Dionne Warwick, 83, will be honored September 22 at the inaugural New Jersey Arts Icon Gala at an event called “What The World Needs Now:  A Celebration Of Dionne Warwick.” All proceeds from the event—held at the Bell Theater in Holmdel—will benefit the Axelrod Performing Arts Center in Deal and the Bell Theater Cultural Arts and Education Programs.

New Jersey will be well represented this year at the most prestigious award show of them all, the 46th Annual Kennedy Center Honors held at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC on December 3, and televised before the end of the year. Dionne Warwick from East Orange and Queen Latifah from Newark join fellow honorees Billy Crystal, Barry Gibb and Renee Fleming.

Eighty-two year old Dionne Warwick is enjoying a career renaissance highlighted by the terrific new documentary on her life and career, Don’t Make Me Over