Terry Fator

Terry Fator is a comedian,ventriloquist and singer who gained fame as the winner of the 2007 reality television show America's Got Talent.http://www.flixxy.com/americas-got-talent-ventriloquist-terry-fator.htmFor the finale of the show Fator sang a duet with Muppets character Kermit The Frog.http://www.wbber.com/v/eztcCT9e_jI/americas-got-talent-winner-terry-fator-kermit-the-frogHe works with many puppets and often performs famous singers' musical melodies with them through impersonation.http://www.terryfator.com/about.htmlFator will be doing one of his acts at the Vogel Alcove Arts Performance in Dallas on Tuesday, April 20, 2010. This event will include a sponsor dinner and entertainment and will be hosted by Cynthia and Forrest Miller and Erin and Mike McKool. All of the proceeds will go to the Vogel Alcove Childcare Center for the Homeless.http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/4027338

In addition to winning America's Got Talent and performing at Vogel's benefit, Fator holds his own show at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/4027338Fator also sang the National Anthem at the Shelby American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race that took place in Vegas in February of 2010.http://www.terryfator.com/articles.html?n_id=637A month later, he cut the ribbon at Nevada's third annual Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology Expo (NCET). He was asked to do this, because his accomplishments demonstrated the goals of the event, as Fator himself is a successful entrepreneur.http://www.terryfator.com/articles.html?n_id=639

Vogel Alcove is an organization that provides free childcare to homeless people. The facility is able to take in up to 113 homeless children a day, all from 6 months to 6 years of age.http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/columnists/rmiller/stories/DN-p2miller_21bus.ART.State.Edition1.3cf47fe.htmlThe Arts Performance Event comes once a year and its purpose is to provide necessary funds for their charity programs. In 2009, the event along paid for 57% of that year's budget.http://www.vogelalcove.org/about_the_event.html

The event will take place at 7:45pm on April 20, at the Morton H. Myerson Symphony Center. It is the 19th annual Vogel Alcove benefit, and the organization has been around since 1987.http://www.krld.com/2010-Vogel-Alcove-Arts-Performance-Event/6427234Terry Fator is the main performer, and he will be using some of his most famous puppets, including Cowboy Walter, Emma Taylor and Winston the Turtle.http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/columnists/rmiller/stories/DN-p2miller_21bus.ART.State.Edition1.3cf47fe.html