Now that our 2011 regular season is over, I want to send out a BIG thank you to everyone who makes Summer of the Arts possible!
- First, my staff, interns and dedicated volunteers
- Our Board of Directors and Planning Committees
- The 450+ volunteers who helped with the festivals
- The sponsors and individuals who support SotA with their monetary and in-kind contributions
- All of the people who attended our festivals
We live in a tremendous community which actively supports the arts. Every year we ask for more -- more volunteers, more money, more gifts and the community steps up to help us continue bringing these great events to the Iowa City area. This year we had many new businesses not only sponsoring our events, but also providing gifts in-kind like transportation and meals for our performers.
A special thank you goes to the City of Iowa City and Integrated DNA Technologies for their long-term investment in Summer of the Arts. Special thanks also to all of our presenting and title sponsors: The Iowa City Press-Citizen, Bank of the West, MidWestOne Bank, the Downtown Association of Iowa City, M.C. Ginsberg Jewelers, the Daily Iowan, Toyota-Scion of Iowa City, MidAmerican Energy, John's Grocery, The Sheraton Iowa City Hotel, 7G Distributing, U.S. Cellular, West Music, hotelVetro, moengroup and Miron Construction.
I'd also like to thank all of our wonderful media partners who helped us get the word out to everyone about our programming.
Please visit our sponsors page to see the long list of businesses who supported us this season.
We're already making plans for next year, so if you have suggestions for musicians, movies or performers, let us know! Also, if you'd like to get involved with a committee, we value your input.
THANK YOU!
Lisa Barnes, Executive Director