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PRODUCING PARTNERS Scott Leonhart and Maggie Eichenlaub Betty A. and Don E. Winslow
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Lone Tree City Council Mayor Jackie Millet Mayor Pro Tem Susan Squyer Councilmember Cathie Brunnick Councilmember Jay Carpenter Councilmember Wynne Shaw The Lone Tree Arts Center is owned and operated by the City of Lone Tree.
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Lisa Rigsby Peterson, Executive Director, helped open the Lone Tree Arts Center in 2011 as its first Executive Director. Over her thirty-one year career in performing arts management, she has been a part of many of Colorado’s leading cultural organizations—including The Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Curious Theatre Company, and PHAMALY; served on multiple arts and cultural boards and committees, and also worked abroad. A Colorado resident since 1975, Lisa is a graduate of the University of Colorado and the Yale School of Drama.
Paul Ackerman, Production Manager, is a native of Long Island, NY. Paul received his degree in Technical Theatre and Design from the University of Virginia. He has worked in Atlanta with The Alliance Theatre/Atlanta Children’s Theatre, Atlanta Ballet, and the Georgia Institute of Technology. Paul joined the team at LTAC prior to its opening in 2011 after serving as the Senior General Manager of Production for Blue Man Group.
Courtney Ozaki Moch, Operations and Business Director, returned to her home state of Colorado after residing in New York City, where she received her MFA degree in Performing Arts Management from Brooklyn College. As a producer and arts manager in NYC, she worked with cultural and interdisciplinary institutions, including the inaugural PROTOTYPE festival, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts, and The Joyce Theater. Her prior experience includes work with the Aspen Music Festival, as well as the Boulder Chamber Orchestra.
Leigh Chandler, Marketing Director, joined the Lone Tree Arts Center staff in the fall of 2015, when she moved to Colorado. Prior to her move, she served as the Director of Marketing and Communications for the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts in Burlington, Vermont for eight years. Leigh grew up outside of New York City and is a graduate of Cornell University.
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Elaine Caras, Events Manager Allissa Dailey, Events Manager Kathy Denzer, Administrative Assistant Adrien Hoff, Marketing Specialist Chris Husted, Rental Events Technician Jen Kiser, Assistant Technical Director Katie Konishi, Marketing Specialist Don Post, Lead Stage Technician Robin Scurto, Annual Giving Manager Michelle Sosa-Mallory, Corporate and Foundation Manager Ashley Vander Weg, Box Office Manager Technical Staff: James Bryant, Mallory Hart, Meagan Holdeman, Elizabeth Porter, Brett Ranieri, Randy St. Pierre, Rick Thompson
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LTAC POLICIES & PROCEDURES
At Your Service The House Manager is responsible for the overall front-of-house operation. Ushers (dressed in white and black with green scarves/ ties) can direct patrons who have questions or concerns to the House Manager.
Late arrivals will be seated at a suitable break in the performance, and at the discretion of the house manager and/or artist. Late seating may not be possible in some cases. In consideration of all theater-goers, please arrive in plenty of time for the scheduled curtain.
Cameras and recording devices are not allowed in the theater. The taking of photos during a performance may violate our contract with the performers and producers. In addition it can distract performers and negatively affect their safety and the show. Pre- and post-show photography also is not permitted. Cell phones and any other electronic devices may not be used in the theater. The use of a laser pointer at any time by any patron subjects that patron to expulsion from the theater without a ticket refund.
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Children are welcome in our theater, but bringing infants to a performance is highly discouraged, as they can become a distraction to performers and other audience members. Each individual must be ticketed to enter the theater and no babes-in-arms will be permitted. The Arts Center may deny entry to any person accompanied by another who may become a disruption to the performers or audience, and may likewise remove disruptive patrons from the audience. Occasionally, individual productions may have recommended age limits. It is always up to the parent/guardian to make the determination if an event is age appropriate for his/her child. Refunds are at the discretion of the Lone Tree Arts Center Box Office.
The Lone Tree Arts Center is a smoke-free facility. Smoking e-cigarettes is not permitted inside the building.
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Refreshments Food is not allowed in the theater. Drinks purchased at our concessions stand are permitted in the theater. At most performances, you may pre-order a drink to avoid intermission lines.
Restrooms Restrooms are located in the center of the lobby near the front entrance, as well as on the north side of the lobby near the north entrance, across from the Event Hall. Wheelchair accessible restrooms are located near the north entrance.
