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People were everywhere; there was a accessible to anyone – About Us 4 physically, psychologically, feeling of excitement on the streets, with guys walking around Friends of the River 4 on stilts, all the art, and different kinds of music — it was a and economically. side of life I’d never experienced before. Good Stuff to Know 5 The very first time I ever danced was at the River Festival. Playing at the Festival Jam Salina Arts & was my first performance as a guitar player. I’ve played every Festival Jam since and Humanities Programs Festival Food 6 Art a la Carte have watched it grow. What’s fun is seeing how folks get together each year … class Festival Jam 7 reunions, large family gatherings, friends meeting up, people running into each other Arts Infusion and hugging. Community Art & Design Performance Times 8-9 Community Services & Programs When you’re here, you feel like a part of something so much bigger than just our Cultural Connections Calendar Entertainment (alphabetical) 10-13 community. You walk around thinking, “I can’t believe this is Salina.” First Thursday Art Rush The Festival evolves just as our city does. Now we have the Medallion Quest, many Horizons Grants Program Artyopolis Children’s Area 14 Smoky Hill River Festival activities, more stages, art installations, and lots of entertainment for kids. Art Installations 15-17 Spring Poetry Series Of course, it’s a great place to see live entertainment and if you stick around for the Fine Art Show 18-22 weekend, it amounts to about 25 cents an hour! Contact us: (785) 309-5770 Art/Craft Demonstrations 23 The town definitely comes alive during the Festival and the economic impact is pretty [email protected] sweet as well. It embodies the diversity, the culture, the talents and the welcoming salinaarts.com Map 24-25 people of Salina. Whether it’s your 38th year or your first year, welcome to the Smoky riverfestival.com Hill River Festival! Four Rivers Craft Show 26-28 Salina Arts & Humanities Mayor Aaron Householter Commissioners Staff & Committees 29 Jim Cates Festival Fitness Five 29 Amy Cole Welcome! cashhollistah. Festival Supporters 30-36 Steve Hoekstra Welcome to the 38th annual Smoky Hill River Festival! Everything Leslie Mangrum Festival Legacies 37 you see, hear, feel, taste, and experience is only possible with the Jacob Palmateer help of a community. My deepest thanks go to our professional staff, Salina Cultural Organizations 38-47 Lynne Ryan dedicated committee chairpersons and every volunteer who does Dawn L. Smith their part to make this the best Festival around. David Stueve Individual patrons, business sponsors and support from foundations and the City of Salina help make the River Festival affordable for everyone. Please remember to Salina Arts & Humanities thank the many sponsors listed in the program and throughout the park. Nearly half of Foundation Board the revenue to produce this event comes from button sales. Sharing your button with Members others limits our ability to expand and grow. The purchase of a button ensures we Lou Ann Dunn have the necessary resources to provide everyone with the best celebration possible. Rob Exline Randall Hardy It is a pleasure to provide you with Salina’s most anticipated and cherished event. Maggie Smith Hemmer Short On Cash? Please remember that Salina has great cultural experiences all year long. Check out Bill Medina UMB Bank ATM on grounds by some of what is available in the back of this program. Trey Mowery tennis court restrooms Carolyn Peterson Additional ATMs located near Oakdale Park: Try the food, explore the art installations and shows, have fun with the kids games, • Bank of Tescott - 600 S. Santa Fe Ave Steve Ryan dance to the music, and enjoy your weekend. Thanks for being here. • Central National Bank - 454 S. Ohio Mark Wedel • First Bank Kansas - 235 S. Santa Fe Executive Director Brad Anderson • Simmons First - 317 S. Santa Fe Plan Ahead for Festival • Sunflower Bank - 400 S. Santa Fe June 11-14, 2015 (Salina Regional Health Center) 2 3 About Us Good Stuff to Know Salina Arts & Humanities is a department of the City of Salina. The staff works for Shuttles Baby Station about 14 months to produce each River Festival. The entire staff is committed to Free shuttles from the Salina Bicentennial Center Here’s a shady spot to change a diaper or feed your offering the best possible cultural-arts programs, services and support to Salina and parking lot to Festival grounds are