Applause Summer 2014

A Ruth Eckerd Hall, Inc. Experience

What’s inside…

Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts at Ruth Eckerd Hall student Maya Jacobson won $7,000 in scholarships at the 2nd Annual Dare to Dream Awards. Turn to page 10 to find out more about how this fundraising event changes lives through the performing arts.

Historic Capitol Theatre Grand Re-opening Festivities A Smash Hit.................................................................................. 2 Creative Contractors Continue Their Generosity.............................................................................................................. 3 Friends of Music Hits $1 Million Milestone.................................................................................................................... 4 Welcome Our New Board Members............................................................................................................................... 5 2nd Annual Dare to Dream Awards Focuses on Student Talent........................................................................................ 10 GRAMMY® Museum’s Music Revolution Project Returns for Second Year Technical Theater Career Training Enters Third Year Project: Shattered Silence Shines.................................................................................................................................... 14 Jazz Students Attend Prestigious Competition Fred Travalena and Landon Korabek Memorial Scholarships Awarded.............................................................................. 15

A newsletter for the friends of Ruth Eckerd Hall at the Richard B. Baumgardner Center for the Performing Arts.

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THE CAPITOL THEATRE… CHANGING LIVES THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS. A New Century. A New Clearwater. A New Capitol.

Historic Capitol Theatre Grand Re-Opening Festivities A Smash Hit

Jay Leno performed to a sold out crowd at the Capitol Theatre Grand Re-opening festivities. Photo credit: Luis Santana, Tampa Bay Times.

Some of the renovations you will see when you come to a performance:

A 1933 Rolls-Royce Sedanca de Ville, a nod to Jay Leno, was parked in front of the Capitol Theatre as part of the Cruisin’ at the Capitol and the Grand Re-opening festivities.

Photo credit: Jim Damaske, Tampa Bay Times.

Bigger: • Increased space in the Ray and Geri Trautlein Grande Lobby • Brand new seats with increased seating capacity from 450 to 737 • Enlarged and increased number of restrooms • New mezzanine level

Flashier: • “The Big Ticket” wraparound veranda • Frenchy’s Rooftop Terrace • Views of the Clearwater Memorial Causeway and the Gulf of Mexico • State-of-the art-sound system • The Ray and Geri Trautlein VIP Lounge

Grand Re-opening festivities were held at the nearly century old Capitol Theatre that included Cruisin’ at the Capitol (an antique car and motorcycle show to honor Jay Leno’s passion for antique vehicles), a Street Party that featured The Nighthawks, a VIP Reception at the Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa and a sold-out Jay Leno performance. Best estimates are that 3,000 arts patrons, residents, supporters and members attended these events.

Zev Buffman, Ruth Eckerd Hall President and CEO shared, “This is a new beginning! The newly renovated Capitol Theatre will give Downtown Clearwater its own signature. Downtown Clearwater is filled with opportunities and breathing life back into it is part of the mission. I am thrilled that the Capitol Theatre can be the cornerstone that will spark reinvestment in the area.”

According to George Cretekos, Clearwater Mayor, “The Capitol Theatre holds a long history in the hearts of Pinellas County residents. Since 2009, the City has partnered with Ruth Eckerd Hall to provide performances bringing diverse offerings back downtown to Clearwater. With this partnership came a vision to enhance and restore the theater to a prominent position – and with this Grand Re-opening we have done just that – the Capitol Theatre is a star!”

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CAPITOL THEATRE TRIVIA •

Attendance at more than 60 shows totaled 35,000 arts patrons with $170,426 in revenue after expenses, more than $122,000 over projections in the first three months!

• Named the Most Improved Property at the 7th Annual Clearwater Downtown Partnership Momentum Awards.

• Singer, songwriter Michael McDonald formerly of The Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan was the first star to use the shower in the Star Room B. • Comedian Sinbad was the first star to hold a Meet & Greet in the Ray and Geri Trautlein VIP Lounge.

• Singer and actress Katharine McPhee was the first star to use the secret star getaway door due to fans waiting outside the loading dock. But she ended up walking in the rain back to the loading dock to sign autographs and take pictures with her fans.

• Teen idols Emblem3 hosted the largest Meet & Greet to date with over 300 guests.

Creative Contractors Continue Their Generosity Alan Bomstein, Creative Contractors President and CEO presents a $55,000 check to Zev Buffman, Ruth Eckerd Hall President and CEO to support the Expanding the Experience Capital Campaign at the Capitol Theatre and Ruth Eckerd Hall’s 9th Annual Gala – What a Feeling. Alan shared, “The Capitol Theatre is a huge game changer for Downtown Clearwater. Not only is Creative Contractors proud to have constructed this beautiful building but we have always been avid supporters of the arts. The arts are an integral part of the fabric of the community and quality arts, especially performing arts, speak to the culture of a great town. We have a long track record of supporting Ruth Eckerd Hall and we are honored to continue that tradition with this gift.”

Volunteers Honored A Volunteer Appreciation Night was held to demonstrate how grateful we are to our 316 administrative and volunteer ushers who donated 38,537 hours last year saving us $305,598 in payroll. They gathered at the newly-renovated Capitol Theatre and were treated to food and drinks by Ruth Eckerd Hall staff members who portrayed “ushers” for the evening. The evening gave the volunteer ushers the chance to take tours and get familiar with the layout of the Capitol Theatre. According to Elizabeth McAndrew, administrative volunteer leader and usher, “I have volunteered at Ruth Eckerd Hall for 23 years along with other wonderful volunteers who have been there much longer. I have been exposed to shows I would never have seen and made lasting friends. I have seen the rapport between artist and audience that has been inspiring. It has broadened my horizons and given me a sense of community. Additionally, the Hall does so much for the children with their arts education programs. I am very proud to be a part of it.”

• Broadway and television star Megan Hilty held an impromptu Q&A after her sound check for 40 theater students.

A Great Way to Show Your Support Become a member of our Legacy Society and make Ruth Eckerd Hall part of your estate plan! Once you make that decision, one of your best options is to leave an IRA or pension account to us. Then Uncle Sam can contribute as much as $40 (or more) for every $60 you leave to Ruth Eckerd Hall. This is what happens when someone who is subject to federal estate tax leaves all or part of an IRA or pension account to Ruth Eckerd Hall. Also, besides estate tax, beneficiaries will normally pay income tax on monies inherited from an IRA or pension account.

The income tax bracket is now 39.6%. If IRA or pension account monies are left directly to an IRS registered public charity like Ruth Eckerd Hall there is no tax, so Uncle Sam is in essence donating well over half of the amount in many situations. Please consider this great opportunity to allow Uncle Sam to help you enhance your support for Ruth Eckerd Hall. You can change many lives for children, music and performing arts lovers, artists and our community through support of our organization.

Thank you to Alan Gassman for writing this article.

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Ruth Eckerd Hall thanks members for 30 years of support!

MEMBERS…

CHANGING LIVES THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS. Music. Membership. Making a Difference.

Friends of Music Hits $ 1 Million Milestone Friends of Music members have generously donated $1 million since the inception of the program in 2009, to bring performing arts into the lives of children who would not otherwise experience it. We extend a BIG thank you to each one of you for helping us meet this fantastic goal!

Earlier this year, Friends of Music members had a unique, once-in-a-lifetime experience at Ruth Eckerd Hall at an exhilarating Olympics-themed bash with Daughtry (fifth from left). Prior to the performance, the talents of our Rhythm and Sole Tap Ensemble were featured. As students of the Marcia P. Hoffman School of Arts, they got to experience what it’s like to perform as an opening act for an internationally renowned artist. The tap dancers also had the opportunity to meet the star that night.

Stay tuned for information about the next thrilling Friends of Music event.

Season Exceeds Member’s Expectations Ruth Eckerd Hall family members since 2007, Vicki and Steven DeGeorge, shared with us that, “Each season is beyond our expectations! Great seats, a great venue, exceptional staff, amazing friendships, evolving improvements and the talented performances are just a few of the many things that continue to bring us to Ruth Eckerd Hall and the Capitol Theatre.

Members Supporting Our Mission Olivia and Robin Selby meet Rick Springfield at his Ruth Eckerd Hall appearance along with Cole and Gail Selby. Robin (second from left) and Gail (far right) are Founding Friends of Music members supporting arts education opportunities for students in the Tampa Bay area. They have been members of the Ruth Eckerd Hall family since 2007 helping to sustain our mission of engaging the community to master, experience, discover and explore quality performing arts.

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Welcome New Board Members The members of Ruth Eckerd Hall’s Board of Directors number nearly 30 and include community leaders with varied backgrounds. They come together multiple times each year to lend their expertise and aid us in changing lives through the performing arts. This year’s eight new Board members shared with us why supporting the performing arts and arts education is important to them.

Barry Alpert, Managing Director, Raymond James & Associates

“I have been a member of the Board since the inception of Ruth Eckerd Hall. I was our first Treasurer and subsequently served as Chair. It is exciting to see the ‘roots’ that Ruth Eckerd Hall has in the Tampa Bay performing arts community. We have ignited the creative spark in many of our children and complemented the foundation of many in our cultural arts community. After a mandatory rotation off the Board, it is exciting to be back.”

Randy Loos, Senior Vice President – Investment Officer, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC

“I feel that it is important to serve as a volunteer at Ruth Eckerd Hall because it is one of the world-class performing arts venues in our community. Ruth Eckerd Hall provides a diverse range of concert artists, cultural, educational and artistic experiences like Project: Shattered Silence.”