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Parking The Lone Tree Arts Center has a large, free on-site parking lot as well as a convenient drop-off point at the front entry. The parking lot can be found on the south side of the building. Patrons are also permitted to park across Sky Ridge Avenue in the Target parking lot.
Hearing Assistance The Lone Tree Arts Center has installed an inductive hearing loop. The loop system broadcasts directly into hearing aids that are equipped with a T-coil switch (tele-coil or telephone switch). For hearing aids with a T-coil switch, simply turn that switch and sound is broadcast directly to the hearing aid. For hearing aids without a T-coil switch, wireless headset receivers are also available free of charge at the Box Office.
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THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE
In April, LTAC is taking on a challenge like nothing we’ve quite tackled before—we’re producing a fully-staged, big name musical. EVITA, with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice, is the story of Eva Perón, one of Argentina’s most controversial First Ladies. It’s our biggest endeavor to date and we’ve put together an all-star team to make it happen. EVITA opened in London’s West End in 1978 and the show follows Eva Perón throughout her life, from her humble beginnings to her rise to power and through the upper echelons of society. Just recently, there were revivals of the show in both London and New York. There was also a film version of the musical, starring Madonna, Jonathan Pryce, and Antonio Banderas in 1996. The film version is how our director, Gina Rattan, came to know the musical. But her interest in the story of EVITA wasn’t just a passing fancy— it ignited a passion for the story of Argentina’s former First Lady. So much so, that Gina traveled to Buenos Aires to immerse herself in Eva’s world. Gina heard about our production of the show from her friend Ben Klein, an associate director on Broadway and the keynote speaker of our 2015 Sensory Friendly Summit, who put her in touch with our executive director, Lisa Rigsby Peterson. The rest, as they say, is history! Gina has directed the second national tour of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, and been the associate director of the same show on Broadway, as well as being the associate director of Matilda the Musical on Broadway and NBC’s Peter Pan Live! Most recently, she directed Pace University’s production of another Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Jesus Christ Superstar. Something that she enjoys about Webber’s musicals is that they’re complete stories—there isn’t a lot of exposition and you get to see everything play out on stage. The challenge that this presents for the creative team, of course, is how to make sure that they’re telling the fullest, clearest, most exciting version of the story as possible.
EVITA is one of Gina’s favorite shows and she’s excited to tackle the challenges of directing a show that she knows and loves. “First of all, it’s such a great show as a piece of musical theater. The complicated protagonist is female…she’s not oversimplified, she presents a real person,” Gina says of the show. “It’s a very political show, but it doesn’t play out like a history lesson. All the characters are so passionate and involved in the politics of the show. And that’s not exaggerated—the people of Argentina are really like that!” One of the characters that Gina is most excited about is the city of Buenos Aires itself. The show is imbued with the vibrancy of the city and it becomes like a character of its own. Every bit of the creative team is responsible for creating the city—from the scenic and sound designers, to the costumes and choreography, we’ll be bringing Buenos Aires to life on stage, as well as the characters themselves. EVITA is a show that is political and personal, entertaining but thought-provoking. It’s substantive and escapist. It will be a beautiful piece of theater that’s unlike anything that we’ve ever done before and everyone involved with the production, including Gina, can’t wait to share it with you!
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It’s rare to find a violinist, fiddler, and composer as versatile as Mark O’Connor. Whether he’s performing classical music, jazz, country, folk, or Americana, his virtuosity is thrilling to see and hear. A child prodigy who won national titles as a teenager, he was mentored by jazz violin great Stephane Grappelli, and the two remained close friends until Grappelli’s death in 1997. O’Connor has collaborated with James Taylor, Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Tony Rice, Bela Fleck, Sam Bush, Alison Krauss, Yo-Yo Ma, Wynton Marsalis, and many more. He’s headlined bluegrass festivals, including Telluride, RockyGrass, and Merlefest, and he’s performed his own concertos with symphonies around the world. He’s won two Grammy Awards and his most recent release, Coming Home, is nominated for a 2017 Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album. O’Connor’s other passion is teaching, and he created the O’Connor Method: The New American School of String Playing. The O’Connor Method rivals the Suzuki Method of teaching
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violin and fiddle by focusing on American music, rather than European classical music, to help students develop a love of playing. It also focuses on the history behind the music, giving students a more well-rounded understanding of what they’re playing. O’Connor’s performance at the Arts Center with his family band is a special one. Three of the four members play fiddle, and the fourth plays mandolin. Joined by a guitarist and a mandolin player, The O’Connor Band delivers beautiful and thoughtful original songs, classic covers, and sophisticated instrumentals with a fresh, powerful, unprecedented sound that wins over fans of every style from bluegrass to indie folk to Americana.
