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BUSINESS IN THE ARTS AWARDS 27 th ANNUAL GALA MAY 16

The 27 th annual Business in the Arts Awards will be held Monday, May 16 at 5:30 p.m. at the Center of New Hampshire – Radisson Hotel in Manchester. Sponsored by the New Hampshire Business Committee for the Arts, the gala will honor the thirty-one New Hampshire businesses nominated for this year’s awards. The evening highlights a celebration of business support for the arts and entertains with a performance showcase of drama, literature and music. The grand finale is the announcement of the Award winners.

Kevin Flynn, journalist and author, is the master of ceremonies for the festivities. The performers include the Manchester Community Music School faculty trio Infinities, “The Impossible Dream” scene and music from Man of La Mancha by the Seacoast Repertory Theatre, author Howard Mansfield and the men’s a cappella quartet Breakaway.

More arts features include a cultural trivia quiz show with lucky contestants winning baskets filled with goodies from New Hampshire’s cultural organizations, table centerpieces by the Sharon Art Center and the award prizes by painter Melissa Miller.

The thirty businesses were nominated for their sponsorships, employee volunteerism, and donations of products and services in support of the arts. The winners in each of four categories will be announced during the evening.

The nominees are:

APS Lighting, Sound and AV

Bank of America

Bellwether Community Credit Union

Beswick Engineering

Brady Sullivan Properties

Bridgewater Power Company

Ceaser Photography

Citizens Bank

Common Man Family of Restaurants

Coventry Assets

Devin Moisan Auctioneers

Elbrys Networks

Fin Brand Positioning

Goodbrain.com

Greene Lombardi Law Group

Laconia Savings Bank

Lincoln Financial Group

Margaritas Restaurant

Megaprint Inc.

Meredith Village Savings Bank

New Hampshire Magazine

Peerless Insurance

People’s United Bank

Piscataqua Savings Bank

Plymouth State University

Rath, Young & Pignatelli, P.C.

TD Bank

The Studio of Photographic Arts

The Citizen of Laconia

The Provident Bank

UNH School of Law

Event Supporters include: Concord Hospital, Hitchiner Manufacturing Company, The Duprey Companies, Lavallee Brensinger Architects, McLane Law Firm, RMC Research Corp. and Stibler Associates.

For more information, or to reserve tickets for the May 16 gala, contact the NHBCA at 603 224-8300 or arts@nhbca.com. Tickets are $75 each; tables for 10 are $750. Thanks to the support of the Sponsors and Underwriter, the NHBCA is able to offer a limited number of reduced price tickets to artists and arts administrators who make a request for them. 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.