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Very Special Festival of the Arts

VSA arts of California at Sacramento (VSAS), in association with Sacramento City Unified School District and City of Sacramento Neighborhood Services Department, presented the 23rd annual Spring Very Special Festival of the Arts Friday, May 15, 2009 at the Coloma community Center.

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Theatre artists from (left) Pony Express Elementary and (center, right) Woodbine Elementary (artist Shakiri Hudson)

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Fern Bacon Middle theatre artists performing Yes I Can! (artist Shakiri Hudson)

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Left: Leonardo da Vinci K-8 puppeteers (artist Rachel Malin)

Center: SCUSD Transition Program urban dancers (artist Trinidad Stassi) Right: Luther Burbank High drummers (artist Kevin Goings)

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Left: Student making art at one of 30 funshops

Right: Hip hop crew from Marian Anderson Elementary

 

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Left: Students touring a Fire Engine from Sacramento City Fire Department

Center: An ambulance provided by American Medical Respon

Right: Mix 96 booth

The visual art show included bug sculptures made from papier mache by Leonardo da Vinci K-8 School students (artist Maggie Jimenez); paintings by Rosemont High students (artist Jennifer Dare Sparks); three-dimensional collage by Leonardo da Vinci K-8 students (artist Mikan Gosuico); paintings and drawings Marian Anderson Elementary and Lisbon Elementary students (artist Tom Wiedeman); ceramics and clay sculpture by Isador Cohen Pre-K students (artist Lynda King); and cartoons by Jed Smith Elementary and Rosa Parks Middle students (artist Pat Dawson).

vOLUNTEERS

Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity (UC Davis), Suburban Kiwanis, Sutterville Heights Optimists, Soroptimists, Leonardo da Vinci School, SCUSD Transition Program, CSUS Transition Program, Genesis High School, Rosemont High School, Reaching Adult Development, Short Center South, Milieu Center, Alta Regional Center, McClaskey Adult Center, Mustard Seed School, Faith Presbyterian Church, Sacramento State University, McClatchy High School ROTC, and many, many individuals from the community... Thank you for volunteering and making the 23rd annual VSA Festival a success!

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Thank you, Suburban Kiwanis, for 20 years of reaching out to VSAS! (Below: VSAS Director, Alice Parente, and Kiwanis member, Clay Nakagawa)

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VSAS Festival Community Partners

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City of Sacramento Neighborhood Services Department

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