Silent Auction for Scholarship for the Arts Program

At the April 16, 2010 Kroger Cabin Fever Series concert (featuring The Entertainers) – we will be holding a terrific Silent Auction to benefit the Festival in the Park Scholarship for the Arts Program.  Make sure you arrive early, as there are so many great items to bid on!  This is a fun night filled with dancing and fabulous music, why not help out a worthy cause while you’re there – and pick up some great deals!  If you are interested in donating an item for the auction please contact the EventZone office. Donating an item is also a tax deduction!

Festival’s Scholarship for the Arts Program began in 1991 and has to date awarded over $110,000 to area students pursuing further education in the arts.  These awards are made annually to high school seniors and college freshmen who live within a 100 mile radius of Roanoke.  This scholarship program is for post secondary educational studies in the arts which include:  music, dance, theater, sculpture, painting, photography, and drawing.  Please help us support the future of the ARTS in our community!!

For more information about the Scholarship for the Arts Program, visit the Festival in the Park website.

Click here to purchase Kroger Cabin Fever Series tickets.

Put on your dancing shoes and don’t forget your wallet! We will see you there!

2nd Annual Derby Day Gala at Rockledge

The “Run for the Roses” Derby Day Gala, on May 1, 2010, is not only a great reason to break out the gala hat or your seersucker suit (or buy a new one) but it is also a benefit for a worthy cause.  Proceeds benefit Festival in the Park and its Scholarship for the Arts program.  Doctors Nancy and Kevin Dye open their beautiful home, Rockledge, to host this

event each year.  Built in the 1900s, Rockledge enjoys a rich history and sits just below the Mill Mountain Star.  During the Gala, all guests are encouraged to enjoy the grounds and  make themselves at home at Rockledge.  Of course there’s the awe inspiring view, especially at sunset.  Last year’s 1st annual event was a great success and we expect this year’s to be even better.

May 1, 2010 is Kentucky Derby Day, and in Roanoke VA, its also the Derby Day Gala.  Invitations will be mailed to charter attendees from the inaugural year.  Attendance capacity is limited but if you’d like to attend this year there may still availability.  Email Debbie for information and tell her you’d like to join the fun, enjoy the great food, mint juleps and all the festivities.  This promises to be a winning ticket!

See more photos from the 2009 Derby Day Gala

Festival in the Park’s – Youth Art Show

This annual portion of Festival in the Park is a great opportunity for Roanoke area elementary and middle school students to showcase their artistic talent – and one of our favorite parts of Festival in the Park!  Each year during Festival in the Park the students’ artwork is displayed in a high traffic area and a great location for festival patrons to enjoy.  This year the artwork will be on display Saturday and Sunday May 29-30, 2010 from 11:00a.m. to approximately 5:00p.m.  The are a total of $1,950.00 in awards in the form of art supplies for partcipating students and their school .   There will be three People’s Choice and two judged award winners for each grade; a $50 gift certificate for the student and $100 gift certificate for their school.  This contest is only open for grades 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th.  All entries must be received no later than May 20, 2010. For more details, rules, and and an application please visit the Festival in the Park website.

2010 Festival Scholarship for Arts update

Since 1991, Festival in the Park has awarded and funded over $112,000 in arts scholarships to area students

In 2010, Festival in the Park will again be offering its annual scholarship awards to graduating high school seniors. Full time students planning to minor or major in visual or performing arts (music, dance, theater, sculpture, painting, photography, drawing, etc.); whose parent’s permanent residence is within a 100-mile radius of Roanoke; who have been accepted, or expect to be accepted into post-secondary training prior to the 2010 fall semester may apply.

The one-year awards being offered for 2010 will likely be:

• 1st place Music – $500 John Will Creasy Memorial –Festival In the Park
• 1st place Performing Arts – $500 A. W. (Skip) Brown, Edward Jones Scholarship
• 1st place Visual Arts – $500 – EventZone Scholarship
• 2nd place Music – $250 2nd place Performing Arts – $250
• 2nd place Visual Arts- $250
• One or Two Special Honorable mention awards of $250 any category

The awards will be made directly to the institutions that the recipients attend, to be applied to tuition, housing, books, or supplies.

