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Our second Co-community
Spring Festival on May 22, 2004 was even better than the
first one!! The weather was better (no rain, but pretty hot),
there were more people, the food was better (thanks to Boys-to-Men)
and the entertainment was provided by The Band of Brothers in their
debut performance. Just like the first Festival we had an Arts
and Craft show/sale, a Silent Auction to benefit the communities,
hay-rides, dancing, games, and much more.
Below are some photos from the
afternoon's festivities.
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Frank
Paolotto and Joe O'Connor engage in conversation while others
examine the beautiful craftwork of Robin Raindrop (left)
and items on the Silent Auction table. Proceeds from the
Silent Auction went to benefit the scholarship funds of MKP-GW and ECSC. |
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Yours
truly makes another one of my many announcments while my
beautiful wife Chrissy (in hat)does her best to ignore
me while talking to my sister, Julie Kerby, and dance
instructor, Freddie Ciampi. Freddie's Tango lessons and
Contra Dance calling were a highlight of the afternoon.
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Freddie
leads the group in one of the many dances he
taught. If you're interested in taking lessons
from Freddie, check out his website: Social
Graces |
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John
Corame tries to decide whether to bid on a Silent Auction
item, while one of the other artists who was displaying works,
John McManus (facing the camera) chats with Peter Frampton
(no, not the famous guitar player) and his wife and
child. |
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A group of
dancers, including Kelly Cresap (left) get down to the sounds
of The Band of Brothers. |
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And here
are The Band of Brothers: Tom Hillegass (bass - just out
of frame on the left), Dave McFarren (vocals & sax), Bob
Mechlin (drums), Erick Hoopes (drums), Kris Herbst (vocals
& percussion), Gordon Adams (vocals & percussion), Jim
Hurley (guitar), and David Rose (keyboards). We also had
Gordon's son filling in on some more percussion. |
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Kevin
Doyle watches over the delicious food that was prepared
and sold as a fundraiser for Boys-To-Men. Everyone raved about how
good the food was (especially Jon Thomas' beef brisquet) and
Boys-To-Men
managed to raise a significant amount of money. Gene
McMahon and Kirk Balcom are in the background. |
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It
seems our communities can't help but form
circles. |
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Here are
some of the magnificant pieces created by Robin
Raindrop. You can see more of Robin's stuff at his
website: http://www.robinraindrop.com/ |
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Another
gifted craftsman who was selling his wares was Lance
Ramroop. |
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| Dave Shepardson watches over the Silent Auction table
while others admire the artwork of Chrissy McFarren and Mark
Silverman. |
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