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TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S 5 Interesting Facts About Jay Leno .................................................4 Behind the Designs for Kinky Boots ................................................6 Opera Xpress Takes Its Show on the Road....................................10 Symphony Welcomes Sir James Galway.......................................12 A New Year for Ballet...................................................................... 14 Finish That Lyric ............................................................................ 20 Spot the Differences Puzzle: Potted Potter . ................................ 22 Love, Loss, and What I Wore Returns to Charlotte ........................24

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5 Interesting Facts About Jay Leno

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ou ended your days laughing at his jokes and watching his hysterical interviews for years, now Jay Leno is coming to Belk Theater this May. Leno caught the national spotlight when he was awarded the coveted hosting position on NBC’s “The Tonight Show,” replacing the legendary late-night host Johnny Carson.

Leno owns approximately 286 vehicles (169 automobiles and 117 motorcycles), making him quite the collector.

They’re housed in three separate warehouses, each the size of a football field His collection includes a sedan and a roadster that were owned by Howard Hughes and one of nine remaining 1963 Chrysler Turbine Jay Leno cars.

Get to know Leno a little better with these fi e fun facts:

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He was born James Douglas Muir Leno on April 28, 1950, in New Rochelle, NY. He is of Scottish and Italian descent.

He was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor from the Kennedy Center this year, one of the highest accolades for any comedian. No stranger to awards, Leno has won three Emmys and a People’s Choice Award, and he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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Behind the Designs for Kinky Boots

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design process, one plus one doesn’t equal two, it equals four or fi e.” Barnes concurs, adding that the director did a lot of research on the real shoe factory in Northampton, where Kinky Boots takes place: “I have to tip my hat to Jerry Mitchell – he’s really good about doing his homework.”

Mitchell provided Rockwell and Barnes photos and stories, which they incorporated in their designs. For a show as joyous as Kinky Boots, it’s surprising that its primary setting is a factory, but Rockwell wanted to create a realistic world for the storytelling. “I was inspired by the kind of romance of late 18th/19th century factories, and ours is an abstractive collage,” says Rockwell. He created upper windows which are tinted in slight colors, to “create a place that can be very optimistic when it’s back-lit or very atmospheric when it’s saturated in darker colors.”

Jerry Mitchell also came up with the idea of using conveyor belts, which are used as part of the workday setting, and turning them into treadmills, which the cast dances on for the raucous fi st act final , “Everybody Say Yeah.” Rockwell says it “took eight or nine months of R&D to get right,” adding that it’s his favorite moment in the show. “It is magical, because it enables Jerry and the cast to take something that you bought into … as a conveyor belt for making shoes, and turning it into this unbelievable production number.”

Barnes’ biggest challenge turned out to be those thigh-high boots with six inch stiletto heels. “What’s really funny about our experience with Kinky Boots is that my team, and the cobblers who made the boots, we had the exact same story as in the musical,” explains Barnes. “Everything

n a show called Kinky Boots, “you’ve gotta get the boots right,” says Gregg Barnes, costume and footwear designer for the Tony Award-winning musical.

The show, based on a real story and independent film about a ailing English shoe factory that turned its fortunes around by niche-marketing sturdy boots for drag artists, has become a sold-out Broadway phenomenon. With a book by Harvey Fierstein and a Tony-winning score by pop icon Cyndi Lauper, Kinky Boots relies heavily on its visual designs, both fabulous and gritty; sets by David Rockwell and costumes by Barnes.

Both creators credit Jerry Mitchell, the director and Tony-winning choreographer of the show, for pushing them to come up with creative solutions to difficult asks; in Rockwell’s case, creating a realistic factory setting, which could also become a nightclub in London and a runway in Milan, and in Barnes’ case, making everyday clothing for factory workers, fantastical frocks for drag performers and, of course, those boots.

“This is my seventh collaboration with Jerry,” says Rockwell. “We just get together and play and respect each other’s opinions and listen. I try to come back with what he asked for, plus some sort of surprise.

I think in a good

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Annaleigh Ashford and Stark Sands from the original Broadway company of Kinky Boots.

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the original production,” jokes Barnes.

“I don’t know if that’s always true, but you learn so much.” Barnes is taking the opportunity to redesign and improve many of the outfi s. And Rockwell has worked to maintain the real quality of the set while making it lighter. That way it’s easier to assemble, take down and fit in o the six trucks that will accompany the cast and crew on their cross-country journey.

Certain elements have changed, but Rockwell says “none of those are things that an audience member looking at New York and looking at the tour will discern.”

Both men say they enjoy the enthusiasm audiences have shown for Kinky Boots.

“You know, it’s amazing,” says Barnes. “I feel the same way. You can feel it walking into that theater. I think the audience comes so primed to have this joyous experience, and it always rewards that.”

they talk about, in terms of reinforcing the heel and all of that stuff, we had the same learning curve!”

And those boots need to be durable to support the 6-foot dancers doing elaborate routines. Says Barnes: “We’re asking them to do slam splits and dancing and quick changes, being carted up and down stairs in baskets. And we have to make them look as if they’re brand new every night, yet survive eight shows a week.” Barnes adds, after lots of experimentation and broken heels, they ultimately came up with designs that are so reliable, they’ve barely had to replace any boots in the musical’s Broadway run of over a year.

As for this touring production, Rockwell and Barnes promise it will be very much the same show as on Broadway. “We always say that the tour looks better than

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Sir James has played for such dignitaries he Charlotte Symphony welcomes as Queen Elizabeth II, Pope John Paul II, Sir James Galway to Belk Theater on several U.S. presidents, Irish Prime Minister Tuesday, March 24, for a special, oneEnda Kenny, Prince Charles, the empress of night-only performance of Mozart's Flute Japan, the queen of Norway, and Princess Concerto No. 2.

Diana. He has shared the stage with a Belfast-born Sir James is regarded as wide array of entertainers, including Stevie the supreme interpreter of the classical Wonder, Henry Mancini, John Denver, Elton flu e repertoire and a consummate John, the Chieftains, Ray Charles, Joni entertainer whose appeal crosses all Mitchell, Jessye Norman, Cleo Laine and musical boundaries. As a special treat, Sir Andrea Bocelli. He performed with Pink James' wife, fluti t Lady Jeanne Galway, Floyd in the band’s memorable concert at will join him onstage for a performance of the Berlin Wall.

Cimarosa’s Concerto for Devoting much of his Two Flutes. time to charity, Sir James Through his extensive has worked with Youth touring, more than 30 Music (U.K.); The Caron million albums sold, and Keating Foundation; Lorin his frequent international Maazel’s Châteauxville television appearances, Foundation; Shimon Peres Sir James has established Peace Center educational himself as a tireless Sir James and his wife, Lady Jeanne Galway, will project; UNICEF, with promoter of the arts.

He opened his 2013-2014 perform with The Charlotte Symphony in March. which he holds the title of special representative; and season as the recipient of many others. In 2013, he launched First a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Flute, an online interactive series of lessons National Concert Hall in Dublin for his geared for beginning flu e students. contributions to classical music in Ireland Sir James lives with his family in and around the world.

Switzerland and currently plays on the 20K Known as “the man with the golden Galway Nagahara Flute, an instrument that flu e,” Sir James' many honors include was specially commissioned for him. the Grammy President’s Merit Award, Don’t miss this one-night opportunity Classic Brits Lifetime Achievement Award, to hear Sir James live with the Charlotte Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame, National Symphony!

Concert Hall Dublin Lifetime Achievement Award, and the honor of numerous gold Upcoming Concerts and platinum albums. In 2009, Sir James was made the fi st Artist Laureate of the Mary Chapin Tchaikovsky Ulster Orchestra. He has been honored Carpenter Symphony No. 2 twice by Queen Elizabeth II, with the Order March 7, 8 p.m.

Featuring Pekka of the British Empire in 1979 and again in Belk Theater Kuusisto, violin 2001, with a knighthood for his services to March 13-14, 8 p.m. music.

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pairs local celebrities dancing with the professional dancers of Charlotte Ballet to raise funds for the ballet company and each local celebrity’s chosen charity.

harlotte Ballet had an exceptional year in 2014. Highlights include receiving a $1.1 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, breaking ticket sales and donation records, and changing the company's name from North Carolina Dance Theatre to Charlotte Ballet. The year ended on a particularly high note when Associate Artistic Director Patricia McBride received a Kennedy Center Honor.

“Last year was extraordinary,” said Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, president and artistic director. “In my 18 years in Charlotte, it was one of the best. We are still excited about all the great things that happened last year, but there’s also a lot for our audience and supporters to look forward to.”

Check out what Charlotte Ballet has planned for the remainder of the 2014/2015 Season:

Peter Pan March 12-22 • Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux’s gravitydefying Peter Pan tells the story of the mischievous boy who never wants to grow up, his sassy sidekick Tinker Bell and the frightful Captain Hook. Peter Pan promises high-flying ad enture, extravagant sets and costumes, and marvelous dance.

Innovative Works Jan. 30-Feb. 21 • Patricia McBride & Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux Center for Dance The popular Innovative Works series excites the dancers and audiences with new, diverse choreography. New works will be presented by choreographers Mark Diamond, David Ingram, Sasha Janes and Dwight Rhoden.

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Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux’s Peter Pan.

Contemporary Fusion April 23-25 • Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts Contemporary Fusion celebrates the versatility of the dancers and offers varying styles sure to please everyone.

The performance features Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux’s Danses Brillantes, Mark Godden’s Angels in the Architecture and a world premiere by resident choreographer Dwight Rhoden, which merges his signature contemporary style with house music.

