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New Director Steps Up to Podium at Saint Joseph Symphony
The Saint Joseph Symphony recently
named Derrick Hinds as its new Executive Director. Hinds will lead the
Symphony’s administrative operations,
guide its marketing efforts and develop
new opportunities for community support.
“We’re delighted to have a leader of
Derrick’s caliber join the Symphony.
We were fortunate to find an experienced nonprofit manager with marketing savvy who is also a musician and
understands the power of great music,”
said Brad Auge, President of the Saint
Joseph Symphony Society. “We believe he will help strengthen every part
of our organization,” Auge added.
With his prior experience, Hinds also
brings a new perspective to the Symphony organization.
Hinds is a communications and marketing consultant originally from Minnesota
with twenty years experience in multimedia communications and a strong
track record of nonprofit leadership. He
is also a classically trained musician
and served as principal trombonist in
his college symphony.
renew their appreciation of live music in
St. Joseph. We have launched a major
marketing campaign including an allnew website featuring online ticketing.
It’s an exciting year for the Symphony
and we invite everyone to join us!”
The Symphony is also in the process
of hiring a new Music Director. Three
finalists will each have the opportunity
to conduct a major concert this season,
allowing audiences to see them at work.
“This is an important season for us,”
Hinds said. “We encourage everyone
to come to the concerts and meet our
Music Director candidates. All would
be excellent choices to become the new
“face” of the Symphony.”
“The goal of the 2008-2009 season is to
begin a new century as a new symphony, with new leadership on the board
of directors, in the front office and on
the podium,” Hinds said. “Audiences For more information go to www.saintjowill have a chance to help select the sephsymphony.org or call 816.233.7701.
new conductor as each of the finalists
performs at one of our major concerts.
Audiences will enjoy familiar and enjoyable programs throughout the year and
In This Issue...
Artists in the Schools Program Enters 25th Year
Each year the Allied Arts Council places
artists into classrooms through the
Artists in the Schools program, now in
its 25th year.
visual arts, TV broadcasting, spinning,
stained glass, and architecture are
explored by the 14 artists on this year’s
roster.
Teachers find the opportunity to
showcase a practicing artist “up close
and personal” at the classroom level
to be very effective. The arts often
unlock new methods of learning in
students, and research demonstrates
that students involved in the arts score
higher in all academic areas, including
science and math.
For public and private schools in St.
Joseph there is no charge for this
program and it is endorsed by the St.
Joseph School District and partially
funded by the Arts Fund of the Allied
Arts Council, the Missouri Arts Council,
and PTA donations. For schools outside
St. Joseph, there is a $20 fee.
For information, see the website,
This year we are offering 150 sessions stjoearts.org, or contact Cathy Ketter
to the schools in the area. Many at 233-0231, or cathy.ketter@stjoearts.
disciplines, including storytelling, music, org.
President’s Chat
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About the AAC
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Director’s Corner
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Noontime Concert Series
3
What’s Happening (calendar) 4-5
Mount Mora Events
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Memorials
6
Trails West!® Wrap Up
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Board of Directors
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Membership Form
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“BRINGING ARTS AND PEOPLE TOGETHER.”
A Chat With Your President...
Everything was extremely wellorganized. We had a superb
line-up of entertainment and we
couldn’t have hoped for better
weather during the weekend.
The entire community should be
applauded for their support of
the festival through various donations, purchases of buttons,
and for attending the weekend’s
events. We really appreciate
your continued support. But we
all know as one festival comes
to a close, we immediately move
forward and begin planning towards the next Trails West!®.
Taking the reins in 2009 will be
A number of exciting things have Scott Johnson as Chair and we
been keeping me busy during wish him all the same success
and more.
this past month.
I would first like to extend my congratulations to Trails West!® CoChairs Tim and Leanne Davis,
the whole Steering Committee,
Allied Arts Council Staff and hundreds of amazing volunteers on
another successful Trails West!®
Festival.
We’re also progressing with our
long range planning. Right now
we are busy working towards developing a new cultural plan for
the city, which I hope will bring
together the many different components of the arts in our community.
We have also moved forward
with reinstating the Presidents’
Roundtable, and those meetings
began in September. It is my
hope that we can get all member
agencies meeting and communicating on a regular basis and that
by working together and supporting each other we will all succeed
together.
