Snow Queen 2006

Press contact: Candi Baker, Dance Program Director (785)843-ARTS, lacdance@sunflower.com

March 4, 2007

Snow Queen 2006 was a great success! We look forward to a new year in 2007! A special thanks to the following for making this production all it could be!

Thank you to our Generous Donors

Many wonderful people and organizations have helped to make Snow Queen possible. We thank them for their generosity and belief in this project.

Dreams Gone A-Hunting $5000-15,000 or more
Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation
Dan and Nicole Sabatini
Royal Courtiers $500-1,500
Boston Financial Data Services
The Lawrence Arts Commission
Phil and Rachel Rademacher – Rademacher Financial
Roses $250-499
Tom and Kathleen Hodge
Snowflakes $100- 249
Dan Hughes – Sunflower Bike Shop
Durand Reiber & Martin Moore
Barbara Nordling
Katie & Ken Armitage
Deborah Bettinger
Brad & Amy Finkeldei
Colette & Ron Gaches
Jon & Barb Heeb
Mike & Betsy McCafferty
Laurie & Charles McLane-Higginson
Gordon & Linda Penny
Brenda & Bill Schulteis
Annie Stevens
Reindeer $50-99
Agnes Walsh & Craig West
The Cottin Family
Holly Manske
Bridgid Murphy & Jackson Clark
Christina Spanos
Buttercups $1-49
Alexander Alvarado (9th grader)
The Sears Family
Lucile Olea
Patty McGrew
Business Line Sponsors
Curtiss Wood N Crafts
Southwind Health Collective
Weaver’s Department Store
Martha Schwartz, Whitestone Wellness Center

Production Staff

Ric Averill, Deborah Bettinger, Candi Baker, Whitney Boomer, Cynthia Crews, Jeff Dearinger, Christie Dobson, Jennifer Glenn, Molly Gordon, Kalee Forsythe, Cindi Kroll Hauptli, Betsy McCafferty, Rain Quinlan, Lee Saylor, Danny Rogovein, Ruth Byers, Sara Cortese, Will Davidson, Nels Hotvedt, Nista Long-Dasta

Thank you! To those parents, teachers and performers who gave hundreds of hours of volunteer effort, ushered, created tiaras, supervised our youngest performers, sewed stitches, drove to practices and contributed to this event in so many large and small ways: Amy Albright, Jordana Arnold, Maggie Backus, Meghan & Morgen Bahn, Jennifer Baker Powers, Marge Bayer, Renee Caldwell, Susan Cary, Lyn Coleman, Doug Davison, Becky Eason, Jessica Fitzgerald, Brenda Frankenfeld & Mike McKinney, Rebecca Gant, Nancy Glennon, Shana Good, Megan Greene, Mulligan Greenwell, Janis Guyot, Carol Hasiotis, Anne Hawkins, Dawn Hawkins, Carol Hayden, Kristin Hedges, Carmen Hocking, Kathleen Hodge, Mary Catherine Keslar, Jocelyn Kitchen, Andy Kriegh, Mary Ellen Kriegh, Pete Laufer, Elizabeth Laufer, Mary Lettau, Beth Anne Mansur, Jennifer Marsh, Mary Menendez, Margaret & Jonathan Morris, Lynn Murphy, Nancy Myers, Claudia Olea, Carmen Orth-Alfie, Sheri Phillips, Phil & Rachel Rademacher, Trena Rausch, Durand Reiber, Martin Moore, Dan Rood, Brenda Sampson, Brenda Schulteis, Peggy Shopen, Debra Simon, Sarah Sobonya, Tina Spanos, Stacey VanHouten, Debbie and Brian Walter, Liz & Eric Weslander and anyone who stepped in at the last minute to assist in whatever way needed.

Thank you! To Laurie McLane-Higginson and the Free State High School Arts Honors Society for the wonderful tiaras and ornaments.

Thank you! To friends in the community whose assistance is priceless.

Robert Bettinger, Bruce Bettinger, Barbara Hill, Tere Leyelle, Michael Manley, Meghan Bahn and MDesign, and Kathy Zacharias.

Thank you! To the Dance Program Advisory Committee especially Katie Armitage, Meghan Bahn, Deborah Bettinger, Martha Coffman, Mary Devlin, Gunda Hiebert, Kathleen Hodge, Shaffia Laue, Betsy McCafferty, Gary Minden, Annie Stevens, Joan Stone, Susan Wade and Susan Warden. Special thanks to the Snow Queen Crystal Iced Tea Party Sub-Committee for making this event possible!

Thank you! To our special dance program sponsor Sabatini and Associates, Architects.

Thank you! To the wonderful staff at the Lawrence Arts Center, especially Ann Evans (director), Ben Ahlvers, Al Arthur, Maggie Backus, Danielle Boyd, Jessica Connor, Michael Ingle, Taryn McMahon, Rick Mitchell, Andrea Moen, Margaret Morris, Tennille Murrey, Mike Ratzlaff, Linda Reimond, Steve Richardson, Laura Rose, Jacob Smith, Noelle Uhler.

Thank you! To the Snow Queen Project staff who gave countless hours above and beyond the call of duty and whose positive willingness, commitment to excellence, joy in dance and theater make all this happen. Thank you!

Candi Baker
Dance Program Director
Lawrence Arts Center
940 New Hampshire , Lawrence , KS 66044
phone (785)843-ARTS, fax (785)843-6629
lacdance@sunflower.com www.lawrenceartscenter.org

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