Dancing With the Stars of Charlotte – A Gala Evening March 7 • Knight Theater at Levine Center for the Arts Dancing With the Stars of Charlotte, Charlotte Ballet’s annual gala fundraiser,

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AUDRA MCDONALD Audra McDonald Singer and Actress

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udra McDonald is unparalleled in the breadth and versatility of her artistry as both a singer and an actress. A record-breaking six-time Tony Award-winner (Carousel, Master Class, Ragtime, A Raisin in the Sun, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess and Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill), she also has appeared on Broadway in The Secret Garden, Marie Christine (Tony nomination), Henry IV and 110 in the Shade (Tony nomination).

The Juilliard-trained soprano’s opera credits include La voix humaine and Send at Houston Grand Opera and Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny at Los Angeles Opera. On television, she was recently seen as the Mother Abbess in NBC’s The Sound of Music Live! and played Dr. Naomi Bennett on ABC’s “Private Practice” for four seasons.

She has received Emmy nominations for Wit, A Raisin in the Sun and her role as official h st of PBS’s “Live From Lincoln Center.” Other TV credits include “The Good Wife,” “Homicide: Life on the Street,” “Law & Order: SVU,” Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years, “The Bedford Diaries,” “Kidnapped,” and the 1999 remake of Annie.

On film she has appeared in Seven Servants, The Object of My Affection, Cradle Will Rock, It Runs in the Family, The Best Thief in the World, She Got Problems and Rampart.

A two-time Grammy Award-winner and exclusive recording artist for Nonesuch Records, McDonald released her fifth olo album for the label, “Go Back Home,” in 2013. She also maintains a major career as a concert artist, regularly appearing on the great stages of the world and with leading international orchestras.

An ardent proponent of marriage equality and an advocate for at-risk and underprivileged youth, she sits on the boards of Broadway Impact and Covenant House.

Of her many roles, her favorites are the ones performed offstage: wife to her

Photo by Autumn de Wilde.

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husband, actor Will Swenson, and mother to her daughter, Zoe Madeline.

For more information, visit http://audramcdonald.net.

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Music Director and Conductor

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ndy Einhorn boasts Broadway credits for Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Evita, Brief Encounter, The Light in the Piazza and Sondheim on Sondheim, for which he received a Grammy nomination. He most recently served as the music director and conductor for the Broadway production Andy Einhorn of Woody Allen’s Bullets Over Broadway.

His tour work includes Sweeney Todd, The Light in the Piazza, Mamma Mia! and The Lion King. Einhorn has worked at Goodspeed Opera House, Signature Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival and PaperMill Playhouse. He was principal vocal coach and pianist for Houston Grand Opera’s An Evening With Audra McDonald, a double-bill of Poulenc’s La voix humaine

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Einhorn has served as music director and pianist for McDonald since fall of 2011, performing with her at many venues including the Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Los Angeles Opera, Avery Fisher Hall and Carnegie Hall. Highlights of his 2014-2015 season engagements with McDonald include concerts at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Carnegie Hall and Teatro Real in Madrid. He has also music directed for Barbara Cook at Feinstein’s and Toronto’s Royal Conservatory of Music.

Other cast albums include “Stage Door Canteen” and McDonald’s newest release, “Go Back Home.” He served as the music director for HBO’s Peabody Award-winning documentary Six by Sondheim and music supervisor for Great Performances Peabody Award-winning special “Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy” on PBS. Andy Einhorn is an honors graduate of Rice University.

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ark Vanderpoel is a native of San Diego. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, San Diego, where he studied with Bertram Turetzky, and a master’s degree from the California Institute of the Arts.

Vanderpoel is a former member of the San Diego Symphony and various other Mark Vanderpoel chamber groups from the area, in addition to ensembles based in the Baja California region of Mexico. His extensive theater credits include Legally Blonde, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, See What I Wanna See, Guys and Dolls, the PBS special “A Broadway Celebration” on “In Performance at the White House,” Jane Eyre, Bullets Over

Broadway, and many others.

Vanderpoel’s stage and sideman credits include Audra McDonald, Kristin Chenoweth, Kelli O’Hara, Nancy Sinatra, Victoria Clark, Shirley Jones, Sir Cliff Richard, Deborah Voigt, Sandra Bernhard, Clay Aiken, Taylor Hicks, David Johansen, Sigur Rós, Jeff Beck and Andrea Bocelli.

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Gene Lewin Drums

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ene Lewin appears on 34 CDs, with several more soon to be released. His eclectic discography ranges from the modern jazz of Fundementia to the electric-violin pop of GrooveLily. Several straight-ahead jazz projects and singersongwriter efforts round out the list.

Lewin drums, sings Gene Lewin and composes for GrooveLily, a trio that has been together for 16 years and has toured extensively in the U.S. and Canada. While they have morphed through many different musical scenes (and hair styles), they are now focused on creating hybrid musical theater; performances that feel both like concert and story.

Lewin is also active in New York City’s jazz scene, performing and recording with many well-respected singers and instrumentalists. He has appeared on CDs with bassists John Patitucci and Scott Colley, guitarists Ben Monder and Steve Cardenas, jazz legend tenor saxophonist George Coleman, bassist/ vocalist Jay Leonhart, and many others.

Originally an engineering major at Princeton University, Lewin soon changed paths and returned to school to receive a master’s degree from the Manhattan School of Music in 1991. He sends love to his wife, Suzanne, and sons, Elias and Jacob.

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portion of the proceeds from the sale of tickets to tonight’s performance

by Audra McDonald will benefit The Choir School at St. Peter’s, an auditioned youth community choir whose mission is to enrich young lives through excellent, rigorous music education and choral performance.

For more than 20 years, the school has been a musical home for talented young people who come together from diverse backgrounds to study, rehearse, perform and grow.

Originally conceived as a boys’ choir in the classic European tradition, the school has grown to include fi e distinct choirs whose members range in age from 7 to 18.

The Town Choirs are training choirs where young boys and girls who enjoy singing begin to develop music and vocal skills. In the Tour Choirs, older students begin to master advanced vocal skills, music theory and performance.

The MasterSingers of The Choir School

are a mixed-voice ensemble made up of teenagers from across the region. They perform for a wide variety of audiences and travel each summer to perform in the United States or abroad. In July 2015, they will serve as choir-in-residence at Salisbury Cathedral in Salisbury, England.

The Choir School offers a foundation that includes vocal skills, musicianship and language skills, as well as practical skills like teamwork, self-discipline and leadership. Alumni include professional vocalists, organists and choirmasters, as well as business professionals, educators, arts patrons and two Gates Cambridge scholars.

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The Choir School's central uptown location makes it possible for talented young people from all over the region to study at the school.

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directed by Founding and Artistic Director Ben Outen.

The Choir School is supported by the Arts and Science Council as well as corporate and individual donors who help make the Choir School experience available to talented young singers regardless of their economic background.

For information about The Choir School, upcoming events and the many ways you can help transform young lives by supporting this unique music education experience, please visit the organization’s website: www.thechoirschool.org.

Choristers grow as musicians and gain confiden e, independence, and cultural awareness.

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Glen Hansard (ONCE/THE SWELL SEASON) WINTER TOUR 2015 With Special Guests The Lost Brothers

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GLEN HANSARD

len Hansard is an Academy Awardwinning singer-songwriter, and principal vocalist/guitarist for the bands The Frames and The Swell Season.

Born in Dublin, Ireland, Hansard quit school at age 13 to begin “busking” around town. During these early years, he honed his craft on the street during the day and refined it or the stage at bars and pubs at night.

At 17, Hansard was signed to Island Records. He also was chosen to play Outspan Foster in the hugely successful Alan Parker film The Commitments.

Hansard later gathered some busking friends, christened them The Frames, and recorded their debut, “Another Love Song.”

Now charting over 20 years as a band, having released six full-length records and logged countless miles, The Frames have established themselves as a dynamic and powerful live band.

The Swell Season was born out of Hansard being asked to write music for a film his friend and ormer band mate Jon Carney was making, originally titled “Busker.” Rechristened Once, the movie

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tells the story of a guy and girl who meet, fall in love, make a record and go their separate ways. Hansard, along with Marketa Irglova, not only scored the movie, but also starred in the film as “guy” and “girl.” Together in 2008, they won the Academy Award for “Falling Slowly” in the best original song category.

Following the success of Once, The Swell Season released a follow up record, "Strict Joy," and has done several worldwide tours.

In June 2012, Hansard released his debut release, "Rhythm and Repose," that was more than 20 years in the making.

That same month, ONCE the musical, which had debuted on Broadway in March of the same year, won eight Tony Awards, including best new musical. The musical enjoyed a three-year run on Broadway, closing in January 2015. A touring production began in 2014 and is expected to run through 2016 throughout North America and the world.

Hansard is currently finishing ork on the follow up to his debut with an expected fall 2015 release date planned.

THE LOST BROTHERS

he Lost Brothers' fourth album, "New Songs of Dawn and Dust," is the start of something new for the Irish duo of Mark McCausland and Oisin Leech. Their previous release, 2012’s “The Passing of the Night,” was the closing chapter in a trilogy of records that started with their debut album “Trails of the Lonely” in 2008.

Since forming in Liverpool in 2007, the songwriting duo have collaborated with other artists on each album, so it’s somehow fitting that the and returned to Liverpool to record the fi st of a new trilogy with Bill Ryder-Jones – solo artist and former guitarist of local heroes The Coral – at the production helm.

October 2012 saw The Lost Brothers complete an extensive U.S. tour with Glen Hansard and in March 2013 they played the legendary Midnight Ramble at the Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, followed by the Midnight Ramble Concert

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The band's musical influen es range from Chuck Berry to Harry Nilsson to Beck; from Ennio Morricone to Jack Nitzsche; from Sweeney’s Men to Van Morrison; from Bob Dylan to Lou Reed and Nick Cave.

