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Parties for the Parkway 2009

Zylka Design

Presented by

THE SAN JOAQUIN RIVER PARKWAY AND CONSERVATION TRUST

Creating and Protecting
THE SAN JOAQUIN RIVER PARKWAY

The 2009 party season kicks off on Thursday, March 5, 2009 at the Clovis Veterans Memorial District Building. Doors open at 5:30pm. Reservations will be accepted beginning February 6, 2009.

Kathy Gillis

Welcome to Parties 2009…

A party: any group of persons acting together for the purposes of: 1) assembling for amusement or recreation, 2) meeting socially to accomplish a task or a mission.

What a perfect description of Parties for the Parkway 2009! People coming together for fun and recreation at any one of our fabulous parties, and, to top it all off, their participation in Parties for the Parkway is accomplishing our essential task of creating and protecting the 22- mile San Joaquin River Parkway. When you register for a party, you make it possible for us to protect land, for children to experience the wonders of nature, and for everyone to have access to a healthy lifestyle.

This year, our 17th, we’re offering 71 tantalizing parties for you to select from. Some of them will enchant you and others will enlighten you. From small elegant dinners to paddling downriver with salmon, all the parties hold the promise of good times and friendly people.

Thank you to everyone who makes Parties for the Parkway a fundraising success.

George Folsom, Board President
Coke Hallowell, Chairman of the Board
Larry Balakian, Parties Chair
Dave Koehler, Executive Director

Phyllis Irwin

HOW PARTIES FOR THE PARKWAY WORKS

This 2009 PARTIES FOR THE PARKWAY book contains 71 parties! REMEMBER - RIVER PARKWAY TRUST MEMBERS RECEIVE REDUCED PRICING. If you are not a member and would like to take advantage of this discount, you may become a member at the same time you reserve your parties. Reservations for Parties begin at the Kickoff Party on Thursday, March 5, 2009.

After March 5, reservations will be available online at www.riverparkway.org. Reservations will also be accepted by mail. For additional information or questions regarding parties, there is a Parties for the Parkway ‘party phone number.’ Many of the parties are limited in the number of reservations that can be taken. To avoid disappointment, make your reservations early. If the party you have selected is full, you may be placed on the waiting list, or select another party.

In the event you need to cancel your reservation, refunds can ONLY be offered if a cancellation is made at least 30 days prior to your party date. Your prompt cancellation may allow another person on the waiting list to attend; your courtesy is appreciated.

Reservations are accepted and filled in the order payment is received. You will receive a confirmation notice upon our receipt of payment. Specific directions and information will be mailed to you approximately 10 days prior to your party.

Thank you for supporting Parties for the Parkway. Your generosity helps us to continue “Creating and Protecting the San Joaquin River Parkway for Everyone.” We want this to be a fun and memorable experience for you and we will be glad to assist you with any needs or questions you may have.

Reservations: www.riverparkway.org
Information/Questions: 559-248-8476
Please note: Our Party reservations line will be unavailable intermittently during the week of February 8-14. In the event that you are unable to reach anyone on the reservations line, please call our main phone number: 559-248-8480.

Bob Kliss

2009 Parties:

  • Evening of Pampering & Preening
  • Day Trip to San Luis National Wildlife Reserve
  • Skip the Salad, Let’s do Dessert
  • Tulare Lake “En Plein Air”
  • Party Along the Parkway II
  • Hike to Little Table Mountain
  • Roll Out the Barrels
  • Wildflower Walking Tour
  • Blue Grass in the Tall Grass
  • A Night of Wine, Women and Wrong
  • Behind the Curtains at the Grand Opera
  • E. & J. Gallo Winery Tour
  • It’s Your National Guard
  • Dinner in the Winery
  • Spring Time in the Vineyard
  • Rehearsal with the Youth Orchestra of Fresno
  • Rain: The Beatles Experience
  • Beverly Hills 90210 Tour
  • Japanese Masterworks: An Evening with World Class Art
  • Provence and Petanque
  • Classical Guitar Odyssey IV
  • Revisiting “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”
  • The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
  • Parkway Picnic & Trail Ride
  • Fresno Mural Phenomenon
  • Authentic Chinese Hot Pot Dinner
  • Corky Normart Progressive
  • Cioppino in a Spring Garden
  • Slower & Closer
  • Behind the Scenes at Good Company Players
  • Brunch in an Historic Tower District Home
  • One Art Dyson House Finished, Another Begun
  • Canoeing & Supper on Sycamore Island
  • Exit to Exeter II
  • In the Land of the Giant Sequoias
  • Madera Progressive Dinner
  • A Mosaic of Fun
  • Slow Food Supper
  • VIP Treatment Pelco Style
  • Celestial Sight Seeing
  • French Country Picnic
  • Owl Hoot and Bat Scan
  • Red, White and Boom!!
  • Scrabble – Never at a Loss for Words
  • Solar Party at OK Produce
  • Not Just Another Dinner Party
  • A River, ACreek, and A Lake
  • High Sierra Wildflower Walk and Lunch
  • Huntington Lake Progressive
  • Bridge at Stonebridge
  • Fossils of the Ice Age
  • Clam & Lobster Bake a la Madeline Davidson
  • Hilltop Harvest Dinner
  • Fashion Collectors IX
  • Full Moon Bicycle Ride – A Night of Lights!
  • Festive Fall Bridge Luncheon
  • The Romance of the Taj Mahal
  • It’s Still Chinatown, Jake
  • Barista Coffee Tasting Lesson & Brunch
  • Wild, Wild West: Bash at the Barn
  • Searching for the Phantom of Warnor’s Theatre
  • Birding & Breakfast
  • Ancient Arts of Welding and Glassblowing
  • Paddle with the Salmon
  • Baubles, Bangles and Beads…and “All That Jazz”
  • You be the Critic Again
  • Trekking Through East Senegal and Mali
  • Behind the Doors at City Hall
  • “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”
  • Sights, Sounds & Senses on Christmas Tree Lane
  • Christmas Tree Lane Progressive

