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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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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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Russian National Ballet
The Sleeping Beauty February 16, 2017 at 7:30pm
Full-length Ballet in Three Acts Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikowski Choreography by Marius Petipa Libretto: Marius Petipa and Ivan Vsevolojsky after stories by Charles Perrault Sets: Lev Solodovnikov Costumes: Simon Virsaladze Premiere: January 16, 1890 Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg PROLOGUE ACT I The Spell
--Intermission-ACT II, Scene One The Vision ACT II, Scene Two The Awakening ACT III The Wedding
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The Sleeping Beauty, a crowning jewel of Marius Petipa’s career, is often considered the finest achievement of the classical ballet. It is a grandiose and refined blending of the traditional mime, expressive pas d’action and spectacular divertissements in a lavish theatrical setting. Tchaikovsky was delighted with the invitation to write the music for a ballet based on Charles Perrault’s wellknown fairy tale. A baby princess, condemned at her christening by an evil fairy to prick her finger and die on her 16th birthday, is saved by the gift of the good Lilac Fairy, who declares the princess will only sleep until awakened by the kiss of a prince. The fairy tale, replete with a king and queen, fairies both good and evil, a beautiful princess and dream prince, magical stage effects, and courtly splendor, lent itself perfectly to the full evening ballet that was Petipa’s pride. Although different productions have cast the kingdom of King Florestan and his Queen in varying centuries, it is really a storybook kingdom set in the realm of the imagination. In the Prologue, the hall of the palace where the christening is about to take place is resplendent with color, and imposing with its high ceilings and great stone archways. The master of ceremonies, pages, heralds, ladies in waiting, and finally the King and Queen, all promenade into the royal setting, looking most distinguished in their elaborate dress. Next, the fairies of the kingdom join the scene of courtly pageantry with the Lilac Fairy, six cavaliers, and maids of honor entering last. All dance in honor of the King and Queen and baby Aurora, about to be christened. Each of the fairies dances her own solo, presenting a gift to the Princess. Just as the Lilac Fairy finishes her dance a strange and frightening rumble is heard. Its meaning soon becomes clear: the master of ceremonies has forgotten to invite the evil Fairy Carabosse! The grotesque woman, her face a white mask, her long dress black and tattered, enters in a huge black coach drawn by four ugly rats. Stepping down, she gesticulates with her hand and threatens with her stick that they will have to pay the price for their omission. In mime, she delivers the ominous curse that the Princess will prick her finger on a spindle and die. The master of ceremonies is in disgrace; the King and Queen are in despair. But the Lilac Fairy has not given her the gift. She steps forward and assures the royal court that on her 16th Birthday the princess will indeed prick her finger, but then fall asleep for 100 years. Carabosse speeds off in a rage while the others surround the infant’s cradle as if to protect her from further harm.
The Sleeping Beauty was the first of Petipa’s classics to be seen in Western Europe. Under the title The Sleeping Princess, it was presented by Serge Diaghilev (1872-1929) in London in 1921. In 1939, it was remounted in Great Britain and has been considered the foundation of the classical ballet repertory in that country ever since. It has now been adopted worldwide, and performance of the leading role remains a kind of initiation rite for aspiring ballerinas. The Sleeping Beauty is a supreme demonstration of the challenge of Petipa’s style - steel point work, sharply accented spinning turns, soaring leaps, high extensions, brilliant battery (beats in the air), daring lifts and, in addition, it gives a fairy tale plot lavish stage treatment. However, its production actually checked a growing tendency toward shapeless extravaganza in 19th century ballet, adhering closely to the principle of choreographic symphonism—like the composition of a symphony, it had a certain formal structure. The Sleeping Beauty was choreographed in strict association with Tchaikovsky’s music. There are themes developed and resumed throughout the ballet, and each act is a unity unto itself. Tchaikovsky willingly took instruction from Petipa as to the length tempo and character of each musical sequence (as he would also do in The Nutcracker). The themes—a young girl’s coming of age and the triumph of good over evil—are developed dramatically and musically during the course of the ballet. Each of the three acts includes an Adagio for Princess Aurora, the first celebrating her girlhood, the second her falling in love, and the third her marriage. In these pas d’actions, Petipa makes fuller use than previous choreographers
of the dramatic potential of the classical ballet, as when Aurora’s curved (questioning) attitudes become sharp (exclamatory) arabesques and her balances grow steadily surer.