“This new album steps away from the strictly folk/americana thing and opens up a new door for us,” says Oisin.

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BLUMENTHAL PERFORMING ARTS, MAXXMUSIC & THE VISULITE THEATRE PRESENT The Time Jumpers Feb. 22 • Knight Theater At Levine Center for the Arts Manhattan Transfer Feb. 27 • Knight Theater At Levine Center for the Arts For a complete list of our upcoming attractions, visit BlumenthalArts.org and click on Find An Event at the top. In the left-hand drop-down box that appears, for Category select Music. Next, choose the date range you are interested in searching and click on Go. Or call 704-372-1000.

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Blumenthal Performing Arts recognizes with gratitude the dedication and generosity of the following supporters.

PRODUCER'S CIRCLE Chairman Peg and Jay Adamczyk Dr. Milton and Arlene Berkman Philanthropic Fund

Victoria and Porter Durham Vickie and Tom Gabbard Barbara and David Goodman

Laura and Jeff Hay Renee and Chris Hobart Mr. and Mrs. William B. McGuire, Jr.

Michael, Jaime and Allie Monday Jeanne and Rick Puckett In Memory of Jane Mary Reilly

David and Nancy Hauser

Wendy and Michael Kahn

The Blumenthal Foundation Amy and Philip Blumenthal Betsy and Alfred Brand Mr. William K. Diehl, Jr. Elizabeth and James Faulkner

Dorlisa and Peter Flur Sandra and Stephen Godofsky Beverly and Jim Hance Diane and Chuck Harrington

Kearns Saldinger Charitable Foundation Julie and Howard Levine Mr. and Mrs. George Raftelis Lynn and Bill Sullivan Karen and Edgar Whitener

Grace, Michael and John Galloway Douglas R. and Elizabeth G. Goldstein Mrs. Gail Grim Lisa and Greg Haislip Rebecca S. Henderson and J. Michael Booe Nora and Thomas Hughes

Susan and David Jamison Juanita and Lloyd Johnson Hedy and John Manry Anna and Tom Nelson Wendy and Frank Rosen Brenda and Bill Ryan Jane and Nelson Schwab Lisa and Glenn Sherrill Norma and Rodney Short

The Levine-Sklut Family Foundation - Lori and Eric Sklut Anne and Robert Stolz Jacqueline A. Tucker Mr. E. I. Weisiger, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. White Lisa and Kenny Wilson Amy Wooden and Joe Kolodziej Joan and Robert Zimmerman

Lee Ann and Steve DeCarlo Michele Durkin Beth and Jonathan Feit Landrum and Kathie Fisher Todd E. Gardner, MD In Memory of Judy Gerhart Karen and Greg Gonzalez Randy Griffin Pamela Hanna, M.D. Robin and Blaine Hawkins Patti and Mark Hawley Kathy and Ben Hill Carol Horn Mandy and Todd Houser Peggy and Jim Hynes Michelle Johnson Marie-Claire Marroum-Kardous Mary Jean and Howard L. Kushner

Patty and Chris Lambert The Leon Levine FoundationSandra and Leon Levine Ashley and Scott Mattei Jill Maxwell Angie and Freddie Medlin Dr. Shannon Moran and Mr. Joseph Lovallo Janet and Peter Nixon Emily and Jacob Norris Donald O'Shields Dr. Helene Keyzer and Dr. Richard Pollard Jim Putnam Cindy and Randy Rice Lisa and Robert Rollins Ken Rothmel Jean and Matthew Salisbury Mr. and Mrs. Jason C. Schmidly

Roger Shaul, Jr. Rose and Tom Sherard June Silver Sherry and Tom Skains Cindy and David Soliday Ingrid and Walter Steele Dia and Paul Steiger David Thomason Lee and George Veltri Sandy and Greg Vlahos Catherine and Scott Warfield Mary Ellen and Reid Wilkerson Johnnie Willis and Michael Green Cathey and Rip Winfield Jennifer and John Wozniak

Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Deaton Lori and Jeff Deming Betty Doria Pepper and Roddey Dowd, Sr. Brigid and James Downs Marcia and Bob Dynko Dr. Bryan Edmiston and Mr. Felipe Gonzalez Rachel and Jonathan Ellis Kathy and Tom Ewing Dr. and Mrs. Roger J. Fish Michele and Walter Fisher Joyce Staley Ford John R. Georgius Anne and George Goodyear Molly and Robert Griffin Heather and Dana Hanson Ellen and Ned Hardison William Hertzing Carolyn and Tim Hilton Larissa and Ken Huber Kathy and Charlie Izard David S. Jacobson

Lynn Jeffrey The Kasay Family Foundation Laura and John Kasay Linda and Kerry Kenner Virginia A. Kern Janice S. Ladley Beverly and John Lassiter James Ledbetter Marc and Xhenis Levack Sarah Hollar and Peter Macon Laura and Joseph Maxim Stephen P. McClure Jane and Hugh McColl Betsy and T. Bragg McLeod Barbara and Josh Meeks Ms. Marie Mitchell Jared Mobley Jill and Ed Newman Mr. and Mrs. Edwin B. Peacock III Donna and Steve Pernotto Fidel and Laura Prieto Mary and Dave Pylipow Dr. and Mrs. Richard S. Roberts

Sally and Russell Robinson William R. Rollins Carla and Ed Rose Sally Serenius Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Shelton, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Sherrill Rita and Pat Shevlin Peggy and Pope Shuford The Marc and Mattye Silverman Foundation Rosemary and Paul Smith Tom E. Smith Patricia and John Stewart Claudia and David Strickert Carrie and Jeff Teixeira Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Thomas Ellen and Ron Vilas Dan and Sylvia Warren Drs. James and Jackie Wheeler Teresa and Stick Williams Pat and Bill Williamson

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Benefactor Anonymous (1) Julie and Riaz Bhamani Robin and Lea Burt Nan and Hal Clarke Amy and Alfred Dawson Terri and Mark Deboo Jim Donahue Charlie Elberson

Investor Anonymous (1) Holly and Jeff Atkins Ms. Elizabeth Austin Anne and John Barry Joyce and Andrew Berger The Donald H. and Barbara K. Bernstein Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Alan Blumenthal Peggy and Ray Bouley Kristin and Buck Bradberry Barbara and William Branch Pat and Tim Brier Laura and David Brodsky Mary and Frank Brown Katy and James Bullock Jeff and Anne Brady Carlson Karmen Cassell Elaine and Steve Coats Gloria and Peter De Arcangelis

Grand Patron Larry Adams Valerie and Bill Alexander Leslie Alston Bryan and Kristen Barboza Dr. and Mrs. Edward S. Baum Renee and Mike Baumbach Linda and Ralph Beck Marinn and Scott Bengel Mark Bernstein Lakana and Tony Bikhazi Crandall and Erskine Bowles Kathleen Britton Jerod Brown Peter and Cynthia Buck Dr. Chris Burkett Dr. Bret Burquest Brent Clevenger Harvey and Muri Corzin Lori and Roger Cuddy Rose and Bill Cummings Karin and Sean Davies Joni and Aaron Davis Donna and Al de Molina

Contributions received from Jan. 8, 2014 – Jan. 8, 2015

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LEADERSHIP GRANTS The Arts & Science Council Supports Blumenthal Performing Arts’ 2014 Fiscal Year budget with a Basic Operating Grant in the amount of $312,092.

Blumenthal Performing Arts receives support from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

CORPORATE PARTNERS $7,500+ Directing Partners Ernst & Young LLP

Granite Sky Design

Publix Super Markets Charities

Team Creatif USA

$5,000+ Executive Partners Belk, Inc British American Business Council CliftonLarsonAllen Cousins Properties Crescent Communities, LLC

Deloitte InterCon Building Corporation King & Spalding LLP Lincoln Harris Mayer Brown LLP Midrex Technologies, Inc.

North Highland Company Troutman Sanders LLP Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP UTC Aerospace Systems Rodgers Builders Inc. Womble Carlyle Sandridge SPX Corporation & Rice PLLC SteelFab, Inc. The Leon Levine Foundation

$2,500+ Managing Partners Baird Private Wealth Management Bryan Cave C design Inc. Charlotte Paint Co. Inc. Charlotte Pipe and Foundry CohnReznick LLP

Commercial Flooring Solutions ImageMark Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Little McGladrey McGuireWoods LLP

The Lovett Foundation McMahon Truck Centers Toshiba Global Commerce Moore & Van Allen PLLC PMMC Solutions White Knight Engineered Preferred Electric Co., Inc. Raffaldini Vineyards & Winery Products, Inc. Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson P.A.

$1,000+ Associate Partners Ajax Rolled Ring & Machine Alfred Williams & Company Balfour Beatty Construction Behringer Harvard Cabarrus Glass Company Inc. Chicago Title Insurance Company CM Steel Inc. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated

Cochrane Steel, Inc. Crosland Southeast Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP DSG Concrete Contractors E.F. Belk Son Inc Forsythe Solutions Group, Inc. Garmon & Company, Inc. Commercial Flooring Hoopaugh Grading Company, LLC Howard Brothers Electric

Katalyst McGrann Paper Corporation McKenny’s Inc. McNeary Inc. McVeigh & Mangum Messer Construction Company NC Interiors Contracting Odell Associates Robert E. Mason & Associates, Inc. Robert Pittenger Company

Rogers Unloading Service Schindler Elevator Corp.

Signature Consultants Terri DeBoo Ideas@Work The Secret Chocolatier Trinity Consulting United Mechanical Corp.