But, right now we are just getting
started with the new year. Our
first board meeting took place
in September and I am personally looking forward to getting to
know the new board members
and seeing how each person is
going to be able to contribute to
the continued success of the Allied Arts Council.
It’s an exciting time at the Allied
Arts Council and I hope you will
take the time to show your support by becoming a member
yourself.
Talk to you next month!
Rich Crumley
About the Allied Arts Council...
THE ALLIED ARTS COUNCIL OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI exists
“to bring arts and people together.” Founded in 1963, the
Council is one of the oldest in the State of Missouri and is
acknowledged statewide as an arts leader. In 1990, the
City of St. Joseph designated the Allied Arts Council as
the City’s official community arts agency. Operating with
a staff of four and a volunteer base approaching 2,000,
the Council takes the lead in our community in organizing,
fund-raising, advocating, educating, and servicing the local arts community.
The Council provides educational programs, art exhibits,
and summer youth arts programs, as well as operating the
annual Trails West!® arts festival.
ALLIED ARTS COUNCIL
WWW.STJOEARTS.ORG
118 S. 8TH STREET
ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI 64501
PHONE: 816-233-0231
FAX: 816-233-6704
TERESA FANKHAUSER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
[email protected]
Organizational membership in the Council is open to nonprofit agencies who provide arts related activities. Currently sixteen arts and cultural agencies are members.
As an umbrella agency, the Council assists with scheduling, funding, and marketing for all member agencies. The
Council is also working with the city of St. Joseph to increase marketing for the major performing arts center in
the city, The Missouri Theater.
CATHY KETTER, OPERATIONS MANAGER
[email protected]
TAMMY SANTOS, PROGRAM COORDINATOR
[email protected]
ROGER SINGLETON, BOOKKEEPER
[email protected]
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Director’s Corner...
The arts fill me up. Whether performing, trying my hand at drawing
or watching a performance I get a
wonderful sense of fulfillment. The
arts give me a sense of hope. With
the economy in turmoil and the political scene fraught with rancor the
arts are a place in which we can
take refuge. Or maybe it’s a place
that forces us to take a hard look
at what is going on around us. This
very dichotomy is what makes the
arts so intriguing. This very dichotomy is what makes the arts so important in our lives.
I am truly blessed. I have had the
privilege of spending my life involved in the arts. From the age of
3 when I first tap danced to “I’m a
Rooster” on the Missouri Theatre
stage I have had a love affair with
the arts. Lucky for me my parents
and grandparents understood the
importance of the arts. They knew
dance would give me poise during
my awkward preteen years, voice
and piano lessons would teach me
discipline and acting would give me
self-confidence.
I can’t imagine a world without the
arts, but for many children the arts
aren’t a part of their lives. Not everyone is as lucky as I was. Not everyone has the opportunity as a child to
have the same exposure to the arts.
That is why one of the Council’s
goals is to increase youth and underserved involvement in the arts.
To that end, the Council needs
your help. Our programs that target
the youth, Artscape, Artists in the
School, Artist Residencies, the Big
Read, Kennedy Center teaching artists and residencies, and Poetry Out
Loud, rely on membership dollars
to help cover the costs. Your donation helps:
• provide scholarships to Artscape,
a summer arts camp.
• purchase books for the Big Read
program.
• bring Kennedy Center teaching
artists to our community.
• give students from pre-k through
high school exposure to a variety of
art forms from local artists.
• expose students to the power of
the spoken word through the Poetry
Out Loud competition.
To learn more about any of the Allied Arts Council programs visit our
website- www.stjoearts.org
If you receive this newsletter you
understand the importance the arts
play in a young person’s life. You
probably remember taking those
piano lessons, hating it at the time,
but so grateful now. Perhaps you
have a child involved in the arts. You
get it; you know the arts are important. Please help us continue reaching the children in our community.
Take a minute to invest in your
Council’s activities. We hope to
raise a modest $6,000 this year,
and your support is crucial. Your investment in the Council’s programs
is an investment in St. Joseph. For
your convenience, a membership
form is on the back of the newsletter. Please return by Dec 31st.