Joyce Cotton, Director of Marketing & Community Partnership at WEDU – PBS Television

“The performing arts have been proven to enhance students’ confidence, self-esteem and academic abilities, which, in itself, can provide unlimited possibilities. I am proud to serve on Ruth Eckerd Hall’s Board of Directors to help reinforce their mission and provide students in the Tampa Bay area with enhanced skills that they can use as they launch their careers and throughout their lives.”

Steve Sika, CEO & President, Nurses Choice/MedSearch Partners

“The performing arts helps each of us be better-rounded and when individuals are betterrounded the businesses where they work and the community where they live are better-rounded. I have supported the performing arts for years because I believe they are critical to the quality of life.

I am thrilled to be back on the Board of such a great institution.”

Dan Shouvlin, CEO, Clear Sky Beachside Café Photo credit: Win Wolioff

Ken Hamilton, President, Palm Pavilion, Inc.

Joan Kline, Realtor, Prudential Tropical Realty

“I’m excited to be part of an organization that is making a difference in exposing the youth of our community to the arts. Every survey out there shows that children who participate in the arts have less problems in school, have higher acceptance to advanced education, and generally, lead more successful lives. The arts seem to be the first programs to be cut in education budgets, so we need to reach to the private sector and organizations like Ruth Eckerd Hall to make sure we don’t fail in this important mission.”

“When Michael and I moved here 42 years ago from San Francisco, we realized what a cultural oasis Clearwater was and were thrilled when the opportunity presented itself to become a part of the building and fundraising for the Performing Arts Center and Theater, better known as Ruth Eckerd Hall.

This commitment has never wavered and we still feel strongly about the significant contribution the advancement of the performing arts and arts education has in our community. We take great joy and pleasure in this commitment along with the rest of the Ruth Eckerd Hall family. Thank you for the distinction of inviting me to once again serve on the Ruth Eckerd Hall Board of Directors.”

Thomas Wright, Senior Resident Director, Vice President, Merrill Lynch

“I still remember seeing my first play when I was 10 or 11-years-old – I was mesmerized! As I got older, I was involved in student plays and the glee club even though it wasn’t cool for a jock to be “artsy.” I had a ball! My thirst for the arts will never be quenched.

The arts give man his humanity. My quality of life has constantly been enhanced by the arts. Having just become a new Board member, it is important to me that I help continue the success of Ruth Eckerd Hall as well as build on its success. I’m proud to be a part of helping to expand the breadth and depth so that other 10 or 11-year-olds are given a chance to experience the wonder of the performing arts!”

“Ruth Eckerd Hall is a major economic force in the Tampa Bay area with projected impact for 2014 to be over $31 million. As a new Board member, I look forward to helping Ruth Eckerd Hall and my fellow arts patrons expand our economic value and bring top quality performing arts and arts education to our community. I believe arts education in music, dance, theater and the visual arts for the benefit of our next generations is the responsibility of the private sector and will create confident young men and women who will perpetuate a legacy of cultural fulfillment. As an ardent supporter for the revitalization of Downtown Clearwater, I am excited for the Capitol Theatre to breathe new life into an area of our community with amazing potential.”

MEMBERS… CHANGING LIVES THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS.

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MEMBERS… CHANGING LIVES THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS. Ruth Eckerd Hall is tremendously grateful to our 5,500 members who we consider part of our family! We truly appreciate your unwavering support of the performing arts and arts education in our community. Your generosity changes lives every day!

Member Spotlight Craig Savage (fourth from left), Circle of Stars member since 2011, and his guest, Brenda Nixon, at a Meet & Greet with The Temptations. Craig shared, “I can’t even express my gratitude for the opportunity to meet The Temptations. I waited 48 years and to have my picture taken with them makes me speechless!”

Artist Meet & Greet opportunities are another way that Ruth Eckerd Hall changes lives through the performing arts. We help make once-in-a-lifetime opportunities a reality!

FUNDED LIFE MEMBERS Jeanie and David Abelson Drs. Michael and Pamela Adams Transamerica Jim & Gail Agnew Alliant Techsystems Mr. and Mrs. Barry M. Alpert American Association of University Women Am-Med, Inc. Dr. & Mrs. Michael Andriola Anonymous Dr. Rodney Anthony Mr. Stuart W. Arnold Millicent B. Athanason Mr. and Mrs. Martin Awerbach AXA Advisors Tony and Linda Bacon Doug and Sally Bailey Bank of America Bob & Jennifer Banks Dr. & Mrs. John P. Barrett Fran Bartlett Mrs. Gloria Batts BB&T - Branch, Banking and Trust Winifred and Lee Bell Mr. & Mrs. Gerald M. Benstock Leah and Glenn Bergoffen Mr. and Mrs. Clay Biddinger David and Nancy Bilheimer Dr. & Mrs. William L. Bitner III

Ms. R. Ann Blackburn W. Gerald and Carolyn E. Blaney Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Blanton Sr John and Shirley Boelhower Michael & Bonnie Bollenback Mr. and Mrs. Alan C. Bomstein Bonefish Grill Rick & Karen Bouchard Mrs. Sally W. Bowler Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bragin Mr. & Mrs. Derrick Brewster Jr The Derrick Brewster Family Bright House Networks Mrs. Marian Bright Kathy and Bob Brooks Mrs. Loretto R. Burmester Mrs. Penny Burnison Drs. Winton & Katherine Burns C & R Building Mr. & Mrs. Nick Cambas Mr. and Mrs. George Cantonis Mr. and Mrs. James Cantonis Dan and Nadine Carlisle Mr. & Mrs. Steve Carlisle Carr, Riggs & Ingram Carrabba’s Italian Grill Judge and Mrs. James R. Case Gary & Amanda Catenac Mr. and Mrs. Steven B. Chapman Charles A. Dana Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Leon Chasan

Mrs. Carroll Cheek Robert B. Churney DMD & Ericka Reincke City of Clearwater City of Dunedin City of Largo Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Clark Clearwater Automobile Dealers Association Clearwater Cardiovascular & Interventional Consultants Coca-Cola USA Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Coleman Mr. and Mrs. John Connelly Keith & Debra Cook Earle and Dawn Cooper Cox Target Media Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Coxhead Creative Contractors, Inc. Alice & Thomas J. Culhane Mr. James C. David Mrs. Kay A. Davison Dayton-Andrews Inc. Charles J. and Karleen F. DeBlaker Dr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Deal Terry & Marilyn Deeb Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Delarbre Dr. Michael and Mrs. Diana DeVito Mr. & Mrs. Salu Devnani Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Dickson Dr. and Mrs. David Dieterich Dillard’s Dimmitt Automotive Group

Dimmitt Chevrolet, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Dimmitt III Larry & Marge Dimmitt Vincent A. Dotolo Mrs. Gladys Douglas Hackworth Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Doyle Duke Energy Florida Holly Duncan Mr. & Mrs. Donald F. Dunn Dr. & Mrs. Paul Duryea Mrs. Dorothy M. Dutcher Merrill Lynch & Company, Inc. / W. Wallace Dutton III Richard and Bridget Eckerd Mr. & Mrs. William K. Eckerd Mr. and Mrs. Mark Edmunds Dr. and Mrs. Richard Eicher Julie Eiden Sharon Ellis-Champagne Dr. & Mrs. Irwin Entel Mr. & Mrs. Don K. Enzmann George & Lisa Etheridge Execujet Charter Services, Inc - Peter & Rhonda Cunzolo Dr. and Mrs. Phillip Farthing Mr. and Mrs. George E. Feaster Mrs. Thomas Feaster Mrs. Ann N. Ferrentino Fifth Third Bank Fred and Aleta Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Fishman Jerry & Elaine Flatt Mr. & Mrs. Charles K. Ford

Dr. and Mrs. H. James Free Mr. & Mrs. Robert Freedman Dr. and Mrs. Ben I. Friedman Joyce Fuller Interiors General Dynamics - OTS Mr. & Mrs. John F. Gerlach Mr. Kingsley H. Gerlach III Mr. Stephen R. Gerlach Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gibson Mr. John Gillis Mr. & Mrs. and Mrs. James P. Gills Jr Dr. & Mrs. Paul Goldenfarb Charlene & Mardy Gordon Greater Largo Chamber of Commerce Linda Suzzanne Griffin-Keliher Priscilla Rudd Gross Mr. & Mrs. Howard G. Groth Pat Grubb Gulfcoast Programs - Mr. & Mrs. Phil Nathanson Mrs. Cathy Gurba Mr. Stephen L. Gurba Mrs. Dorothy Gustafson Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. Hackett Ed Halleran and Steve Sika Halliburton & Associates, Inc. Dr. & Mrs. J. Robert Hamill Jr Mr. & Mrs. Hoyt P. Hamilton Mrs. Jean Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hamilton Mr. & Mrs. Wade B. Hamilton Leon R. Hammock

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Mrs. Jan Harden Mr. James Harper Dr. & Mrs. Norman R. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Heller Mrs. C.W. Henry John & Geri Herbert Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Heye Mrs. Harold F. Heye Mr. & Mrs. Rick Heye Susan Morgenstein Heyman Mary Gerlach Hickok Al and Dawn Hoffman Mrs. Libby Hoffman Abby and Joe Holt, Sr. Honeywell, Inc. Advionics Division Hooters Inc. Mr. & Mrs. James J. Howley Kenneth W. & Sheri Hoye Ms. Renée Hurley Thomas A & Mary S James Foundation Ms. Nancy Jenkins Mr. and Mrs. Bill Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Johnson Jr Mr. & Mrs. Donald G. Kaiser Mr. and Mrs. Donald K. Karnes Mrs. Marshall Kent Mr. & Mrs. Roger Kenyon Mark & Judy Klein Mr. and Mrs. Ken Klespies Michael & Joan Kline Mr. & Mrs. Robert Klingel Mr. & Mrs. James Knight