Velligan Medical Services, PC Willis XenTegra Contributions received from Jan. 8, 2014 – Jan. 8, 2015

RESTAURANT PARTNERS Our Restaurant Partners help make your Blumenthal experience even more special.

We gratefully acknowledge their generous support and hope you will patronize them frequently.

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WE INSPIRE BIG DREAMS.

Eva Noblezada, named best actress in Blumenthal Performing Arts' 2013 Blumey Awards, gained national attention at The Jimmy™ Awards last year and went on to land the lead role of Kim in Miss Saigon, now playing in London’s West End. Photo by Henry McGee

Blumenthal Performing Arts has been entertaining and inspiring our community since 1992.

Your gifts make inspiration possible.

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Annie tells the timeless story of orphan Annie with classic characters and unforgettable songs. Test your knowledge about one of those unforgettable show tunes.

lumenthal Performing Arts fans are likely to know the lyrics to hundreds of show tunes, but let’s put your knowledge to the test with a few of our upcoming Broadway shows!

Annie – "Tomorrow" Dirty Dancing is one of the most popular romantic stories ever told on film and now it’s live onstage!

Finish this lyric to the Academy Awardwinning hit song from the original movie soundtrack.

Dirty Dancing – "(I've Had) The Time of My Life"

"The sun'll come out tomorrow. Bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow ... _ _ _ _ _’_ _ _ _ _ _ _.”

Photo by Matthew Murphy

Pergande as Johnny and Jillian Mueller as “Baby” in the North American Tour of Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage.

Photo by Joan Marcus, 2014

Issie Swickle as Annie sings "Tomorrow" with Sandy played by Sunny.

"Now I've had the time of my life. No I've never felt this way before. Yes I swear, it's the truth and I ... _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.”

Motown The Musical is the true American dream story of Motown founder Berry Gordy and his climb to launch the hugely successful Motown records. Can you finis the lyrics of this upbeat Motown hit?

Mamma Mia! is a crowd-pleasing, highenergy musical featuring the music of ABBA. See if you know what comes next in this hit song originally recorded by ABBA in 1975.

Motown The Musical – "Dancing in the Street" "Oh, it doesn't matter what you wear.

Just as long as you are there. So come on, every guy, grab a girl ... _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.”

Mamma Mia! – "Dancing Queen" "You are the Dancing Queen. Young and sweet, only seventeen. Dancing Queen, feel the beat ... _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.”

Answers upside near the bottom of the page.

ANSWERS: 1:owe it all to you, 2: from the tambourine, 3: there'll be sun, 4: everywhere around the world

For information about these and other upcoming shows and attractions, go online to BlumenthalArts.org.

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Designed for Carefree Living You’ve worked hard all your life.

Now it’s time to discover the carefree living that can be yours at Brightmore of South Charlotte.

Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm 10011 Providence Road West Charlotte, NC 28277 A PART OF THE LIBERTY FAMILY OF SERVICES

www.BrightmoreOf SouthCharlotte.com Guest instructor New York City-based composer and conductor Jim Papoulis

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ack by popular demand, the Olivier Award nominated Potted Potter – The Unauthorized Harry Experience – A Parody

by Dan and Jeff is written and performed by former BBC hosts Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner. The play takes on the ultimate challenge of condensing, or “potting,” all seven Harry Potter books into 70 madcap minutes, aided only by multiple costume changes, brilliant songs, ridiculous props and a generous helping of Hogwarts magic.

The show also invites audiences to engage with a real life game of Quidditch, but according to Clarkson and Turner’s unique set of rules.

Whether you camped outside a bookstore for three days awaiting the release of the "Deathly Hallows" or you don’t know the difference between a horcrux and a Hufflepuf , the comedy, magic and mayhem of Potted Potter makes for an entertaining and hilarious visit to the theater.

The fast-paced show, which has made audiences ages 6 to Dumbledore (who is very old indeed) roar with laughter all over the world, is perfect for the entire family!

Think you know every detail about Harry Potter? Maybe you will be able to spot the differences in this fun picture challenge

above. See if you can identify the four things that are different in these two photos.

Don’t miss this hilarious show when it comes to McGlohon Theater at Spirit Square April 14-19.

ANSWERS: 1: Missing wand. 2: Missing shirt collar of guy on right, 3:Extra letters in "Spooky," 4: Spider is on the left of the coffin in tead of right.

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Love, Loss, and What I Wore Returns to Charlotte

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and Hanging Up), Love, Loss, and What I aking its way into the hearts of Wore is based on the best-selling book by theater-lovers everywhere, Love, Ilene Beckerman as well as the recollections Loss, and What I Wore is the winner of the Ephrons’ friends, and is of the 2010 Drama Desk directed by Karen Carpenter.

Award for unique theatrical This collection of stories experience and winner of the dares to ask, “Can’t we all 2010 Broadway.com Audience just stop pretending anything Award for favorite new offis ever going to be the new Broadway play. black?” and uses clothes as After making quite a splash a metaphor for matters far with Charlotte audiences in deeper than the average walk2012, it’s back in McGlohon in closet.

Theater at Spirit Square Proving that a great show is for a limited one-week March 3-8 always in fashion, Love, Loss, engagement, playing March McGlohon Theater and What I Wore has become 3-8.

704.372.1000 an international hit. With its Written by Nora Ephron BlumenthalArts.org compulsively entertaining (Sleepless in Seattle, When subject matter, this intimate Harry Met Sally and You’ve collection of stories is sure to entertain.

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The Arts & Science Council (ASC) thanks the following individuals and organizations for helping us support Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s vibrant cultural community. ASC is You & Me because we are all cultural stakeholders and, together, we keep our region fun, alive and fascinating.

2014 ASC Corporate & Individual Roster President's Circle $500,000+

Trustee $100,000 - $499,999

ASC DONOR ROSTER

CORPORATE PATRON $25,000 - $99,999 Belk Inc. Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP Charlotte Observer Clariant Corporation Deloitte Family Dollar Stores, Inc. Foundation For The Carolinas Grant Thornton LLP Harris Teeter K&L Gates LLP KPMG LLP McGuireWoods Moore & Van Allen PLLC National Gypsum Novant Presbyterian Healthcare Parker Poe PNC Bank Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A. Sisters of Mercy The Dickson Foundation The Dowd Foundation University of North Carolina at Charlotte UTC Aerospace Systems CORPORATE DIRECTOR $10,000 - $24,999 Accenture Allen Tate Company Alston & Bird LLP American Tire Distributors ASC Employees Balfour Beatty Construction BB&T Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC Blumenthal Foundation C. D. Spangler Companies Carlisle & Gallagher Carolinas Pathology Group, PA Cato Corporation CB&I Charlotte Chamber of Commerce Coca-Cola Consolidated CPI Security Systems, Inc. Fifth Third Bank GreerWalker LLP Hearst Corporation Hunton & Williams LLP Little Mayer Brown Microsoft Corporation SCOR Global Life Americas Reinsurance Company Sidley Austin LLP SPX Corporation STEELFAB TIAA-CREF Visa U.S.A., Inc. Winston & Strawn LLP CORPORATE SPONSOR $5,000 - $9,999 Akers Foundation Babcock & Wilcox Charlotte Center City Partners Charlotte Regional Realtor Association Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority

Cherry Bekaert LLP Childress Klein Properties Cogentrix Energy Power Management, LLC Cottingham Chalk Discovery Place, Inc. Elliott Davis EnPro Industries, Inc. Forbo Siegling, LLC Gantt Huberman Architects, A Division of Bergmann Associates Levine Museum of the New South Marsh Properties, LLC McGladrey LLP MV EpiCentre II, LLC Opera Carolina Poyner Spruill LLP Regions Bank Rodgers Builders, Inc. Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP Snyder's Lance, Inc. Southminster, Inc. SunTrust Bank United Way Central Carolinas, Inc. Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC Wray Ward CORPORATE CONTRIBUTOR $1,000 - $4,999 Archroma Barnhardt Manufacturing Company Beacon Partners Bechtler Museum of Modern Art Belgrave Associates Carocon Corporation Carolina Voices CB Richard Ellis Central Piedmont Community College Centro Cityworks Charlotte Symphony Charter Properties, Inc. Children's Theatre of Charlotte Clark-Nexsen Communities In Schools Community School of the Arts Concorde Construction Company ECM Solutions Harland Clarke Harvey B. Gantt Center for AfricanAmerican Arts + Culture Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo, LLP Johnson & Wales University Johnson C. Smith University Johnston, Allison & Hord, P.A. Jones Lang LaSalle Keith Corporation Lead Source Marketing Lend Lease McColl Center for Art + Innovation Messer Construction Co. Midrex Technologies Inc. Mythic Blumenthal Performing Arts Charlotte Ballet North Highland Odell Associates, Inc. Pittenger Land Investments Pomfret Financial Company