 

2009 Artists:

Diane K. Abbott

Michael Ambrose

Hazel Antaramian-Hofman

Michael Biasell

Shannon Bickford

Marie Bickford

Richard Boucher

Joan Brumley

Joyce Burnett

Jeri Burzin

Rebecca Caraveo

Carolyn DeAnda

Nishan Der Kalousian

Steve Dzerigian

Marge Erbes

Susan Ewell

Janet Farris

George Flint

Bob Friesen

Helen Gigliotti

Kathy Gillis

Mary Lou Griggs

Susan Gutierrez

Dick Haas

Patti Handley

Priscilla Hansen

Eric Hanson

Margaret Hudson

Kjirsten Humphrey & Karen Nelson

Phyllis Irwin

Peggy Jelmini

Anand Khokha

Patricia Kirkegaard

Bob Kliss

Amy Kohl

Carolyn Leone

Janice Leppke

Ann Lewis

S.V. Lindgren

Sheri Mallory

Mimi Mann

Robin Gay McCLine

Sue McCline

Dan McGeorge

Gary McJimsy

Sayre Miller

Michael Murphy

Dale Oftedal

Sharon Oliver

Kay Owens

Diane Parrish

Pam Pederson

Jerri Peters

Rollin Pickford

Tom Richardson

Blanche Rogers

Evelyn Rurik

Jodell Ryan

Karlene Kay Ryan

Tamela Ryatt

Keith Sauer

Jo Ann Scarbrough

Ginger Schedler

Newton Seiden

Kay Peters Sermon

Arminee Shishmanian

Sally Stallings

Howard Statham

Joyce Tuck

Barbara Van Arnam

Hilda Vandergrift

Robert Weibel

John Wiens

Leilani Wing-Shimizu

Ali Yah Yavi

Kikuko Young

Evany Zirul


 

Marion Chesemore

Parties for the Parkway Steering Committee

Parties for the Parkway Steering Committee
Chairs—Larry Balakian & Coke Hallowell
Art Committee Chair—Janice Leppke
Artists Reception Chair --Judy Swenson
Editor—Linda West
Finance—Terri Figgs
Host Appreciation—Lydia Kuhn
Host Liason—Jane Campbell
Kickoff Chairs—Elise Moir & Jennifer Williamson
Parties Coordinator—Heidi Riedle
Photography—Dick Haas
Reservations—Anne & Raul Betancourt
Staff Coordinator—Estelle Boro

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Joanne Allen      
Candy Barnes  
Robert Bly          
Sheri Bohigian   
Carrie Lou Butchert         
Kathy Clemmensen
Sally Delap-John
George Flint

Gloria Floyd
Karen Goodman
Stephanie Horal               
Georgia Murach
Sharon Oliver
Bea Olsen
Jody Palmer

Linda Phillips-Bly
Bobbye Temple
Francey Swim                   
Clara Touya                      
Anna Wattenbarger        
John Weins 
Frank Williamson

Parties for the Parkway Sponsors

The River Parkway Trust would like to thank these Friends of the Parkway:

Special thanks to Dumont Printing for 17 years of Parties for the Parkway support

 

Reservations:http://reservations.riverparkway.org
Information/Questions: 559-248-8476