46th Annual Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival Guide

2015 Schedule of Events 2015 Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival Schedule of Events Friday, August 14th 4:00pm - 11:00pm Anderson Park - 4355 Field Street 3:00pm-9:00pm

Saturday, August 15th continued...

9:30am-11:30am 46th Annual Carnation Festival Parade 38th Ave between Ames and Upham Streets

8:25pm-9:10pm

4:00pm-5:45pm (Opening Show!)

Festival Events - Noon-11:00pm

4:00pm-10:00pm

Noon-9:00pm

9:15pm - FIREWORKS! 9:30pm-10:00pm

Zoppe’ Circus Box Office Open on-site

Zoppe’ Circus Performance

Annual Wheat Ridge Art League Membership Show Anderson Community Building Gymnasium

4:00pm-11:00pm

Beer Garden Open Food Court and Vendor Village Open Kids Fun Zone Open – Carnival, rides, games, live entertainment!

4:00pm-4:45pm

Live Music on the Main Stage Mike Masse’

4:00pm-8:00pm

Bike Safety Rodeo open in Kids Zone Famous Spaghetti Dinner (Food Court)

5:00pm-6:15pm

Live Music on the Main Stage Wendy Woo

5:30pm and 6:35pm

Anderson Park - 4355 Field Street

Zoppe’ Circus Box Office Open on-site

Noon-11:00pm

12:30pm-1:45pm

Live Music on the Main Stage - MoDaZz

Live Music on the Main Stage – Boomers

3:40pm-4:55pm

11:00am – 4:00pm

Zoppe’ Circus Performance

2:05pm-3:20pm

Live Music on the Main Stage – Coles Whalen Band Zoppe’ Circus Performance Bike Safety Rodeo open in Kids Zone Famous Spaghetti Dinner (Food Court)

6:00pm

4:00pm-10:00pm

7:00pm-8:45pm

Zoppe’ Circus Performance

8:15pm-9:15pm

Live Music on the Main Stage Mike Zito & The Wheel

8:25pm-9:10pm

Live Music on the Blue Star Teen StageParadox

9:15pm - FIREWORKS! 9:30pm-10:00pm

Live Music on the Main Stage – The Long Run, Colorado’s Tribute to the Eagles

Automezzi XXV Italian Exotic Car & Motorcycle Show Special 25th Anniversary Showcase ($5 donation at the gate benefits the Junior Diabetes Research Foundation)

1:00pm-2:45pm

Silver Foxes vs. WR Police Dept Softball Game - Ball Fields, Anderson Park

Live Music on the Blue Star Teen Stage– Paradox

Chili Cook Off Awards - Main Stage

Sunday, August 16th 9:00am-6:00pm Anderson Park - 4355 Field Street 9:00am-2:00pm

Stories and Crafts with the Wheat Ridge Library at the Blue Star Teen Stage Tent

4:00pm-8:00pm

7:00pm-7:45pm

9:30pm

Noon-3:30pm

6:00pm-7:30pm

Live Music on the Main Stage Austin Young

Teen Band Finale on the Blue Star Stage

9:45pm-11:00pm

4:00pm-5:45pm

6:35pm-7:50pm

Live Music on the Blue Star Teen Stage – OUR GENERATION

Beer Garden Open Food Court and Vendor Village Open Kids Fun Zone Open – Carnival, rides, games, live entertainment!

Mysto the Magi performs on the Blue Star Teen Stage

Live Music starts on the Blue Star Teen Stage with Emma Marie

Beach Party, featuring a musical celebration of the Beach Boys

Annual Wheat Ridge Art League Membership Show Anderson Community Building Gymnasium

5:00pm-7:00pm

Chili Cook Off Located in the Main Stage Beer Garden

5:15pm-6:30pm

Live Music on the Main Stage – Jeff Brinkman Band

5:30pm and 6:35pm

Mysto the Magi performs on the Blue Star Teen Stage

6:00pm

Live Music starts on the Blue Star Teen Stage

6:50pm-7:50pm

Food and Beverages Available

1:00pm-2:45pm

Zoppe’ Circus Performance

4:00pm-5:45pm (Last Show!)

Zoppe’ Circus Performance

New this year...

FREE Shuttle Service!

There is limited parking on the festival grounds but FREE Friday and Saturday shuttle service is available during festival hours from: • First Bank 44th & Wadsworth • Pep Boys (South Side) 44th & Wads • St. James Church 44th & Brentwood • Pennington Fields Lot 44th & Jellison • Jefferson Ave. Church 44th & Kipling Shuttle service is available until 11:30pm.