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The following individuals positively impacted the cultural sector through their membership in the Vanguard Society, a leadership giving group for those who generously contribute $1,000 or more to ASC. PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE $10,000 & above Sarah Belk Gambrell Foundation Mary & Charles Bowman Susan Faulkner & Don Smith Lynn J. Good Laura & Mike Grace Greg & Wendy Hackworth Cammie & W. Barnes Hauptfuhrer Jeanne Edwards Johnson Jane & Hugh McColl Brian Moynihan Anna & Tom Nelson Debbie & Pat Phillips Donald Plaus James & Mary Anne (M.A.) Rogers Tom & Sherry Skains Joan & Hailey Thomas Bruce R. Thompson TRUSTEE $5,000-$9,999 Anonymous (1) Mary Lou & Jim Babb John Barkley William M. & Harriet B. Barnhardt Pamela & Sidney Beckwith Mary & Steve Boehm Jim Brown & Joni Stanley Shelia Bryenton Robert E. Bush, Jr. Jim & Joan Carroll Nan & Hal Clarke Sally & Derick Close Peter & Nancy Covington Robert D. & Peggy B. Culbertson Mr. & Mrs. John H. Culver, III Mr. & Mrs. R. Stuart Dickson William K. Diehl, Jr. Theresa & Doug Drew Gregory Marshall & Susan Evans William & Linda Farthing Carol & Watts Hamrick J. Michael Booe & Rebecca S. Henderson Robert Petty & Carol Hitselberger Hope & Dhiaa Jamil Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. LaPlaca Jane R. Lewis-Raymond Harrison & Margaret Marshall Chan & Virginia Martin Mica & Keith Oberkfell Patrick J. O'Leary Mary & Michael Onak Mr. & Mrs. John M. Papadopulos Anne & Scott Perper Lauren Piefke & Craig Caudle, Jr. Robert Hugh Pryor

Sally & Russell Robinson Lori & Eric Sklut Andrea & Sean Smith Glenn & Debbie Stewart Karen A. Trigg Scott & LouAnn Vaughn PATRON $3,000 - $4,999 Anonymous (1) Jenny L. Apker & Gregory M. Rekuc Jennifer Appleby Aditya Bhasin David E. Bolls Aileen & Mark Boltz Mr. & Mrs. Hayden D. Brown Steven & Peggy Burke Mr. & Mrs. Keith G. Butler Susanne & Tom Cambern Carl & Irene Carande Joanne & Anthony Caterino Waymon N. Chen* Malcomb Coley Catherine & Wilton Connor William Cornwell, Jr. Brian Crutchfield & Ken Davis Rennie Cuthbertson M. Andrew Dews Deborah & Michael Edwards Marcelo Fava Sally & Curt Fochtmann Paul & Dede Foody Ryan George Tammy & Ken Golder John & Cathy Harris Stephen & Pamela Hasty Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence H. Herlong Elizabeth & Mark Hindal Kirk & Helen Hollifield John & Maria Huson Chris Jensen Jacqueline & Sean Jones Jack & Elizabeth Jordan Ron & Joye Lamberth Donna & Ivan Marcotte Kal Kardous & Marie-Claire Marroum-Kardous Leslie & Michael Marsicano Steven B. Martin Jim & Jennifer McCarthy Donald A. McMullen, Jr. & Madline L. McMullen Mike McNamara Rolfe & Ann Neill Karl & Shannon Newlin Kevin & Sue O'Hara Leanne S. Phillips Marci & Bob Prawdzik David & Lori Thompson Reed Mr. Kris Ruckman Mr. & Mrs. Todd Schanzlin Sam & Jan Schiffman Mr. & Mrs. John L. Seabrook, III Dr. Mark F. Self Mr. & Mrs. Scott C. Shell Katy & Raleigh Shoemaker Mattye & Marc Silverman

William & Donna Sofsky Bill & Ellen Standish Jenny & Scott Stevens Margaret & John Switzer Ms. Susan E. Thomas Lisa Turbessi & Paul Caleca Ken & Mary Beth Valentine Greg & Sandy Vlahos Mr. & Mrs. Steven K. Young Mr. & Mrs. James W. Zellers, II DIRECTOR $1,500 - $2,999 Anonymous (9) Jessica Adams* Susie C. Adams Mr. & Mrs. Andrew M. Airheart Mr. & Mrs. John W. Alexander Rebecca & Mike Anderson Tanja Andrejchak* Ross & Michele Annable Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Arthur Shaunna & Derrick Bailey* Clayton and Deirdre Baker Robert Baker & Dr. Laramie Williams Steven Balzer Mona Baset & Will Wilhelm* Debbie & Randy Beaver William Behrmann Laura D. Belcher William & Marianne Berry Catherine Bessant Michael & Namita Biggins* Pat & Jane Binetti Martin Bingham Diane Blanchfield Shawn Blomkvist Daniel Blumenfeld Jean-Pierre & Patricia Bonnefoux Abby Bostian Christopher Brady David & Ladonna Brawley Ken & Kelly Braxton Daniel P. Brennan Jay & Mandi Brigman Benjamin Brooks Jeffrey S. & Gretchen L.B. Brown James D. Buchanan Laura Budzichowski Carol & Jeff Burgess Frank & Jennifer Bursch Shirley & Rob Byrd Doug & Laura Caldwell* Simon & Jill Cann Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey P. Cantrell Peter & Connie Carlson David Carpenter Robert F. Carta Shar Chapp Anthony Lantzy & Matthew Chila Jack & Kimberly Cobb Jim & Robin Cochran Bevelyn A. Coleman Eva Coleman Joy Hord & Patrick Neal Cook Stephen Cornwell Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery P. Corser

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DIRECTOR continued David & Susan Cox Julie A. Crawford Sara Cummings* Bill & Sarah Currens Alice Cutter Sarah & Larry Dagenhart Rufus Dalton Lynn & Scott Davis Mr. & Mrs. Wesley Davis Stephen & Linda De May Annamarie M. DeakPhillips Jason & Caroline Dellaway Caroline Dellinger Diane & Bill Denton Robert Frank Dogens Philip L. & Lisa Lewis Dubois Kristina A. Earle Brian & Stacey Ellis Tere & Doug Ey Jami & Bryan Farris Dr. & Mrs. Tom Fehring Chris & Leigh Ferrante Elmar & Suzanne Fetscher Landrum Fisher David & Theresa Florian Parker & Joan Foley Lisa Fox William J. Fox Jayne & Forrest Frazier Angela Frederick & Greg Lanham Angela & Michael Friedland Patty & Alex Funderburg Rudolph & Glenda Gabriel Libba & Mike Gaither Mr. & Mrs. Andrew J. Gamble Cindy & Harvey Gantt Michael Gardner & Kathryn Maciel Erin Garlick* In Memory of Judy Gerhart Linda A. Gilch Ms. Kristine Goldbach Stuart & Shari Goldstein Amy Gollinger Laura & Charlie Greer Bryan & Jandy Gregory Tom Griffin Nancy Gutierrez & James Hathaway Janice D. Hager Travis & Lise Hain Liz Hair Mr. & Mrs. Claude Hamilton Donna Harris J. Kay Harris Carla & George Harrison Kate & Greg Hatcher Michael Thomas Haworth J. Patrick Hayden Ann Marie Haynes Mr. & Mrs. Scott E. Heberton Jim & Laurie Hedrick Edward F. Hennessey Andrew & Catherine Hensley

Steve & Bonnie Herdt James Gregory Herring, Jr.* Kristin Hinson Michael Holcomb Sarah Holmes Craig & Jacqueline Honeycutt M. Allison Honeycutt Cynthia Hooper James & Becky Hovis John C. Huber Larissa & Ken Huber Christopher T. Huff Karen Humphries Amelia Diane Hunter Pierce B. Irby Gibbs & Bryan Ives Marc P. Jarmosevich* Ashley & Barbara Jenkins Mr. Louis Jerome Jon Joffe Carolina & Michael Johnson* Shane A. Johnson & Brooke C. Smith* Kathleen Ann Kaney Adam & Margaux Karagosian* David & Karen Karpey* William E. Keenan Tara & Jack Kester, Jr. Kurt & Lisa Kitterman Michael & Jennifer Knapp Kelli & David Knoble Alan Koreneff Elizabeth L. Kruger Stephanie & Sean Ladley Christopher & Audrey Lakin Brent & Amanda Lambert Harry L. Lancaster & Jane G. Henderson John, Sandi & Caroline Langdon Kristin A. LaPrise Jeffrey S. Ledford Wendy D. Lemoine Robert E. Leonard Hal & Holly Levinson Frank & Rachel Lorch Joan F. Lorden Alan & Vicki Lowery Steve & Stacy Lynch Janet & David MacDonald Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Maher John & Nancy Maloney Julie Maloney Jonathan & Marianne Mangels Jason & Karen Mann* Sharon & Mike Manning Elena Marsh Teresita & Timothy Martin Michael C. Mascia William L. Maxwell Mr. & Mrs. Pat McCormick Jim & Fran McDermott Jen & Jay McDonald Mark & Cara McGoldrick Diane & Andrew McGowan Loy & Susan McKeithen Karen McKinney Paul & Carol McLinko Mark & Lindsay Merritt

