ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

2008 Festival Steering Committee:

Co-Chairs Festival 2008: Karen Crist & Tris Denton
Festival Advisors: Dee Denton, Malcolm Mathes, Joan Sappington, Sandy Hageman, Andrew Edwards, Lois Suwol
Special Exhibit: Painting With Fire: Wood Fired Ceramics, Natalie Warrens, Curator; Sandy Hageman & Lois Suwol, Special Exhibit Co-Chairs
Visual Arts Open Show/Artist Registration: Jan Rimerman, Curator
Artist's Vision Juried Exhibit: Lisa Wiser, Curator; Kristina Flickinger, Assistant
Fine Arts Craft Faire - George Rogers Park: Sharon Geraci, Curator; Patricia Rogers, Assistant; Julie Stoltz, Volunteer Coordinator
Food Faire at George Rogers Park: Beth Corey, Coordinator
Wine & Beer Pavilion: Jerry Wheeler, Coordinator; John Kennedy, Volunteer Chair
Entertainment: Dan Schauffler, Music Curator; Kellie Johnson, Assistant
Sign & Banner Coordinator: Shawn Hickox
Lake Oswego Visual Arts Chronicle Exhibit: Tom Carey, Curator
Education Program, Hands On Art: Katie Erb Brink, Curator; Joe Robinson, Assistant Curator
Missoula Children's Theatre Coordinators: Abby DenUyl, Kathy Kern
Kid's Day in the Park Coordinator: Terri Fackrell & Abby DenUyl
Services and Facilities Coordinator: Nina Dodd
Hospitality Co-Chairs: Marabee Bertelsen, Amy Loewen, Brett Palmquist
Opening Night Reception Chair: Bonnie Cartwright
Artist Reception Co-Chairs: Zandra Winters & Laurlie Joyce
Sales Office Coordinator: Mary Holstein
Sales Office Assistant: Jackie MacGregor
Plant & Garden Coordinators: Sharon Axtell, Cheryl Denton
Artist Registration & Festival Office Coordinator: Diane Englert
Registration: Dee Denton
Friends of the Festival Membership Coordinator: Jackie MacGregor
Marketing & Media: Schuster Media, Tiffany Schuster
Merchant Arts Partnership Program (MAPP): Carmen Stuart, Yvette Weeks
Blue Ribbon Sponsor Coordinator: Jackie MacGregor
Finance Committee: Malcolm Mathes & Don Irving, Co-Chairs, Chuck Pollak, Jackie MacGregor, Tris Denton, Karen Crist, Dee Denton, Joan Sappington, George Sorenson
Information Booth Coordinator: Kelly Carter
Hotel Liaison: Beverly Meehan
Lake Oswego Foundation For the Arts Liaisons: Cheryl Brock, Executive Director; Susan Bitzer, Program Manager
City of Lake Oswego Liaisons: Jane Heisler, Public Affairs Director; Bonnie Hirshberger, Citizen Information Coordinator
Set Up And Take Down Coordinators: Jerry Koll, Malcolm Mathes
Office Supervisor: Diane Englert
Administration Assistant: Lisa Galloway
Lakewood Center for the Arts Director: Andrew Edwards

2008 Special Acknowledgements:

Advertising Design: Susan Brown, Marketing & Advertising Design
Festival Program: Lake Oswego Review, Brian Monihan
Festival Signage: Chili Pepper Signs/Shawn Hickox
Computer Entry Coordinator: Dan Hallberg and Diane Englert
Set-up Coordinators: Malcolm Mathes, Jim Sanders, Jeremy Hakala, Jerry Koll
Opening Night Reception Committee: Bonnie Cartwright, Susan Headlee, Nancy Headlee, Joanne Hughes, Patsy Britton, Nicolle Landau, Steve & Linda Dietz, Sally Peters, Dianne & Richard Santee
Opening Night Reception Special Thanks: Bernard Callebaut Chocolaterie, Lakewood Center Associates, Seven Corners Cycles
Entryway and patron reception floral arrangements: Fusion - The Art of Flowers, Inc.
Festival Shuttle: Lake Oswego School District and Laidlaw Transportation
Festival In House Promotion: Palisades Marketplace, Wizer's Oswego Foods
After Show Cleanup: Steve Coury and Lake Oswego High School Football Team
Survey: Noel Klein
Registration and Office Assistance: Tris Denton, Jeanne Denton, Cheryl Denton, Jeanette Garner, Kellie Johnson, Kristin Johnson, Linda Mathes, Linda Buergel, Kathe Kopet, Barb Greise, Wana Mauer

