In This Issue...President’s Chat 2About the AAC 2Trails West!® continued 3New AAC President 3Nominative Slate 3What’s Happening 4-5Mayors Awards 5AKMA Summer Series 5Season Tickets 5Arts Alerts 5Memorials 6Arts Opportunities 7 Board of Directors 7Patrons’ Party 7Donate to Arts Fund 8

Annual festival simply the most a�ordable entertainment in town

“ BRINGING ARTS AND PEOPLE TOGETHER .”

Question? Where can you get ac-cess to a full weekend of arts & craft vendors, children’s games and activ-ites, and live musical entertainment on three stages for less than the cost of a single movie ticket? (And that’s not including the popcorn and pop!) Answer? TRAILS WEST!® 2010!

tainment at this price,” says Teresa Fankhauser, executive director, Allied Arts Council of St. Joseph. “We’re very fortunate in St. Joseph to have the kind of community sup-port that makes the festival one of the best entertainment options all year. Having the history of the Pony Express as a theme adds an extra element.”

Friday night, Matt Schofield, a Brit-ish guitarist playing rhythm and blues

Join us in com-memorating the Sesquicenten-nial of the Pony Express when Trails West! ® 2010 opens in historic St. Jo-seph, Mo., Aug. 20-22nd at Civic

.kraP retneCThis year’s live

Chesney, Brad Paisley, Brooks & Dunn and Alan Jackson.

Opening for Jake Owen is Love and Theft, the trio who toured with Taylor Swift in 2008 and currently on tour with Tim McGraw and his "Southern Voice" North American tour, along with Lady Antebellum.

On Sunday night, it’s throwback time for festival guests with the legendary Dennis DeYoung, founder, former singer and songwriter for 1970s-80s champion rockers Styx. DeYoung’s show is a unique rock experience

with “New O r l e a n s funk” is headlining

.lavitsef ehtV i n t a g e G u i t a r , USA calls Schofield "The best of his genera-tion's European players. Guitar and Bass magazine says he is one of the “Top ten British Blues guitarists of all time.”

Opening Friday night for Schofield is Johnny Neel, a Grammy award nominee recognized in the music world for his work with the Allman Brothers, Lonnie Mack and Gov't Mule, among others. Music reviews say “He joins the ranks of multi-tal-ented blind pianists/composers such as Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder - and he's every bit as creative and soulful.”

Country star Jake Owen takes the stage at Trails West!® on Saturday night. Owen, named one of Peo-

entertainment features a fantastic line-up of blues, country and classic rock.

“There’s nowhere else in the Mid-west offering this caliber of enter-

ple magazine’s “Sexiest Men in Country Music,” has recently landed coveted spots on shows with country's kings of the road, including Kenny

bringing new power and feel-ing to such clas-sics as “Lady,” “Babe,” “Come Sail Away,” “Mr. Roboto,” “Grand Illusion,” “Lore-lei,” “Don’t Let It End,” and “Show Me the Way.”

But the entertainment possibilities don’t end there. Strolling through the arts and crafts area you’ll see new vendors featuring their own scarves, jewlery, woodworking, glassworks, and photo art as well as many other favorites.

There will also be an amazing as-sortment of hands-on activities in the Children’s Art Tent such as pa-per folding art with Jay Kerner and a special activity that will compliment the theme of the 150th Anniversary of the Pony Express. Kids can experi-ment in the Creation Station (featur-ing recycled items for art), and enjoy activities that allow them to create, explore, and discover through differ-ent mediums. Home Depot will re-turn with their very popular children’s workshop. There will also be face painting, a music and dance area

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the allied arts CounCil of st. Joseph, Missouri ex-ists “to bring arts and people together.” Founded in 1963, the Council is one of the oldest in the State of Missouri and is acknowledged statewide as an arts leader. In 1990, the City of St. Joseph designated the Allied Arts Council as the City’s official community arts agency. Operating with a staff of four and a volunteer base approaching 2,000, the Council takes the lead in our community in organizing, fund-raising, advocating, educating, and servicing the lo-cal arts community.