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Dana S. Alligood Courtney & John Allison Angie Allred* Mark Short Mrs. Louise L. Allred Rodney Sides Donna Allson Mr. & Mrs. William T. Sigmon John Altmeyer Michael N. Silverman Tamara Amini* L.D. & Marci Simmons Caren Anders Walker & Elizabeth Simmons Brent & Jill Andersen Michael Simons* George W. Anderson Bob & Caroline Sink Michael Ankrom Mr. & Mrs. Roy L. Smart Deywon Arant-McAdoo Janet & Joshua Smith* Lynn Archiopoli Shawn Smith A. Randolph & Laura Knight Smith Carter Arey* Mr. & Mrs. Blas Arroyo Lee Spinks Andrew & Christie Asimos Steve & Karen Starbuck Ms. Barbara J. Avard Gina Stavrakas Mr. & Mrs. E. Osborne Ayscue, Jr. Jeffrey & Rebecca Stoddard* Paul Baalman John Stoker* Drs. D. Matthew & Sharon Sullivan Barbara Baker Trish & Marty Baker Marina Svecharnik Sherri & George Baldwin Scott & Patty Szabo Antoinette Bangs & Kim O'Grady Ann & Michael Tarwater Brian & Holly Baran* Allen Tate Robert Barbee Claire Taylor Christopher Barnard Drs. Chris & Lillian Teigland Jasmine S. Barnes* Gerald & Krista Terrell, Jr.* Lani Barnes Daniel Thomas Gail & John Baron Kristin & Duane Thomas Deborah & Bruce Barteldt Peter Toomey Cheryl Barton Brent & Alice Torstrick Mr. & Mrs. David L. Batty John & Christina Trainor Chuck & Debbie Beam Lucy A. & B. Keith Trent Brent Beasley Burnet Tucker Charity E. Bell Un Hui Vandevander Mr. & Mrs. F. William Vandiver Jr. Gayle A. & Kenneth D. Bell Bobby Bellamy* Mary Vasto Lisa Bellucci Christopher & Jennifer Vogel Todd & Amy Benjamin Curt Walton Jennifer E. Bennett & Ranelle & Kayla Warfield Douglas A. Mays Dave Wedding Karen Bernhardt* Gregory & Julianne Weidner Donald & Barbara Bernstein Ed Weisiger, Jr. Louise & Mark Bernstein Mr. & Mrs. David W. Welch Jane Berry Ms. Sarah R. Welch Linda & Bob Bertges John Welfare Raj Bharadwaj & Ward Wellman & Laura Meyer Aditi Sharma-Bharadwaj Wellman Alan C. Black Betsy & Bill White Mr. and Mrs. Bradford F. Black Martha Whitecotton James E. Blackwell Mary Wilcox Louis & Suzanne Bledsoe Richard & Teresa Williams Charles Bliss Eric & Dina Wilson Mr. & Mrs. William F. Blue, Jr. Anne & Fletcher Wright Dr. & Mrs. Willam Bockenek Jarrett & Mary Wyant Jodee and Carl Boehm* Bryan & Shane Yokley Mrs. Jean Boggs Traci & Michael Zeller William Bollinger Sam & Emily Zimmern Michael Booe Morris Botkin SPONSOR Gretchen B. Bottrill $1,000 - $1,499 Wayne Boulay Anonymous (13) Robyn T. Bowers Anonymous* (1) Jan M. Boylston & Bert Rogers Debbie Abels Mr. & Mrs. Scott Bradford Christopher Ackerlund Paula M. Bradham Dr. Kiran Adlakha Amy & Kirk Bradley* Deborah & Keith Agisim Mr. & Mrs. Omid Ahdieh

Sarah & Drew Branham* Bill & Robin Branstrom Dr. & Mrs. Richard Bridgette Kobi Brinson Lisa Brisbone Andrew Brock Paige & Matthew Brockmann Tim & Blake Brookshire Todd & Renee Broud Christopher N. Brown Frank and Mary Brown Mary Jo Brown Natalie Brown* Renee Brown & Kelly Gimlin* Stacey H. & Gordon R. Brown Stephen Brown Colonel and Mrs. Fred T. Brown, Jr. Jacqui & Todd Brown Mr. & Mrs. Herbert H. Browne, Jr. Daunte & Tonya Bruce* Patrick Bryant Peter & Cynthia Buck Dart Budz* Salem S. Bullard Joseph & Catherine Buonanno Kevin Burianek David Burkholder John Burns Troy & Jennifer Burns Gary & Sarah Burris Bowman K. Burton Mark & Valerie Busch Kimberly Cacheris Nicholas Calarco Dorothy & Myron Caldwell Mr. & Mrs. Stokely G. Caldwell, Jr. Aubrey Calhoun Beth & Steven Calhoun Mark Calloway Scott Cammarn Boyd & Frances Campbell Patryce A. Campbell Ted & Michelle Campbell Mr. Britt Canady Madelyn & Kevin Caple Angela Cardoso Ron Carlee Ashley Carlson* John & Kelley Carmichael Francie Carney Regina & George Carp Edward Carroll Mark & Marguerite Carson* Garland S. & Katherine C. Cassada Peter Cassidy John & Jane Cato James & Holly Chamberlain Kevin & Karen Chapman* Daniel G. Chappell Iris S. Cheng & Daniel Uri Laura Cherny* Dr. Michelle K. Chiu Dr. Wayne Christensen Eugene P. Christian James & Leigh Chuber Jessica G. Churchill Matthew Churchill

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SPONSOR continued Bradford Clark Dockery Clark Laura & Nathan Clark Julie Cuthbertson Clarkson Bill & Ruth Cline Eugene Cochrane, Jr. Barry Cockman* Kieth & Serena Cockrell Phoebe Coddington* D. Mark Cody* Dr. & Mrs. Paul Colavita Titilope Cole* Heather & Brian Collier Russell Condrich Dorothy & Mike Connor Charles Connor, Jr. Christopher Cooley Ruthye Cureton Cooley Amber & Christopher Cordell Carolyn & John Corsi Lee & Karen Cory Ronald Costanzo Jeanie & Tom Cottingham Donna Council Carter & Kristen Thompson Chad & Ashley Cowan Bob & Ann Cramer Rhonda Crawford Santiago Crespo Nancy M. Crown E. Scott Crutchfield Jeffrey Cudd Stephen & Kathy Cummings Deborah Cupini Anne Curlis Rafic Dahan Linda & Bill Daleure Jay C. Daniel Jeff & Khaki Daniel* John Daniels Jivan Datta Kelly Davis Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Davis Richard Wyatt Day Michael De Palma* Thomas & Nancy De Vries Ryan Deal* Robert & Karen Dean Craig Delucia* Mike & Helen Denny Anup & Anjna Desai Barb DeSilva Jody & Mike Desmond Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Diaz Alexandra Dickinson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Dickson Susanne Payne Dixon Mr. & Mrs. Ron Dock Meredith & Walter Dolhare Jim & Kathy Dollar Laine Donlan* David Dorans William Dove James M. Doyle Dennis & Stephanie Dreyer

Robert Duncan Melanie Dunn Brett & Julie Durham* Hank Durkin Michele A. Durkin Hon. Karen Eady-Williams James Earle Annette Ebright* Jeff Edge Deborah Edney & Brian McKean* Robert Egerland Helen Eggers Tom & Julie Eiselt Charlie Elberson Dorsey E. & Mark T. Elliott Nikki Emanuel Jarrell & Richard Jarrell* Frank Emory, Jr. John Enders Mary Lindsay & Jason Evans* Michelle Fabrize Claudia & W. Lee Fanning, M.D. Dr. & Mrs. Robert Farnham III Mr. & Mrs. Elbert M. Feagans, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John C. Fennebresque Dana Collins Fenton Michael & Susan Ferone Dean M. Fischbeck & Lisa Lust Katherine Fisher Walter & Michele Fisher Heidi & Lee Fite Melanie Fitzgerald* Mr. & Mrs. Rick R. Fleischer Edith D. Fletcher Carolyn Flowers Christopher & Carol Floyd Jeff & Amy Foley James & Leslie Ford Anthony A. Fox Ellen & Rick Fox Dr. Laura R. Foxx David & Dawn Franchina Jenifer Francois Brian L. Franklin* Paul Franz Helen A. Fritsche Christine Frye John Fugarino Tom & Vickie Gabbard Rodney Gaddy Susan Gary Melissa & Jeff Gass Charles Gates Judy A. Gauthier Kimberly M. George Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe Brennan Giggey Laura & Jon Gilchrist* Rick & Selena Giovannelli Richard S. Glaser, Jr. Jon & Deborah Goldberg* Douglas R. & Elizabeth G. Goldstein Greg & Linda Gombar Carol Goolsby Stacy & Todd Gorelick Sue & Pete Gorman In Memory of Chuck Grace

Colleen Reardon Graham Elizabeth Gray Nancy Schneidenbach Green Karen & Barry Greenblatt Dan Grieneisen Robert G. & Molly B. Griffin Eugene & Julie Zydron Griggs Lisa M. Grodevant Janet Haack Mirsad & Mirzeta Hadzikadic John & Lisa Hairr Rick & Sandra Hajda Jeffery L. Hall & David R. Snider Jinna Kim & Kirk Halliburton* Bob Hallman Maria C. Ham Ron & Vicki Hankins Matthew L. Hanley Melva Hanna Dana Hanson Jennie & Greg Harper* Randy Harrington Robert & Sharon Harrington Flynn & Debbie Harris Ken & Julie Harris - Weddington, NC Dr. Frank & Debbie Harrison, Jr. Aleta M. Hart Todd & Regina Hartung Vida C. Harvey* Aimee Hawkins* William Hawkins Michael S. Hawley & Dr. Katherine J. Pierce Donna Hayes Chris & Brenda Heck Angela M. Helms Joe & Sally Helweg A.D. & Tracey Hembrick Anne J. Henderson Kim Henderson & Patrick McLoughlin Perrin Henderson Dr. & Mrs. Kevin P. Mikus Gretchen Hefner Hesketh Christopher & Michelle Hessler Cathy Hester Kristina R. Hilaire Mr. & Mrs. Timothy R. Hileman Susan J. Hill Marcy Hingst Scott T. Hitchens Greg & Julie Hobby Dr. and Mrs. Timothy Hodges Jane & Arnold Hoffmann Christine & Trevor Hoke* Colleen D. Hole Ashley Holmes* Jennifer & Kent Holtzmuller Jeff & Anna Honeycutt* Tom & Kristina Hoops Catherine Horne John & Trish Hosmer Cindy Hostetler