Yours in the Arts
Teresa Fankhauser
2008 Marks 10th Anniversary for the Downtown Noontime Concerts
vited to eat lunch while listening to the performances
and relax in the Sanctuary of First Presbyterian
Church, 7th & Jules, from
12:10 p.m. until about 12:45
p.m.
Coffee, soda pop and bottled water are provided.
After each concert the audience has an opportunity
The 10th season of the First Thurs- to meet the musicians. A minimum
day Downtown Noontime Concert donation of $3 is encouraged and
Series began in September. First appreciated.
Presbyterian Church sponsors the
series in cooperation with the Mis- For further information, contact the
.church office (232-3358) or email
souri Western State University
Jerry Anderson, Noontime Concerts
Department of Music.
Coordinator, at [email protected]
As in the past, the audience is in-
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Dates and performers for
this season:
October 2nd, Jeremy Gregoire,
jazz piano, with Friends
November 6th, MWSU Concert Chorale, Frank D. Thomas,
conductor
December 4th, Sounds of the
Season: Jerry L. Anderson, organ
and piano
February 5th, Vicki Bragin,
piano
March 5th, MWSU Symphonic
Winds, Jeff Hinton, conductor
April 2nd, Sounds of the Season, First Presbyterian Church
Sanctuary and Bell Choirs, Jerry
Anderson and Judy Long, directors.
What’s Happening...
October
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A PRAIRIE SCHOOL: ROBERT SUDLOW
Agency: Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art
Web site: www.albrecht-kemper.org
Robert Sudlow has become the best
known and most respected artist in
Kansas. His impressionistic paintings
were made in the Flint Hills or near
his home south of Lawrence. Tue-Fri,
10AM-4PM; Sat and Sun, 1-4PM, 2818
Frederick Ave. [email protected], 816-233-7003 x10, Admission: $5 adults, $2/senior, $1/student,
members are free
1ST-NOV 19TH
PHOTOGRAPHY BY JUDITH SABATINI
Agency: Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art
Web site: www.albrecht-kemper.org
Judith Sabatini is a photographer & artist living in Topeka. This exhibition will
include striking black & white images
of cowhands and ranch life as well as
large-scale prints of the Flint Hills.
Tue-Fri, 10AM-4PM; Sat and
Sun, 1-4PM, 2818 Frederick Ave.
[email protected], 816233-7003 x10
Admission: $5 adults, $2/senior, $1/
student, members are free.
2ND
FIRST THURSDAY DOWNTOWN NOONTIME
CONCERT SERIES
Agency: MWSU Department of Music
Jeremy Gregoire, jazz piano, with
Friends, sponsored by First Presbyterian Church in cooperation with the
MWSU Dept of Music. 12:10 PM. 301
N 7th, 232-3358 or email Jerry [email protected]. $3 min donation suggested.
7TH - DEC 3RD
ART FOR THE HEALTH OF IT
Agency: Allied Arts Council
Web site: www.stjoearts.org
Visual art exhibit at Heartland Regional
Medical Center. Opening reception
10/7 at 5:30 pm. Heartland Regional
Medical Center 816-233-0231, Free
11TH
WOMEN’S A CAPPELLA WORKSHOP
Agency: RiverSong
Web site: www.RiverSongchorus.com
Spend a whole day with Kim Kraut,
professional vocal coach specializing
in a cappella singing, and the women
of RiverSong! Pre-register by Oct. 2!
9 AM - 3 PM, Wyatt Park Christian
Church, 2632 Mitchell Avenue
www.RiverSongChorus.com; 660-5411114; [email protected]
Admission: $20 (includes luncheon)
20TH
1924 MAIN DINNER AND BEER PAIRING
Agency: Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art
Web site: www.albrecht-kemper.org
Rob Dalzell, chef and owner of 1924
Main will present a dinner and beer
pairing featuring Boulevard Brewery.
Available to first 150 paid reservations
6PM, Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art,
816-233-7003x10 Admission: $80
23RD
MAUSOLEUMS AS ELEGANT HOMES FOR
THE DEPARTED
12TH
THE CAPITOL STEPS
Agency: St. Joseph Museums, Inc.
