STC Nominated for Arts & Business Award

Just got the word from the Arts & Business Council of Sacramento that STC and the Firehouse Restaurant have been nominated for the 2008 Prelude to the Season Awards in the category of "Arts/Business Partnership." It's a nice nod to our annual Firehouse Ball which raised a record $188,000 this past June in its 8th year as our major fundraiser.

Lloyd Harvego, owner of the Firehouse Restaurant, has been a terrific partner through the years and deserves all the credit for making this event the most unique (and delicious!) fundraiser in Sacramento. Prelude to the Season takes place Thursday, October 2nd at the Doubletree Inn.

Race For The Arts

STC competed in yesterday's Race For The Arts--it's a 5K along the riverfront in West Sac that benefits Sacramento's arts community. Fun day, hot day, great day to celebrate all the talent we have in this region.

When I say that we "competed," what I really meant to say is that we tried running in the 90-degree heat and managed to jog impressively. Michele Hillen-Noufer, director of STC-2's Young Professionals Conservatory, ran the course in 30:22, while I struggled to finish in 32:28 (I justify trailing Michele by 2 minutes to the fact that she's run a number of New York City Marathons, she's 16 years younger and looks much better in running clothes. On the other hand, she gave birth to twins 10 months ago, so I really don't have any excuse.)

Thanks to everyone who pledged! Every penny goes to support STC, so if you want to donate, there's still time--just click HERE for more information.

Back on the Blog!

After a challenging number of weeks trying to recover from a hacker attack to our blogsite, STANDING OH'S is back! Thanks for your patience during this time.

There were so many thing we wanted to tell you during that time--unfortunately, my IT abilities are limited and after spending too much time trying to fix the old blog, it was time to simply start a new one. We hope you like the format--and although I couldn't recover the old posts, I did manage to hang on to our banner.

I'll be letting you know about rehearsals, auditions, special events, and all the behind-the scenes activity that makes STC the place to be this season!