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SPONSOR continued David & Cynthia Houston Adam Howard Kenya J. B. Howell* Tina Howell Mr. & Mrs. Steven Hughes Chris & Jodi Hummer Calvin Hung Dr. & Mrs. James Hunter Heidi & Arthur Huntley* Mrs. Lou Ann Hutchison Kelly Jean Hynes James Illing Robb & Lois Ingland Anne Irwin-Ward Jarrett S. Isralow David & Rosalyn Jacobs Lane Jacobs & Tamara Titus Mike & Katie James Julia Smoot Janson Jennifer & David Jarrett James Jeffries Denise Jenkins-Agurs Charles E. Johnson Cy Johnson Danny Johnson Graham Johnson Lea & Stuart Johnson Linda G. Johnson Richard & Donna Johnson Victoria Orena Johnson Gretchen M. Johnston David Jones & E. Randall Morrow James Jones Jason Jones Perry Jones Scott R. Jones Angela & Nickolas Jordan* Mr. & Mrs. Max E. Justice Ms. Jerri Kallam* Edward & Donna Kania James Kaylor Peter & Tracey Keehnle Melissa & Robert Kelly William Kelly Dean & Michele Kelsey Rich & Debbie Kempter Karen Kennedy Gaskins Michael Kennelly Jeff & Kelly Kent Betsy & Ken Kerr Mike & Devin Kerrigan Kimberly M. Kicklighter* Greg & Leisha Kilpatrick Edward S. Kim Helen & James Kim Ron and Jan Kimble John & Sandy Kindbom Agatha & George King John & Shawn King Mr. & Mrs. Randall E. King Deidre Kirkland Michael & Nicole Kloss* Richard Knafelz Stacie & Patrick Knight* John & Sarah Komisin

Wendy & Jeff Kornegay, Board Member, Levine Museum of the New South Robert & JoAnna Krumbine JoEllen Kuebler Maria & John Kurtz Brad & Jeanne Kutrow Phil & Susan Kuttner John Lamb Chris & Patty Lambert Collin H. Lane James Laney Rebecca & Andrew Largen* Ashley & Peter Larkin Bruce & Anita LaRowe Martha A. Larsh Pete & Kelli Lash Barbara Laughlin Jennifer M. Laws Wood & Laney Lay Mr. & Mrs. Haynes P. Lea Rene LeBlanc-Allman Anne & Gilbert Lee Jeff & Myra Lee Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Lee David & Beth Lewis W. Spencer Lilly Scott & Cheri Lindblom Kirk & Darla Lindsey James Linnett Mr. & Mrs. Mark Linsz Erik C. Lioy Jana & Jim Litsey Brandon Little* Eileen Little Mark & Elizabeth Little Jeremy Litton Eric & Lisa Livingston Shug & Walker Lockett Wil Brooks & Linda Lockman-Brooks Jane & Luther Lockwood Lauren Loftis* Todd Logan Henry & Trissy Lomax Judy & Rodney Long Nash Long Dr. & Mrs. John W. Longshore Mr. & Mrs. William Lorenz Carol Lovin Dr. & Mrs. Jack A. Lucas Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Lucas, III Abraham & Rose Luski and Isaac & Sonia Luski Jacqueline Lynch Allison & Michael Malloy Shannon Malone Stephen Mangan James H. Mann Zahide Marenic Kyle & Lauren Margrave Robert Marshall Trish & Jeff Martin William Maryman Gregory D. Massey Alicia R. Mattison Judy and John Mayo Mr. & Mrs. Albert L. McAulay, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Neill G. McBryde

The Jane R. McBryde Family Foundation Chris & Kerry McClennen* Susan & Michael McCoy Richard M. McDermott John & Amy McDonald Valecia McDowell Edward L. McEntire Michael and Melessia McGinnis Mike & Melissa McGuire Jane & DG McIntyre Dr. & Mrs. Hamilton W. McKay, Jr. Richard & Anne McKnight Glen McLaughlin* Mr. & Mrs. Leon McLennon Betsy & T. Bragg McLeod Bill & Donna McNairy Mandy & Eric Meddaugh* Josh & Barbara Meeks James Meena & Mary Turk-Meena Mr. & Mrs. Kiran H. Mehta Michele Melchior John P. Mellon Julie & Ron Messenger* Catherine & Jim Metze Mr. & Mrs. Martin Metzker Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Miller Randy & Sherry Miller James & Cynthia Mitchell Linda & Dave Mitchell Valerie & Robert Mittl Arrington & Burch Mixon Jared & Courtney Mobley Ruth Moeller Sheila Molino Colleen & Daniel Monta単o* Vince & Linda Mooney Katie & Kevin Morgan Fred J. Morganthall, II Charles Morris Lynn M. Morton LaTonya Muckelvene Charles & Susan Muha A. R. Mullinax Michele & Tim Mullins Patrick Mumford Brian & Laura Murdock* Tom Murray Jim & Linda Nash Raj Natarajan Richard & Barbara Neidinger Mark Nelson Joseph Nenichka Paul & Melanie Newton Thong Nguyen Richard & Sonja Nichols Dr. & Mrs. David Nix Tony & Donnamarie Nobili John M. Norman Audra Nunn Joseph & Debbie O'Connor Tate & Kristin Ogburn Terry Ohr Edward O'Keefe Keith & Terri O'Leary James Olsen Lorry Olson

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SPONSOR continued Tony & Jennifer Osborne* Margaret A. Osmer Brent & Kristy Evans Tracie L. Otto Sally Higgins & Ray Owens Bill Pappas Kenneth & Suzanne Parker Kathryn Parks* Luann & Bill Parmelee Tara B. Parsons Laura Pate Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Patterson Viviana Perrotti Clay & Nikki Perry* Andrew R. Petruski R. Lynn Pettus Anh-Kiet Dang Pham Dennis Phillips Kathy Jo Pimentel Mr. & Mrs. Christian F. Pineno Charee Pittman* Jeff & Melissa Pitts Debra Plousha Moore Deborah Poovey Susan M. Potts Glen E. Powell II Jim Preston Wallace & Bill Prestwood Mr. & Mrs. Reginald F. Pretty Edward Price Kathleen Price Ben & Jeanette Proffitt Craig Radke James R. Rainear Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Rains Wendy Raker Mr. & Mrs. Henry H. Ralston Patrick Ratchford Jane S. Ratteree Claire Rauscher Kim & Robby Ray Michael Ray Roger A. Ray Lawrence W. & Claire P. Raymond Lilly Raymond Jack S. Rech Martha Reed-Baysden & Gerald Baysden Wanda Reeves James Reichard Eric Reilly* James B. Reynolds Lisa H. Rhyne Kevin Rich Mike & Kelli Richardson Rosalind & Jerry Richardson Ann & Craig Richardville Kathy L. Ridge Mary Riley Michael Riley Mary & Bruce Rinehart Mike & Jo Rizer Renee & Tony Rizzuti Jeffrey Roark Allen Robertson

Chandra & Dan Robertson Craig & Brett Robertson Mr. William L. Robertson, Jr. Christopher Robinson Graham Robinson Karen S. Robinson Tynetta Robinson Ann Roby Nick & Sharon Rodono Jim & Karen Rodriguez Marvin Rogers Mr. & Mrs. Casey Rogers Mr. & Mrs. Kevin J. Rollwage The Waldman & Romanelli Family Carla & Ed Rose Geoffrey & Katherine Rose Michael L. & Linda Rose Sara Garces-Roselli & Dan Roselli Mr. & Mrs. Michael G. Rosenthal Erika M. Ross Young-Sun & Dan Roth Mr. & Mrs. Chan Roush Mr. & Mrs. Charles Royal Brandon & Stephanie Rucker* Adriana Rugh* Dr. & Mrs. Michael Ruhlen Sherry & Charles Rumbough Dr. & Mrs. Judson W. Russell Drew & Elizabeth Anne Russell* Lisa & Mike Ryan Jackie & Joe Salinas Gwendoria Salley Christopher Salter Sam & Tanner Sanders* John M. Santopietro Vinu Satchit* Terry L. Schappert Richard K. Schell Angela & Josh Scholl* Dr. Stephen P. Schultz & Donna Dutton Laurie & Russell Schwartz Deborah A. Scott Dr. & Mrs. Jay Selle Mr. & Mrs. William Serenius Vicki Lynn Sgro* Hugh & Katy Shannon Christine & Lee Sheaffer Marcie & Torrence Shealy Anne M. Sheffield Gina Shell Donna & Tom Shepherd Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Sherard, Jr. Peter & Cheryl Sherrard Marla & Stan Sherrill Marcus S. Shore Carol E. Shrum David & Elizabeth Shuford* Evangeline Sifford Bob Simmons Sharon & Jose Simon Sarah S. Simpson Viki & Doug Singleton Liz & Jason Sisk* John & Gina Skelton Daniel S. Small Brent & Mandy Smith

David & Jennifer Smith Elton Smith Emily & Zach Smith Michael & Kathleen Smith Nancy M. Sokany Jeremy & Jo Sorenson* Grace & Eli Sotomayor Carrie Spada Kenneth Spielfogel & Richard Withem Blair & Mike Stanford Brandon Stanley Linda & Brian Stanley Cathy Staskel Bill & Mary Staton Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Steffens Paul and Kristen Stein Justin Steinschriber & Kirsten Baldwin* Kevin P. Stichter Michael Stittsworth Tim & Lu Anne Stokes Shane & Tami Stout Sheri Wiltshire Straw Bob Sullivan Drs. D. Matthew & Sharon Sullivan Jack & Melissa Sullivan* William Sullivan, Jr. Patsy & Ted Sumner Beth E. Susi, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Mark Swancy Heather & Ryan Swindells* James T. Symanowski David R. Taylor James E. Taylor Janelle & Chad Taylor* Katrina Teague Barbara Ann Temple, Ph.D. David Templeman Kathryn Thigpen Kristin and Duane Thomas Linda D. Thomas Vivian J. Thomas Harriette & Sydnor Thompson Ben & Sandi Thorman Coralie Patterson Todd Jerry & Phyllis Tomb Kimberly Tomljanovic William Toole & Claudina Ghianni Pamela S. Torres Roberta M. Tremain Lynn & Jeff Trenning Mary Tribble Sayre & Michael Tribble Donna Turner Mr. & Mrs. Donald Ubell Larry & Susan Valenti Mrs. William K. Van Allen Pamela & Beji Varghese Ana Vazquez* Brad & Whitney Vineyard* Tamara J. Stringer & Richard W. Viola Bruce & Janet Voelker Stephen L. Wagner Cheryl Walker & Jeff Huberman Gaby & Kent Walker John D. Walker Mary Claire & Dan Wall Phil & Michelle Wall

