Dancing for the Arts

5th ANNIVERSARY DANCING FOR THE ARTS!

Harford  County Community leaders will strut their stuff in a ballroom dance competition on Satuday, September 15th at the Residents' Club at Bulle Rock from 6:30 p.m. until 11 p.m. The evening will include an open bar, sumptuous food, live auction, and the dancing competition. The participants are taking dancing lessons with professional dancers at Dancing with Friends. The live auction will include beautiful oval hoop diamond earrings donated from Saxon's diamond Centers.

The public can help determine the "Top Fundraiser" for the event by going to www.DancingForTheArts.org and voting for their favorite dancer by making a donation to the Center for the Arts. (1 vote=$1) The dancer receiving the most votes will receive the Top Fundraising Award. A Judges Choice Award will also be given out that evening. Tickets are $185 per person and are available online. The event is black tie optional.

Harford Dancing "Stars" include:

*Eddie Ayala-Program Manager, Battelle

*Mary Hastler-Director, Harford County Public Library

*Martha Hopkins-Owner, Elberton Hill Farm & Author

*Marcie Dresher Michael-Trustee, The Dresher Foundation

*Karla Slade Pope-Retired Continental Airlines

*Tamera Rush-VP Defense Operations, STG Inc.

*Wayne Thibeault-Principal, Patterson Mill

*Aaron Tomarchio-Chief of Staff, Harford County Government

*Dean L. Vassar, M.D.-Johns Hopkins Medicine

The Honorary Chair is Susan Butcher Roarty, Trustee of The Dresher Foundation and winner of the Judge's Choice and Top Fundraising Awards at the 2011 gala. The emcee is Diane Lyn, Morning Co-Host and Midday Host of 101.9 Lite FM

2012 SPONSORS:

Presenting-Harford Mutual Insurance

Art Masterpiece-I-95 Magazine, Mason Dixon Arrive Magazine,101.9 Lite FM

Art Society-Clark Turner Signature Homes

Art Ambassador-Laurel Bush Family Dentistry, STG Inc.

Friends of the Arts-MedStar Sports Medicine, APG Federal Credit Union, Harford Community College, Betty Ward,  Battelle, Kathy Casey, J.Vinton Schafer & Sons, Inc., Harford's Heart Magazine, The Aegis, Harford County Style Magazine, Increditek, Weber Messick, Harford Cable Network, Brain & Spine Specialists, P.A.

Art Gallery-Shoprite, Betty Ward, McComas Funeral Home, Roaritech, Constellation Energy, North East Racing & Sports Club

The money raised will help sustain the Center for the Arts as they move forward to build a regional Center for the Arts in Harford County. The Center for the Arts is celebrating the April 2012 transfer of title of a 41 acre parcel of land in Abingdon from the Estate of Emily Bayless Graham to Harford County Government for the sole purpose of construction of a cultural center. The Center for the Arts is a 501 (c) (3) organization dedicated to nurturing art, artists, and community by providing a broad range of creative and collaborative experiences through quality arts education, presentations & exhibit in the discipline of music, dance, theatre and the visual, tradition& literary arts. The Center for the Arts will also include special events and business meeting space as well as a heritage museum for Harford County. For more information call (410) 838-2177.