Boitano Dazzles Bright Audience

Olympic gold medalist skater Brian Boitano and U.S. silver medalist Paul Wylie '90-91 dazzled 3200 fans last night at the 19th annual "Evening With Champions" benefit.

Boitano and Wylie were among 18 skaters who are performing at Bright Hockey Center this weekend. Local children and Harvard students performed alongside international stars, giving the evening an informal quality.

Organized by student volunteers from Eliot House, the figure skating show raises money for the Jimmy Fund of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute's child patients.

"We spend most of our lives doing for ourselves. It's really important to give something back," said Wylie, a resident of Eliot.

Organizers said they hoped this weekend's performances would bring the cumulative contribution from the event to the $1 million mark. Tickets were sold out for all three performances for the first time ever.