Formal presentation of the scholarship awards will be made during the 2010 Festival in the Park . The winners of Visual Arts (paintings, photography, sculptures) will be allowed to participate at no charge in the three-day Fine Arts and Crafts Show during the Memorial Day weekend of May 28 – 31, 2010.

2010 APPLICATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE, so please visit the Festival in the Park Scholarship web page to access the application.

Thanks to all teachers and counselors who help spread the word about our scholarship!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2009 FESTIVAL IN THE PARK SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS:

• Chris Barker- EventZone- Festival in the Park Scholarship $500.00
• Dylan Renee Summers- A.W. “Skip” Brown, Edward Jones Scholarship $500.00
• Alexandria Smith- John Will Creasy Memorial- Festival in the Park Scholarship $500.00
• Ana Morales- Festival in the Park Scholarship $250.00
• Nigel Huckle- A.W. “Skip” Brown, Edward Jones Scholarship $500.00
• Jessica Wang- Festival in the Park Scholarship $250.00
• Amanda Lowery- Festival in the Park Scholarship $250.00

Scholarship for the Arts

Every year, EventZone funds over $2500.00 in college scholarships as a result of the Festival in the Park “Scholarship for the Arts” (awarded to selected local high school seniors who pursue a higher education in the fine arts.) To date, over $112,000 has been provided to area students.

In 2010, Festival in the Park is again offering its annual scholarship awards to graduating high school seniors. Full time students planning to minor or major in visual or performing arts (music, dance, theater, sculpture, painting, photography, drawing, etc.); whose parent’s permanent residence is within a 100-mile radius of Roanoke; who have been accepted, or expect to be accepted into post-secondary training prior to the 2010 fall semester may apply.

What schools have had winners?

In the Valley:
Salem 13
Cave Spring 8
Northside 4
William Fleming 4
Patrick Henry  4
William Byrd 3
Roanoke Catholic 2
Hollins University 2
Glenvar 2
Hidden Valley  2
Lord Botetourt 1
Home School 2

New River Valley:
Christiansburg 3
Blacksburg 3

Others:
Franklin County 3
Jefferson Forrest 3
Staunton River 3
George Wythe 2
James River 2
Auburn (Rhiner) 1
Heritage 1
Fort Defiance 1
PAST SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

Brittany Covington
Rachel Freeman
Ursala Dilley
Rebecca Garland
Michelle Madison
Miriam Piilonen
Matthew Stephens
Christine Permentere
Michele Morris Wiley
C. Domeon Lester
Kimberly R. Eubank
Robert Doherty
Amy Bowles
Terri Edillon
Darci Hart
Jason Fizer
Carrie Hundley
Richard C. Beal, Jr.
Jennifer Stokes
Brooke Latham
Joannna Sisk
Aaron Hudson
Ryan Mahone
Erica Hodgin
Yvette Coronado
Aaron Crigkelderhouse
Jennifer Davis
Adam Johnson
Brie Getteson
Sarah Fenty
Kinsey Holder
Allison Flores
Vanessa L. Fassie
Lonny Bradford
Mary Stewart Atwell
Creceda LaMaire
Sherri Robinette
Abe Orden
Sean Trent
Timothy Nelson
Emily Finton
Courtney Via
Stephen Brown
Nora Morris
Thomas Simmons
Runal Kireet
Mehta Ashley
Renee Hall
William Smith
Havilah Liederbach
Erika Metz
Natalie Fassie
Willie Caldwell
Joshua Grisetti
Sarah Ward Rebecca
Ross McDermott
Aaron Dalton
Jessica Lawson
Lindsay Hall
Ruben Williams
Andrea Stroud
Megan Smith
Charlotte Noelle Kelly
Wallace Easter, III
Kevin Beasley
Jordan McArthur
Natalie Deck
Natalie Cook
Frieda B. Masters
Madolyn Smeltzer
Josh Flores
Alexandra Davis
Sera Tabb
Jenny Lewis
Meg Graninger
Erin Willett
Brittany Covington