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SPECIAL EVENTS

2010 GALA – Guests Gathered to Celebrate the 30th Anniversary in Style!

Thank you to all who supported this fun event!

You helped us raise over $13,000 for arts programming for underserved communities and students with disabilities throughout Connecticut.

Awards:

Artist of the Year – Dexter Singleton

YAC Community Partner – Learn: A Regional, Educational Service Center

VSA Community Partner – Dr. Elizabeth Cole

John T. Garrity Founders Award – Margaret Kinsella

VSA Young Soloist – Blessing Offor

Young Audiences Thanks Our Sponsors:

People’s United Bank

Channel 8 News

NewAlliance Foundation

The Wetjen Music Memorial Fund

Waddell and Reed, Financial Advisors

Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism

And Our Donors:

Piccolo Arancio

MAX Restaurant Group

The SLAM Collaborative

Peppercorns Grill

Alforno Trattoria

Dusitra Thai Cuisine

Wood ‘n’ Tap Bar and Grill

Apricots Restaurant and Pub

J. Gilbert’s

Netmartin Photography

Craig Norton Photography

Boogie Chillun’

Tom Lee

Bradford Renaissance Portraits

The River to Shore Group

Page Taft

CT PC Repair

Joseph Conte Jewelers

Sleeping Giant Book & Toy co.

Mohegan Sun

Carnival Trio

Flowers from the Farm

Bob’s Discount Furniture

Richard Penna Salon

The Art Spot

The Home Depot

Fairhaven Furniture

Lowe’s

Healthtrax

The Ridgefield Playhouse

New Haven Symphony Orchestra

Pilot Pen Tennis

New Britain Museum of American Art

for their generous support for this event.

We also thank the community for donating the Silent Auction items!!

Mistress of Ceremonies was News Channel 8’s Desiree Fontaine.

The Gala featured the Music of Carnival Trio, Blessing, and Boogie Chillun’.


Young Audiences Arts for Learning Connecticut: Our mission is to integrate the arts into the lives of children in educational and community settings. Our vision for Connecticut is that all children realize their potential through the arts; that the arts are valued for their ability to improve our schools and communities; that, by participation in the arts, children come to understand and value themselves, their neighbors, and the world cultures they share.

We are an Affiliate of VSA an international nonprofit organization that is creating a society where all people with disabilities learn through, participate in, and enjoy the arts.

We offer educational classroom workshops, school cultural programs, school arts programs, assembly programs, arts integration programs, artist in residence programs – bringing theater, music, drama, puppetry, visual arts, storytelling, drawing, painting, history and cultural arts to the classroom.