Harriet & Joe Knight Family Mr. Mitchell Knight Sandra Konrad Cotterman Mr. & Mrs. Roger Kumar In Memoriam: Ed & Phyllis Lambert Peggy & Fred Langenberg Mrs. Howard Lawrence Mrs. Suzanne Logan Leatherman Stanley and Susan Levy Mr. Greg Loebel Mr. Walter Loebenberg Lokey Motors, Inc Lokey Nissan Joni R. Long Rick & Pamela Lopez Mrs. Jeannie Finn Macpherson Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Magidson Main Street Medical Majemac Enterprises, Inc. Mandalay Surf & Sport Inc. Nancy & George Mariani Mrs. Carol E. Martin Jim & Charlane Martin Mike & Denise McCracken Mrs. Terry McHarg Barbara McNeill & Tim Rush Mr. & Mrs. Paul Meissner Melitta USA Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Michels Joseph & Julia Miglin Mr. John Miles Mr. & Mrs. Aristides Miliotes Donna Mills Mr. Larry Morgan Dr. & Mrs. George A.Morris III Mr. Nelson Morrow and Mr. Robert Challener Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Murray Mr. Chet Needelman Nichols Foundation, Inc. - Mr. Ralph Coxhead The Hart Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William Nodine William and Douchka Noren Northside Medical Center Mr. Donald Olson Dr. Yi-Hwa Outerbridge M.D. Palm Pavilion of Clearwater - Ken Hamilton Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Pawlowski Mr. & Mrs. Lowell Paxson Mr. & Mrs. James N. Paxton Perenich, Caulfield, Avril & Noyes P.A. Mr. & Mrs. David G. Perkins Jr Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Leslie Peter Judy and Ron Petrini The Thomas Family / Pinch A Penny, Inc. Polypack, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. F. Wallace Pope, Jr Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Porcelli Jr Joseph Proctor Mr. and Mrs. Edward Proefke Sr Mr. Donald Prokes Provise Management Group, LLC J Crayton & Johanna Pruitt Publix Super Markets Charities Mrs. Joan Quinlan Mr. and Mrs. Dean Ramus Raymond James Financial Regions Bank

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Resnik Dr. and Mrs. John Rinde Mr. & Mrs. Marshall Rinker Mr. and Mrs. Owen Roberts Louise & Charlie Robinson Rotary Club of Clearwater Mrs. Patricia Rowan Mr. and Mrs. Dennis G. Ruppel Mrs. Sandra Ruppel Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Rutenberg Deborah & Charlie Rutz Dr. and Mrs. Alan Clark Scheer Mrs. Lisl Schick Schmalz Insurance Agency Eric and Barbara Schmitz Mrs. Irving Schoenberg Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Schorr Mr. Wendell Frank Schott Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Schwartz Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. J. Ronald Seel Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Seligman Mr. & Mrs. F.J. Sharpe Mr. Everett L. Simpkins Harold T. & Barbara Singer The Sitton Family Hon. J. Harrison and Elisabeth Smith Mr. and Mrs. Norman Smith Bob and Cathy Smith Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Smolensky Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Smoot Mr. and Mrs. Les Smout Col. and Mrs. Donald Spearel Spencer & Associates Architecture, Inc. Mr. Andrew Spetz Dr. & Mrs. James Spicer Square D Company St. Petersburg/Clearwater Convention & Visitors Bureau Florida Department of State Ellen Stavros Gus and Frances Stavros Mark Stavros Paul B. Stavros Mr. & Mrs. George Steinbrenner Mr. & Mrs. Jim Stewart Jeanne Stinson Cansler Dennis David P. Stone & Deborah G. Stone Mrs. J.O. Stone & Mrs. Nell Rodriguez Mrs. Trudy Stracey Tim and Sandy Stroyne The Stuffed Mushroom Jeffrey P. and Connie Cadwell SunTrust Bank of Tampa Bay Dr. Diane L. Sutton Mr. & Mrs. James T. Swann III Steve & Maureen Swanson Jeanne Talerico Tampa Bay Magazine Tampa Bay Times Think Tank Studio Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas Dave Thomas & Julie Lachman Coley & Susie Tooke Mr. and Mrs. Raphael Tourin Ms. Geri M Trautlein Stewart and Linda Turley Mrs. Jerald B. Turner

MEMBERS…

UBS Financial Services, Inc. Dr. Barbara Van Winkle Verizon Communications Mr. & Mrs. James L. Villa Wadsworth Golf Construction Co Frank Walker Elden & Ruth Weiss Dr. Steven & Irene Weiss Wells Fargo Harborside Gastroenterology Ron & Lonni Whitchurch Debbie White Mr. and Mrs. Scott Wilkerson Wendy Wilkerson Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Willey Dr. & Mrs. Frank M. Williams Greg & Sandra Willsey Douglas Wycoff Mr. and Mrs. Warren Young

FOUNDING FRIENDS OF MUSIC CJ and Dana Botsolas Michael and Roxanne Connor Randy and Ellen Crisorio Dan and Nicole Doyle Disability Experts of Florida John and Beth England Miguel and Arlene Fana Jamie and Melanie Harden Matthew and Kimberly Hoffman Cesar and Penelope Lara Jeffrey and Barbara McDonald Vincent and Natalie Monticciolo Gail and Robin Selby Vick and Sharmila Seth Barry and Kathryn Shevlin Jeffry Stern Mary Sweeney and Liz Moss

FRIENDS PLUS Sharon Ellis-Champagne Robert and Karen Jackson Carlos and Kitty Labrador Robert and Kelly Schmidt Joe and Joan Seivold Douglas Wycoff

FRIENDS OF MUSIC David and Jeanie Abelson Erik G. Abrahamson John and Megan Anderson Lee and Debbie Arnold Rob and Phyllis Audette Dan Balda Jennifer Barbaro and Todd Gould Steve and Marie Beaty Steven and Susan Benjamin Thilo and Betsy Best Robert and Tamara Black Alison Boh Tom and Karen Boland Ray and Niki Bouchard Bruce Boudreau Nick and Monique Cambas Michael Cantonis Jenny Chicouris Gary and Amy Connors Terry Deeb Rob and Jacqui DiMarco Dimmitt Family

Jim and Artemis Emslie George and Lisa Etheridge David and Tina Eyers Lisa Faller Flaharty Asset Management Matt and Kristine Flemister Aaron Fodiman and Margaret Word Burnside John and Teresa Francis Thomas E. Free Bryan Glazer Dean and Diane Gobo Glenn and Anne Goodman William Grob Steve and Taunya Haire Ken and Lisa Hamilton Kevin and Angela Hawkins Stephen and Cynthia Heller John and Sheryl Hill Kevin and Tammie Hourigan Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa Todd Janego Joseph and Anna Kokolakis Michael and Eva Krutchik Carmine and Kristina LaCognata Scottie and Teresa Lee Jesse and Andrea Litsch Nancy Lycan Steven and Lindsay MacDonald Brian and Laura Maiocco Gary Markel Rick and Molly McKay Bethlee McLaughlin Steven and Rochelle Mirabello John and Beth O’Shea Nick and Adriana Pappas Jason and Bonnie Patchen Chris and Trisha Patterson Steven and Haven Poirier Paul Polito and Jenni Kennedy Carey and Pam Rowan Robert and Wendy Rowe Daniel and Sophia Ruiz Bob and Cathy Smith Tom and Sharon Streng John and Wendy Thomas Deven Werling and Heather Willard Gene and Brenda Whitehead Greg and Sandra Willsey

FERDINANDS Glenn and Leah Bergoffen Rick and Karen Bouchard George and Maria Cantonis James and Allie Cantonis John and Marilyn Connelly Dan and Roz Doyle George and Nancy Mariani

DIAMOND CIRCLE: $25,000+ ANNUALLY Joseph & Julia Miglin

PLATINUM CIRCLE: $10,000+ ANNUALLY Disability Experts of Florida John and Beth England Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa Thomas A & Mary S James Foundation Jack Redmond

CHANGING LIVES THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS.

GOLD CIRCLE: $5,000+ ANNUALLY Dr. Rodney Anthony C & R Building - Ms. Claudia Sokolowski CBIZ MHM, LLC. Clearwater Gas System Clearwater Threshers Baseball Club Ferman Mini of Tampa Bay Lisa and Cris Fucci Gagnon Foundation Mr. Michael Galinski J.J. Taylor Distributing Florida, Inc. Kathleen & Roger Johnson Mrs. Carol E. Martin Kenneth and Elizabeth O’Neil Ike and Dawn Prillaman St. Mark Village Kate Tiedemann & Ellen Cotton Gary & Nikki Ubaldini The Yerrid Foundation, Inc.

