Founded in 1943, the Yale Alley Cats are a world-renowned a cappella group with a diverse repertoire including everything from jazz standards to Motown, from timeless classics to contemporary chart-toppers. The group has released several dozen albums and performed for public figures such as President Barack Obama, her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Martha Stewart, and Jay Leno, bringing refined tenor-bass harmonies and witty charm to destinations and events around the world. In addition to visiting group member hometowns in Miami, Los Angeles, and Washington DC, this year, tour destinations also include South Korea, Sweden, Italy, and your very own Clayton, NY. The group is so excited to be performing at the Clayton Opera House on May 9th as the kickoff to our summer tour!

Born in Lancaster, PA and reared in Miami, Grant Kemmerer became an enthusiastic animal advocate early on. Living so close to ocean and Everglades, Grant became a certified scuba diver, and then began guiding tours into the captivating Everglades, introducing people from all over the world to the ecosystem and its monarch, the alligator. Grant has performed live animal programs in 37 states, trained animals for TV, and is a guest lecturer for one of the leading eco-tourism companies in the world, often traveling to the Amazon and Galapágos Islands. Grant has been a guest on Martha Stewart Show, Meredith Vieira Show, Anderson Cooper, CBS Early Show, and Fox and Friends and has worked with Jim Fowler and Jack Hanna. He has supplied animals for such entities as the National Wildlife Federation, National Geographic, Animal Planet, Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Late Show with Jimmy Kimmel, Late Show with Seth Meyers, Saturday Night Live, Rachel Ray, Wendy Williams, Maury Povich, Regis and Kelly all the way to Kelly and Ryan, Today Show, Good Morning America, Steve Harvey Show, Tyra Banks, Gale King, Fox and Friends.