Organizational membership in the Council is open to non-profit agencies who provide arts related activities. Current-ly sixteen arts and cultural agencies are members. As an umbrella agency, the Council assists with scheduling,funding, and marketing for all member agencies. TheCouncil is also working with the City of St. Joseph to in-crease marketing for the major performing arts center inthe city, the Missouri Theater.

The Council provides educational programs, art exhibits,and summer youth arts programs, as well as operating theannual Trails West!® arts festival.

allied arts CounCilwww.stJoearts.org

118 s. 8th street st. Joseph, Missouri 64501

phone: 816-233-0231fax: 816-233-6704

teresa fankhauser, exeCutive direCtorteresa.fankhauser@stJoearts.org

Cathy ketter, operations ManagerCathy.ketter@stJoearts.org

taMMy santos, prograM CoordinatortaMMy.santos@stJoearts.org

roger singleton, bookkeeperroger.singleton@stJoearts.org

About the Allied Arts Council...

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A chat with your President...

Greetings to all of the art lovers in St. Joseph and the surround-ing area. This is the last time I will have the opportunity to visit with you as president of the Allied Arts Council Board. My position expires at the July Board Meeting and I will pass the gavel to a very capable Alison Schieber, who will be an excellent Board Presi-dent.

The local arts organizations have continued to bring educational opportunities to the community through various forms of art. This is one of the things that makes St. Joseph unique. The arts help make us comfortable with our-selves in the community and to appreciate our diverse cultural heritage.

We are in the process of finish-ing the Arts Fund Drive. Byron Myers has done an excellent job heading up the drive as he did last year. I am optimistic that we will reach our goal this year. How-ever if you have not sent in your donation it is NOT TOO LATE! The office will always accept your dollars. You know it is for a good cause.

Scott Johnson and his steering committee have planned a won-derful Trails West!® Festival Au-gust 20-22. You can look forward to great entertainment, food and a good time as they celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Pony

Express. Mark your calendar and plan on attending.

It has been a good experience working in the arts arena. We are indeed fortunate to have the Al-lied Arts Council to spearhead the educational programs, exhibits, youth art and many other activi-ties promoting art in our commu-nity. I want to thank the staff for all the help given to me during my tenure.

Teresa Fankhauser has a pas-sion for the arts and works con-stantly to provide guidance and direction for the Council. Cathy Ketter, Tammy Santos and Rog-er Singleton do the work of six people to get it all done. They do get it done! It is amazing! Give them all a big thank you the next time you meet them. Remember the Council Board is committed to advancing the arts in St Joseph….But we need all of your help.

See you around in the Arts,Rich Crumley

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ALLIED ARTS COUNCIL

Board of DirectorsNominative Slate 2010-2011

Class of 2011Bob Shultz

Class of 2012 Stacey Bradford

Class of 2013

Joanne AndersonMarcy GeorgeKevin Griffin

Dan HegemanDennis Kamp

Alison Schieber Brad Scott

Larry Stobbs

Nominating Committee Barb ConnorKevin GriffinJanice Keith

Jan Mehl Shannen White

David Morton TrustJane Nelson Thompson

Officers President – Alison Schieber

1st Vice President – Natalie Leonard-Redmond

2nd Vice President – Larry Stobbs

Treasurer – Brad Scott Secretary – Barb Connor

Nominative Slate to be

elected at the

Allied Arts Council Annual Meeting & Mayor’s Awards

for the Artson July 15th

Pony Express Museum Community Room

914 Penn Street5:30 PM cocktails6:15 PM dinnerPlease RSVP by

July 12, 816-233-0231

and a special gallery where children can display their art creations. It simply wouldn’t be Trails West!® without a tempting assortment of festival food like barbeque, funnel cakes, ice cream, kettle corn, pizza, roasted nuts, Greek cuisine, and old fashioned root beer, among many others.

“I’ve often wondered what attracts so many people to Trails West!®, and I think it boils down to diversity. The festival has such a diversity of entertainment, art, music and food. Every age group has something they can see and do for three days,” says Scott Johnson, Chair of the Trails West!® Steering Committee.