PROLOGUE King Florestan XIV declares a grand christening ceremony to be held in honor of the birth of his daughter, Princess Aurora, named after the dawn. An entourage of six fairies are invited to the christening to be godmothers to the child. They are the Candide Fairy, the Coulante Fairy, the Miettes Fairy, the Canari Fairy, the Violente Fairy, and—most importantly—the Lilac Fairy, who is the last to arrive. As the fairies are happily granting gifts of honesty, grace, prosperity, song, and generosity, they are suddenly interrupted by the arrival of the wicked fairy Carabosse, who is furious at the King’s failure to invite her to the ceremony. The King and Queen begin to remonstrate, and the Master of Ceremonies, Catallabutte, intervenes to take responsibility, whereupon Carabosse rips off his wig, laughing. With spite and rage, Carabosse declares her curse on Princess Aurora: she will prick her finger on her sixteenth birthday and die. But all is not lost: the Lilac Fairy, fortunately, has not yet granted her gift to the Princess. She acknowledges that Carabosse’s power is immense and she cannot completely reverse the curse. However, she declares, though the Princess shall indeed prick her finger, she will not die, but instead sleep for 100 years until she is awakened by the kiss of a prince. Carabosse departs, and the curtain falls as the good fairies surround the cradle.
ACT I The Spell Act I opens at Aurora’s 16th birthday party. Brightly clad peasant girls dance a divertissement with flower garlands. Holding the arched garlands overhead, they dance in multiple circles, weaving in and out to a waltz tempo. All await the arrival of the Princess Aurora. The ballerina princess bursts onto the scene, dancing a brief and vivacious solo in the manner of a carefree young girl. She is then ceremoniously introduced to the four princes who have come to seek her hand. The Rose Adagio, the famous pas d’action expressing a young girl’s blossoming into womanhood, is about to start. Aurora begins the adagio in with one leg raised and bent behind her, one curved arm raised overhead. Some have read in this “attitude” pose, which Aurora repeats often, a kind of gentle questioning or youthful uncertainty. One after the other, each of the suitors turns and displays her while she maintains her pose. She releases the hand of the suitor supporting her, and raising both of her arms overhead, balances momentarily, as if tentatively testing her abilities. She then takes the arm of the next prince and begins the sequence again. After a brief interlude in which the princess dances alone, she returns to accept a rose from each of the suitors (hence the title, Rose Adagio). She pirouettes slowly and accepts each rose; one prince supports her while the next offers his flower. At the end of the Adagio, she returns to her attitude position, and supported in turn by each prince, she again releases her hand and balances for a little longer each time. Finally, as she frees her hand from the clasp of the fourth prince, she again releases her hand and balances for a little longer each time. Finally as she frees her hand from the clasp of the fourth prince, the curved attitude straightens into a sharp, arabesque extension. She retains her balance poised confidently on one toe, as if she has visibly come of age before the eyes of the adoring suitors. The Princess continues dancing a joyful solo until her attention is suddenly distracted by a strange woman dressed in black who offers her an unfamiliar object. Before anyone can stop her, Aurora seizes the dreaded spindle. The unwary Princess pricks her finger, grows weaker, and falls to the floor in a swoon. Just as those assembled lapse into despair, the Lilac Fairy steps forward. Waving her wand soothingly, she reminds them that the Princess will only sleep and she casts
everyone into deep slumber along with her. The Lilac Fairy summons a forest of thorns, thickets, and enormous shrubbery to grow around the sleeping court.