Web site: www.stjosephmuseum.org
Brad Belk of the State Historical
Society of Missouri Speakers Bureau
will be sharing the story of the nine
mausoleums that elegantly adorn the
landscape at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
7 PM, St. Joseph Museum, 3406 Frederick Avenue, 816-232-8471, Free
16TH
FASHIONABLE FINALES, STORIES OF ST.
JOSEPH MAUSOLEUMS & THOSE WHO
BUILT THEM
22ND - 23RD
RON WHITE - FOR MATURE AUDIENCES
Agency: Performing Arts Association
Web site: www.paastjo.org
The Capitol Steps are the only people
in Washington who attempt to be funnier than the politicians! 7:30 PM, Missouri Theatre, 816-279-1225, Admission: $30-$45
Agency: St. Joseph Museums, Inc.
Web site: www.stjosephmuseum.org
Suzanne Lehr presentation of photographs, history & the architectural
design of mausoleums in several St.
Joseph cemeteries. 7 PM, St. Joseph
Museum, 3406 Frederick Avenue, 816232-8471, Free
Agency: Robidoux Resident Theatre
Web site: www.rrtstjoe.org
Special Gala for RRT’s Development
Drive and kick-off event for their new
Cracker House Comedy Club
8 PM, Historic Missouri Theatre, 816232-1778, Ticket prices vary.
24TH-26TH
GREASE
Agency: Robidoux Resident Theatre
18TH
Web site: www.rrtstjoe.org
HOLLYWOOD HALLOWEEN - COSTUME PARTY This is the 1950’s rock n’ roll musical.
Agency: PAA, RRT & SJS
Web site: www.paastjo.org
The Performing Arts Association, Robidoux Resident Theatre, & St. Joseph
Symphony combine forces to present a
premier costume party. 6 PM -10 PM,
Holiday Inn, 816-279-1225, Admission: $50
19TH
ORGAN SPECTACULAR
Agency: American Guild of Organists
Web site: www.agostjoe.org
Local organists join organists nationwide today as part of the International
Year of the Organ. Featuring Jerry
Anderson and Tom Smith.
3:00 PM. First Presbyterian Church,
301 N. 7th St., St. Joseph, MO
[email protected], 816-232-0374,
Admission: Free Will Offering
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Rydell High’s spirited class of ‘59 captures the look and sound of the 1950’s
in a rollicking musical.
Fri-Sat 7:30PM / Sun 2PM, Historic
Missouri Theatre, 816-232-1778, Admission: $14 adults / $7 children 12 &
under
26TH
SONGS OF HOPE AND HEALING
Agency: St. Joseph Community Chorus
Web site: www.stjosephcommunitychorus.org
The Chorus will perform Joseph M.
Martin’s Sing for the Cure, commissioned for the Susan G. Komen Breast
Cancer Foundation, in celebration
of the new Heartland Breast Cancer
Center. 3 PM, Wyatt Park Baptist
Church, 2902 N Leonard Rd, 816-2714420/816-387-5755, Admission: $12
- Adults; $10 - Senior Citizens; $5 Students. Children 10 and under - free.
28TH - 29TH
VOICES FROM THE PAST: INTERPRETIVE
TOURS OF MOUNT MORA CEMETERY
Agency: St. Joseph Museums, Inc.
Web site: www.stjosephmuseum.org
Experience the unique architecture of
Mount Mora Cemetery as you “meet”
some of St. Joseph’s most fascinating
former residents and hear their stories.
Reservations are required.
6 & 7 PM , beginning at the St. Joseph
Museum, 3406 Frederick Avenue,
816-232-8471, Admission: $13 for
Mount Mora Association & St. Joseph
Museum members and $15 for nonmembers
tion with the MWSU Dept of Music.
12:10 PM. 301 N 7th, 232-3358 or
email Jerry Anderson-jla4001@mac.
com. $3 min donation suggested.
8TH
AROUND THE WORLD IN 90 MINUTES
Agency: Saint Joseph Symphony
Website: saintjosephsymphony.org
Guest Conductor, Beverly Everett
– Bernstein: Overture to Candide;
Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D minor,
Ziva Patt-Rappaport, Violin; Hanson:
Symphony No. 2. 8 PM, Missouri
Theater, 816-233-7701, Admission:
$10-$35
14TH
31ST
MOUNT MORA MIDNIGHT CEMETERY CRAWL DALLAS BRASS
Agency: St. Joseph Museums, Inc.