Admission to the festival is by sou-

venir button or 2010 Trails West! ® t-shirt. The buttons, good for admis-sion to all three days of the festival, will be $6 in advance and $8 at the festival gates. All festival guests over the age of 12 will need a button or t-shirt for admission. Trails West! ® 2010 t-shirts must be purchased in advance and can be worn to the fes-tival as an alternative option to pur-chasing an admission button. Trails West!® is an arts festival, cel-ebrating the unique cultural heritage of St. Joseph. A program of the Al-lied Arts Council, the festival is co-ordinated by a volunteer steering committee, and receives financial assistance from the St. Joseph Con-vention and Visitors Bureau, the City of St. Joseph, and the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

Alison Schieber moved here 10 years ago with her family from the Kansas City area. Coming from a family who always stressed the importance of the arts, and from a grandmother who studied and performed opera in Italy, she was thrilled to find a new community that expressed her same feelings.

Annual Festival continued...

of arts organizations, activities and events.

“It was reported in the St. Joseph News-Press that in a recent commu-nity survey, seventy-eight percent of residents thought that arts and cul-ture were important to St. Joseph. The arts are definitely thriving in St. Joseph. There are talented organi-zations that bring us performances, generous and dedicated volunteers who help to bring about the arts and the audiences and participants who enjoy the arts. Even while the arts are going strong, Allied Arts is tak-ing steps and developing programs to reach those under served by arts programs. The arts have an impact on the economic, social and learning aspects in the city which I want to see expanded,” Alison said.

Her three children are thriving in the St. Joseph arts community as well, and all of her children play musical instruments. She feels this gives her the perfect chance to spend time with her children.

“Taking them to a local performance is a great shared experience. It is great to see all the arts programs that are available to children and adults in St. Joseph,” she said.

Incoming AAC President expresses passion for local arts

She quickly found herself involved with the Allied Arts Coun-cil Arts Fund Drive and af-ter being on the Board of Directors for 4 years, she was recently asked to take

over as Allied Arts Council President.

“The arts are important to me, my family and the community because the arts enrich our lives. Art gives us beauty. Art expresses meaningful ideas,” Alison said.

Arts have always been a part of her life, and having lived in several larger artistic communities, she was pleas-antly surprised that St. Joseph sus-tained such an amazing collection

What’s Happening...

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JulyJuly 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, & 29thopen studio thursdays Agency: Albrecht-Kemper Art Museumwww.albrecht-Kemper.orgOpen Studio is an opportunity for individual artists, artists’ groups, or parents and children to use our classroom space or sketch in the museum’s galleries. 1 -3:30pm. frontdesk@albrecht-kemper.org; 816-233-7003 ext. 10. Open to current members of the museum.

8th - 11th south paCifiC Agency: Robidoux Resident Theatrewww.rrtstjoe.orgRodgers and Hammerstein’s haunt-ing classic will fill the Missouri Theatre with songs like ‘Some En-chanted Evening,’ ‘There Is Nothing Like A Dame,’ ‘Happy Talk,’ and ‘Younger Than Springtime.’ Get your ticket and travel to the South Pacific! Missouri Theatre, 816-232-1778. $9-$16

11th beat the heat! bowl with paa!www.saintjosephperformingarts.orgThe Belt Bowl and Performing Arts Association are raising funds for the Fall Missoula Children’s resi-dency of “King Arthur’s Quest,”2 to 4 PM, Belt Bowl, 210 N Belt Hwy. $10.00

July 11th, 18th, & 25thsuMMer sundays- faMily art daysAgency: Albrecht-Kemper Art Museumwww.albrecht-kemper.orgJoin us each Sunday afternoon from 1:00-3:30 PM for hands-on art activities. Let’s get creative!!! Regular Admission; Family Rate

15thallied arts CounCil annualMeeting & Mayor’s awardsfor the artsAgency: Allied Arts Councilwww.stjoearts.org5:30 PM. cocktails, 6:15 PM

dinner, Pony Express Museum Community Room, 914 Penn, $25, RSVP by July 12, 816-233-0231.