All food, beverages and activities are purchased with Festival Fun Tickets which are available for purchase on the festival grounds when you arrive. There will be three convenient locations. Cash or credit cards are acceptable forms of payment.

Teen Band Finale on the Blue Star Stage

Live Music on the Main Stage – Kahuna Beach Party, featuring a musical celebration of the Beach Boys

NO coolers and NO outside alcohol will be allowed inside the festival.

Thank you.

9:45pm-11:00pm

7:00pm-7:45pm

*Rainout date is Sunday, August 16th.

Saturday, August 15th 7:00am-11:30am On 38th Avenue 7:00am-9:00am

7:00pm-8:45pm

Live Music on the Main Stage Mike Zito & The Wheel

Grange Pancake Breakfast Behind Wheat Ridge Cyclery

Live Music on the Blue Star Teen Stage – OUR GENERATION Zoppe’ Circus Performance

7:50pm-8:15pm

Parade Awards - Main Stage

8:15pm-9:15pm

Live Music on the Main Stage – Kahuna

Schedule subject to change. Check www.thecarnationfestival.com for the latest information.

Friday, August 14 4:00 & 7:00 pm

Saturday, August 15 1:00 & 4:00 & 7:00 pm

Sunday, August 16 1:00 & 4:00 pm

General Admission $17 $12 with the circus bucks bleacher seating

VIP $22 no discounts on VIP chair seating around the ring

Kids 2 and under are free!

The Zoppè Italian Family Circus is fun for all ages. The show is a traditional European circus performed by extremely talented artists in the same interactive style their ancestors’ entertained families over a century ago.

Nino the Clown (Giovanni Zoppè) captures the hearts of all with his clown antics as the central figure in the story. The pageantry of Tosca Zoppè, the Equestrian Ballerina, and the fun of Carla Zoppè and her husband Rudy Heinin’s performing canines are the main family acts and show favorites. Tosca’s husband Jay Walther performs as Papino, the ringmaster keeping Nino on his toes.

Other acts with performers from around the world are woven in yearly to keep the show new every time you see it. The Zoppè Family Circus

The Zoppè Family Circus emerged from humble beginnings more than 160 years ago to become one of the legendary circuses in all of Europe.

And like many good legends, it began with a boy and a girl falling in love.

In 1842, a young French street performer named Napoleone Zoppè wandered into a plaza in Budapest, Hungary, looking for work. There, his eyes glanced upon a beautiful equestrian ballerina named Ermengilda, who captured the hearts and minds of the crowd with her grace and showmanship. More importantly, this talented beauty captured Napoleone’s heart.

However, since Napoleone was a clown, Ermengilda’s father saw him as beneath her and disapproved of their relationship. The two ran away to Venice, Italy and founded the circus that still bears their name. Over

is the type of event that becomes a signature for a city. Very well know in the eastern United States, Zoppè performs to sold-out audiences in

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Chicago and New York. Only recently has the troupe headed west and now performs regularly in Colorado, Nevada, Arizona & California

building more loyal fans in the west every year. A special 2015 Colorado engagement runs from August 14th – September 7th.

Alberto was then offered a job by John Ringling North of Ringling Brothers fame, who was putting together the circus acts for Cecil B. DeMille’s Oscar-winning film, The Greatest Show on Earth.

the grand traditions. He is especially grateful to his father, who unfortunately passed away in 2009 before meeting the 7th generation of circus performers to bear the Zoppè name.

Alberto was hesitant to leave his family circus in Italy for America, but North was persistent and offered to loan the family circus an elephant for the show as long as Alberto worked for him. He obliged and was prominently featured in the film.

“People don’t see our show, they feel it.”

Giovanni’s son Julien was born in 2010 and is already in the ring with his family learning this traditional art of circus.

the generations, the circus survived wars and political upheaval in Italy and the rest of Europe.

Alberto Zoppè, Napoleone’s greatgrandson, inherited the circus almost 100 years later. A grand equestrian in his own right, Alberto toured Europe with the circus since his youth, forging many unique friendships along the way, including one with famed actor/director Orson Welles. Welles, who was working in Rome at the time, persuaded Alberto to take a role in a small film about the circus being shot in London.