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O’Connor Family Band Featuring Mark O’Connor Thursday, May 11 at 7:30pm
Tonight’s Performance will include a number of songs from the Coming Home album, including “Coming Home,” “Always Do,” “Jerusalem Ridge,” “What Have I Been Saying,” “Blacktop Boy,” and more. The O’Connor Family Band, featuring iconic fiddler Mark O’Connor, puts on an engaging, dynamic show featuring compelling arrangements, virtuosic solos, and tight vocal harmonies. Introducing Mark’s family members; Maggie O’Connor – fiddle, Forrest O’Connor – mandolin and vocals, and Kate Lee – fiddle and vocals. Rounding out the band is National Flatpick Guitar Champion Joe Smart and double bassist/old-time banjoist Geoff Saunders. Genre: Country, Progressive Bluegrass, Acoustic Pop, Indie Folk, Americana. The O’Connor Band featuring Mark O’Connor Exclusively records for Rounder Records/Concord Music Group Please visit www.oconnorband.com and follow the band at www.facebook.com/oconnorband and @oconnorband15. Check out the O’Connor Band Channel on YouTube. For Mark O’Connor music, visit www.markoconnor.com. For information regarding the O’Connor Method for violin and strings as well as summer string camps, please visit www.oconnormethod.com. Mark O’Connor and the O’Connor Band uses D’Addario Strings. THE O’CONNOR BAND featuring MARK O’CONNOR appears by arrangement with: Cadenza Artists
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Mark O’Connor - A product of America’s rich aural folk tradition as well as classical music, Mark O’Connor’s creative journey began at the feet of a pair of musical giants. The first was the folk fiddler and innovator Benny Thomasson, and the second was French jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli. Working with classical violin icons Isaac Stern, Itzhak Perlman, Yehudi Menhuin, and Pinchas Zukerman, O’Connor absorbed knowledge and influence from the multitude of musical styles and genres he studied and participated in. With his body of work including 45 feature albums of mostly his own compositions, Mark O’Connor has melded and shaped these influences into a new American Classical music, and a vision of an entirely American school of string playing. Among the highlights of Mr. O’Connor’s multiple Grammy-winning recordings are Appalachia Waltz with Yo-Yo Ma and Edgar Meyer spending a year atop the Billboard classical music charts. With more than 250 performances, O’Connor’s Fiddle Concerto released on Warner Bros. has become the most-performed modern violin concerto composed in the last 50 years. The “Americana Symphony” recorded by Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony is a first for a modern-day violinist. “The Improvised Violin Concerto” released in 2012 is the first of its kind in violin history. At age 13, O’Connor was the youngest person ever to win national fiddling competitions while competing against all ages, amateur and professional. He is still the only person to ever win national titles (open to all ages) on fiddle, guitar, and mandolin, and he won a record-breaking six CMA Musician Of The Year awards. Mr. O’Connor was a member of three important and influential bands: the David Grisman Quintet, The Dregs, and Strength in Numbers. During his twenties, Mr. O’Connor became the most in-demand session musician in Nashville, appearing on 500 albums. The O’Connor Method was released in 2009 as “an American grown rival to the Suzuki method” (The New Yorker). It takes an American Classical approach to modern violin playing, offering a technical foundation using American classics. This groundbreaking method is the first string method to feature all American music. Mr. O’Connor performs on a Jonathon Cooper violin and D’Addario Strings and resides in New York City with his wife Maggie. Maggie O’Connor - Violinist and American fiddler Maggie O’Connor performs a variety of musical styles in concert halls throughout the U.S. and beyond. She frequently performs with her husband, violinist and composer Mark O’Connor. Together they have appeared as guest soloists with the Singapore Chinese Orchestra, the Santa Rosa Symphony, and many other symphony orchestras performing his composition Strings and Threads Suite. Maggie is also a frequent guest performer in her husband’s ensembles ranging from Hot Swing and An Evening of American Strings to An Appalachian Christmas, a hit concert tour taking place each holiday season. Maggie is working as co-director along with Mark for the O’Connor Method Camp NYC featuring the lesson book series that is rising in popularity each year. Growing up in a musical family in the suburbs of Atlanta, Maggie started playing the