Web site: www.stjosephmuseum.org
Join this hour-long guided walking tour
to the lighted graves of St. Joseph’s
most fascinating former citizens. The
tour begins promptly at 11:30 p.m. at
the gate of the cemetery. Reservations
are required. 11:30 PM, Mount Mora
Cemetery, 824 Mount Mora Road, 816232-8471, Admission: $35
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ALICE IN WONDERLAND
Agency: Performing Arts Assoc &
Missoula Children’s Theatre
Web site: www.paastjo.org
3 PM and 7 PM, Missouri Theater,
279-1225. Admission: $8 adults, $5
children 12 and under.
1ST
GRANDMA’S LEGACY: FAMILY HISTORY
IN QUILTS AND COVERLETS
Agency: St. Joseph Museums, Inc.
Web site: www.stjosephmuseum.org
Be on hand as the Museum receives
the donation of a substantial collection
of 1800s quilts with a historic connection to St. Joseph & Buchanan County.
11 AM, Wyeth-Tootle Mansion, 1100
Charles St., 816-232-8471, Admission:
$3 adults, $1.50 students, free for children 6 & under
6TH
FIRST THURSDAY DOWNTOWN NOONTIME
CONCERT SERIES
Agency: MWSU Department of Music
MWSU Concert Chorale, sponsored by
First Presbyterian Church in coopera-
Agency: Performing Arts Association
Web site: www.paastjo.org
Their musical range includes Classical
to Dixieland, from Broadway to Swing.
8 PM, Missouri Theatre, 816-279-1225
Admission: $30-$45
December
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TH
FIRST THURSDAY DOWNTOWN NOONTIME
CONCERT SERIES
Agency: MWSU Department of Music
Sounds of the Season, Jerry Anderson,
organ and piano, sponsored by First
Presbyterian Church in cooperation
with the MWSU Dept of Music. 12:10
PM. 301 N 7th, 232-3358 or email
Jerry [email protected]. $3
minimum donation suggested.
5TH
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Agency: Robidoux Resident Theatre
Web site: www.rrtstjoe.org
On Christmas Eve in 1843 friends and
family gathered at Dicken’s home and
ask him to tell a story and the rest is
history.
Fri-Sat 7:30PM / Sun 2 PM, Missouri
Theatre, 816-232-1778
Admission: $14 adults, $7, 12 & under
7th
Annual Christmas Program
Agency: American Guild of Organists
Web site: www.agostjoe.org
Local organists will present a half-hour
of Christmas favorites for organ before
Ashland United Methodist’s choir presents Antonio Vivaldi’s “Gloria”
2:30 PM, Ashland United Methodist
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Church, Ashland & Gene Field Road,
[email protected], 816-232-0374
Admission: If applicable
12TH-21ST
FARNDALE: A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Agency: Robidoux Resident Theatre
Web site: www.rrtstjoe.org
Just when you think you can’t take another production of A Christmas Carol,
the ladies of Farndale make it go down
with a spoonful of sugar and a great
deal of laughs.
Fri-Sat - 6 PM Dinner, 8 PM Show /
Sun -12 PM Dinner, 2 PM Show
Robidoux Landing Playhouse, 816232-1778, Admission: $14 show only /
$30 adult + dinner
14TH-15TH
GLORIA/CHRISTMAS AT THE CATHEDRAL
WITH THE FOUNTAIN CITY BRASS BAND
Agency: St. Joseph Community Chorus
Web site: www.stjosephcommunitychorus.org
This beautiful concert will feature favorite classics of the holiday season.
Sun – 3PM, Mon - 7:30 PM
Cathedral of St. Joseph, 816-271-4420
/ 816-387-5755
Admission: $12-Adults; $10-Senior
Citizens; $5-Students. 10 &under free.
20TH
YULETIDE POPS
Agency: Saint Joseph Symphony
Website: saintjosephsymphony.org
Guest Conductor, Tony Brandolino – Shaw/Parker: Many Moods of
Christmas featuring the St. Joseph
Community Chorus; Anderson: Christmas Festival; Anderson: Sleigh Ride
8 PM, Missouri Theater, 816-233-7701
Admission: $10-$35
Art�Classes
Pre-Registration is required for all classes
A FULL LIST
OF
ART CLASSES
FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS
CAN BE FOUND AT: WWW.