— Giovanni Zoppè

Alberto would remain in America, producing circuses for Ringling and starting his own family. Together with his wife Sandra, Alberto has ushered in a new generation to continue the family tradition. Their children, Giovanni, Tosca and Carla, along with their spouses, have all been active at one time or another in the family business.

Giovanni revived the Zoppè Family Circus in America ten years ago, and has since been building its reputation with audiences and critics as an enchanting exhibition of traditional European circus. Giovanni credits his family with helping to maintain

The Zoppè circus is unapologetically authentic, from its intimate one ring 500+ seat tent with wood-plank bleachers to a performance that includes small animal acts, trapeze acrobatics and the kind of grandgesture, silent comedy perfected by Charlie Chaplin.

Introducing Veneto…

The Home of the Zoppè Italian Family Circus Veneto is a replica of the pioneering tent that Alberto Zoppè created in 1952.

Alberto’s son Giovanni Zoppè says his father’s tent was the first to use four rather than two poles, bringing the audience closer to the ring and allowing for a more participatory show. He also claims Alberto was first

to put a hole at the top of a tent, allowing hot air to escape. In the more than 50 years since, many other circus companies have copied the format, including Big Apple and Cirque de Soleil, according to Zoppè. The cream-colored tent, named Veneto after the region in Italy where Alberto was born, sports an antique feel.

Five years in the making, the tent is a massive structure that stands 63 feet high and 88 feet round. Fifteen men are needed to assemble the tent, which will comfortably seat up to 800 while keeping every single audience member no farther than 20 feet away from the performance ring. Veneto is made from special blackout tent material imported from France that creates a traveling theater. The Zoppè Italian Family Circus is one of the last one-ring circuses traveling the United States and Colorado is one of the lucky states they visit. The 2015 Colorado Tour is from Aug 14th thru Sep 7th. For information on booking the Zoppe’ Circus for your city or town contact Gina at 303.726.6111 or gina@getconnectedevents.com

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What you need to know before you go! * Parking is very limited on site so please bike, ride the bus, walk in or take the free shuttle from the specified festival off-site parking lots along 44th Ave. There will be a handicap drop off area located in the on-site $10 parking lot. Donations are being accepted for the Senior Resource Center who is the Shuttle Sponsor. Shuttles will run

continuously during festival hours on Friday (4-11pm) and Saturday (Noon-11pm) with the last shuttle at 11:30pm on both nights for folks who stay to the very end! * The entire festival is now fenced and there are only two main entrances at the front of the park. No outside alcohol or coolers will be allowed

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in the fenced festival area. Security will be checking bags, etc. * The Carnation Festival is a ticketed festival so you must purchase festival fun tickets for food, beverages, rides, games, etc. Midway vendors can accept cash for their sales but all others will only accept the official festival ticket. There

are three (3) locations to purchase festival tickets for convenience - the circus box office in front of the Zoppe’ Circus tent (near food court), the main stage beer garden (north end) and the Kids Zone on the midway (south end). Cash and credit cards are accepted at the ticket box offices.

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One of Colorado’s longest running festivals The Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival celebrates its 46th year this summer with a three day event from August 14th-16th at Anderson Park, 4355 Field Street in Wheat Ridge. Admission is FREE!

Main Attractions Include: • Vintage Circus at its Best – the Zoppe’ Italian Family Circus continues a family tradition that began in Venice, Italy in 1842 by performing seven shows between August 14-16 in the same grand style as their ancestors did over 160 years ago • 10 Great Bands on the Main Stage – Friday’s headliner is Mike Zito & the Wheel and Saturday features two headlining bands; Kahuna Beach Party (a celebration of the Beach Boys) and The Long Run (Colorado’s Tribute to the Eagles) • Spectacular Fireworks BOTH NIGHTS start at 9:15pm!

Other Great Community Features: • Parade on 38th Avenue on Saturday Morning 9:30am-11:30am • Famous spaghetti dinner Friday and Saturday 4:00pm-8:00pm

New Additions or Updates for This Year: • Automezzi XXV Italian Exotic Car Show on Sunday from 9am-2pm features over 150 Italian cars and motorcycles – 25th Anniversary celebrating Italian motoring, benefits JDRF • Blue Star Teen Stage highlights young artists – Paradox, OUR GENERATION, Emma Marie ++

• Chili Cook-off Saturday 5:00-7:00pm

• Full size carnival rides in the Kids Zone plus new professional midway games for kids

• Wheat Ridge Art League Membership Show Friday & Saturday 4:00-10:00pm

• Water bubbles added to the Kids Zone fun + bungy jump and dragon inflatable

• Craft Artisans and Vendors

• Expanded food court with local craft beer and wine

• Wheat Ridge Police Department Bike Safety Rodeo in the Kids Zone, Wheat Ridge and Arvada Fire Department Displays, Wheat Ridge Historical Society Display and more!

