51st Annual Religious Arts Festival: Oktoberfest!

We will continue the culinary tradition of Germany as the Annual Religious Arts Festival Banquet turns into an Oktoberfest in the Great Hall. Don your lederhosen and join us for an evening of great food, colorful décor, and a performance by the world-class award-winning jazz accordionist Cory “C Pez” Pesaturo. You will want to make your reservations early.

Cory Pesaturo (“C Pez”) is revolutionizing the Accordion. He is the only person ever to win the trio of World Championships on Acoustic, Digital, and Jazz Accordion as well as the only Accordion graduate of the prestigious New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. In 2017, Pesaturo became a Guinness World Record Holder by playing for 32 hours and 14minutes. His performances at all three of his World Championships were played on accordions that were not his and were generally 90% improvised; both aspects are unheard of in the accordion world. C Pez has given two TED Talks, and as a child, he became the youngest person to perform at a White House state dinner.