cincinnati’s best celebrity dancer?  Which stars have the right moves to rule the dance floor? Find out on Saturday, April 14th, 2018 when the Cincinnati Arts Association (CAA) celebrates the twelfth season of its annual fundraiser Dancing for the Stars at the Music Hall Ballroom to benefit CAA’s Overture Awards – the nation’s largest locally-run high school arts scholarship competition – and arts education programs. Inspired by the hit ABC-TV show Dancing with the Stars, Dancing for the Stars will feature seven Cincinnati celebrities paired with some of the area’s finest professional dancers in a competition program, at which the audience will vote for their favorite celebrity dancer. The competitive dance for the evening will be Swing, and each dance pair will have ninety seconds to woo the crowd and the judges.

The stars include:

  • Marcia Bowling, MD, Gynecologic Oncologist with OHC (Oncology Hematology Care, Inc.)
  • Ryan Messer, Regional Business Director, Johnson & Johnson and Cincinnati Public School Board Member
  • Renu Kotwal, MD, Psychiatry & Neurology, The Christ Hospital Network
  • Pam Kravetz, Nationally Recognized Artist, Arts Educator and Artworks Board Trustee
  • Rhonda Whitaker, Director of Government & Community Relations, Duke Energy Kentucky and NKY Chamber Chairwoman
  • John J. Williams, Attorney and President of the Cincinnati Bar Association
  • Steve Valerius, President Individual Division, Ameritas Life Insurance

The fun includes:

  • Online/mobile auction, raffles and wine pull
  • Dance music by guest DJ “Rockin’ Ron” Schumacher, WGRR-FM
  • Pre-event reception and wine tasting
  • Open dancing before and after the competition
  • Lite bites provided by some of Cincinnati’s finest restaurants and caterers
  • Cash bar

In addition to the winner of the dance competition, Dancing for the Stars will crown a Fundraising Champion: the celebrity dancer who raises the most money.  You can buy a ticket and attend or make a donation under their favorite celebrity’s name. Donations are 100% tax deductible.

Tickets are currently on sale at the following levels (a portion of the ticket price is tax-deductible):
$150: Patron (includes pre-event reception and two drink tickets
$1,500: Corporate Table (ten patron level tickets and a half-page black-and-white program ad)
$2,000: Celebrity Circle Table (premium “first-row” viewing of competition area, ten  Paton level tickets, full-page black-and-white program ad, recognition on event signage)

Buy tickets here. 
Make a donation here.