--Intermission-ACT II Scene One: The Vision Act II takes us to a neighboring kingdom 100 years later. Prince Charming and his lord and lady friends are out for a hunt. The cheerful retinue amuse themselves with dances and games, but the Prince is tired of everyday diversions and stays behind to wander about alone. Suddenly the Lilac Fairy floats in on a boat with gossamer sails. She offers to show the melancholy Prince a vision of Aurora. The Prince is utterly enchanted by the sight of the Princess dancing lyrically and romantically amidst a tableau of fairies and nymphs, bathed in a bluish light. He pursues her but can only hold the Princess in his arms for a moment before she eludes him and disappears. She is after all only a spectral image conjured up by the Lilac Fairy. The Fairy offers to take the Prince across the lake, through the dense and tangled forest, to the castle where the real Princess lies asleep.
ACT II Scene Two: The Awakening The Prince approaches the canopied bed set on a high platform and, as the music heightens, he plants the awakening kiss. Aurora greets him. The King and Queen appear from either side of the stage and welcome the awakened Aurora and her Prince with joy.
ACT III The Wedding The final act ushers us into a sumptuous hall, graced with statuesque columns and a circular gold staircase crowned by a blue sky. It is here that the royal wedding of Prince Charming and Princess Aurora will take place. A full series of celebratory divertissements is performed by the inhabitants of fairyland. Puss ‘n Boots, Bluebeard and his wife, Goldilocks and a Bear, and Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf all dance. A highlight is the pas de deux of the soaring Bluebird and his Princess. First dancing together and then separately, they compete with each other spinning and fluttering in sparkling flight, sometimes jumping so high they seem virtually suspended in the air. The man’s variation in particular, which features many beating jumps while he arches his body backwards and forward (brises voles), is one of the most famous and demanding in the international repertory. The Bluebird’s dance ends with the female lifted on the male’s shoulder. The celebration then climaxes with the Grand Pas de Deux danced by the Prince and Princess. They are regal, formal and confident dancing together. Prince Charming supports his bride’s pirouettes and displays her long extensions and secure balances. The Prince jumps and spins during his solo and the Princess spins on pointe with even surer mastery than she showed in the Rose Adagio. Finally, Aurora whirls into the Prince’s arms and dives toward the floor; the Prince catches her around the waist and supports her in the famous inverted pose known as the fish dive. All join the bride and groom for a spirited mazurka and the Lilac Fairy, standing in their midst, bestows her blessing on the happy couple.
A Columbia Artists Production Direct from Moscow, Russia RUSSIAN NATIONAL BALLET THEATRE Company of 50 Artistic Director: Elena Radchenko The Russian National Ballet Theatre was founded in Moscow during the transitional period of Perestroika in the late 1980s, when many of the great dancers and choreographers of the Soviet Union’s ballet institutions were exercising their new-found creative freedom by starting new, vibrant companies dedicated not only to the timeless tradition of classical Russian ballet but to invigorate this tradition as the Russians began to accept new developments in dance from around the world. The company, then titled the Soviet National Ballet, was founded by and incorporated graduates from the great Russian choreographic schools of Moscow, St. Petersburg and Perm. The principal dancers of the company came from the upper ranks of the great ballet companies and academies of Russia, and the companies of Riga, Kiev, and even Warsaw. Today, the Russian National Ballet Theatre is its own institution, with over 50 dancers of singular instruction and vast experience, many of whom have been with the company since its inception. In addition to their extensive tour history, beginning in January 2017 the company will embark upon a 4-month coast-to-coast tour of the United States. In 1994, the legendary Bolshoi principal dancer Elena Radchenko was selected by Presidential decree to assume the first permanent artistic directorship of the company. Ms. Radchenko is the founder of the Russian National Ballet Theatre, and she has focused the Company on upholding the grand national tradition of the major Russian ballet works and developing new talents throughout Russia, with a repertory of virtually all of the great full works of Petipa: Don Quixote, La Bayadere, The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Raymonda, Paquita, Coppelia and La Sylphide, as well as productions of, among others, The Nutcracker, Sylvia, and La Fille Mal Gardee.