Special Exhibit Credits:

Curator: Natalie Warrens
Artists Committee: Sam Hoffman, Terry Inokuma, Brenda Scott, Sarah Chenoweth, Hiroshi Ogawa, Ken Pincus, Stephen Mickey, Robin Hominuik
Planning Committee Members: Sandy Hageman & Lois Suwol, Chairs; Joan Sappington; Andrew Edwards; Susan Brown; Tiffany Schuster; Malcolm Mathes
Painting With Fire Juried Exhibit Jurors: Robert Barron, Hiroshi Ogawa, Tom Rohr
Special Acknowledgements: The Oregon Potters Association, Mt Hood Community College Ceramics Club, Lane Community College Ceramics Club, Frank Warrens Automotive, Realty Trust Office - Lake Oswego, Kurt Herman, Buddies Flowers, Ron Linn, Mark Terry and Eric Moffitt
Graphics used in promotions for exhibit: Original ceramics created by Robert Barron, Judith Duff, Terry Inokuma, Eva Kwong, Nils Lou, Michal Puszczynski, Ruri, Natalie Warrens
Education Display Graphics: Brad Menninga, Joe Robinson

Artist's Vision Juried Exhibit Credits:

Curator: Lisa Wiser
Artist's Vision Juror: Jennifer Zika, Director Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery
Juror Assistance: Judy Westwood, Anna Zanolli
Slide Preparation: Judy Westwood, Markie Westwood, Bailey Westwood
Show Preparation: Martin Finch, Nadine Finch, Holly Rodway, Anna Zanolli, Molly Reeves, Jennifer Bagwell
Juried Exhibit Volunteers: National Charity League - Lake Oswego Chapter, Michelle Kelly, Emilee Kelly, Patricia Zebrowski, Emily Wolfram, Lynn and Taylor Huck, Tracy and Cali Reis, Sylvie and Annie Misell, Kristina Flickenger.

Youth Artist Exhibits:

Education Co-Curators: Katie Erb Brink & Joe Robinson
Elementary Art Literacy Exhibit Co-Curators: Suzanne Slauson & Joanne Bartlett
Junior High School Art Exhibit: Marilyn Katcher, Curator; Sally Hedman & Louise Levin, Co-Curators
High School Art Exhibition Jurors: Joshua Flint & Jim Wylder
Clay Day Chair: Joe Robinson
Volunteers/High School Art Show Curators: Megan McGuinness, Emily Eddy, JoJo Faris, Jill Cho, Bonnie Riley, Devin Lucid, Kellie Arceneaux, Alex Simpson and Oliver Glenn, Tami Reinhardt and
National Charity League Lake Oswego Chapter, Emily Lui and Sarah Anderson
Awards:  Georgie's Clay; Art Media
Education In-Kind Donations: Georgie's Clay
Student Artist Reception: Safeway Food and Drug
Show Cards: Lazerquick

Open Show Credits:

Curator: Jan Rimerman
Open Show Jurors: Robert Hess, Artist / Professor Emeritus - Willamette University, Keith Jellum, Artist / Professor Emeritus - Portland State University, Carol Yarrow, International Award-Winning Photographer
Open Show Registration: Mary Burgess, Tom Willing, Pam Leland, Dave Leland, Kyle Leland, Colin Leland, Megan Fulton, Amy Markovich, Audre Bratcher, Jackie MacGregor, Karen Crist, Bonnie Cartwright, Sonja Donnelly, Bill Donnelly, Dee Denton,  Joan Sappington, Wana Maurer, Lois Suwol, Sandy Evans, Chris Lewis,  Mary Holstein, Patty Kincaid, Paul Taylor, Joanne Taylor, Susan Gorrie, Karen Carlsen, Bill Polly, Gayle Campbell, Ed Frankel, Joann Frankel, Liz Kenney, Thula Edwards, Nancy Bridgeford, Hank Dietz, Karen Whittle
Framer: Bryan Grimes, Frame of Mind
Open Show Curator Assistants: Colin Leland, Megan Fulton
Student Curators: Emily Knudson, Amanda Stone, Danielle Stone, Bonnie Shelton, Brittany Shelton, Jonathan Sweet, Louis Rogers, Amanda Grisham,  Lindsay Liebman, Marisa Baker, Andrew Taylor, Robert Wegner, Stephanie Rogers, Jeff Rogers, Sarah Holcomb, Tobby Yi, Kristin Taylor, Brandyn Callahan, Anna Owen, Kenzy Sorensen, Gillian Harger, Wendy Kral, Hend Yahya, Derek Beaudoin, Beth White
Show Cards Coordinator: Pam Leland
Artist Reception Co-Chairs: Zandra Winters & Laurlie Joyce
Artist Reception Committee: Pat Blossom, Ed Blossom, Jeannie Denton, Michael Denton, Grace Wygal, John Paul Bish, Lakewood Center Associates
Artist Reception Catered By: Wizer's Lake Grove Market
Open Show Plants & Trees: Dennis' Seven Dees Landscaping and Garden Centers - Lake Oswego; Brian Smith, Fusion, The Art of Flowers, Inc. - Lake Oswego
Special Thanks: Jim Morse, Pacific Lumber & Truss Company - Lake Oswego; Lynn Huck, National Charities League Volunteer Coordinator; Fusion, The Art of Flowers, Inc. - Lake Oswego

The Lake Oswego Visual Arts Chronicle - An Invitational Exhibit:

Chair/Curator: Tom Carey
Committee: Marilyn Davis, Curtis Finch, Susan Frohnmayer, Jean Gale, Marie Gunton, Kerry Montgomery, Theresa Andreas O'Leary, Molly Reeves, Bonnie Schlieman
Lake Oswego Foundation for the Arts: Cheryl Brock, Executive Director; Susan Bitzer, Program Manager
Printing Services: Lake Oswego Blue Print Inc.
Floral Display: Lamb's Palisades Market
Lighting: Globe Lighting
 
Merchants Arts Partnership Program (MAPP) :

Coordinators: Carmen Stuart, UPS Stores; Yvette Weeks, Oswego Verdi Interior Landscaping; Bev Meehan, Crowne Plaza Portland Lake Oswego
MAPP Baskets Created by: Downtown Business District Association
Acknowledgments: Oswego Verdi Interior Landscaping, John Ollson, Huntington Center; Susan Asbury, Framed By Design; Becky Busby, Philips Sonicare; Joann Wiltrakis, Daisy Fields; Kelly Peake, Play Boutique; Carmen Stuart, The UPS Store; Suzie Regan, Tucci; Moya Stephens, Lady Di's; Vicki Overbay, Lake Oswego Ice Creamery and Restaurant; Brian Monihan, Community Newspapers; Subway - Lake Oswego; Betsy Reis, Betsy's Pet Sitting Service; Paul Graham, Graham's Stationery Store; Nancy Bush; The Glass Butterfly; Dyke Vandenburgh Jewelers; Lakewood Center Board Members

Facilities Acknowledgements:

Roger Shepherd, Department of Public Works, City of Lake Oswego, Festival Shuttle and Parking Map; Lake Oswego School District; Allied Waste Management Services of Lake Oswego; Honey Bucket Sanitation; Laidlaw Education Services, Shuttle Service; Oregon State Protection Services, Security

Park Activities:

Fine Arts Craft Faire: Sharon Geraci, Curator; Patricia Rogers, Assistant; Julie Stoltz, Volunteer Coordinator
Fine Arts Craft Faire Artist Selection Jury: Diane Russell, Sasha Samuels, Jan Mahood, Joan Sappington, Trade Bohon
Food Faire Curator: Beth Corey, Coordinator 
Music & Entertainment Curator: Dan Schauffler; Kellie Johnson, Assistant
Sign & Banner Coordinator: Shawn Hickox
Kids Day in the Park Acknowledgements: Lake Oswego Parks & Recreation Department, The PLAY Boutique, Oaks Park
Missoula Children's Theatre Coordinator: Abby DenUyl, Kathy Kern
Kid's Day in the Park Coordinator: Terri Fackrell & Abby DenUyl
Information Booth Coordinator: Kelly Carter
Information Booth Day Chair: Marianne Carter
Information Booth Volunteers: National Charity League: Patty Zebrowski, Lynn Huck, Taylor Huck, Stephanie Wolfram, Michelle Kelly, Emilee Kelly, Stephanie Knecht, Caitlin Knecht, Jackie Manz, Veronica Manz, Sylvie Misell, Annie Misell, Corinne Strauser, Catherine Strauser, Patti Ingram, Madison Ingram, Katie Ferris, Emily Ferris, Kisa Nantz, Taylor Nantz, Elizabeth Gaar, Emily Gaar, Kelsi Schatz, Mary Schatz
Emcee for Entertainment: Jeff Gorham, Steve Pringle and guest hosts from KINK.fm+101.9
Sound for Park Activities: Stew Dodge
Survey: National Charity League
Volunteer/Vendor Parking: Hallinan School
Tent Rentals: Rick Manning - The Party Place
Wine and Beer Tent: Jerry Wheeler, John Kennedy and the Leadership Lake Oswego Class of 2007-08
Wine Sponsor: Northwest Bank, Beth Corey - Prudential Northwest Properties, Projectus

Hospitality:

Co-chairs: Marabee Bertelsen, Amy Loewen, Brett Palmquist
Special Thanks: American Automobile Association, American Cancer Society Relay for Life, Carman Oaks Senior Living Center, Lake Oswego Art Literacy Program, Lake Oswego Moms Club, Lake Oswego Welcome Wagon, Newcomers Club, Realty Trust, Shorenstein Realty Services, The Stafford: A Boutique Retirement Community, Wells Fargo Bank, Windemere Realty

    
Liaisons to Other Agencies:

Clackamas County Tourism Development Council Liaison: Linda Bell
Oswego Heritage Council Liaison: Nancy Headlee
Lake Oswego Chamber of Commerce Liaison: Jerry Wheeler
Hotel Liaison: Beverly Meehan
City of Lake Oswego Liaisons: Jane Heisler, Public Affairs Director; Bonnie Hirshberger, Citizen Information Coordinator
Lake Oswego Foundation for the Arts: Cheryl Brock, Executive Director; Susan Bitzer, Program Manager

Friends Who Did Everything:

Wells Fargo Bank; Alex McIntyre, City Manager - Lake Oswego; Gert Zoutendijk, Lake Oswego Fire Prevention Officer; D. Gary Evans, Recreation Superintendent; Roger Shepherd, GIS Coordinator; Bill Korach, Superintendent, Lake Oswego School District; Mary Puskas, Lake Oswego Community Schools; Peter Corvallis Productions; Barbur Rentals; Lake Oswego Lions Club; Kruse Way Rotary Club; Rob Fallow, South American Woods; Jim Sanders and the City of Lake Oswego Maintenance Department; City of Lake Oswego Fire & Rescue & Life Safety; Lake Oswego School District Art Departments; Arts Literacy Program - Lake Oswego Schools; The Party Place; The UPS Store; Downtown Business District Association; Lake Oswego Rotary; Chris Gear - MacForce; Realty Trust Office - Lake Oswego; Oswego Friends of Doernbecher; Miller Paint; Cantel Sweeping; Jim Schider, American Residential Specialists; Kurt Herman; Jeremy Hakala; Wana Mauer; Dave Haslett; Lisa Galloway; Deborah Moen, Oregon Potters Association