SILVER CIRCLE: $2,500+ ANNUALLY Ms. Diane Adams Nicholas and Jill Athanason Tony and Linda Bacon Mrs. Gloria Batts Mr. Thomas C. Bundy Thom Carlisle and Darren Sharp James and Sally Cooksey Mike and Pam Cornnell Steven and Vicki DeGeorge Mr. & Mrs. Anthony R. Dominick Dr. Anthony Thomas Duany, MD Nick and Connie Dukas Vicki and Rick Franklin Dr. Lawrence Friedman Guy and Shelly Gannaway Mr. and Mrs. Alan Gassman Dr. and Mrs. Stephen and Lynn Goldman Bill and Jan Harroun Nicholas & Maria Houmis Kenneth W. & Sheri Hoye Dr. Demetrios Kaiafas David and Angela Katz Michael & Joan Kline Mr. & Mrs. Robert Klingel Dr. David A. Landis Richard and Barbara Love Terri and John McClelland Rowland and Kathy Milam Bill & Tanga Moyle Dr. and Mrs. Michael Myers Timothy & Heather North Mr. Dave Pettinato Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Redmon Robert & Annette Rochlin Mr. and Mrs. Don J. Schumacher Donald, Dorothy and Sara Shepard Mr. Mark and Dr. Josepha Myron Mr. & Mrs. Jack Sprague Mr. & Mrs. Johnston Staples Steve & Maureen Swanson Tampa Bay Times The USAA Foundation

DRESS CIRCLE: $1,500+ ANNUALLY Abbitt-Hartnett Family Mr. Steven Acuff

Drs. Michael and Pamela Adams Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Affrunti Jim & Gail Agnew Mr. and Mrs. Forbes Alexander Alliance Workforce Solutions Alliant Techsystems John and Flo Alonso Am-Med, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Eric Anderson Peter and Seretha Anderson Timothy G. Anderson Dr. & Mrs. Michael Andriola Anesthesia Associates of Dunedin Anonymous (3) APG Electric Mrs. Sandra Levin-Armstead Robert and Michelle Austin Mr. and Mrs. Martin Awerbach Mr. Don Bailey Doug and Sally Bailey Mr. & Mrs. William Barnett Dr. & Mrs. John P. Barrett Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy F. Bates Philip & Carol Beauchamp Mr. & Mrs. Kevin & Deborah Bechtel Hilmer Beckers Linda Bellew Mr. Ron Benson Mr. & Mrs. Gerald M. Benstock Leah and Glenn Bergoffen David and Pilar Bernd Patrick and Kathy Beyer Richard Bialor & Byron Mathis Bianco and Mansfield, P.A. David and Nancy Bilheimer Mr. & Mrs. Al Biller Maurice and Selma Biller Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Binnig Dr. & Mrs. William L. Bitner III W. Gerald and Carolyn E. Blaney Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Blanton Sr Mr. Allen G Bluze George and Maria Bobotas John and Shirley Boelhower Michael & Bonnie Bollenback Stephen G. and Cheryl L. Bosky Mr. Jim Bradshaw Brandon Construction Company Ms. Mary Alice Braukman Mrs. Marian Bright Brian Brown Mr. Jared Brown Dr. J. Brown and Dr. B. Levine William L. & Ruth J. Bruggeman Mr. and Mrs. Bjorn E. Brunvand Russell Buchan Ron and Robin Buck Mr. and Mrs. Charles Buford Burchard Galleries - Fine Arts & Antiques Auctioneers Myra Burke Mrs. Loretto R. Burmester Mrs. Penny Burnison Mr. Sid Burtnick Mr. and Mrs. Henry Byars Eugene and Nada Camali Simon and Dina Canasi Caroline and Lee, P.A. Ken and Lillian Carson Judge and Mrs. James R. Case Mr. Larry H. Chandler Mr. and Mrs. Steven B. Chapman

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MEMBERS… CHANGING LIVES THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS. Mrs. Nicole DeBartolo and Mr. Chad Chronister Robert B. Churney DMD & Ericka Reincke Dr. William and Elaine Clark Clearwater Cardiovascular & Interventional Consultants Mrs. Jacqueline Cole-Graziano Dorthy Coleman Karen Lee Colteryahn Ms. Joanne Conrey Keith & Debra Cook Earle and Dawn Cooper Mr. and Mrs. John W. Cooper Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Copher Carole Core Bill and Charisse Cosgray Jr Cox Target Media Raybon Cox and Diane Weeks The Raymond M. Craig III Family Foundation Creative Contractors, Inc. Alice & Thomas J. Culhane Ardelle F. Darling Mrs. Margaret Darraugh Ms. Brenda Davis Dan and Sheri Davis Dayton-Andrews Inc. Charles J. and Karleen F. DeBlaker Dr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Deal Ms. Lisa DeBartolo Dr. & Mrs. David Decamella Dr. and Mrs. David Dieterich Mr. Robert Donath Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. Donushi Mr. Frank Dubisz Mr. & Mrs. Donald F. Dunn Dr. & Mrs. Paul Duryea Mrs. Dorothy M. Dutcher Merrill Lynch & Company, Inc. / W. Wallace Dutton III Richard and Bridget Eckerd Mr. and Mrs. Mark Edmunds Dr. and Mrs. Richard Eicher Donald & Virginia Eken Elf Salad Music, BMI - Mr. Phil Lopez Bruce & Pamela Engquist Dr. & Mrs. Irwin Entel Sheryl Evans Execujet Charter Services, Inc - Peter & Rhonda Cunzolo Mr. Thomas Farrell Dr. and Mrs. Phillip Farthing Mr. Hugh Fava Ferman Motor Car Co., Inc. Mrs. Ann N. Ferrentino Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Fishman Louise Flandreau Jerry & Elaine Flatt Florida Masonry Construction Thomas and Judy Flynn Forrest Excavating, Inc.

The Frank E. Duckwall Foundation Mr. and Mrs. P. Douglas Freedle Mr. Charles Friedman Michael and Michelle Froning Ken & Patsy Gamble Mr. John Geigle Arthur and Lillian Giordano Joe Goguen & Christy Lacy Dr. Joel H. Goldberg Thomas and Beth Goodgame Dr. & Mrs. Gordon Goodman Dr. Elinor Z. Gordon Gary S. Gray Ms. Catherine M. Green Linda Suzzanne Griffin-Keliher Priscilla Rudd Gross Pat Grubb Gulfcoast Programs - Mr. & Mrs. Phil Nathanson Ms. Dana Guy Ms. Barbara Haagsma Ms. Doreen Halliwell Mrs. Jean Hamilton Hancock Bank Andrew and Vicki Hano Harborside Gastroenterology Mrs. Jan Harden Mr. Lawrence W. Harkins III Linda & Howard Harris Britt and Penelope Hart Mr. Joseph and Dr. Melinda Hayes Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hernandez Harlan & Kathy Heshelow Susan Morgenstein Heyman Abby and Joe Holt, Sr. Homestead Title of Pinellas Hooters Inc. Drs. Robert & Teresa Howard William and Tricia Hutchcraft Mr. George Iacono Jackie and Larry Ingram Paul & Kim Jackson II Mr. Anthony Johannesmeyer & Dr. Diane Zeglinski Dwane Johansen Karen and Matthew Johnston Ms. Jana L. Jones Mr. William C. Jonson Robert & Sharon Jorgensen Harriet Kaplan Mr. Harry G. Karim & Ms. Beverly Lisella Keith & Cathy Kerrigan Dr. & Mrs. Harvey Kerstein Klar and Klar Architects, Inc. Mark & Judy Klein Mr. and Mrs. Ken Klespies Mr. Mel Klinghoffer Ralph and Nancy Kluesner Dennis and Irene Kraft Brian & Linda Ladell

In Memoriam: Ed & Phyllis Lambert Peggy & Fred Langenberg Mrs. Howard Lawrence Dr. Michael P Lazor & Mrs. Rose Lazor Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Leppla Lerner & Rudolph Stanley and Susan Levy Lincks & Associates, Inc. Dick & Beverly Lingle Mr. Stuart Lipman Sal and Monica Litrico Ms. Glenda K. Lockart Joni R. Long Rick & Pamela Lopez Frank M. Lorenzo, Jr. Dave & Mary Macdaid The Macula Center Mandalay Surf & Sport Inc. Jim & Patti Manetta Mr. Ralph Mangione Mr. Joel Marion Jim & Charlane Martin Dick & Pat Martin Mary Mascaro Robert C. Mason Drs. Todd and Kim Mattox Mr. and Mrs. Michael McCarthy Paulina McCarthy Mike & Denise McCracken McFarland, Gould, Lyons, Sullivan & Hogan P.A. Mr. & Mrs. Arthur McKenzie Mr. & Mrs. Paul McMullen Barbara McNeill & Tim Rush Mr. John Medaska Patrick & Jade Meehan Mark and Olivia Milholin Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Miller Mrs. Roylee Miller Ms. Sandra Miller Bruce and Jeni Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Moffatt Bijan and Sheila Mohseni Dr. & Mrs. George A.Morris III Mr. James Morrison Dr. Craig and Heather Munger Gregory Murtagh Mr. Rick Nelson/ Ms.Dottie Scroggins Joe Nemo Mrs. Ronald Nisk Mark and Debbie Nixon William and Douchka Noren Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. O’Dell Lyle and Donna Odland Alan Olson Mr. Donald Olson Dr. Yi-Hwa Outerbridge M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Papa Mr. & Mrs. EB Pasquale