accessible. baby. Located in Artyopolis. the region. Here are some highlights about the Festival and Salina Arts & Humanities: Friday: 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday & Saturday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday: Noon to 5 p.m. Sunday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. v The River Festival budget is comprised of more than $540,000 in cash plus an Smile! additional $145,000 from in-kind services. CityGo/OCCK Services The Smoky Hill River Festival is documented each Free rides to the Festival on the CityGo Bus year through photographs. These images are used v Forty-three percent of Festival revenue comes from button sales, so please buy System are available to anyone wearing a for marketing purposes in subsequent years. The your own--don’t share! Festival button (Thursday, Friday, Saturday). purchase of an admission button gives implied No Sunday service. permission for the use of your image. The Festival v One-fourth of the Festival budget comes from private contributions. Another 30 The CityGo bus system will provide shuttle service accepts no liability and offers no compensation for percent is from fees paid by artists and food vendors. from Salina Central High’s south parking lot at 650 any personal image used in this way. Due to copyright E. Crawford Street to the 4th Street Bridge entrance. infringement, absolutely NO unauthorized recording of v If the Festival didn’t have volunteers and financial support, button prices would rise (Friday, Saturday: Noon to 8:00 p.m.) The CityGo any entertainment is permitted. Check out the “Photo to $25 each. If private and City funding did not also come alongside private dollars, Routes will offer expanded bus service on Friday Gallery” on the Festival website. A wonderful way to from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and on Saturday from relive a great weekend! riverfestival.com Festival buttons would cost at least $50! 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (4th Street and Bicentennial Center Bridge stops) during the Festival, to take Good Neighbor Park Policy v The economic impact of the Festival for Salina is about $3.5 million. people anywhere on normal routes within Salina The Smoky Hill River Festival takes place in scenic city limits. Oakdale Park, one of Salina’s oldest and most v Besides the River Festival, Salina Arts & Humanities provides the Arts Infusion beautiful. To lessen the impact of over 60,000 Program (arts education), Horizons Grants Program, community art and design After regular shuttle hours, OCCK provides Festival-goers and to provide a comfortable services, a cultural calendar and much more. transportation for people with movement experience for everyone, the Festival is asking for impairments on an on-call basis only. Check cooperation with the following: v The Smoky Hill Museum, a division of SA&H, serves about 30,000 visitors in at Festival Headquarters for assistance. • Blankets and chairs must be removed each evening throughout the year. It is one of only 12 nationally accredited museums across Friday and Saturday: 8:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. of the Festival. Note - following each night’s closing act, Festival staff removes all blankets, Kansas and is a highly regarded, free-admission educational institution. Information Booths chairs, etc. from the park. Check Lost & Found the next day. v Have your questions about the Festival personally The Festival and the Museum have endowments at the Greater Salina Community answered, get directions, and purchase Festival • Plastic ground tarps will not be allowed because of Foundation. Please contact SA&H for more information about the importance of T-shirts. Two locations: near the Kenwood Bridge damage to grassy areas. planned giving and these legacy funds. and west of Art/Craft Demonstrations. • Individual tents and canopies are not allowed in the park. First Aid • Umbrellas will be restricted to use behind a marked American Red Cross services are available at the boundary to facilitate sight lines. Please stay permanent restroom next to the tennis courts. behind this line with your umbrellas. Emergency Medical services are available adjacent • Please do not bring pets or animals to the Festival. to Lost & Found. • Due to obvious hazards, glass containers, roller Hours: blades, skateboards, scooters and bicycles are prohibited. Friends of the River Thursday: 6 to 10 p.m. • For safety and as a courtesy to our entertainers, Friday: 10 a.m.