violin at age seven in a family band with her father on guitar and brother on mandolin. Concurrently, her mother invested hours driving her to classical violin lessons with Larisa Morgulis, a distinguished graduate of the Odessa Conservatory in Ukraine. Playing music with her family band is where Maggie began to develop an ear for arranging, group playing, and improvisation; skills she has embraced throughout her musical life. In her early years, she was a member of numerous bluegrass and rock bands at the very same time she was a member and soloist with Atlanta’s top three youth orchestras. After growing up playing American and classical music styles, Maggie continued her professional training at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University where she studied with violinist Herbert Greenberg, earning Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in violin performance. She was also a finalist in the Marbury Prize Competition for Undergraduate Violinists while finishing up her Bachelor’s degree with distinction and had the honor of being accepted into the Five Year Advanced Degree Program along with being awarded the Career Development Grant while at Peabody. She was the recipient of full tuition scholarships while studying at the Aspen Music
Festival and School for three years. Maggie currently resides in New York City with her husband, plays a beautifully handcrafted 1996 violin made by Lukas Wronski, and uses D’Addario Strings. Forrest O’Connor - A singer-songwriter, mandolinist, and zouktarist, Forrest is a founding member of the folk rock duo Wisewater with Kate Lee (vocals/fiddle). In the last year, Wisewater has toured across the country, hitting venues such as The Grand Ole Opry, The Station Inn (Nashville, TN), and Joe’s Pub (New York, NY). They’ve also shared the stage with Emmylou Harris, Mary Gauthier, Ricky Skaggs, Bill Lloyd (of Foster & Lloyd), Mark Volman (of The Turtles), and many others. Their debut EP, The Demonstration, reached No. 13 on the iTunes SingerSongwriter charts in November 2014 and was hailed as “beautifully poetic” (The Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, NY). As a solo artist, Forrest has performed and recorded with Melissa Ferrick, Carl Jackson, Carrie Rodriguez, Cia Cherryholmes, Mark Leach, Hillary Reynolds, and his dad, fiddler Mark O’Connor. In March 2014, he won the Tennessee State Mandolin Championship in Clarksville, TN. Forrest graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in Sociomusicology from Harvard University. He is also a co-founder of the music webcasting company Concert Window, Inc., which has developed into one of the leading webcasting platforms for musicians and has been featured on TED as well as in The Examiner, TechCrunch, The Boston Herald, Complex, Evolver.fm, TechHive, and BostInnovation. Kate Lee - Kate Lee’s passion and dedication has afforded her great respect in the music community as a vocalist, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Whether performing her original material or backing up a major entertainer, Lee brings a wealth of stylistic understanding and a unique, discerning sense of phrasing to both the stage and studio. She is an energetic young woman with extensive musical scholarship and experience. She currently resides in Nashville and is a founding member of the folk rock duo Wisewater, along with Forrest O’Connor. “This is what being in a band should feel like,” Kate says of collaborating with O’Connor, a native southerner and recent Harvard graduate. “I’m so inspired by him every day. I feel like we have not only similar musical tastes but also similar intuitions. The music we’ve developed together is special to me. I’m really confident in what we’ve got going.” Wisewater released their debut EP, The Demonstration, in November 2014, and it reached No. 13 on the iTunes Singer-Songwriter charts. She also has recorded several solo albums, the most recent of which was produced by Kris Wilkinson and featured some of Nashville’s top session musicians, including Bryan Sutton, Viktor Krauss, John Gardner, Gary Prim, and Tim Lauer. She has played violin and sung background vocals for many world-class entertainers, including Rod Stewart, Keith Urban, Kelly Clarkson, Vince Gill, Sugarland, Amy Grant, Trace Adkins, Lady Antebellum, Jake Owen, Mary J. Blige, Darius Rucker, Rascal Flatts, Lucy Hale, Little Big Town, Katherine Jenkins, Idina Menzel, Martina McBride, Brad Paisley, LeeAnn Rimes, Alan Jackson, Sara Evans, Carrie Underwood, Lauren Alaina, Scotty McCreery, Dan and Shay, Michael W. Smith, Mark O’Connor, Mary Gauthier, Kathy Mattea, Alison Brown, John Cowan, Claire Lynch, and Emmylou Harris.