Dr. Hitesh and Dr. Anjni Patel Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Pawlowski Mr. & Mrs. James N. Paxton Mr. Brady Pedler Tannia Peeples Mr. & Mrs. David Pelletz Perenich, Caulfield, Avril & Noyes P.A. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Perkins Joseph and Marci Perlman Grant and Carlen Petersen Ms. Hope Peterson Judy and Ron Petrini Jim & Sue Petru Law Office of Charles Philips Ms. Suzanne Piper Mr. & Mrs. Walter Piper Mr. Robert Pitcher Pat Plumlee Loren and Joy Pollack Polypack, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. F. Wallace Pope, Jr Debra K. Porter Wilma & Jim Price Linda N. Prieto, MD Joseph Proctor Mr. Donald Prokes Provise Management Group, LLC J Crayton & Johanna Pruitt John Psomas and Luke Lovgren Mrs. Joan Quinlan Andrew and Patricia Rackstein Fred and Margot Ramentol Mark and Rachel Rankin Sharron and Robert Rankine Dr. Lori Ransohoff Lynette Rauh Mr. & Mrs. J. Paul Raymond Ken and Jill Reilly Marc & Linda Renick Mr. and Mrs. Robert Resnik Mr. Jack S. Rice Jr Jimmy and Amy Richman Dr. and Mrs. John Rinde Dr. and Mrs. Gerald J. Robbins Mr. & Mrs. Charles Robinson Jr Louise & Charlie Robinson Kimberly and John T. Robinson Dr. and Mrs. David Rosenbach Carla and Mike Roy Deborah & Charlie Rutz Mr. Craig Savage Mr. & Mrs. D. Scherer Mr. & Mrs. R. M. Schilleman Schmalz Insurance Agency Terry and Aleta Schmidt Eric and Barbara Schmitz Mrs. Irving Schoenberg Mr. Wendell Frank Schott Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Schwartz Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Schwartz

Bob and Sally Schwierking Mr. and Mrs. David Seldin Mr. & Mrs. F.J. Sharpe Dr. Ashley Shaw Mr. and Mrs. Arol and Peggie Sherwin James Sherwood/Camila Villamil Mr. and Mrs. Garry Simpson Tom and June Simpson Paul and Diana Sims Harold T. & Barbara Singer Hon. J. Harrison and Elisabeth Smith Bill and Missy Smith Mr. & Mrs. James Snyder Mr. and Mrs. Greg Soulliere Col. and Mrs. Donald Spearel Mr. Stephen J. Spencer - Spencer & Associates Architect Mr. Andrew Spetz Drs. Jonathan & Lisa Squires Mr. Terrence Stapleton Gus and Frances Stavros Al & Sandee Steinberg Mr. John Stevens John and Bonni Stokely David P. Stone & Deborah G. Stone Mrs. J.O. Stone & Mrs. Nell Rodriguez Ron and Shirley Strange Mr. and Mrs. Richard Strefling Jim & Jane Strenski Tim and Sandy Stroyne Ms. Jill Strumpf Sun Country Cleaners Dr. Diane L. Sutton Dr. Vera & Mr. Kenneth Swade Roy & Cathy Sweatman Karen Sweeney Jeanne Talerico Carl and Heidi Tandatnick Terri & Robert Tankel Think Tank Studio Dave Thomas & Julie Lachman Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. Tocklin Mr. and Mrs. Raphael Tourin Transamerica Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Trusina John and Jean Tsagaris Dr. & Mrs. Ty Tvedten UBS Financial Services, Inc. Joan Vecchioli & Andrew Salzman Karen & Dan Vietto Vir-Sec, Inc. VISION SYSTEMS, INC. Richard and Susan Vondrak Dr. and Mrs. Craig Walker Dr. & Mrs. Lee Watkins Jr Gary and Cynthia Webster Mark Weinkrantz

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Elden & Ruth Weiss Dr. Steven & Irene Weiss Angel Welker Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Whitaker Jr Ron & Lonni Whitchurch Debbie White Mr. and Mrs. Carl White Diane & Art Whitney Mr. Brian Williams Janet Wilson and Joseph Girgenti Paul Wolfenden and Rosemary Fennell Chet Yoakum and Diane Bennett Dr. & Mrs. Todd Yonteck Mr. and Mrs. Warren Young Dr. & Mrs. Lane Ziegler John Zolfo Louise Zwier

PRODUCER: $800+ ANNUALLY Mr. and Mrs. Keith Bailey Mr. Kadle Betz Mr. John Bridson Mr. and Mrs. William Brown Douglas C. Buchan & Associates Mrs. Cheryl Buetzow Dr. and Mrs. Kerry Chamberlain Mr. and Ms. Ronald Cohn Mr. Dave Cosper Mr. and Mrs. Gary R. Cox Mr. Richard Denmon Mr. & Mrs. Joel F. Dennison Mr. & Mrs. John R. Ferguson Ms. Tanya Field Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Finnegan Mr. and Ms. Phillip D. Folger Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Forman Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Fraizer Mr. Ralph Frank Ms. Diane Frazer Mr. and Mrs. Louis Giocondo Gotta Havit Auto Insurance Mr. and Mrs. Everitt Hehn Ms. Roberta Horton Alvin and Shirley Howes Ms. Sally Jensen Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Keech Mr. Rodney Korf Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kraft Mr. John Lamprecht Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lenart Mr. and Mrs. Philip S. Mancini Mr. and Mrs. Jack McLaughlin Mrs. Hazel Miller Ralph Money Mr. and Mrs. Tom Morrow Bobbie Mueller Norwegian Wood, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. David Perkey Mr. Rick Reeder

Mr. Charles Rogers Mrs. Sheldon L. Rothman Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Runge Mr. Dennis Ryan Mr. Steven Scott and Ms. Jannie Marthinsen Mr. Bill Sumansky and Ms. Tori Lewis Mr. and Mrs. David Surplus Mr. & Mrs. Richard Sweeney Mr. Brandon Tecklenburg Mr. Anthony Vitale Dr. Arnold H. Weinstein Mrs. P.G. Winquist Ms. Elizabeth Wydro Mr. and Mrs. Ed Yeager Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Zareczny

TROUPER: $400+ ANNUALLY Mr. Stephen Abelman Mr. and Dr. Rodney Ackley Mr. and Mrs. Andy Adams Mr. Dennis Albasi Mr. Gregory Anderson Ms. Jan Anderson Ms. Rosalyn A. Anderson Mr. Charles Angelillis Mr. Edward Apodaca Ms. Patricia Arbutine Mr. Larry Archbell Mr. & Mrs. Marty Armstrong Ms. Jacqueline Arocho Mr. Alan Asendorf Ms. Norma Austin Mr. & Mrs. Charles Bachteler Mr. and Mrs. Clint Baker Ms. Donna Baker Mr. Michael Baker and Ms. Dar Rasor Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Barlis Ms. Myra J. Barrington Dr. and Mrs. Leroy C. Barry Ms. Janet L. Baustert David & Sheryl Baxley Mrs. Claudia Beghe-Balducci Mr. Harry Beisswenger Belleair Opticians / Image Eyewear Bennett Consulting Services Mr. J. Forrest Bennett Mr. David Berry Ms. Debora Ann Bickel Ms. Nikki Bicknell Mr. Justin Bidwell Ms. Theresa Binz Ms. Dawn Blake Ms. Donna Blazevic Ms. Stacie Bondurant Mr. Carl Bourne Mrs. Bonnie Bowen Mr. and Mrs. Heinrich Bracker Ms. Jacob Braun Dr. David B. Brill Mr. Richard Brindley Mr. K. Burd & Mrs. A. Kananda Mr. and Mrs. Peter F. Burger Mrs. Alice Burnham Mr. Dale Burns J. Richard Caldwell, Jr. Ms. JoAnne Caldwell Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Caleca

Mr. Jim Calhoun Ms. Marilyn Calora Mr. Joseph Camera Mr. Thomas Camera Mr. Guy R. Campbell III Mr. William R. Campbell Mr. Larry Capps Ms. Deborah Carder Mr. Jeffrey Cario Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Carlino Ms. Mary C. Carroll Marj & Nick Catalano Mr. Richard Chambers Ms. Mary Chebuhar Mrs. Marcia Chernick Ms. Roberta Lutz Christenson Mr. & Mrs. J. Keith & Michelle Clark Mr. Robert L. Clark Mr. Warren Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Gary W. Collotta Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Comer Mr. Carl Conley Mr. Jeffrey Conway Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Coogan Mr. Cornwell and Mr. Jordan Mr. & Mrs. Carl Corrello Mr. Tim Costello Mrs. Diane Cote Mr. and Mrs. George E. Cousin Ms. Donna Dackow Mr. and Mrs. John D’Alessandro Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dallmann Ms. Brenda Daniel Dr. Roger N. Danziger Mr. Jeffrey Darman Mr. and Mrs. David Deal Lt. Col. & Mrs. Eddie Deerfield Mrs. Mary Delk Mrs. Ann Delmonico Ms. Helene Delzer Marley, Cary and Randy Denierio Drs. Devaki & Naakesh Dewan Ms. Phyllis Di Vilio Mr. and Mrs. Manny DiMatteo Mr. James Dixon Ms. Lolain Dobbs Mr. Paul R. Donahue Ms. Lisa Dowling Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Mark Drazkowski Mr. Brent Dudgeon Mr. Jeff Durham Mr. & Mrs. Rick Edens Mr. Dennis Edmonds Mr. Daniel Eggleston Mr. Dale Engerer Mr. and Mrs. Dale Ensminger Mr. & Mrs. T. Edward Entreken Mr. James M. Esser Ms. C. Lee Essrig Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Euhus Ms. Theresa A. Evanosky Mr. Joseph Fabel Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fachtmann Ms. Pamela Farnsworth Mr. Reynald Feldt Mr. Steve Ferguson Mr. Vincent Ferracano Mr. Robert Fields Mr. and Mrs. David Findley Ms. Cheryl Finney

