Business in the Arts Awards Gala on May 8

Twenty-nine New Hampshire companies have been cast in lead roles as nominees for Business in the Arts Awards on May 8 at the Center of New Hampshire - Holiday Inn at 6:00 p.m. Sponsored by the New Hampshire Business Committee for the Arts, the seventeenth annual festivities will honor the nominated companies and celebrate business support for the arts.

Tom Rush returns as Master of Ceremonies will entertain the audience with a blend of old favorites and new songs. Other featured performances include The Raylynmor Opera, storyteller Tom Burack, and the Nashua Granite Statesmen.

The twenty-nine businesses were nominated for their support of the arts with a combination of financial sponsorships, employee volunteer involvement, special projects and donations of products and services. Winners in each of four categories will be named for their outstanding contributions and be presented with specially commissioned artwork by painter Robert M. Larsen. Additionally, one individual will receive an award for leadership based on his or her commitment to promoting and establishing business partnerships with the arts.

The nominees for the awards are:

BAE SYSTEMS	Markem Corporation
Borofsky, Lewis & Amodeo-Vickery	Meredith Village Savings Bank
Citizens Bank	Metz Electronics Corporation
Compuware Corporation	Mill Brook Gallery & Sculpture Garden
Fleet Bank	Mount Sunapee Resort
Granite Bank	New Hampshire Magazine
The Grappone Companies	Northeast Delta Dental
Harvest Capital	100 Market Group, Ltd.
High Point Communications Group, Inc.	Service Credit Union
Jefferson Pilot Financial	Shelby's Interiors
Laconia Savings Bank	Shoefly Pie Fine Books for Children
Lake Sunapee Bank	The Tracey Edwards Company, Inc.
Ledyard National Bank	Verizon
Liberty Mutual Group	wunderkind studios
MJ Harrington & Company

The Corporate Sponsors are Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in New Hampshire, BAE SYSTEMS, Bank of New Hampshire, Citizens Bank, Ernst & Young, Fisher Scientific, Jefferson Pilot Financial, Liberty Mutual Group, Markem Corporation, McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, Public Service of NH, State Street Global Advisors, and Verizon.

The New Hampshire Business Committee for the Arts was founded in 1985 to educate, motivate and recognize business support of and participation in the arts. For more information or to reserve tickes for the May 8 gala, call the NHBCA at 603 224-8300. Tickets are $50, and reduced price tickets are available for artists and administrators.

New Hampshire Business Committee for the Arts
One Granite Place, Concord, NH 03301
v: 603.224.8300 f: 603.226.2963
e: arts@nhbca.com w: www.nhbca.com

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