31 - aug 1stannie Jr.Agency: Creative Arts Productionswww.capstjoe.orgWorkshop: July 1-30. Performanc-es: July 31 & August 1, 2010Missouri Theatre. contact@capst-joe.org or 816-749-4081or 816-387-3511.

AUG aug 9th - 13thartsCape 2010Agency: Allied Arts Councilwww.stjoearts.orgWeek-long children’s art camp.Full-day (9-3:30) or half-day (9-12:45 AM, or 12:15 - 3:30 PM)sessions available. 9:00 AM- 3:30 PM MWSU Potter Hall,Cathy Ketter/816-233-0231

19thtrails west!® patrons’ party Agency: Allied Arts Council www.stjoearts.org Jump on the Pony Express and make a stop at the Wild West Saloon at the 2010 Trails West!® Patrons’ Party. Civic Center Park, 6:30 PM Social Hour, 7:30 Dinner. Chaps & Spurs Welcome! 816-233-0231, $75.00 per person

6th - 22ndMid-life! the Crisis MusiCalAgency: Robidoux Resident Theatrewww.rrtstjoe.orgWith a balanced look at the joys of growing older, through a cast of three men and three women, Mid Life!strikes a chord with anyone re-gardless of age! Robidoux Landing Playhouse, 816-232-1778. $9-$30

20th - 22nd trails west!®agenCy: allied arts CounCilwww.trailswest.org

Three days of family fun and entertainment. Trails West!® is an arts festival. Friday 5 PM - 11 PM, Saturday 10 AM - 11 PM, Sunday noon - 8 PM. Civic Center Park, 816-233-0231. $6 in advance, $8 at the gate.

Sep11th abbaManiaAgency: Performing Arts Associationwww.saintjosephperformingarts.org#1 ABBA musical production in the world. Accompanied by members of the London Ontario Symphony Orchestra. Toronto’s “Mamma Mia” cast exclaimed, “The closest to ABBA that you will ever see.”8:00 PM, Missouri Theatre, 816-279-1225. $12-$42

14th water CoolersAgency: Performing Arts Associationwww.saintjosephperformingarts.orgThis is a hilarious musical comedy that takes on workplace life with funny and insightful songs and sketches performed by Broadway veterans. 7:00 PM, Missouri The-atre, 816-279-1225. $12-$27

16thron white in ConCert (Adult Content)Agency: Robidoux Resident Theatrewww.rrtstjoe.orgRon White brings his blue-collar comedy to the Historic Missouri Theatre for one-night only! Don’t miss the funniest man in America!Missouri Theatre, 816-232-1778Tickets range between $28.00-$63.00

17th exhibition opening: tradition and ModernisM in Colorado landsCapesAgency: Albrecht-Kemper Art Museumwww.albrecht-Kemper.orgArtworks from the Moffett Collection & George Catlin’s North American Indian Portfolio. Admission charge: Free Admission. 4-7 PM. front-desk@albrecht-kemper.org; 816-233-7003 ext. 10.

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Art ClassesPre-Registration is required for all a list of upCoMing art Classes

for Children and adults Can be found at:

www.wi.Missouriwestern.edu/artspreregistration is required.

ongoing events:third thursday wine tasting Agency: Albrecht-Kemper Art Museumwww.albrecht-kemper.org Learn about and sample a vari-ety of wines. Great wines, great snacks, great art, great conversa-tion. Presented by Hy-Vee Wine & Spirits. Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art. 5:30 - 7:30 PM, $10.

ARTS ALERTSHave you signed up for

email alerts fromThe Allied Arts Council?

Join our online arts community and stay up to

date with local arts activities and opportunities in the

St. Joseph area.

Go to www.stjoearts.organd click on “Sign up for Email Alerts” in the upper right hand corner of the

homepage and fill out the short questionnaire.

Also Fan us on Facebook!

Join us as Mayor Bill Falkner presents the 19th annual Mayor’s Awards for the Arts at the Allied Arts Council’s annual meeting July 15th.