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Simply no better way to say it! Your generous support of the Lone Tree Arts Center helps us share the arts with over 80,000 in our community each year: > Acclaimed Main Stage theatrical series
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Children’s Programming You’re never too young to be a patron of the arts! At least, that’s what we believe at LTAC. The arts help children develop language skills, decision making, creativity, cultural awareness, and many other important skills. It’s never too early to introduce a child to the arts. Our commitment to quality programming shines through in every facet of work, especially when it comes to our amazing children’s programming. We offer multiple programming options under the children’s theater umbrella. We have Seedlings, designed for children 1–4 years old, to introduce children to the arts. Passport to Culture is designed for elementary school aged children and aims to broaden horizons when it comes to culture and the arts. We offer student matinees at 10am during the week for certain performances, including our National Geographic Live student/senior matinee, putting a focus on multi-generational programming. And a program very dear to our hearts is the SF Family Tree
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program, which is our sensory friendly branch of programming, designed for families with children who have cognitive, intellectual, or developmental disabilities. In the last year alone, over 11,000 children and families attended children’s programs at LTAC. We had 66 different performances throughout those four different series, with toddlers to high school students in attendance. We had full houses of toddlers for our Seedlings programs and full houses of school-aged children in the Main Stage theater. By committing to children’s programming, we hope to create a generation of regular theater-goers who value the arts as an important part of their lives. We pride ourselves on making the arts accessible to all our patrons, no matter their stage of life. From the young to the young-at-heart, we aim to provide memorable arts experiences for any and all patrons who come through our doors.
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PROFILE
Even before the Arts Center opened, the LTAC Guild was there and ready to help. Donating time and resources, this group of motivated women and men work behind the scenes to fundraise and bring awareness to LTAC year-round. One of the most important ways they support LTAC is by underwriting children’s access to theater here. Each year, the Guild pays the ticket fees and bus fees for hundreds of children to attend live theater at LTAC. It’s exciting to see their faces light up when an actor comes on the stage— and the Guild makes that happen! The Guild also uses its fundraising reach for other projects around LTAC; they have provided booster seats for children in the Main Stage Theater and paid
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for the installation of a permanent bar in the Terrace Theater. This dynamic group works hard year-round with fundraisers including an opening night Gala and spring fashion show. They also host fun meetings with behind-the-scenes info about LTAC and other exciting activities. The Guild started a community tradition in 2012, providing the holiday tree and sponsoring each season’s Holiday Kick-Off featuring free cocoa, cookies, and lots of merriment and carols.
Sound like too much fun to miss? Join this dynamic group today by visiting www.lonetreeartscenterguild.org.
Donors at 2016 Gala
2016 Table Sponsors
Amy Briej and Geoff Fry
Charles Schwab
Jay Carpenter
City of Lone Tree
Lisa and Tom Evans
Tonya Fallows and Debby Ludvik, RE/MAX Professionals
Tonya Fallows Mark and Robin Glaser
Lone Tree Cultural Arts Foundation
Seth and Sara Hoffman
Janet Morley, Nova Home Loans
Pamela Kelly
Park Meadows Retail Resort
Debbi and Mike Kovacs
Richmond American Homes
Levone Larson
Ridgegate
Becky Leibman and John Hoskins Debby Ludvik
Live Auction Sponsors
Michael Mikolajczak
Mark and Robyn Glaser
Stephen Mikolajczak
Richard and Lynn Cavaliero
Jackie Millet
Lone Tree Arts Center
Leslie and Jeff Modesitt
Joanne Posner Mayer
Janet Morley Ted Newman Margie and Jack O’Boyle Kirk Pytlinski Amelia Reback and Judy Reback Frank Romano Melanie and Tim Schmieding Wynne Shaw Bernie and Elaine Spivak
In-Kind Sponsors Ninety + Cellars Lucas Liquors Chateau Liquors Lone Tree Brewing Company
Additional Sponsors
Susan and Paul Squyer
Jack and Margie O’Boyle
Susan Stiff
Re/Max Professionals
Paul Timmons
Park Meadows Retail Resort
Doug Tisdale
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Wendy Whelan, Brian Brooks, and Brooklyn Rider Photo by Nir Arieli
FUNDRAISING LEADERSHIP COUNCIL Kent Clark Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), with $454 billion in assets as of September 30, 2016, is the parent company of U.S. Bank National Association, the fifth-largest commercial bank in the United States. The company operates 3,114 banking offices in 25 states and 4,875 ATMs and provides a comprehensive line of banking, investment, mortgage, trust and payment services products to consumers, businesses and institutions. Last year, U.S. Bank extended more than $173 million in community development loans throughout the Denver area. During that same time period, U.S. Bank provided more than $26.3 million in investments to communities in the Denver area, which provided affordable housing, encouraged self-sufficiency and fostered economic development. These investments include U.S. Bank Foundation grants, U.S. Bank corporate giving and nonprofit sponsorship as well as tax credit investments made through U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation (USBCDC). In addition, U.S. Bank employees contributed more than 4,100 volunteer hours helping to strengthen the community needs of the Denver area. For more visit U.S. Bancorp at www.usbank.com.