• Expanded beer garden with ongoing live music • FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE to and from nearby parking lots

Congratulations 2015 Carnation Festival Royalty Kevin and his wife Kersten have three daughters, Crystal, Carie and Katelyn and five grandchildren.

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Grand Marshal

KEVIN ARMSTRONG Kevin began his career as a Wheat Ridge Police officer on February 1, 1980 as a patrolman. He was a member of the K-9 team and the first ever SWAT team. He had various special assignments in Investigations, Crisis Intervention Team, Jefferson County Critical Incident Response team and the Traffic Team.

Kevin was a member of a team of detectives to investigate the tragedy at Columbine High School.

In May of 1999, he was promoted to Sergeant. As a Sergeant he supervised officers in Patrol, Investigations, School Resource Officers and Crime Prevention. He coordinated the investigation into the shooting at Platte Canyon High School. During his tenure Kevin revitalized the Wheat Ridge Police Department’s Volunteer Program and participated in several committees to provide better service to Wheat Ridge citizens and to the officers who provide the services.

Kevin has received 11 medals of commendation and numerous letters of appreciation from the Chief of Police, City Council Members and citizens.

In 2007, Kevin began shaving his head each year to raise money for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. In any year over 175,000 children are diagnosed with cancer.

Kevin believes that shaving his head is a small sacrifice, compared to what the children must endure.

Kevin retired from the Wheat Ridge Police Department on June 19, 2015 after a very successful career. Kevin considers it an honor and privilege to have served the citizen’s and community of Wheat Ridge for over 35 years and is very honored to be selected as the Grand Marshal of the 2015 Carnation Festival Parade.

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BRIAN DELAET While not a Colorado native, Brian spent many holidays and summers in Wheat Ridge visiting family. Moving here in 1998 with his wife Maki and children, Caleb, Noah and Sarah, their family was soon complete when Anna was born. Brian and his wife Maki run a Wheat Ridgebased business – EduCyber that designs, develops and hosts websites. When not working, Brian is engaged in his church – a local Lutheran Church, is a participating member of the Wheat Ridge Optimists, and his company is a member of the Wheat Ridge Business Association, amongst many other business organizations. He also serves on a board for the local Boy Scout district and is the Vice Chair of the Jefferson County Public Library Board of Trustees.

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JANEECE HOPPE Janeece Hoppe has been a part of Wheat Ridge since 2010 when she and her business partner (aka husband Nathan) purchased the property at 7018 West 38th Avenue. They remodeled the property and it is now home to their business Compass Construction.

Janeece, Nathan and their three girls moved to Wheat Ridge in 2011 and they enjoy the great amenities that Wheat Ridge has to offer for their family. Janeece joined the board of Wheat Ridge 2020 in 2011, a few months later she filled the empty Treasurer seat. She now serves as president of the Wheat Ridge 2020 board as well as serving on the board for the Wheat Ridge Business District. Janeece is one of the three founding members of Live Local, a program of Wheat Ridge 2020.

Along with these important Wheat Ridge community organizations, Janeece is also on the Development Committee for The Family Tree, a program that operates in all Colorado counties by helping people become strong, safe and self reliant, breaking the cycle of homelessness and abuse. Janeece has been recognized and honored in the Wheat Ridge community with many awards such as the Reinvestment Award and the Rising Star Award.

The Denver Business Journal nominated Janeece for Corporate Philanthropy of the Year, and in The Family Tree community as Volunteer of the Year, and Corporate Partners of the year.

The Business of Festivals Why community support is crucial for survival

On any given weekend in Colorado between Memorial Day and Labor Day you can find hundreds of events to attend and it seems there are more popping up every day themed in everything imaginable. The competition is fierce for festivals and events to attract guests to their specific event. What makes festivals successful and how do they sustain in an economy where the dollars for entertainment are less than in the past? A festival is run like any other business except it has only a few days to make what a business would make in a year and if the weather is bad on those few days then the festival revenues are affected which is why sponsorship is a big part of festival business.