Takács Quartet February 24, 2017 at 8pm
Tonight’s Performance Ravel “Quartet” Beethoven Op. 133 “Grosse Fugue” Beethoven Op. 59 No. 1
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Edward Dusinberre................................................................. Violin Károly Schranz ...................................................................... Violin Geraldine Walther ................................................................... Viola András Fejér ..........................................................................Cello
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Edward Dusinberre, first violin, was born in Leamington Spa, England, and has enjoyed playing the violin from a young age. His early experiences as concertmaster of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain encouraged him to choose music as a profession. He studied with the Ukrainian violinist Felix Andrievsky at the Royal College of Music in London and at the Juilliard School with Dorothy DeLay and Piotr Milewski. Dusinberre enjoys writing about music. His book, Beethoven for a Later Age: The Journey of a String Quartet, was published by Faber and by the University of Chicago Press in January 2016. Edward lives in Boulder, Colorado. Károly Schranz, second violin, was born in 1952 in Budapest, Hungary. Schranz began playing the violin at the age of four under the very strict supervision of his mother who often resorted to unconventional methods of teaching and encouraging practice. (“To improve my bowing technique, she devised a method of attaching a string to my arm, and pulling in the desired direction. When this approach failed, she spanked me with a wooden spoon, which resulted in my hatred towards practicing.”) At the age of fourteen, he entered the Béla Bártok Secondary Music School, where he met his future wife, also a violin student at the school. In 1980, he received his music diploma from the Franz Liszt Academy of Music where he studied with Mihály Szücs, András Mihály, and György Kurtág. Geraldine Walther, viola, was principal violist of the San Francisco Symphony for 29 years, having previously served as assistant principal of the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony, and the Miami Philharmonic. A native of Florida, she first picked up the viola in a public school music program in Tampa. She went on to study at the Manhattan School of Music with Lillian Fuchs and at the Curtis Institute with Michael Tree of the Guarneri Quartet. In 1995 Ms. Walther was selected by Sir Georg Solti as a member of his Musicians of the World, an orchestra composed of leading musicians from around the globe, for concerts in Geneva to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the United Nations. She has also served as principal violist with the Mainly Mozart Festival in San Diego and has performed as soloist with other Bay Area orchestras. András Fejér, cello, was born in 1955 into a musical family. His father was a cellist and conductor, and his mother was a pianist. He began playing the cello at the age of seven, because as legend has it, his father was unwilling to listen to a violin-upstart practicing. After attending a music high school, Fejér was admitted to the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in 1975, where he was a pupil of Ede Banda, András Mihály, Ferenc Rados, and György Kurtág. That same year he founded the Takács String Quartet with three fellow classmates. Although the quartet has been his sole professional focus since then, he does perform as a soloist occasionally as well.
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THANK YOU
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
> SPARK Alliance! with Alzheimer’s Association
> Legendary performers and premier artists
> Free and affordable community events for kids, students, and families
> Signature sensory friendly performances > Engaging arts experiences for active seniors
Share the arts by joining our family of donors today. Visit LoneTreeArtsCenter.org/give or call 720-509-1009.
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SPOTLIGHT
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.
Educating Minds, Enriching Hearts & Expanding Horizons
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Visit St. anne’s Episcopal School to see state-of-the-art classrooms nestled among magnificent gardens. • innovative academic program • arts, athletics, technology, Languages • Extended day care • daily hot Lunch program • need-Based tuition assistance grades: preschool (age 3)-grade 8 Enrollment: 430 Student/Faculty: 8:1
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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
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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
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PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS
This list includes donors to the Lone Tree Arts Center from November 1, 2015 to January 1, 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+
$5,000-$9,999
SCFD: Scientific and Cultural Facilities District
Balfour Beatty Infrastructure
Bellco Credit Union
Berkeley Homes and Harvard Communities
Scott Leonhart and Maggie Eichenlaub
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP D.A. Davidson Fixed Income
$10,000-$19,999
Andrews Winslow Foundation
Century Communities, Inc.
Hampton Inn and Suites Denver/
Charles Schwab
South-RidgeGate
Colorado Creative Industries
Martin Fein Interests, Ltd.
