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Palo Alto Humane Society
Presents
105th Anniversary Gala Celebration
Oh! For the Love of Critters!
December 5, 2013
Aquarius Theatre
About Babe
Babe is a polite and
sweet piglet who is
naïve to the realities of
the farm. He is unaware
of his destiny in a world
where humans are top
dog. But the other
animals start talking,
and when Babe learns
what happened to his
family, he realizes that
he must be useful to the farmer to avoid becoming
Christmas dinner. He will have to use his head and heart
and save his own bacon.
The movie is adapted from a children’s novel, The SheepPig, by British writer Dick King-Smith. Special effects allow
the animals to talk while keeping to the character of their
species. Through the story of Babe, played by 48 different
piglets, we gain respect for animals as separate beings in this
wonderful movie.
Babe was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including
Best Picture, winning for Best Special Effects. Babe also won
the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture and earned
international acclaim, winning
18 awards and 17 nominations
the world. The New Yorker
called Babe a “lovely fable of
aspiration and survival” and “an
improbable, eccentric pleasure.”
About Babe’s Costar
Actor James Cromwell became an ethical vegan and animal
welfare activist while playing the role of Farmer Hoggett
in the movie Babe. He currently speaks on behalf of the
organization Mercy for Animals in calling for the humane
treatment of farmed pigs. He is asking Walmart to end its
suppliers’ use of gestation crates. Animal welfare and
behavioral experts agree that gestation crates, in which
animals can barely stand or move, are inherently cruel.
Gestation crates have been banned in nine U. S. states,
including California, and in the entire European Union.
Nearly every major food provider in the United States has
responded to consumer concern and ended the use of
gestation crates; these include McDonald’s, Burger King,
Wendy’s, Chipotle, Safeway, Kroger, Kmart, and Costco.
More on this important campaign can be found at
Walmartcruelty.com.
About our Hosts
Luck is said to be the
convergence of opportunity
and preparedness. If that is
the case, then versatile composer and producer Philip
lucky guy. The composer has
been in the right place at the
Kudzu)
received an Academy Award
nomination. From comedy to
drama, Phil has proven adept in all realms of musical composition. An honors graduate of Berklee School of Music, Phil
has scored and contributed music to numerous features and
television programs, including Pee Wee’s Big Adventure,
Darkwing Duck, 101 Dalmatians, Fatal Instinct, Beethoven’s 3rd
4th), The Simpsons
Muppets Tonight.
Some of Phil’s orchestrating credits include Sommersby, Die
Hard
Lethal Weapon
composer also received an Emmy nomination for his score for
NBC’s Boomtown. When not writing and producing music in
his studio, Phil can be found conducting live shows for Cirque
du Soleil director, Stefan Haves. Phil also has worked as music
director for magician and Cup Cake Wars host, Justin Willman.
A philanthropist at heart and a good friend of the Palo Alto
Humane Society, Phil put his talents to use for PAHS and created
What If Animals Could Speak for Themselves
celebrating the history of the Palo Alto Humane Society.
Marilyn Kanes is President
and CEO of Mystery By
Design, a professional and
popular dinner theater
company performing in
Northern California.
Mystery By Design has
presented well over 1800
mystery events, where all
guests have the crime of
their life. Marilyn’s
background is diverse.
She studied theater arts at San Francisco State University.
She is a trained dancer, actress, and singer, and has performed
locally for over 30 years. Some of her credits include musical
theater at San Jose Civic Light Opera: 42nd Street, Follies, and
La Cage Aux Folles. Marilyn is a make up artist and has done
makeup for the El Dorado Musical Theater Company and
designed makeup for Lyric Theatre in San Jose and the
She is a long-time friend of the Palo Alto Humane Society.
For more about Marilyn and to contact Mystery By Design, go
to www.amysterybydesign.com.
Program
7:00 pm
Pick up your popcorn and soda,
courtesy of PAHS. Comedians and
volunteers will usher you to your seat.
7:15 pm
Welcome!
The JewelTones
7:30 pm
Babe ~ part one
8:30 pm
Abby’s Story: A Happy Ending
9:00 pm
Babe ~ part two
9:30 pm
Thank you and Goodnight!
Remember: Please turn your cell phones off before the program begins.
PAHS gratefully acknowledges
for bringing Wilbur and his friends to our 105th
anniversary celebration. The animals are part of Friendly Pony
Parties and Barnyard Pals’ education program.
.