Sponsorship comes in many forms from actual cash donations to budget relieving in-kind donations of products, services and volunteer time. All of these things come into play like piecing together a puzzle and help festivals meet their operational goals. Sponsors have many reasons for aligning with events but the main purpose is to be seen in the communities they operate, serve or just to be present where their customers or potential customers can see them, meet them, etc. “Sponsorship today is not what it used to be 20 years ago in the event industry, it takes more creativity to engage sponsors in today’s economy” says Gina Hallisey, Executive Director of the Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival. Larger donors are expecting to see a return on their investment which is tricky for a festival where the value is really in the marketing and alignment with the event, not something you can equate in revenue coming through their doors. Today we see sponsors who are willing to put funds toward an event if it makes sense for their business marketing model or we see sponsors who are seeking more engagement with the guest, what we call experiential marketing. Face to face advertising has always been an effective use of marketing dollars for a business and a festival is a perfect setting with so many people in one place.

Event planners have to get more creative in activating sponsorships so the funds are spent wisely and it’s a winwin for both the festival and the sponsor. When it makes sense to support the event and it’s fun to be involved sponsors are more apt to come back year after year.

The Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival is one of the longest running festivals in Colorado, entering its 46th year. Without strong community support, great festival committees, volunteers and financial support from sponsors the

Carnation Festival would not have survived for so long. Having its share of tough times like all festivals, the Carnation Festival has continued to find ways to grow the event over the years reaching attendance numbers currently in the 25,000+ range. In 2012 with the addition of the Zoppe’ Circus as a main attraction, the Carnation Festival took a turn in a new direction by providing ticketed entertainment to help offset festival expenses. Like many other large festivals in Colorado, the Carnation Festival has also become a ticketed festival so all food, beverages and activities require the official festival ticket for purchasing. Only the midway artisan vendors are allowed to sell their wares for cash. Becoming a ticketed festival allows the event to also earn a percentage of the revenue on the sale of food, beverages, rides, games, etc.

It is also easier for the guest to shop - they just purchase tickets at one of the festival ticket booths when they arrive via cash or credit card and can use the tickets anywhere on the festival grounds- even circus tickets can be purchased with the festival tickets. The value of each ticket is $1.00. The transition will take a few years for guests to get the hang of and it’s definitely more to manage for the festival but by having all the revenue run through the festival via the ticket system it also allows tracking. Sponsors and vendors like to know there is a process for showing growth from year to year. So you might ask… if the festival is making all this money where does it go.

It’s simple. The on-site revenue along with sponsorships pay for all the things called the “draws” that get you to go to the event for a fun experience and in the process the festival can also make money to help pay for next year’s festival. Things like two nights of fireworks, live music on two stages, free to low cost kids activities plus facilities such as tents, potties, fencing, etc. (so you can attend a nice looking safe festival) are all expenses of doing business as a festival but what the Carnation Festival is most proud of is the amount of revenue the Wheat Ridge community and service clubs such the Wheat Ridge Rotary and Optimists are able to make at the festival. The business of most festivals is to make money just for the festival but for the Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival, a 501c3 non-profit organization; the goal is to continue to grow and improve a long standing event that Wheat Ridge can be proud of and help the community businesses, schools and service clubs who participate grow their organizations. I think that’s called win-win in the festival world.

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Carnation Fest keeps focus local Primarily supported by Wheat Ridge business

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One of the many keys to the Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival’s consistent success throughout the years is the commitment of organizers on keeping it local, and the trend holds steady again this year.

“We have a really great local flavor this year,” said Gina Hallisey, event producer. “People love all the traditions like the parade and spaghetti dinner, but we have a lot of new features as well. It’s really grown into a bigger, better event due to the support of the City of Wheat Ridge, the event’s title sponsor.”

The Wheat Ridge Rotary will be serving in the Main Stage Beer Garden, and the Wheat Ridge Optimists will be serving in the Midway Beer Station, while Brewery Rickoli is at the Crafters Bar in the Food Court, as is Silver Vines Winery.

Dragon Sauces will all be providing food for hungry visitors.

In the food court, local businesses Luke’s: A Steak Place, iPie Pizza, Icebox Delights, Large Marge’s Philly Cheesesteak, Kare Bear Bakery and

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“We’ve been looking for a way to get some more exposure, and what better way than to be part of such a great community event.”