Janet and Joel Kaufman
Merrick & Company
Lone Tree Arts Center Guild
Ralph and Trish Nagel
MorningStar Senior Living at RidgeGate
RidgeGate
National Endowment for the Arts
Staybridge Suites Denver South Park
Park Meadows Business Improvement District
Meadows
Sky Ridge Medical Center and Rocky Mountain
Thrive Home Builders
Hospital for Children
U.S. Bank Betty A. and Don E. Winslow Xcel Energy Foundation
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Capital Markets
Douglas County Developmental Disabilities Mill Levy Grant
$2,500-$4,999
Carole and Marvin Johnson
Linda Bjelland
Rainold Family Foundation
Bowlero
Lisa Rigsby Peterson
Centura ER & Urgent Care
Regency RidgeGate
David A. DeFore
Robin and Chris Scurto
Michael R. Harris and Charlotte Min-Harris
Sheila and Paul Shepherd
Launch Advertising
Susan and Bill Smith
McGeady Becher P.C.
James and Barbara Wightman
Hurley and Claire Mitchell
Peter and Virginia Loeffler M.J. “Mel” and Virginia Semrad
$250-$499
The Tappan Foundation
Harold and Ada Anderson
Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF)
Jim and Tabby Briggs
Robinson Waters & O’Dorisio, P.C.
Gregory and Yolanda Bruce
$1,000-$2,499
Linda and Fernando Castaneda
Carole and Bob Adelstein
Katy Dole
Jay and Melissa Carpenter
Don and Audrey Fisher
Dave and Betty Jo Cottrell
Seth and Sara Hoffman and Family
Douglas County Libraries
Dennis and Margaret Holman
FirstBank
In Memory of David James Kolstad
Jim and Amy Gunning
Bruce and Mary Lou Laubach
Sheryl and Andy Gurrentz
Joyce and William Lew
HEI Civil
Alicia McCommons and Craig Johnson
Dan Hudick Fred Kaserman and Diane Webster Lone Tree Cultural Arts Foundation Carl Mattson and Susan Alworth Betsy Schutte Paul and Susan Squyer Charles and Brenda Vitaska Wells Fargo Foundation
$500-$999 Anonymous
Marilyn and George Dockery
Michelle and Carson Mallory Norman C. and Florence R. Miller Jackie Millet and David Johnson Leslie and Jeff Modesitt Michael and Sharon Modiz Robert Murphy and Kathleen Kelly Becky and Brett Narlinger Alicia and David Rigsby Amy and Jay Sage Keith and Victoria Simon Heather Van Dusen Ken Waugh
Dr. Delfina Ashley-Baisden Matt and Greta Calkins Wes and Terry Colburn Donald E. Dillard and Janeen Kendall Judy K. Hall Don and Susan Hicks
Thank you to our supporters! To donate, call 720-509-1009 or visit www.lonetreeartscenter.org/give
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Bob and Jean Lind
Paul Ackerman
Mary M. Mathews
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Tina and Jesse McLaughlin
Crista M. Bailey
Mary McMillan
Vincent and Penza Calarco
Martin and Barbara O’Brien
Shirley and Roland Calhoun
Nancy Patton
Leigh Chandler
Ron and Linda Patton
In Honor of Betty and Don Winslow’s
Richard and Jill Rogers
Col. Frank Romano
50th Anniversary
David and Bobbie Marfitano
Philip Eves
Stuart and Janice Sanderson
In Honor of Arthur Fairclough
Jane and Glenn Schnepel
David and Nancy Fairclough
Marta G. Shaw
Karen and C. Dale Flowers
Wynne Shaw
Gene and Janet Francisco
Richard J. and Gayle M. Spelts
Tara Friedman and Jeff Milheiser
Kevin and Jennifer Stromberg
Gary and Barbara Godden
Debra and Roland Stubblefield
Janet Hanna
Whitney and Ann Thomas
Vic and Lydia Jacobs
Philip V. Tromburg
Dr. Weston Johnson
Roger and Ellen Vacco
Michelle Kelloff
In Memory of Lee Van Ramshorst
Hans and Evelyn Kriek
Leon and Alla Veremeychik
Kim Laudenslager
Clarence and Eva Williams
Helene and David Lawful
Howard and Theresa Wissemann
Becky Leibman and John Hoskins
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LONE TREE ARTS CENTER
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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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