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Flanagan Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Floyd Ms. Christine Frankel Mr. John Frantz Mr. and Mrs. Larry French Mrs. Marjorie Gary Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Geagan Mr. Charles T. Genovese Mr. Michael Glasner Mr. Richard Glass Mrs. Nancy Godwin Mrs. Emma K. Goeman Dr. and Mrs. Warren Goldstein Ms. Suzanne Gordon Mrs. Deborah Gotcheyan Mr. Kenneth P. Gould Mr. & Mrs. William Grace Mr. and Mrs. Steven Greenfield Mr. and Mrs. Burton Greenway Mr. Ralph Gross Ms. Ellen Grossman Mr. Terry Growcock Ms. Sandy Grumblatt Mr. Joseph Grzesiak Mr. Gary Hamachek Dr. Robert Hannum Ms. Judith Hansen Mr. William Harcourt Mr. Steve Harms Mr. & Mrs. Carl Harness Mr. and Mrs. Ben Harriman Mr. & Mrs. Tom Harrington Ms. Susan Harris Ms. Harris-Garvin Mr. David Harshany Ms. Patricia Hasslen Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Hauer Mr. Clayton Hauser Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Haverty Ms. Amy Heimlich Mr. Henry and Mrs. Reuter Mrs. Pamella S. Hensley Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Hernandez Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hernandez Mr. Dwayne Hickman Mr. Irv Hoffman Mrs. Cindy Holland Mr. and Mrs. Leon Horn Mr. Robert Host Ms. Eileen Howe Ms. JoAnn Hunter Ms. Jane Hussar Mr. and Mrs. Perry Jacques Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jarvis Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Jata Mr. L.B. Joel Mrs. Gwendolyn Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Ted Johnson Ms. Katherine Jones Mr. Samuel Jones Mr. VanKeuren Jones Mrs. Mary Joswig Mr. & Mrs. David H. Karchner Mr. Dean Karikas Mr. Daniel Kasaris Mr. Shaun Keenan Dr. & Mrs. Timothy F. Kelly Mr. James Kennedy Mr. Duane R. Kilbride Mr. John King

Ms. Sheila King Mr. and Mrs. Philip Klein Mr. and Mrs. Robert Knoth Mr. Keith W. Koehler Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Koski Ms. Sharon Kostyun Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Kovinsky Dr. and Mrs. Robert Kurtis Mrs. Linda LaMaire Dr. Anne Lampru and Mr. Ed Greene Mr. John Land Mr. Paul Lankford Ms. Penny Larsen Ms. Anne Lauder Mr. & Mrs. Ronald F. Lee James and Karen Lehrburger Ms. Janie Leslie Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lewis Ronald Lewis Mr. Elias Liatsis Ms. Pamela Mace Dr. & Mrs. Theodore Machler Mr. Craig A. Magnuson Mr. & Mrs. Ron Maiden Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. Mann Mr. Anthony Marsello Mr. & Mrs. Raymond B. Martinez Dr. D Mason & Dr. C Paganini Mr. Ted Mast Mr. and Mrs. John Matuska Dr. and Mrs. Richard Maza Mr. Robert McClure Mr. and Mrs. Kevin McElligott Ms. Judith A. McLeod Mrs. Thomas McNearney Mr. and Mrs. John McNeely Ms. Phyllis McQuillan Thomas and Kathryn Meachum Ms. Judith Mellor Mr. Chris Mercer Mr. George Merchant Ms. Evelyn K. Meyer Ms. Jane R. Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Emil Milker Mrs. Charlene Miller Mr. David Miller Harri Miller Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Miller S.C. Mitchell Mr. George Mootz Mr. Randy Morey Mr. & Mrs. Dennis J. Mullen / Mullen Corp.

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Murphy Mr. Joseph Naylor Sr Mr. Richard Neese Mr. Michael Nettle Mr. Jay A. Nizborski Ms. Jeri Norman Mr. Calvin Nystrom Louis S. Orloff Mr. and Mrs. Michael Oshiro Osinga Construction, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Stan Osman Ms. Eby Jean S. Owen Mrs. Norma Padron Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pajot Mr. and Mrs. Robert Palano Dr. & Mrs. Louis Palermo

Christine Pallante Dr. Carol Pappas Mrs. Wanita Patrick Mr. Albert Pavlas Mr. Richard Pearson Mr. Jon Pellett Janey L. Peters Mr. and Mrs. Brian Peterson Dr. J Wayne Phillips & Mrs. Bridget Phillips Tom & Marge Piernick Mr. Philip Pipitone Mr. James B. Podraza Mr. and Mrs. John Porreca Mr. Edward Proefke Jr Mr. & Mrs. Richard Prosman Mrs. Marci Pruitt Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Pugh Ms. Tricia Pursley Mr. James R. Ragsdale Alan Ralph Mr. and Mrs. Lee Regulski Mr. Reiner and Ms. Kilbride Mr. Anthony Reins Mr. Marc Richman Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Rickson Mr. and Mrs. Dan Riggs Ms. Mary Jo Riley Mr. James D. Robinson Mr. Rene Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. Adam Rosenthal Mrs. Paula Rosoff Mr. Paul Rubenstein Mr. and Mrs. Andrej Rutkis Dr. Christine Ruva Ms. Diana Sager Mrs. Ruth Benjamin Samuels Mrs. Sandra Sanfilippo Mr. Frank Scaglione Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scalfaro Mr. Martin Schachter Mr. and Mrs. Trevor Schaffer Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Scheafnocker Dr. and Mrs. Paul Schmidt Mr. Robert M. Schmidt Mr. & Mrs. Karl Schmitz Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Seigel Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sharkey Mr. Robert Shreve Mr. Lawrence Silver Mr. Albert Simeone Mr. William Simmons Mr. Harrison Simpson Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Singleton Mr. and Mrs. William Slobodkin Mr. Eric Smith Ms. Laura Smith Mr. Bruce Snively Mr. Joseph Sofarelli Mrs. Barbara Sparrer Mr. & Mrs. Dale Spurgeon Mr. Randy Squires Mrs. Barbara Stafford Mr. Jon Statham Mr. and Mrs. Dan Stites Mr. Donald Stratton Ms. Joann Strobbe and Mr. Tom MacQuarrie Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Sussman Mrs. Marilyn V. Sweebe Mr. Daniel Szarowicz and

Ms. Debbie Fambro Mr. and Mrs. Walter Tanner Mr. Preston Taylor Mrs. Linda Tenney Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Tennison Mrs. Joan Thibault Ms. Deborah Thomas Ms. Tammy Thomas Mr. Earl Timmons Mr. Theodore W. Tober Jr Ms. Melissa Trimble Mr. Spiros Tsimbinos Mr. Brian Turkel Ms. Terry Sue Turner Ultrasound Imaging Specialists Ms. Karen Van Valin Mr. and Mrs. Arnold VanZanten Ms. Laurie Varre Mr. Alan Vernick Mr. James Vernon Mr. Spiro Verras Ms. Cynthia Vitters Mr. David Walker and Ms. Alicia Medeiros Ms. Lauren K. Wanzie Ms. Sarah Ward Mrs. Veronica Wawrzonek Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey C. Weber Mr. Herb Weintraub Mr. David Welte Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Whiddon Ms. Margaret White Ms. Kathy Wilder Ms. Elizabeth C. Williams Mr. Elmer C. Williams Mr. Robert Williams Sen. and Mrs. Harold Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Wisted Mr. and Mrs. Bill Woodard Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Yacko Mr. Orin S. Yarbrough Mrs. J. Yonker and Mr. M. Kara Mr. and Mrs. Gene Zakis Mr. Robert Zavisza Mr. Bill Zell Ms. Miriam Zimms / Kessler Consulting Zink Family Ltd Partnership

$200 AND UNDER Although space does not allow us to list the nearly 4,500 members that help us continue to change lives through the performing arts, we consider them invaluable to us in the completion of our mission and extend our appreciation to them for their generosity.

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SPECIAL FUNDRAISING EVENTS… CHANGING LIVES THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS. 2nd Annual Dare to Dream Awards Focuses on Student Talent The 2nd Annual Dare to Dream Awards held at the Capitol Theatre showcased the breadth of students trained at the Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts at Ruth Eckerd Hall. Maya Jacobson, a 17-yearold high school senior who has studied dance, drama and voice for the past eight years, won the first place scholarships in the drama and vocal categories as well as Fan Favorite. Maya shared, “Winning the three scholarships is truly an honor. I will major in musical theatre at The Boston Conservatory and the scholarship funds will enable me to go to my ‘dream school’ with less debt. Thank you to Ruth Eckerd Hall and the Dare to Dream Award supporters!”

Additional first place winners shared what this scholarship means to them.

Ashlyn Bolton, first place winner of the dance scholarship commented, “I will be able to further the range of my education in music and acting as well as strengthen my dance skills.”

Tony Stagnitta, first place winner of the jazz scholarship told us, “I will use this scholarship to further my studies in jazz so that I will be able to manipulate the style at my whim.”

Mark Trotter, first place winner of the instrumental classical scholarship said, “The funds from this scholarship will help open key doors to the conservatories that can assist me in making my dream of orchestral horn performance a reality.”

THANK YOU TO THESE GENEROUS SPONSORS, THE LIVES OF FOUR MORE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN CHANGED THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS! Photo credit: Jeff O’Kelley

Presenting Sponsor – Bright House Networks Star Sponsors – Raymond James • The Vounteer Usher Fund Inspiring Sponsors – Creative Contractors Inc. • Klar & Klar Architects Inc. Dream Sponsors – Barbara O. Hart Fund within the Community Foundation of Greater Lakeland • NorthStar Bank THANK YOU TO THE MEMBERS OF THE NUEVO ARTS GROUP FOR ENRICHING THE LIVES OF OTHERS WITH THE CLASSICS!