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SPONSOR continued Brad & Susan Wallace Judy Schindler & Chip Wallach Mr. & Mrs. Louis T. Walters Rogers Warner Alec & Mayleng Watson* Debra S. Watt Tom Duke & Tina Ross Jennifer & Eric Weber Carol Weida & James Mountjoy Sarah McCracken & Aaron Weiner* Dr. David A. Weinrib Julia Weitzen Mark & Beth Welch Phillip & Carol Wertz Mr. & Mrs. John Wester Christopher Wey Mr. & Mrs. David B. Whelpley, Jr. Keaven & Monica White Kevin White Mack W. White Rebecca S. Whitley Jean Wiegand Raboteau Wilder, Jr. Danny & Sandi Wiles Amy Pritchard Williams David K. Williams Mr. Williams Dick M. Wilson Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Wilson John Witherington* Mr. & Mrs. Gary Wolfe Velva & Tom Woollen Tracey Wopperer* Westley H. Workman David C. Wright, III Robert & Sarah Yavorski Suhas Yerra Tara W. Young Joan & Robert Zimmerman Sherri & Eric Zion*

The following individuals positively impacted the cultural sector through membership in the Young Donor Society, a leadership giving group for those 40 and under who generously contribute $500 or more to ASC. Anonymous (5) Sara Abadi Melissa Brammer Abernathy Marc Abraham & Mike Rutledge Susan Adams Scott Addison Stephanie Alger Kimberly J. Anderson Nina Austin Nicole Baldon Amy Barclay Hampton Barclay Elliott Barker Neal Barrow Nicole & Toby Bartlett

Andrea Bartoszewicz Jessica Bednarcik Kerrie L. Beer Pamela & David Belinkie Jason & Tiffany Bernd Laina Biglow Matthew Black Christiana Bondi Samrat Bose Heyward & Whitney Bouknight Lutricia Joy Bowling Jennifer Bowman Matthew S. Boyd Michael J. Boyle Jennifer Braganza Nicholas & Elizabeth Bresnahan Collin & Chrissy Brown LaToya Brown Niles & Tameka Brown Amanda Bryan James L. Bryan Melissa & Josh Buchanan The Buck Family Bryan & Robin Buckler Tammy Burns Goodman Lindsay H. Burrell Michael & Shirley Butterworth Laura Jo Canady Aimee Caswell Courtney Channell Christine Channels Amy & Kevin Chheda Kristen Cleary Jason Collins Christina Boettcher Comey Sabrina S. Conley Ann-Tyler Connell Betsy & Chris Conway Brian Coone Stephanie Couch Matt Cox G. Bryan Crocker Emily Crow David Cummings David Currence Christy Daniel Jeremy Deese Matt & Kerri DeRuyter Devang Desai Tarin DeVitto Kimberly Dewberry Jonathan & Susan Dion Catherine Dodds Adam Doerr Caitlin & Brian Donley Julie & Matt Drinkhahn Brittany Curry Scott Downey Julie Efremoff Lauren Eichinger Laura & John Ellison Landon Eustache Joi Evans Todd Everts James & Katie Ewing Scott & Ryann Fairweather Davis M. Ferguson

Nathan Fess Valdo Figueroa Nicholas Fischer Amy M. Fistner Shannon Fitzgerald Alexander G. Foley Charles Forbes Charity Fredrick Lee Freedman Julianna Lowe French Michael Friedlander Tamara Friedlander Christine Gaddy Michael Gaffney Jennifer Gaitsch-Aguirre Frank & Melisa Galasso Mr. & Mrs. Gerry James Geier Nicholas Joseph Giaimo Brian Gibbons Matthew Gillette Natalie Glover David Godsman Heidi Gollinger Vani Gorrepati Daniel & Rebecca Gould Jada Grandy Whitney Greene Elizabeth S. Griffin Jason & Caroline Griffin Paul Grinch Adam & Robin Growley Jane & Marc Gustafson John Hackney Jessica Hardin Ashley Harmon-Poston Julie S. Harris Keith & Emily Hay Marcia Hedley Patrick Hege Joshua Heiskell Shameeka M. Henderson Neal Hendrix Dedwana Henry Jodie Herrmann Rebecca & Stephen Hess Vincent & Jessica Hindman Allison Hines Shannon Hoff Jill & Trey Hogan Catherine Hope Amanda & Mark Horn John & Caitlin Horne Ronald Horton Susan & Ben Huber Sarah Fulton Hutchins Katie & Travis Iams Dipika Jain Angela Janssen Keenan William H. Jefferson Tiffany Johnston Neil D. Jonas Crystal M. Jones Katie Jones Matthew Jones Tamisha Jones Heather Jousma Michael & Anna Juby

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YOUNG DONOR SOCIETY continued Brian & Raizel Kahn Sarah Kaminski Jessica Keenan Tara Keener Jonathan Kidwell Jonathan & Anika Kim Cameron King Kenneth & Jenna King Zachary King Nancy & Bob Kipnis George Knab Julie Knutson Chad J. Kobos Kelly Koeninger Niko & Kristin Kruger Dan & Sarah Kuhn David & Whitney Lane David Lapp June Lathers Jared & Elizabeth Lawrence Jen & Todd Leahy Justin Lehmann David Lentz Rob & Erin Lentz Katherine Leveque Mr. & Mrs. Joel Levy Clay Lewis Michelle Littlejohn Jose Liz-Moncion David Lockney John R. Logan Richard Louie Gwendolyn H. Lowry Mary Lytch Benjamin K. Mallicote Lauren & Kyle Margrave Jessica Martin Kara Martin Kelsey & Dennis Mayo Andrew McCartney Matt & Amanda McCleary J. Labon McCoy & Katie Densford McCoy Edward D. McCray Jr. April McDonald Shawn P. McMaster Heather McNatt Jeffrey McNinch Amber McQueen April Meadows Paul Meads Laura Megahee Gregory Mellone James Merrick Christopher Martin Miller Kyle C. Miller Matthew Miller Wesley & Britney Misson Elizabeth Mitchell Angelo & Heather Mitsopoulos Kimberly & Geoffrey Mize Jackie Moneypenny Alicia Mooney

Virginia M. Moore Zachary D. & Eloise O. Morgan Tadd & Kristy Morganti Annabet Morris Brian Morris Cathy & Micah Morrison Tara N. Moser Hope & Scott Moss Kevin & Sarah Moss Bianca Mugnano Marie-Josee Mukamwiza Kevin & Elizabeth Murphy Caresse Myers Philip Myers Liz & Jeremy Naman Amy & Scott Nelson Charlie & Stacia Neugent Adam Nicholson Edwin & Laurin Nipper Janie Norton Sinead O'Doherty Genie & Maciej Ombach Chara O'Neale Tore Opsahl Kristi Overcash Will Packard Erin Pais Fern Paterson Kate Payerle Laura Paynter Amy Permenter Rachel Permut Meghan & Bernie Petit Charles Pettigrew Zach & Quynh Bowman Joy Pinchback Will & Sara Piner Josh & Leigh Pittman Brandon & Crystal Powell Nisha Prasad Katrina Pride Jeanine Qasim Andrew Rankin JeNai & Ray Redwood Anna Reed Mark Andrew Reed Brendan Reen Phillip L. Reiger Stephen Ricks Kelly & Patrick Ridinger Elisa Robinson Sean M. Robinson Cory & Amanda Rogers Morgan Rogers Jeff & Becky Roman Mr. & Mrs. Michael Romanzo Beth Rose Heidi Royal Brian Rozelle Katherine J. Rush Edward M. Saab Darbie Sale Laurie B. Satler Matthew Sayre Andy Schmidt Laura & Alex Schneider

Enya & Darik Schumacher George & Betsy Scott Tandy Senay Anna Short Morgan Sickles & Philips Wood Jocelyn M. Sikora Russell Silva Whitney Simpson & Nathan Fuller Jane Singleton Victoria Siravo Jason Sito Nicole Skinner Nathan Sloan Coren Smith Jennifer Reel Smith Jennifer Smith Leigh Ann Smith Matthew & Erin Socha Dr. & Mrs. Robert Saltzmann Cassandra & Reginald Springer Sarah Stabley Holly Stanley Brian Stanton Stephanie Stenglein Nick Stewart Shane & Tami Stout Robert Street Molly Ann Swonger Ann Sylvester Garland Tam Andrew Tarr Michelle Thornhill Elizabeth & Alexander Timkovich Mike & Margaret Tomlinson Yolanda Trotman MaryAlice & Philip Trussell Jonathan & Theresa Utrup Ruben M. Veliz Christina Vernon Luis Villadiego Patrick & Cathy Vimislik Erin Vincent Ayanna Wakefield Lynne Wakefield Anne Waldmiller David Walker Sharon Walker Steve & Melissa Wall Jake & Kristy Ward Lisa M. Warfle Shenell West Greg Whitesell Richard Wilcox Joni L. Williamson Lauren & Clay Woodruff Lindsay Wright Elizabeth Yost Bill & Angie Zimmern

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