Carousel Center to host gala fundraiser featuring lip sync battle

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Carousel Center will hold its annual “Making Legends Local Gala & Lip Sync Battle” to raise money for its services on Saturday, April 29.

At Cape Fear Community College’s Union Station, the event will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a red carpet reception with hors d’oeuvres by Angie’s Catering and drinks from Lighthouse Beer and Wine.

Then beginning at 8 p.m., members of the community will compete in a lip sync battle to raise money and get the ‘Golden Microphone Lip Sync Legend of the Year’ and ‘Ka-Ching! Challenge Champion’ trophies. People will be able to vote for their favorite performances by making a donation online.

Tickets are available now until the end of the day on Tuesday, April 25.

• WECT’s Frances Weller as Beyoncé
• Margaret Stargell as Diana Ross
• Wilmington Latin Dance as Santana Truist Team as Adele
• Tina Evans as Betty Wright
• Techniques in Motion performing ‘We Found Love’ By Rihanna
• Suzie Register as Nancy Sinatra
• Stonewall “You Better Work!”
• Self-Help Credit Union as Sonny & Cher
• Novant Health - Mix Tape
• MegaCorp as Britney Spears
• Mary Akers as Janis Joplin
• John Cougar & the Mellencampers
• DooLocasta Enterprises Too Iconic for Words
• Bo Dean as Elton John
• Amie Coffey as Madonna

“The Carousel Center is the region’s only nationally-accredited, nonprofit child advocacy center that provides child forensic medical exams, confidential professional trauma counseling and caregiver support to children and their families who have experienced physical/sexual abuse in Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender counties,” states an announcement from the center.