The Nuevo Arts Group (formerly known as the Stradivarius Society) is comprised of arts patrons dedicated to supporting the classics including ballet, opera, classical music and jazz. This newly formed group gathered for an appreciation dinner prior to the Lang Lang performance. The evening was hosted by Zev Buffman, President and CEO of Ruth Eckerd Hall and Vilma Buffman, Event Chair. The major sponsors were Betty Jo Andrews (far right) and J. Harrison and Elisabeth Smith (first and second from left) pictured with Lang Lang. Betty Jo shared, “The classics are an important part of the performing arts. I realize that the audiences for the classics are getting smaller and smaller but that doesn’t mean that audience is not important. Anyone that was at the Lang Lang performance would have been happy to join the Nuevo Arts Group… it was that outstanding.” The Smiths commented, “The arts are important… they are the mark of a civilization. We need to provide an awareness of the classics and we need to make it accessible. We think that everyone that can should support Ruth Eckerd Hall.”

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Betty Jo Andrews Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Berkman Mr. and Mrs. George M. Cantonis Marjorie A. Dimmitt Jan Harden Ingrid O. Kellermann Sandra Ruppel Deborah and Charlie Rutz Maureen and Steve Swanson J. Harrison and Elisabeth Smith Mrs. Jerald B. Turner Dr. and Mrs. Frank M. Williams

Dillard’s Fashion Show Benefits Arts Education WE EXTEND OUR APPRECIATION TO THE FOLLOWING FOR HELPING US CONTINUE TO RAISE THE CRITICAL FUNDS NEEDED TO CHANGE STUDENTS’ LIVES THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS:

The fifth annual fashion show, Live Like You’re On Stage presented by Dillard’s, featuring the latest trends of the season was held at Westfield Countryside Mall to benefit the educational programs at the Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts at Ruth Eckerd Hall.

Comedian Tim Wilkins hosted the event. Performer Lisa Casalino serenaded guests.

Dawn Zachman, Special Events Director for Dillard’s East Division shared, “Dillard’s is proud to support Ruth Eckerd Hall at the Richard B. Baumgardner Center for the Performing Arts.

The community is enriched by the educational opportunities and exciting performances provided. Dillard’s is honored to share in the continuation of this mission.”

Countryside Dillard’s store associates Mary White, Dillard’s Store Manager, Countryside Dawn Zachman, Special Events Director for Dillard’s East Division Louise Platt, Vice President for Advertising for Dillard’s East Division Mark Killingsworth, Vice President of Merchandising for Dillard’s East Division Westfield Countryside Mall

Since their inception 33 years ago, the members of the Leading Ladies have supported the arts education programs of Ruth Eckerd Hall with contributions totaling $1.6 million.

This season they conducted Breakfast with Santa, a Posh Sale, a Casino Royale event and a Kentucky Derby party raising $18,000. Kathy Rabon, former Chief Development Officer (center) and Jan Harroun, previous Leading Ladies President and Advisor (right) joined Shirley Boelhower (left), current Leading Ladies President, who commented, “As the 2013-14 Leading Ladies President, I would like to personally thank everyone that willingly stepped up to the plate to make this year a success. I was fortunate to have a strong Board and excellent event chairs that made my life easier. I look forward to next year and the changes in the Leading Ladies structure that have been implemented. The Leading Ladies Committee is ready to hit the ground running in September with plans for the 12th Annual Breakfast with Santa already in place. I encourage everyone to be a part of this holiday tradition!”

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PREFERRED CORPORATE PARTNERS AND GRANTORS… CHANGING LIVES THROUGH THE PERFORMING ARTS.

Preferred Corporate Partners Share Why They Support the Performing Arts William “Bill” Dean Brown, (right) Chief Chocolate Officer of William Dean Chocolates, has been one of our preferred corporate partners since 2013. He was at a performance with Scott Kistler, (left) Vice President of Strategy and Business Development for Suncoast Hospice and shared, At William Dean Chocolates, we feel it is important to support Ruth Eckerd Hall as they provide a tremendous value to the community. They not only provide artists for our enjoyment but also work to teach and develop the artists in our young people. Supporting the arts is really just giving a gift to ourselves. I love the quote: ‘Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.’ Ruth Eckerd provides us that opportunity when we need it most.”

Mike Bollenback, (left) Shareholder at Bollenback & Forret, PA, has been a preferred corporate partner since 2013 and a member of the Hall since 2006. He shared, “Ruth Eckerd Hall and the Capitol Theatre are the best venues with the best music, shows, educational programs and people. What more could you ask for?”

Daniel Ruiz, (right) Financial Services Professional Agent with New York Life, and a preferred corporate partner since 2010 told us that supporting the performing arts is important to him and his company for the following reasons, “For me, it’s a combination of having an opportunity to see the best concerts in the area and also having an opportunity to rub elbows with the ‘movers and shakers’ of Tampa Bay. It also brings me much pride when I bring a possible partner to the table!”

Grant from the Tampa Bay Lightning Foundation Allows Arts Patrons To Give Back For the second year, Ruth Eckerd Hall has been selected to receive a $5,000 award from the Tampa Bay Lightning Foundation. We were selected as a recipient by Community Hero of the Year, Glen Schubert (left) of Instruments of Change, which gives away musical instruments for free to children who can’t afford them. Glen has been involved with Ruth Eckerd Hall for years and may expand his involvement in the future. The funds will go toward general operations and tuition assistance at the Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts.

In 2013, the Lightning Community Hero of the Year went to another longtime supporter of Ruth Eckerd Hall, Dwayne Scheuneman (right).

After an accident 10 years ago, which paralyzed him, he started a nonprofit organization that teaches disabled children how to dance.

The $5,000 from that year’s grant supported the costs to bring live performances to 3,500 at-risk students at local Title One elementary schools.

Thank you Glen, Dwayne and the Tampa Bay Lightning Foundation for helping us change lives through the performing arts!

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A BIG THANK YOU

to Ruth Eckerd Hall’s Preferred Corporate Partners!

Health Group Edward White Hospital Largo Medical Center Medical Center of Trinity Northside Hospital St. Petersburg General Hospital

Primary Care Physicians With Locations In:

Plant City • Sun City Land O’ Lakes • Trinity Carrollwood • Mariner Seminole • North Tampa South Tampa • Pasadena Pinellas Park • Riverview

THANK YOU TO OUR 2013-14 GRANTORS! Support for Ruth Eckerd Hall is provided in part through the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, the National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Clearwater and the Leading Ladies of Ruth Eckerd Hall. The Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts is supported in part by The Tampa Bay Times Fund, Inc., Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc., the Pinellas Community Foundation, Friends of Music, Target, Enterprise Holdings Foundation, Pinellas Cultural Foundation, Macy’s, Florida Blue, the Nichols Foundation, South Arts, the Lightning Foundation, New York Life, UPS, GTE Foundation, The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc., Wells Fargo, Clearwater Jazz Holiday and the Volunteer Usher Fund.

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GRAMMY® Museum’s Music Revolution Project Returns for Second Year

Technical Theater Career Training Enters Third Year

The GRAMMY® Museum’s acclaimed Music Revolution Project offers select talented students the chance to engage in musical workshops, songwriting courses, mentoring sessions, record the material they’ve written and perform their new work live. This free four week program will provide participants with an intensive curriculum including instruction, rehearsals and mentoring with GRAMMY® Award-winning artists, directors and composers. The workshops will conclude with a live performance at the Capitol Theatre on Friday, August 15 at 7:30 pm.

Festivities from 6:00 to 7:30 pm will include performances on Cleveland Street in front of the Capitol Theatre with talented young artists from last year’s GRAMMY® Music Revolution Project including the Ries Brothers, Denim Blue and Miclain Keith, Gulf Boulevard featuring Kayla Engberg and Nat Drum – her. Call the Ticket Office at 727.791.7400 for your FREE tickets. VIP tickets are also available for $30.

The Technical Theater Career Training program completed its second year with 70 students participating from seven partner schools. This program provides free hands-on workshops that focus on what it takes to make shows happen from behind-the-scenes. The program will be expanded to include job awareness in all areas of Ruth Eckerd Hall such as marketing and promotion, production, programming, development, education, operations and ticketing/information services. Currently, the new working title is Careers in Theater. To increase the reach of this program, invitations to master classes/ workshops will open up to all students at partner schools including those in non-theater programs. The program will continue to offer the ability for students to ”shadow” Ruth Eckerd Hall touring shows and work in or observe the total process of loading-in shows, sound checks, lighting and all elements leading up to the performance.

The program partners will include Clear Track Recording Studios in Clearwater. A new element called Teaching Our Teachers will also be introduced in the coming year.

Two of the students from last year’s program, Charlie and Kevin Ries, performed at the 2nd Annual Dare to Dream Awards held at the Capitol Theatre and shared their thoughts about being a part of the program, “It was an amazing experience. We got to play and write with many musicians from different musical backgrounds such as jazz, classical and reggae. It really opened our minds to other styles of playing. It was incredible to get to meet so many talented players and also people in the industry.

We are so thankful for what the program gave us – a once in a lifetime experience that gave us relationships and knowledge that will last a lifetime.”

According to Jerry L. Shaver, Retired Theater Educator and Director with Pinellas County Schools, “I recommend that you take advantage of the fantastic opportunities that Ruth Eckerd Hall is offering for free to the school system. The chance to meet and network with professionals in various fields, to learn about technical theater and how that knowledge could be applied to other areas and the various jobs to which theater training could lead are just some of the excellent worthwhile outcomes.”

This year’s program includes:

Thank you to our partner schools:

• 34 talented students, aged 14-19 years old

• Berkeley Preparatory School • Calvary Christian High School • Clearwater High School • Countryside High School • East Lake High School • St. Petersburg College • University of Tampa

• From all around the Tampa Bay area (as far south as Bradenton and as far east as Plant City) • Program housed entirely on the campus of the Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts at Ruth Eckerd Hall from July 21-August 14

Project: Shattered Silence Shines By age 15, Ana had suffered unbelievable abuse at the hands of her stepfather. After three years and many beatings, Ana and her family bravely fled. After battling homelessness and tremendous anger, Ana has become an honor student, received prestigious leadership awards and has a very promising future.

