CALIENTE- June 20, 2009 WAS A HOT HOT HOT SPICY EVENING
!Caliente! A Benefit
June 20, 2009 6:30-9:00
Whitney Arts Center in New Haven
Thank you to all who supported this fun event!
You helped us raise over $10,000 for arts programming for underserved communities and students with disabilities throughout Connecticut.
YOUNG AUDIENCES THANKS:
Citizens Bank
Peoples United Bank
Casey Family Services
Channel News 8
Teplinski and Co.
Whitney Arts Center
Ixtapa Restaurant
The Community Foundation of Greater
New Haven
Amity Wine & Spirits
Essex Printing
River to Shore Realty
Rollins Priniting
Docuprint
Waddell and Reed Hamden Offices
and
Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism
for their generous support for this event.
We also thank the community for their donations of over 50 Silent Auction items!!
A great evening of music, food and drinks from South America!!! Enjoy the music of Surcari and the rhythms of Brazilian Music and Dance with Ginga Brazileira, Awards and Silent Auction!! All proceeds from this event supported arts programming for disadvantaged communities and programs for persons with disabilities.
Mistress of Ceremonies was News Channel 8’s Desiree Fontaine!
Featured the Music of Surcari and the Music and Dance of Ginga Brasileira
Awards:
Mary Boyle Arts Administrator Awardee-Amy Golda, Fine Arts Supervisor, Hamden Schools
Arts Advocate Awardee-Gail Granucci-Art Teacher, Washington Middle School. Meriden, CT
Community Partner Award-Sarah Fabish, Community Foundation of Greater New Haven
Artist of the Year Award- Ginga Brasileira
John Garrity Founders Award-Loraine Brown
Thank you to our SPONSORS!!
CITIZEN’S BANK
PEOPLES UNITED BANK
CASEY FAMILY SERVICES
CT COMMISSION ON CULTURE AND TOURISM
NEWS CHANNEL 8
TEPLITSKI & COMPANY
WADDELL & REED
MICK MARSKEN & RIVER TO SHORE
FLOWERS FROM THE FARM
PURPLE PANSIES
ESSEX PRINTING
AMITY WINE AND SPIRITS
DOCUPRINT
IXTAPA RESTAURANT
GENERAL RENTAL HAMDEN
MR EVENTS
EARTH FAIR BAZAAR – November 8, 2008
Dick Benson of the Madison Foundation with Young Audiences Executive Director Eileen Carpinella and Members of Surcari at the Fair Earth Bazaar
Young Audiences artists performances and workshops at the Fair Earth Bazaar on November 8, 2008 at Mercy Center in Madison were a great success. Surcari got the crowd moving and tapping to the wonderful sounds of music from a variety of countries in South America. Guitar, pan pipes and amazing Latin rhythms earned this group a standing ovation.
Many children and adults painted oil drums with an environmental theme under the direction of artist Susan Rosano. The drums will be used by the Center for recyling.
An enthusiastic group played African percussive instruments with artist Che Cartafalsa and learned about the cultures in several African countries.
We thank the Madison Foundation, the CT Commission on Culture and Tourism and the Madison Rotary for their support of this project.
CHINA NIGHTS – April 3, 2008
Thank you to Dance China NY for their wonderful culminating performance for our gala. Thank you to Brian Gillie for providing the music during the Silent Auction and Cocktail Hour.
LIVINGSTON TAYLOR – June 2, 2007
Thank you to Livingston Taylor and Blue Jupiter for a wonderful evening of music for the Young Audiences Arts for Learning Benefit!!! Proceeds from this benefit will help subsidize program costs for under-served schools and communities throughout Connecticut.
Board Member Aleta Stanton
Kathryn & Fred Giampietro of Guitars
Board Members Alden Murphy,
Aleta Stanton and Ben Kerman
Board Member Alden Murphy,
Program Committee Member Marianne Sullivan and
Ken Lenz of Lenz Law Firm
Executive Director Eileen Carpinella,
An-Ming Truxes Arts Division Director of the CT Commission on Culture and Tourism
and Alden Murphy Young Audiences Board Chair
Young Audiences Junior Volunteers:
Dan Buckley, Colleen Carpinella, Sarah Igoe, Richard Alongi and Karen Carr with Livingston Taylor
David Brown,
Staff Member Loraine Brown,
Executive Director Eileen Carpinella
and Charles Carpinella
Thank you to our Sponors and Patrons of this event.
Event Sponsors:
Casey Family Services
People’s Bank
Yale University
Mr. & Mrs. Jamie Murphy
Dr. Robert Stout & Mrs. Susan Cayer Stou
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Daniel
Lenz Law Firm
Pfizer Corp
G Guitars
Levy Dental Group
MTM Financial Group
Westport-Fairfield Piano & Organ
Sam Ashe
CT Commision on Culture and Tourism