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 Student Art show 2018 recap 

 Sherill Bunetta and Chris Lancaster 

BCAH Announces Broomfield Days Poster Contest Winner

By JENNIFER RIOS | jrios@prairiemountainmedia.com | Broomfield Enterprise
PUBLISHED: July 26, 2019 at 11:33 am | UPDATED: July 26, 2019 at 11:33 am

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A few years ago Broomfield artist Kim Touysinhthiphonexay captured a sunset from Outlook Trail, which would later serve

as inspiration for this year’s Broomfield Days Poster. “I noticed the great sunset from my house and was headed to the

Ruth Roberts Open Space overlook to take pictures, but saw the sky and took this picture before I event got there,”

Touysinhthiphonexay said. “In a way, it is representative of what anyone can see anywhere in Broomfield.”​​​

 Chris Lancaster 

 Summer Sundays 2017 RECAP

2019 Student Art Show

The Student Art Show was a spectacular success for its 38th year in Broomfield! The Broomfield Council on the Arts & Humanities and Broomfield Recreation Services are thankful to the artists, pianists, art teachers, and attendees that made this year's show an amazing event. Opening night boasted several hundred attendees who "ooohed" and "ahhhed" over the impressive artistic talent of the community's children. Adding to the night's ambience, exceptional youth pianists, who performed in the Broomfield Piano Festival, played complex pieces as guests enjoyed hundreds of artwork from over hundred entries. This annual show held each March is open to students in grades K–12 attending Broomfield area schools. It's designed to give students an opportunity to display their work and allow the community a chance to view the artwork created by young artists in Broomfield.

Your donation allows BCAH to continue its efforts to promote and support programs for both children and adults alike. Support community arts today with a donation! 

36TH ANNUAL STUDENT ART SHOW

 annual Summer Sundays Success in 2016

 Summer Sundays began on June 12, 2016, and welcomed many families and residents of Broomfield and surrounding areas. Preliminary estimates  have the attendance count at over 350 people visiting the first two events! Children enjoyed winning prizes at the carnival games, hopping in the  bouncy house and having their  faces painted with hugging their new balloon animals. Watching the children run and play was a joy for the parents  and BCAH alike. If you missed June and July's Summer Sundays events, be sure to mark your calendar for the upcoming Summer Sundays  event on August 14 featuring the Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra. See you there!​​​​​

Broomfield Police Chief Creager with

Chris Lancaster and Keri Dillingham 

A swinging event for a good cause

By Terri Chance
For the Broomfield Enterprise

POSTED:   02/02/2017 03:59:02 PM MST

"Doing something good for the community, while enjoying the swinging sounds of the 40s era big bands will go hand-in-hand next week at the Broomfield Auditorium. The second annual fundraiser for the Broomfield Council on the Arts and Humanities is combining a live concert from the golden era of swing with popcorn, beer and a silent auction - all in the name of doing something great for Broomfield. It doesn't get much better than that. Like the first fundraiser held at this time last year, this year's program will feature well-known local artist, Lannie Garrett, who will entertain the audience with songs from Benny Goodman, Count Basie and Duke Ellington.

Garrett labels her show, "Benny, Basie and Beyond" fondly calling these great musicians of days gone by the "kings of swing." But her concert is more than just about the singing. "I will be backed by a fabulous band of musicians

who will have the audience's feet tapping. I promise," she said. The funds raised from this concert will go to the general operations of the BCAH, a non-profit organization that has been supporting and promoting the arts in the

community for more than 40 years. "The city of Broomfield generously provides office space for BCAH at the Brunner Farmhouse, but BCAH relies on support of the community to continue its mission to ensure that the arts are present and accessible in the Broomfield community, " said Sherill Bunetta, co-president and treasurer of BCAH said.

The evening will not only be filled with music, but the BCAH is also bringing one of Broomfield's breweries, Wonderland Brewing, to the lobby of the Broomfield Auditorium for craft beer tasting, along with a trail mix and popcorn bar from The Dessert Stand. A silent auction is also being held in the Auditorium lobby. "Many businesses and arts groups have been kind enough to donate items to be auctioned off at the benefit," said Keri Dillingham, office manager of BCAH. Items will be grouped in baskets and will include things like event tickets, season concert passes, bottles of wine, CDs, candies, holiday-themed decorations and gift certificates. "There will also be a commemorative basket given as a prize to the winner of the game 'Grins & Frowns' that will be played prior to Lannie

and her After Midnight band's performance," Dillingham said. It will include venue tickets, gift certificates to Buca di Beppo, Wonderland Brewing, beer glasses, The Dessert Stand items, and CDs from Garrett. The total value, Dillingham said, is more than $200.

The cost for the evening is a little less for BCAH members. Residents of Broomfield, and even non-residents, are encouraged to become members by donating an individual or household membership fee of $25, or a business donation of $50 annually. "Discounted tickets to select events are one of the benefits of being a member of BCAH," Dillingham said, "along with receiving a mailed quarterly newsletter covering local community arts and cultural events."

The BCAH develops and invests in artistic and cultural experiences for the community, including Little Noon Music and Summer Sundays at the Brunner Farmhouse; the Broomfield Days Poster Contest; ASTER Women's Chamber Choir; the Student Art Show and Broomfield Art Guild; the Broomfield Symphony Orchestra and the Children's Dance Theater. "BCAH offers many opportunities for an individual to experience art, music, dance, theater and cultural programs as a volunteer, participant or attendee," Bunetta said,

Garrett recently sold her nightclub, "Lannie's Clocktower Cabaret" on the 16th Street Mall in Denver, and was just inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. She said her plan is to "kick back and do some other things." She isn't retiring just yet, and is still performing at private and charity events and a few theaters in Colorado. She performed a Frank Sinatra tribute at the Broomfield Auditorium last year and said it was a lot of fun. Although she's performed all around Colorado and in Europe, she said people are people everywhere.

"I love performing for them, no matter where. It's the reason I wanted to be in show business," Garrett said. "I love connecting with the crowd." She believes the arts are important in every community. "I feel art and creativity are what make us human. Without a creative connection to the world around us, we are simply robots," she said. "Whether we create by painting, landscaping, cooking, or a million other expressions, I believe it is our nature to create." At next week's BCAH event, Garrett said she wants the audience to have fun and enjoy themselves. "I love it when an audience feels free enough to move and express themselves," she said.

 Keri Dillingham 

 Left to right: Sherill Bunetta, BCAH Co-President/Treasurer

Jan Gibson, 2017 winning artist

Kathy Klatt, BCAH Secretary 

Broomfield Council on the Arts & Humanities