Thanks to Project: Shattered Silence, Ana was given an outlet to share her experiences and a way to work toward forgiveness and healing.

Since being formed six years ago, Project: Shattered Silence, featuring the real-life experiences of young people in our community, told in their voices, has given nearly 120 teenagers a way to share their personal struggles. Project: Shattered Silence has been the topic of a documentary created in partnership with WEDU, won a regional Emmy Award®, has been accepted for national distribution by American Public Television, was the recipient of the Images and Voices of Hope National Award of Excellence and was the topic of an article in the Playbill® VIP Spotlight series.

This year’s sixth original production, Compositions, touched on topics that all ages could relate to such as personal identity and family while delving into the minds and lives of those we pass every day on the street to learn about everyone’s truly unique “composition.” Over the course of 10 months, a theatrical work was put together, based entirely on truth. As in past years, students performed to sold out crowds.

According to Jared O’Roark, Artistic Director, Project: Shattered Silence captures “the catharsis of a group of courageous teenagers who are willing to bare their souls, share their intriguing, heart-wrenching stories of struggle and survival, rejection and acceptance and ultimately unwavering hope.”

For more information on Project: Shattered Silence, please watch the documentary WEDU-PBS did on the project at www.wedu.org/ projectshatteredsilence.

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Jazz Students Attend Prestigious Competition Members of Ruth Eckerd Hall’s Jazz Band were selected as one of the 12 finest jazz bands in the country and the only one representing the entire U.S. East Coast to participate in the Savannah Musical Festival’s 9th Annual High School Jazz Band competition, where 25 students worked with jazz masters for three days, performed in showcases, played in competition rounds and attended a variety of performances.

Jason, one of the talented jazz students who went on this trip shared, “I want to express my appreciation for the tremendous opportunity of participating in the Savannah Music Festival. My experience there was nothing short of life changing!

Meeting musicians like Christian McBride (jazz bassist) and Terell Stafford (jazz trumpeter) and seeing them play was positively inspiring. I feel that my playing has consistently improved since my experience in Savannah.” Thank you to the members of the Volunteer Usher Fund, Terrell and Joe Clark, Fred and Aleta Fisher, Clearwater Jazz Holiday and all the donors who demonstrated their generosity through the Power2Give campaign to make this trip possible. Your support helped us change more lives through the performing arts!

Fred Travalena Memorial Scholarship Awarded Lois Travalena (right) presented the Fred Travalena Memorial Scholarship to Kylie Couture at the 2nd Annual Dare to Dream Awards held at the Capitol Theatre. In keeping with Fred’s special relationship with and commitment to our military, the Fred Travalena Memorial Scholarship provides opportunities for members of military families to study music, drama and/or dance at the Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts at Ruth Eckerd Hall. Kylie is a 16-year-old junior who has been a student at the Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts since 2010 participating in camps, classes and private lessons. She also placed third in the vocal category in this year’s Dare to Dream Awards.

Kylie shared, “I know that this scholarship will be invaluable in helping me get to college and in letting me study what I love on my own terms.”

Landon Korabek Memorial Scholarship Winner Named Susan and Greg Korabek established the Landon Korabek Foundation to remember their son Landon who died unexpectedly at the age of 17. Part of the foundation’s mission focuses on fostering musical education in the community. In order to honor Landon’s love of music and ensure that his song will live on to be sung by others, Susan and Greg hold the OneLove Memorial JamFest each spring. Susan and Greg Korabek (second and third from left) along with event committee member Kendra Pilson (fourth from left) presented $6,500 raised from this year’s event to Sharon Reid-Kane, Senior Director of Education (far left), Suzanne Ruley, Interim Chief Development Officer (second from right) and Melissa Nolan, Registrar (far right) to fund a scholarship in Landon’s name that provides one year of private music lessons for a deserving student at the Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts at Ruth Eckerd Hall. The recipient of this year’s scholarship is fourteen-year-old student, Daniel Boelke (in hat) who shared, “I was elated and honored to receive the Landon Korabek Memorial Scholarship. If I had not received this scholarship, my family would not have been able to pay for me to ontinue private lessons. Private lessons are helping me to improve vocally and theatrically. I am very lucky and thankful.”

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New shows are being added all of the time! For a complete calendar, up-to-date information or to purchase tickets to any of our great shows, please contact the Ruth Eckerd Hall Ticket Office at 727.791.7400 or visit our website at www.RuthEckerdHall.com. All dates and times are subject to change. Circle of Stars members, please contact us on the VIP Line.

Shows & Events AUGUST

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Late Nite Catechism – Sister’s Summer School; 2 & 8 pm* / ***

9 Crosby, Stills & Nash; 7:30 pm 10 Late Nite Catechism – Sister’s Summer School; 3 pm* / *** 15 GRAMMY® Museum Music Revolution Project

Concert; 7:30 pm* (6 pm Street Party) 16 Rock ‘n’ Blues Hippiefest; 7:30 pm***

(Hippie Marketplace; 5:30 pm)

Featuring Johnny Winter Band, Edger Winter Band,

Vanilla Fudge, Peter Rivera formerly of Rare Earth and

Savoy Brown’s Kim Simmonds 19 Michael McDonald + Toto; 7:30 pm

TORI AMOS • AUG 22 8 pm

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9th Annual Gala, What a Feeling; 6:30 pm** Chaired by Alan and Nancy Bomstein Inspired by the performance of Flashdance – The Musical (scheduled to perform on March 28, 2015) Benefits the arts education programs of the Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts Encore performance by Southtown Fever Band Experience Hendrix 2014 Tour; 8 pm Celebrate the music and legacy of Jimi Hendrix Together on one stage: Billy Cox, Buddy Guy, Jonny Lang, Zakk Wylde, Kenny Wayne Shephard, Eric Johnson, Rich Robinson, Doyle Bramhall II, Chris Layton, Eric Gales & more Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers; 8 pm*

Complete your entertainment experience by joining us for our popular pre-show meals! Reserve your lunch or dinner today by contacting us at 727.791.7400 or www.RuthEckerdHall.com/events/dining.

Here’s how you can contact us to get involved: For Circle of Stars membership information including Friends of Music, the ultimate VIP Experience, please contact Maggie Ciadella, Annual Giving Manager at 727.712.2712 or mciadella@RuthEckerdHall.net.

For Circle of Friends membership information or to support a Leading Ladies event, please contact Heather Wilson, Development Specialist at 727.712.2795 or hwilson@RuthEckerdHall.net.

To become a Preferred Corporate Partner of the Hall, please contact Katie Abbitt-Hartnett, Corporate Relations Manager at 727.712.2716 or kabbitt-hartnett@RuthEckerdHall.net.

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Interested in becoming a volunteer usher, please contact Sandy Villasuso, Event Services Manager at 727.712.2707 or svillasuso@RuthEckerdHall.net.

Interested in becoming an administrative volunteer, please contact Kirsten Forczek, Human Resources Generalist at 727.712.2767 or kforczek@RuthEckerdHall.net.

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To become involved in the Expanding the Experience Capital Campaign, please contact Anna Hertrich, Campaign Development Associate at 727.724.5300 or ahertrich@RuthEckerdHall.net.

To support the Hall’s fundraising events or to host a Charity of Choice event to benefit the Hall’s arts education programs, please contact Nancy Dietrich, Director of Special Events at 727.712.2760 or ndietrich@RuthEckerdHall.net.

Interested in learning more about becoming a Grantor, please contact Suzanne Ruley, Interim Chief Development Officer at 727.712.2761 or sruley@RuthEckerdHall.net.

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Peter Frampton; 8 pm Kevin James; 8 pm The Australian Pink Floyd Show; 8 pm Rodrigo & Gabriela; 8 pm Classic Albums Live – The Beatles; 7 pm* Los Lonely Boys; 7:30 pm* Jorma Kaukonen; 8 pm* Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band; 8 pm Sammy Hagar; 8 pm Kids Bop; 2 pm* Bill Maher; 8 pm Last Comic Standing; 8 pm*

*The Capitol Theatre, downtown Clearwater. Call 727.712.2760 for details. ** Call 727.712.2760 for details. *** Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, the Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.

Editorial Credits Applause is published three times per year for the members of Ruth Eckerd Hall located at the Richard B. Baumgardner Center for the Performing Arts. Every effort has been made to include all of those that should be included in each article and in each issue. If you have any inquiries, comments or suggestions, please contact Applause, Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater, Florida 33759, 727.791.7060, www.RuthEckerdHall.com.

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Ruth Eckerd Hall, Inc. Joshua Magidson, Chairman, Ruth Eckerd Hall, Inc. Zev Buffman, President & CEO, Ruth Eckerd Hall, Inc Writer / Editor Tami Alderman, Development Associate

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Staff Contributors Katie Abbitt-Hartnett, Corporate Relations Manager Megan Brennan, Director of Marketing Maggie Ciadella, Annual Giving Manager Nancy Dietrich, Director of Special Events Anna Hertrich, Campaign Development Associate Graphic Design Think Tank Studio

Katie Pedretty, Public Relations Manager Sharon Reid-Kane, Senior Director of Education Suzanne Ruley, Interim Chief Development Officer Heather Wilson, Development Specialist

Mission Statement Ruth Eckerd Hall engages the community to master, experience, discover and explore quality performing arts.