Carolina Ballet Board Chair Melanie Dubis Announces A Midsummer Night’s Dream Gala

Fundraising Event on April 30 to Benefit Carolina Ballet

Raleigh, NC, April 02, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Melanie Black Dubis, a partner at Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP and chairman of the Carolina Ballet’s board, has announced that the Carolina Ballet will host A Midsummer Night’s Dream Gala on Saturday, April 30 at the Raleigh Convention Center. The Gala will benefit the Carolina Ballet, with individual tickets priced at $200 and tables for ten starting at $2,000. Dubis serves as chair of the Carolina Ballet’s board of directors for 2011-2012, and has been a board member since 2005. Previously, Dubis led fundraising efforts for the ballet as co-chair of the development committee.

Quotes:
“We’re looking forward to this year’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream Gala,” said Dubis. “This Gala is always an enjoyable evening of dinner, dancing and socializing, and the funds raised enable Carolina Ballet to provide world-class performances to the Triangle and beyond. We really appreciate the community’s support of fine arts.”

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Melanie Dubis’ LinkedIn page:
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/melanie-dubis/4/355/64a

Details:
- The Gala’s co-chairs include Becky Johnson and Stewart Woodard. This year’s Gala will honor Carolina Ballet supporters Judy and Chip Anderson, and Judy and Gordon LeGrand.

- For more information on this event, contact Elizabeth Parker, communications manager at the Carolina Ballet, at (919) 719-0800, ext. 8452, or visit http://www.carolinaballet.com/midsummer_gala/index.html.

About Melanie Black Dubis:
Melanie Black Dubis, a partner at Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, handles commercial disputes for clients in North Carolina state and federal courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and arbitration proceedings. A Phi Beta Kappa, Dubis was a John W. Wade Scholar at Vanderbilt University Law School, earning her JD in 1995 after earning a B.A. with honors from University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. While at Vanderbilt University, she was the senior student writing editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review. Dubis was named among North Carolina Super Lawyers Rising Star in Business Litigation in 2009 and Business North Carolina magazine's "Legal Elite" Young Guns in 2007. She is the 2006 recipient of Triangle Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 leadership award. Dubis serves as pro bono general counsel for Alliance of AIDS Services - Carolina, has served on the board of Leadership America and is an active member of the board of directors of the Carolina Ballet. She was named “Outstanding Volunteer Attorney” by the Wake County Volunteer Lawyers Program. For more information about Dubis, visit http://www.parkerpoe.com.

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