Corporate sponsors invest in the mission and programs of the Lone Tree Arts Center. Sponsor benefits include community recognition, concierge services, and more. To learn about sponsorship, please call 720-509-1008, or email michelle.mallory@cityoflonetree.com.
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David A. DeFore Jim Gunning Susan Hicks Seth Hoffman Joel and Janet Kaufman Peter Loeffler Jackie Millet Charlotte Min-Harris Pamela Schenck-Kelly Keith Simon Linda Watson Betty A. and Don E. Winslow
COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING ADVISORY BOARD Carole and Bob Adelstein Sheryl Gurrentz Mel Semrad Betsy Schutte Sharon VanRamshorst
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PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS
This list includes donors to the Lone Tree Arts Center from January 1, 2016 to March 20, 2017. If we have inadvertently omitted your name, please contact the Development Department at 720-509-1009 so that we can correct our listings. Thank you for your support.
$20,000+ SCFD: Scientific and Cultural Facilities District Bellco Credit Union Scott Leonhart and Maggie Eichenlaub Park Meadows Business Improvement District
Xcel Energy Foundation Betty A. and Don E. Winslow
$5,000-$9,999 Balfour Beatty Infrastructure Berkeley Homes and Harvard Communities
$10,000-$19,999
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
Andrews Winslow Foundation
Developmental Pathways
Century Communities, Inc.
Douglas County Developmental Disabilities
Charles Schwab Colorado Creative Industries In Memory of Heidi Kaufman
Mill Levy Grant Hampton Inn and Suites Denver/South-RidgeGate
Janet and Joel Kaufman
Martin Fein Interests, Ltd.
Lone Tree Arts Center Guild
Merrick & Company
MorningStar Senior Living at RidgeGate
Ralph and Trish Nagel
National Endowment for the Arts
RidgeGate
Sky Ridge Medical Center and
Staybridge Suites Denver
Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children U.S. Bank
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South Park Meadows Thrive Home Builders
$2,500-$4,999
Don and Susan Hicks
Linda Bjelland
Hurley and Claire Mitchell
Bowlero
Rainold Family Foundation
Centura ER & Urgent Care
Lisa Rigsby Peterson
David A. DeFore
Regency RidgeGate
Nancy Gary
Robin and Chris Scurto
Michael R. Harris and Charlotte Min-Harris
Sheila and Paul Shepherd
Launch Advertising
Susan and Bill Smith
Peter and Virginia Loeffler
James and Barbara Wightman
Carole and Marvin Johnson
McGeady Becher P.C. Robinson Waters & O’Dorisio, P.C. M.J. “Mel” and Virginia Semrad The Tappan Foundation Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF)
$250-$499 A-B&C Enterprises, Inc. Harold and Ada Anderson Dennis and Melissa Blair Gregory and Yolanda Bruce Shelley and Greg Bryant
$1,000-$2,499
Linda and Fernando Castaneda
Carole and Bob Adelstein
Katy Dole
Jay and Melissa Carpenter Dave and Betty Jo Cottrell
Marilyn and George Dockery Don and Audrey Fisher Dennis and Margaret Holman Dr. Weston Johnson
Douglas County Libraries
In Memory of David James Kolstad
FirstBank
Bruce and Mary Lou Laubach
Jim and Amy Gunning
Joyce and William Lew
Sheryl and Andy Gurrentz
Alicia McCommons and Craig Johnson
HEI Civil Dan Hudick
Michelle and Carson Mallory Norman C. and Florence R. Miller Jackie Millet and David Johnson
Fred Kaserman and Diane Webster
Leslie and Jeff Modesitt
Lone Tree Cultural Arts Foundation
Michael and Sharon Modiz
Carl Mattson and Susan Alworth