The Wheat Ridge High School cheerleaders will have a dunk tank on the midway and the WRHS Stem Car will be displayed as well. Pietra’s Restaurant and the Wheat Ridge Fire Department will put on the Spaghetti Dinner and the Wheat Ridge Police Department hosts the Bike Safety Rodeo.

Many of the midway vendors are from Wheat Ridge, like Wardle Feed, Wheat Ridge Parks and Recreation, Tigar Gymnastics, Man Cave Colorado, Personal Achievement Martial Arts, Swim Otters Swim & Fitness, Illuminada, Mary Kay Cosmetics, i9 Sports, and Bloodhound Man Trackers.

“This is the fifth Carnation Festival we’re a part of. We always have a booth, and some of our kids participate in the parade,” said Bradie Walls, communications person with TIGAR Gymnastics and Cheer. “We have parents and some of the athletes do-

ing demos, and we have handouts and goodies for people who come by.”

The family-oriented nature of the event fits perfectly with TIGAR’s approach to gymnastics. Walls said the gym works with around 750 families, many of them from the surrounding area.

“There is always a great crowd at the festival — so many fantastic people come through,” she said. “So many different families come through, and we get to show them what we enjoy doing.”

Some of the many Wheat Ridge business sponsors include Quality Auto Care, DaVita, First Bank, Medved, Right Coast Pizza, Colorado Insurance Specialists, Wheat Ridge Poultry, Comfort Inns, Kettleson Campers, GIA insurance, Seyfer Automotive, Colorado Plus Brew Pub, PG Construction, Sons of Italy Lodge No. 2075, Neighborhood Gazette, Lutheran Medical Center Foundation, Young’s Market, and the Swiss Cottage Flower & Gift Shop.

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Updated features for all ages at this year’s festival Clarke Reader creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com

Forty-six years in, and the Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival is still finding ways to surprise and delight people, and this year is no exception.

There are new and updated features for all ages at this year’s festival, from full size carnival rides and water bubbles in the Kids Zone and professional midway games to performances by teen bands and some of the finest Italian automobiles around.

“We’ve taken over the whole park,” said Gina Hallisey, event producer.

“We’ve expanded all our food offerings, have turned the whole area into a beer garden, and have all kinds of carnival activities for people.”

One of the top new events is the Automezzi exhibit, which showcases all manner of Italian sportscars, motorcycles and scooters. Visitors will be able to check out Alfa Romeo, DeTomaso, Ferrari, Fiat, Lamborghini, Lancia, Maserati automobiles, Ducati, Moto Guzzi, Aprilia motorcycles, Vespa and Lambretta scooters. The Automezzi raises funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

The other marquee addition is performances by young musicians hosted by the Blue Star Connection organization, which provides access and ownership of musical instruments and therapy for children and young adults with cancer and other serious challenges.

“We’ve grown all over the US in the past ten years and are active in many different children’s hospitals,”

said founder John Catt. “The instruments we provide help these kids get through difficult times and situations - from fighting for their lives to dealing with every day ailments like autism or cerebral palsy.”

The performers Blue Star are presenting include Paradox, OUR GENERATION, Emma Marie and others.

Catt said he likes his musicians to perform in as many events as pos-

sible, and the Carnation Festival had finally grown large enough to get involved.

“These acts are pretty polished, and people are really, really surprised at how good these performers are.

They’re just going to get up there and rock it,” Catt said. “I’m so proud of these kids who want to get up there and help other kids.”

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SPECIAL THANKS to the 2015 Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival Board and Committee Board:

Committee Members:

Chair: Joe DeMott 1st Vice Chair: Roberta Lott 2nd Vice Chair: Cheri Jahn Secretary: Leah Dozeman Treasurer: Diane Arnett Parade: Steve Keller Chili Cook-off: Tim Berland Rotary: Walt Pettit Shuttles Buses/Parking: Keith Gray Art Show: Juanita Guiterrez

Banner Sponsorship: Cyndy Beal Optimists: Ron Benson & Gale Schrag Website: Mick Brungardt Automezzi: John Feeney Parks & Rec: Julie Brisson Wheat Ridge Police Department: Brian Wilkinson Wheat Ridge Fire Department: Bob Olme Vendors & Volunteers: Adam Mueller Festival Executive Director: Gina Hallisey, Get Connected Events GCE interns: Nicole Maes & Sarah Poppitz

A special “SHOUT OUT” to the numerous volunteers for donating their time and talent!