WI.MISSOURIWESTERN.EDU/ARTS
October a Busy Month For Mt. Mora and St. Joseph Museum
For organizers and volunteers of Mount
Mora Cemetery and the St. Joseph Museum, October will be an exceptionally
busy month. The historic Cemetery
will be featured through four separate
events occurring between October 16
and October 31st.
Crawl stories will
not be the same.
They have been
specially chosen
for a late-night
guided tour.
Sharon Kosek,
Mt. Mora President said, “The
Mount
Mora
Cemetery Crawl”
will provide visitors the opportunity to hear the
stories of those
whose final resting place is on
the roadway that
makes its way through Mount Mora. This works,” she said.
Mrs. Lehr, who began researching is the first crawl held at Mount Mora.”
For more info. on these events, contact
Mount Mora in July 2001, said, “People
are fascinated by mausoleums and I’m “Mount Mora is uniquely beautiful when the St. Joseph Museum at 816-232often asked about the origin of such. I lighted by torches and smudge pots. I 8471 or [email protected].
will answer that question during my pre- thought it would appeal to some to be
able to walk the winding paths in the
sentation.”
dark of night and to hear stories told
“Mausoleums as Elegant Homes at the grave sites,” said Lehr. “We are
for the Departed” will be present- limiting the number of tickets to 35 for
ed by Brad Belk October 23rd at 7 the first event of this type in an effort
GIFTS TO THE ALLIED ARTS COUNCIL
pm. also at the St. Joseph Museum. to give our visitors the opportunity to
IN MEMORY OF RUTH C. DRIMMEL
walk with the guide in a small group. It
Bobbie Cronk
Brad Belk, an historian with the Missouri has not been openly advertised yet, but
Teresa Fankhauser & Erich Uhlhorn
Historical Society Speakers Bureau will word has spread - there are 20 tickets
Carol Matt
speak about Mount Hope Cemetery in yet available.”
Barbara Maxwell
Webb City, MO and their mausoleums,
Sam & Marguerite Musser
which represent the full gamut of archi- And although October is a busy month
Dorathea Polsky & Wendy Polsky
Linda Riddle
for the Cemetery, Lehr is quick to point
tectural styles, similar to Mount Mora.
Larry Stobbs
out that they try very hard not to conJenny Tudor
“Voices from the Past” will take place nect Mt. Mora with witches and goblins,
Jennifer Zeller
October 28 and 29 at 6 & 7 pm. This traditional during this month’s main holiIN MEMORY OF FAYE MARIE SCHAFF
will be the 7th year for the very popular day, Halloween.
Lou Franklin
event.
“Our goal is to present St. Joseph hisGIFTS TO THE DAVID H. MORTON
MEMORIAL FUND
Mrs. Lehr, who is also involved in this tory in a manner respectful to those who
event said, “The tours sell out each year are buried at Mount Mora, as well as
IN MEMORY OF LARRY DOBBINS
and we’ve already had groups and indi- their descendants. I chose October the
Teresa Fankhauser & Erich Uhlhorn
viduals making their reservations. But first year because it is a month without
Sharon Gray
we always create a waiting list. We’ve a lot of competition with other events.
IN MEMORY OF CHARLES HEUMADER
added tour times over the years so that During summer months, so many are
Larry Lucas
we can accommodate as many people in and out of town because of vacaIN MEMORY OF VINCENT L. PERRY
Larry Lucas
tions. September is busy with the start
who are interested as possible.”
IN MEMORY OF FAYE SCHAFF
of school and school activities. October
Larry Lucas
And finally the “Mt. Mora Midnight Cem- is the last month of the year before it
IN MEMORY OF MERRY VIRGINIA
etery Crawl” will be October 31 at 11:30 traditionally is too cold for most to enjoy
WRIGHT
pm. Though similar in concept to the an outdoor event. It was popular the
Larry Lucas
“Voices from the Past” tour, the Midnight first year and we have stayed with what
“Fashionable
Finales
–
Stories of St. Joseph Mausoleums
and Those Who Built Them” is
October 16th at 7 pm. Historian and
Mount Mora expert Suzanne Lehr will
do a PowerPoint presentation at the
St. Joseph Museum during which she
will share photographs of the mausoleums and people who are buried there,
and present documents as she tells
their fascinating stories.