Robert Murphy and Kathleen Kelly
Betsy Schutte
Becky and Brett Narlinger
Paul and Susan Squyer Charles and Brenda Vitaska Wells Fargo Foundation
$500-$999 Anonymous Dr. Delfina Ashley-Baisden Jim and Tabby Briggs Matt and Greta Calkins Wes and Terry Colburn Donald E. Dillard and Janeen Kendall
Alicia and David Rigsby Amy and Jay Sage Keith and Victoria Simon Richard J. and Gayle M. Spelts Heather Van Dusen Ken Waugh
Thank you to our supporters! To donate, call 720-509-1009 or visit www.lonetreeartscenter.org/give
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Bob Bob and and Jean Jean Lind Lind David David and and Bobbie Bobbie Marfitano Marfitano
Paul Paul Ackerman Ackerman Anonymous (4) Anonymous (3)
Mary Mary M. M. Mathews Mathews Tina Tina and and Jesse Jesse McLaughlin McLaughlin
Crista Crista M. M. Bailey Bailey Vincent Vincent and and Penza Penza Calarco Calarco
Mary Mary McMillan McMillan Martin Martin and and Barbara Barbara O’Brien O’Brien
Shirley Shirley and and Roland Roland Calhoun Calhoun Leigh Leigh Chandler Chandler
Nancy Nancy Patton Patton Ron Ron and and Linda Linda Patton Patton
In In Honor Honor of of Betty Betty and and Don Don Winslow’s Winslow’s 50th Anniversary 50th Anniversary
Richard Richard and and Jill Jill Rogers Rogers Col. Col. Frank Frank Romano Romano
Philip Eves of Barbara Daniels In Memory In Honor of Arthur Fairclough Philip Eves
Stuart Stuart and and Janice Janice Sanderson Sanderson Jane and Glenn Jane and Glenn Schnepel Schnepel
David andofNancy In Honor ArthurFairclough Fairclough Karen C. DaleFairclough Flowers David and Nancy
Marta Marta G. G. Shaw Shaw Wynne Wynne Shaw Shaw
Gene Francisco Karenand andJanet C. Dale Flowers Tara Friedman and Jeff Milheiser Gene and Janet Francisco
Richard J. and Gayle M. Spelts Kevin and Jennifer Stromberg Kevin Stromberg Debraand andJennifer Roland Stubblefield
Gary and Barbara Tara Friedman andGodden Jeff Milheiser Janet Hanna Gary and Barbara Godden
Debra Roland Stubblefield Josephand Tatarka Whitney Whitney and and Ann Ann Thomas Thomas
Vic and Lydia Jacobs Janet Hanna Dr. Johnson Vic Weston and Lydia Jacobs
Philip Philip V. V. Tromburg Tromburg Roger Roger and and Ellen Ellen Vacco Vacco
Michelle Michelle Kelloff Kelloff Hans Hans and and Evelyn Evelyn Kriek Kriek
In In Memory Memory of of Lee Lee Van Van Ramshorst Ramshorst Leon and Alla Veremeychik Leon and Alla Veremeychik
Kim Kim Laudenslager Laudenslager Helene Helene and and David David Lawful Lawful
Clarence Clarence and and Eva Eva Williams Williams Howard Howard and and Theresa Theresa Wissemann Wissemann
Becky Becky Leibman Leibman and and John John Hoskins Hoskins
Michael Michael Zumwalt Zumwalt
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Join Us this Spring! For full descriptions of each performance, visit www.lonetreeartscenter.org.
The Subdudes
Scott O’Neil and the Rosetta Music Society Shuffle
Friday, March 3
Saturday, May 6
Art Garfunkel: In Close-Up
O’Connor Band featuring Mark O’Connor
Takács Quartet Friday, February 24
Tuesday, March 7
Wendy Whelan, Brian Brooks, and Brooklyn Rider Some of a Thousand Words Saturday, March 11
Aquila Theatre— The Trojan War: Our Warrior Chorus Sunday, March 26
EVITA April 13–29
Takács Quartet Photo: Keith Saunders
Thursday, May 11
National Geographic Live Kevin Hand— The Search for Life Beyond Earth
The Subdudes
Tuesday, May 16 and Wednesday, May 17 Art Garfunkel
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