The meeting begins at 5:30 in the Pony Express Community room. Kathleen Holeman will provide the entertainment during the cocktail and dinner hour.

After dinner the annual meeting will be called to order by Presi-

dent Rich Crumley who will pres-ent a year in review followed by committee reports and election of board members and officers.

The evening concludes as we cel-ebrate the arts and honor those who make the arts great with the presentation of the Mayor’s Awards for the Arts. To make reservations call the Allied Arts Council Office, 233-0231 by July 12. Tickets are $25.00.

The Arts Council Celebrates the Arts

Hey kids! Join the Albrecht-Kemper's Creation

Crew this summer! Learn about differ-ent cultures, the environment, and the museum's art collection as you create fun projects to take home. Lots of fun projects planned for this summer, so

we hope you join in the fun!

Admission charge: Children grades 1–5; $10 per

student, $8 for members!

Classes are as follows:

July 1: 10:30am-12:00pm - Personal Treasure Boxes

July 2: 10:30am-12:00pm - Early Art Styles: Cave & Sand

PaintingJuly 7: 10:30am-12:00pm - Kites

July 8: 10:30am-12:00pm - Bookmaking

July 9: 10:30am-12:00pm - Dreamcatchers

AKMA Summer Art Series: Creative Kids Classses

Season Tickets Available!

Saint Joseph Symphonywww.saintjosephsymphony.orgFor information or to purchase:

120 S. 8th Street, info@saintjosephsymphony.org

816-233-7701

Performing Arts Associationwww.saintjosephperformingarts.orgFor information or to purchase:

719 Edmond Streetinfo@paastjo.org

816-279-1225

Robidoux Resident Theatrewww.rrtstjoe.org

For information or to purchase:126 S. 8th Streetinfo@rrtstjoe.org

816-232-1778

Visit www.albrecht-kemper.org for info.

As this newsletter goes to press the Arts Fund Cabinet is still working to reach this

year’s $195,000 goal.

Arts Fund Chair Byron Myers wants to thank every-one who contributed to this year’s campaign and to all the hardworking volunteers who dedicated their time to

this important endeavor.

“Without the help of our volunteers the Arts Fund

campaign wouldn’t be possible. It is through their efforts that we are able to raise much needed funds

to support the arts.”

According to Executive Director Teresa Fankhauser every contribution regard-less of size is needed to

reach the goal.

Memorial Gifts April – June 2010 David H. Morton

Memorial Fund for the Arts

Conger Beasley, Jr.Merry and Timothy BurtnerSally & William Carpenter

Theresa and Anthony DrummondKaren and James Graves

Gloria and Stanley Harris, Jr.Barbara and Frederic Ide

Janet and Robert LacKampDenise and Justin Marquardt

Jan MehlJames A. Montee

Carol and Carlos MoyaJane and Sonny Thompson

Mr. and Mrs. Ron ReedKristina and Nicholas Robb

Leslie and Pat SpeiserAnn and Creath Thorne

In honor of Ruth Gourley

John D. Gourley

In memory of Jennifer Mary SinnettVirginia Mary Davis

In memory of Bill YoungLarry Lucas

Allied Arts Council:

In memory of Oda FankhauserLaura Fuhrman-CatonJim and Karen Graves

Arts Fund:

In honor of Betty StaceyDr. Matthew Martz

In memory of Stella AbersoldJo Wells

Marion Davis

In memory of Dena BachmanKassie Harshman

In memory of Hal & Lois BeaverBob Beaver

In memory of Bob BergerMarilyn Baker

In memory of Jeanne BinderSherry & Andy Davis

In memory of Etta BurnettConnie Frakes

In memory of John BurnhamMelba Burnham

In memory of Joan D. ChippsWalter Chipps

In memory of Rita ConnettFrank Connett

In memory of Stevie Ann CookRoxie Counts North

In memory of Barbara DavisPerriann McCoppin

In memory of Elizabeth DidloDiane Waddell

In memory of Larry DobbinsKim Gorman

In memory of Ray DombrowskiFrances Dombrowski

In memory of Ruth & Gene DrimmelRick and Cathy Drimmel Ketter

In memory of Carol DunningFlo Kinder

In memory of Edward “Bud” Fitzpatrick

Charles & Anita Willits

In memory of Julie & “Boots” FordJanet & Bob LacKamp

In memory of Wyllis GliseJeannine Glise

In memory of Rosemary (Slater) HarrisBarbara & James Harris

In memory of Leon S. HendersonAnna B. Henderson

In memory Nondas Evelyn HernerSue Lau

In memory of Don HinderksSharaon Hinderks

In memory of Mike HirterDawn Hirter

In memory of Shirley Hogan(past president P.E.O. BP)Rev. Dr. James & Arlene

RockwoodPatricia Brock

In memory of Dorothy KirkpatrickPamela Kirkpatrick

In memory of Alice KneibFrancis Kneib

In memory of Ival LawhonRhea Williams & family

In memory of Wendell LawrenceJohn & Ellen Hughes

In memory of Milton LitvakFaye Litvak

In memory of Stan LucasLois Lucas

In memory of C. Ross McClellanCarole and Karen McClellan

In memory of Steven J. McGuire – MWSU 1993-2002 custodian

Sandra S. McGuire

In memory of David A. MillerMichelle R. Miller

In memory of Lola L. MillerRhonda Hoselton

In memory of David MortonMary Hillix

In memory of Ralph “Doc” NorthRoxie Counts North

In memory of Tonya O’NealMichael & Debra O’Neal

In memory of Agnes & Jim PickerelMark & Cindy Pickerel

In memory of Betty RayMark & Cindy Pickerel

In memory of David Lee ReynoldsDenise Reynolds

In memory of Rebecca RichardsonScott, Caroline & Elliott Murphy

In memory of Patty RobertsonChuck & Lisa Robertson

In memory of Garth SmithSally Smith

In memory of Katie (Rakowski) SoltysKenneth & Marilyn West

In memory of Lester (Tommy) and Marjorie ThompsonSharmyn Thompson

In memory of Chad UtterbackPamela Kirkpatrick

In memory of Lloyd WomachSheri Womach

2009-10 allied arts CounCil

board of direCtorsriCh CruMley, President

alison sChieber, 1st Vice President

larry stobbs, 2nd Vice President

barb Connor, treasurerallison stewart, secretary

board MeMbers: JiMMy albright

brad augelaura baade

Mark CoChrangloria davisJaMes fisherlisa fraCiCakevin griffin

Mary ann haennikaren JensensCott Johnson

evelyn Jordan-isaaCsJennifer kelly

natalie leonard-redMondrosie Merritt

dr. gordon Mapleysandy Millerbyron Myers

ChuCk ohnesorgeron olinger

gregg robertsbrad sCotttoM sMith

donna turkterri wallis

Melanie whiteshannen white

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Arts Opportunites in St. Joseph

Artscape, a week-long summer arts en-richment program takes place August 9 through August 13, 2010, at Potter Hall on the campus of Missouri West-ern State University. Be sure to register now as classes are filling.

Designed for students entering grades 3-10, Artscape offers 15 ways to ex-press themselves artistically. Full-day students choose six classes and half-day students (morning or afternoon) choose three. Artscape is sponsored by the Allied Arts Council with support from the MWSU Western Institute’s Center for Community Arts and MWSU music and art departments.

New classes this year include Acting Up! Improv, Broadway Bound, Collage Explosion, Dream Weavers, Fantastic Faces!, Hop to It, Mini-Clay Master-pieces, Mixed “Me” dia Creations, Once Upon a Paintbrush, and Play the Part. Other classes include: Colored Pencil, Drawing, Jewelry Design, 3-D Sculp-

REGISTER NOW FOR ARTSCAPE 2010 tures and World Percussion. Enroll-ment is limited to 15 per class.

Registration is $95 for full day or $70 for half day which includes a camp T-shirt. Some classes have an additional $5 supply fee. For more information, call Cathy Ketter at 816-233-0231 or visit the web at www.stjoearts.org, to download a registration form. The reg-istration deadline is July 28.

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