The Wood River Arts Alliance thanks everyone who made the 3rd annual Children's Arts Festival possible!
Thank you to the CAF planning committee: Claudia McCain, Hilarie Neely, Sara Gorby, Kim Gasenica and Kathy Wygle. All of you contributed so much to the day.
Thank you to the instructors of all our classes:
Scott Slonim for the digital photography class;
Susan Ward, Pam Sabel, Martha Hollenhorst, Maureen Jenner, Roger Crist, Deida Runswick, Diana Sharpless, Nancy Liston for the visual arts classes by Boulder Mountain Clayworks, Petite Picasso, Sun Valley Center for the Arts and Ketchum Arts Festival;
John Glenn, Denise Simone, Sara Gorby, Kristy Kuntz, and Keith Moore for the drama classes by Company of Fools, St. Thomas Playhouse and nexStage Theatre;
Hilarie Neely, Julie Fox-Jones and Britta Von Tagen for the dance classes by Footlight Dance and Nia of Sun Valley;
Kim Gasenica and Mitzi Mecham for the music classes by Sun Valley Summer Symphony School of Music and Music n’ Me Wood River Music Academy;
Kate Woods and Mende Ward for their multi-discipline class by the Mountain School; and
Janis Walton, Hilarie Neely, Alyssa Hershey and Nancy Harakay for the WRAA Players all day workshop.
Thank you to all who provided entertainment in the theatre:
RL Rowsey, Kim Gasenica and the Sun Valley Summer Symphony School of Music Vocal Students;
Sara Gorby, Tom Nash, Conor Zaft, Andrew Alburger and St. Thomas Playhouse for Rumpelstiltskin;
Scott Slonim and the digital photography students for the slideshow;
The WRAA Players for Zero to Hero; and
Britta Von Tagen for leading the final dance on stage.
Thank you for the walk-up activities: Tom Nash for the pirate ship; Kim Gasenica, the Sun Valley Summer Symphony School of Music, Tony Randall and the WRHS band for the instrument petting zoo; Kerry Bozza/The Community Library, Deida Runswick/Petite Picasso, Millie Gaitan-Gonzalez/La Alianza, Amanda Kent/4H, Bronwyn Patterson/Big Brothers Big Sisters and Katie Robins, Janet Salvoni, Tyra MacGuffie, Gretchen Thoreen and the Community School for the crafts
Thank you to the valley art teachers and students for the wonderful art show. Thank you to volunteers from the WRHS InterAct Club and the Sage School for hanging the visual arts display.
For in-kind support, we thank Jeff, Lois & Dick Meyer of Blueprinting, Smokey Mountain Pizza, Bird & Company, Blue Heron Workshop, Copy & Print and SunValleyOnline.com. We thank our wonderful photographers, Kirsten Shultz and Aubrey Stephens, for capturing the day and Matt Gorby of Limpopo Design for our posters, signs and ads. For the use of the Community Campus, we thank BCSD, CSI and BCRD.
Thank you to volunteers: Amber Avila, Jose Avila, Al Lindley, Page Klune, Sheila Summers, Shellrae Garnes, Julie Lynn, Ann Doerflein, Marty Miller and Cara Drougas.
And to our many youth volunteers: Tara Burchmore, Nicole Pratt, Alison Gasenica, Miranda Gasenica, Katie Walton, Taylor Walton, Abigail Barton, Alexandra Peck, Josh Arters, Jason Black, Dylan Black, Ryan Gelskey, Erin Burbank, Jeff Maxwell, Shelby Barnes, Annie Ashfield, Sarah Hope, Sofia Drougas, Naia Drougas, Evathea Drougas, Sara Cooley, Breanna Swift, Emmalie Dion, Britta Gaeddert and Alex Haupt.
Finally, for financial support, thank you to L&H Foundation, Richard and Judith Smooke, Bank of America, the Papoose Club, Idaho Power, the Rotary Clubs of Ketchum and Hailey and the Kiwanis. Thank you for keeping the day free for all children of the valley.
And of course, we must say thank you to all the children and parents who spent the day with us!
From Shannon Finnegan and the Wood River Arts Alliance
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