PAHS also acknowledges the
for their video contributions to humane
education. PAHS is pleased to encourage their efforts to promote
a kind world.
About PAHS
Through intervention, education, and advocacy the Palo Alto
Humane Society endeavors to create a world where animals can
live free of human cruelty and neglect. PAHS is a vital resource
for animal welfare in the Palo Alto community. It develops,
needs of animals. Such organizations include Palo Alto’s Animal
Shelter, the Humane Education Network, Greyhound
Welfare Foundation, Greyhound Protection League, Stanford
Cat Network, Peninsula Catworks, and Mow Wow Animals.
PAHS specializes in providing spay-neuter programs,
emergency veterinary assistance, and public education.
The Palo Alto Humane Society has deep roots in the
mid-Peninsula and a history of program building. Founded
subsequently managed shelters for the community of Palo
Alto for close to 50 years. After the establishment of Palo Alto
Animal Services, PAHS continued its relationship with the city,
providing contract humane education and night and weekend
emergency animal services for many years. PAHS’ donorsponsored programs complement services offered by the city,
as PAHS continues in its second century of service.
Since 1908 the Palo Alto Humane Society has given a voice to
animals in the mid-Peninsula community.
From its founding in response to common abuses of work
animals and strays, PAHS has intervened to alleviate animal
suffering. Now that humane animal control and shelter
management have become public services, PAHS focuses on
by public programs. PAHS underwrites the spaying and
PAHS funds emergency care for rescued animals and maintains
a hotline to answer pressing concerns.
PAHS introduced humane education to Palo Alto youth
and adults in the early 1900s, and it continues to educate
community members today, to increase public sensitivity to
animals. PAHS has developed Mow Wow Animals, an exciting
new Web-based curriculum for California schools that
represents a whole new animal in humane education.
PAHS organizes school and community events that offer
humane teaching and raise awareness of animal issues.
Early PAHS leaders prevented the use of shelter animals for
medical research and stopped the shooting of stray animals by
police. Animal advocacy remains a core part of PAHS’ mission.
The organization campaigns for humane policies at local, state,
and national levels. PAHS provides advice to the public on
humane choices in local commerce and dining. It has long been
active in organizing grassroots efforts for humane control of
humane issues.
4 On Your Floor - pet sitting
AKA Creative
Angelo Mio
Bagel Street Café
Bags and Bows
Creative Hair Design
Friendly Pony Parties and Barnyard Pals
Garden Fresh
Landmark Aquarius Theatre
Limo Services, Inc.
Mid-Peninsula Animal Hospital
Moonlight and Roses
Mystery by Design
Nature’s Alley
Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce
Pet Food Depot
Reposado
See’s Candies
Steve Hollingsworth - SIX14
SusieCakes
Tails Up Pet Care
Tech-Star Industries
The JewelTones
The Pet Place
Wemorph Printing
West Coast Searchlights
Westin Palo Alto
Wizdom on Wheels
Dolores Arnold
Susan Stephens
Members
Victor Adint
Maureen Allen
Erena Aranga
Jaye and Dan Bergen
Amy Cornell
Leonor Delgado
Wendy Eilers
Carole Hyde
Louise McDonnell
Debbie Miller
Terri Peters
David Rutan
Susan Stienstra-Vance
Tom Vance
Megan Whitman
Steven Anthony
Marilyn Kanes
Lenoir Kieve
Charles McKeithan
Patty St. Clare
Anthony Santucci
Singing Nostalgic Notes
The JewelTones is a versatile group of ten Bay Area women
the 1950s with an emphasis on the great old numbers of the
1940s. The fabulous JewelTones will customize their program
to create a funny and touching story line for a memorable
program.” The JewelTones have performed for numerous
groups in San Francisco, on the Peninsula, and in the
South Bay.
Bequests and estate gifts provide
the Palo Alto Humane Society with
the necessary stability for our
animal welfare work to continue
into the future. Please think of PAHS
when planning your future giving.
105 Years of Compassion
volunteer-supported organization. PAHS works to improve the lives of animals through innovative programs
in community education, advocacy, and spay/neuter and
veterinary assistance. For over a century, our mission
has been to alleviate the suffering of animals, increase
public sensitivity to animal issues, and elevate the
status of animals in our society. PAHS is a non-shelter
organization providing a voice for animals.
Palo Alto Humane Society
PO Box 60715
Palo Alto, CA 94306
650-424-1901
[email protected]
www.paloaltohumane.org