MEMORIALS
Jan 1 - Aug 31, 2008
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Trails West!® Grateful for Area Support
It’s been another successful year for the
organizers of Trails West!®. The community rallied support towards the festival due to the fantastic weather and top
of the line entertainment. Organizers
estimated over 42,000 people attended
the festival over the course of the three
days.
important to have in case we have a
bad year due to weather.”
To support Trails West!® 18,423 buttons were purchased this year for the
festival and an additional 1000+ buttons
were given away to community and social service agencies. Agencies receiving free buttons included Inter Serv, Mid
City Excellence, United Cerebral Palsy, Progressive Community Services,
Helen M. Davis State School, Midland
Empire Resources for Independent
Living, YWCA Women’s Shelter, Air
National Guard, Army National Guard,
Youth Alliance, and Wesley Towers.
“Everything came together this year after planning all year for this weekend.
The artists, food vendors and performers were first rate and the weather was
unbelievable. Thank you to the sponsors, visitors and volunteers for continuing to advocate for the success of Trails
West!®”, said festival Co-Chair Leanne
Local non-profit groups also benefited
Davis.
from the festival by receiving $31,000
Using the Arts and Economic Prosper- for their participation. Those Nonity calculator from the Americans for the Profit Agencies included Benton High
Arts, the festival had an economic im- School Band Boosters, Boy Scouts of
pact of $1.2 million on the community. America Troop 216, Creative Arts ProThirty-four full-time equivalent (FTE) ductions, Kiwanis, Knights of Columjobs in our community are supported bus, Midland Empire Resources for
by the expenditures made by Trails Independent Living (MERIL), Voices
of America, RiverSong Show Chorus,
West!®.
Wyatt Park Christian Church, Wyatt
Eighteen local Fine Art and Folk Art ven- Park Baptist Church, St. Francis Bapdors exhibited at the festival. Another tist Temple Gospel Choir, Central High
19 local performance artist/groups con- School Jazz Band, Grace Evangelical
sisting of 170 people performed at the Church, SJNEA, and the Bode Middle
School Choir Boosters.
festival.
Next year’s festival dates are August
21-23, 2009. Although almost a year
away, work has already begun. We
want to continue improving the festival.
We value your opinion. Please take a
moment and complete an online survey. Go to www.stjoearts.org and click
on the link that says “click here to take
the survey.” Thank you in advance for
At Trails West!® children and their fam- your feedback.
ilies created their own works of art, explored their musical talents at the SJS
musical petting zoo and percussion
playground, learned about the border
wars while being entertained by historic
Reenactors and worked with musicians,
magicians, singers and dancers on the
family stage.
“The festival gives our local artists the
opportunity to work in our community.
We stand by our mission of supporting
local artists, bringing arts and people
together and giving children and the
underserved access to the arts,” said
Allied Arts Council Executive Director
Teresa Fankhauser.
Trails West!® made a net revenue of
$10,550, but Fankhauser pointed out,
“The $10,000 net will go toward our festival reserve fund, which is extremely
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2008-00 ALLIED ARTS COUNCIL
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
RICH CRUMLEY,
PRESIDENT
ALISON SCHIEBER,
1ST VICE PRESIDENT
LARRY STOBBS,
2ND VICE PRESIDENT
ROSIE MERRITT,
TREASURER
ALLISON STEWART,
SECRETARY
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KATHY HILL-BAHNER
STEVE BURNS
MARK COCHRAN
BARB CONNOR
MARY CORNETT
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LISA FRACICA
KEVIN GRIFFIN
MARY ANN HAENNI
NATALIE LEONARD-REDMOND
SANDY MILLER
CHUCK ONHESORGE
NANCY ONHESORGE
RON OLINGER
WALLY PATRICK
ROBERT PERMUT
GREGG ROBERTS
KITTY SCHUBERT
BRAD SCOTT
TOM SMITH
WANDA TAYLOR
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MILTON TOOTLE
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ALI WRAY
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