Thank you Cedar donors!



Thank you to those who made contributions to The Cedar in 2007. Generous support from people like you helped us end the year without a deficit for the first time in nine years. Things are looking good for the future of The Cedar Cultural Center!

This past fall, we launched our “we are made of Cedar” annual fund campaign which will run through 2008. The campaign encourages Cedar community members to show they’re “made of Cedar” by becoming donors.

Staff members, volunteers, patrons, and community members stepped up to show their support for live music and The Cedar Cultural Center in 2007. The Cedar saw a 61% increase in charitable contributions from individuals and families and raised more money than any year in The Cedar’s history!
Because of your consistent and generous support, The Cedar was able to do the following in 2007:
  • Purchase credit card machines, so we now accept credit cards at the box office and the concessions stand
  • Tuck-point and paint the exterior of our building
  • Purchase new chairs for our lobby
  • Present international artists such as Marcel Khalife from Lebanon, Varttina from Finland, and The Gangbe Brass Band from Benin
  • Host well-known, acclaimed artists such as Ryan Adams, Bruce Cockburn, and Dan Wilson
  • Support emerging, independent, local artists such as Roma di Luna, JoAnna James, The Pines, Jeremy Messersmith, and The Owls
Because of your generous support, we will be able to do the following in the first quarter of 2008:
  • Add an additional concessions area in the The Cedar’s main hall
  • Host international artists Babylon Circus from France, Dervish from Ireland, Halle from Iran, and Vusi Mahlasela from South Africa
  • Host emerging artists such as St. Vincent, Haley Bonar, and Brass Kings
  • Partner with local, non-profit organization Project Success to put on concerts for underserved Twin Cities youth, the first of which was a special concert on MLK Day with African-American stringband The Carolina Chocolate Drops
  • Facilitate hands-on workshops for underserved youth administered by Cedar artists in partnership with MacPhail Center for Music
We’d like to recognize the following donors who contributed to The Cedar’s annual fund in 2007:
Symbol Key
* Cedar Staff Member
B Cedar Board Member
M Donation includes a matching gift from donor’s employer
FB Donated through facebook.com causes “giving challenge” initiative. For more information, click here


$1-$99
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  Andrew and Jeanne Adelmann   Fred Adiyia
  Pat Alagna   Kathy Anderson
  Emily Anderson   Shari Aronson
  Pam Arnstein   Steve and Carol Askew
  David Babb   Thomas Badow and Cynthia Unowsky
  Kim Bahmen   Ida Baltikauskas and Dorinda Wider
  Gary and Karen Bartig   Lori Beck
FB Joan Bennett   Jim and Susan Bergan
  Kent Bergh   Mike and Ruth Bettendorf
  Paula and Steven Bilitz   Gary Block
  Charlie Blue   Randall and Susan Blum
FB Martins Blums   Margo Bock
M Janet and John Bohan   Marva and Christopher Bohen
  Tim Boonstra   James Borden
  Margaret Born   Patty Bowler and Chris Oace
  Amy Boxrud   John and Linda Brandberg
  Angela Brewer   Neil Brock
  Tracy and Christopher Brokering M Paul and Kristy Brown
  Stephen Brown   Ann Browning
  Joseph Cade   Debra Calph-Blount
  Candace Campbell FB Cari
FB Marissa Carlson   Bryan Carlson
  John Carnahan   Stephen Carpenter and Megan Hazen
  Glenna Case and Harlan Garbel   Bruce Center
  Brock Chambers FB Bertie Cheng
  Steven and Kathleen Chesney   Vicki and Lou Chouinard
  Leo Christenson   Blake Christiansen
  Eric and Jeanne Christopher   Karin Ciano
  Edith Clark   Jerry and Susan Cohen
  Scott L Cooper   Damon Cory
  Sue Crolick FB William Cunningham
  Bill and Mary Cunningham FB Anna Dahlen
  Rod Dalager   Robert Dana and Mary Radford
  Tim and Cindy Darey   Gerald Dastych
  Paul Dauenhauer   Colleen Davenport-Adiyia
  Mike Davis FB Scott Deyo
  Michael DeZurik   Sky Divya
  Bob & Lynn Dixon   Linda and James Dobbs
  Dawn Doering   Jerry C. Doherty and Sheila D. Maybanks
  Philip Doherty FB Will Dorn
  Mary Dorow FB Richard Dowdell
  Deborah and Jerry Doy   Timothy and Patricia Doyle
  John F. Driscoll and Kathleen Kelly   Clem Duffy
  Ann DuHamel   Denise duMaurier
  Mel & Georgia Duncan   Mary DuShane
FB Julia Eagles FB John Eichten
  Susan Elsner   James Engholm
  Sandra Evenson   Julie Farnham
  Erik Farseth   Patricia Fedorka
  Don Feeney and Diane Carter   Katherine Fennelly
  Kathy Feste   Gary Fifield
  Jan D. Fisher   Peter Fleck and Mary Weber
FB Pierce Fleming   Richfield Flowers & Events
  Jay and Barbara Fonkert   John and Maureen Forsythe
  Jim Fournier and Karen Zeleznak   Richard & Katharine Fournier
  Paula Fox   Susan Funk and Wood Kidner
  Gary Gardner and Helen Kivnick   Carolyn Gergen
FB Rolf Gidlow   Visvaris M. and Ausma Giga
  Barb Glas   Stephen Glennon
  Karla Grotting FB Tor Gunderson
  Donna Gunderson-Rogers   Melanie Haddox
  Dave and Barbara Halsey   James Hamilton
  Larry Hampel and Mary Kopet   Timothy and Beverly Hanna
  Harley Hanson and Patricia Dorn   Steve Hanson and Lori McNown
  Jeffrey Hardin and Linda Kelley   Fred and Linda Harding
  Arnold Hasse   Charles Hathaway and Anne Brataas
  Jan Hatling   George Healy
  Sean Hearn and Michelle Parra   Tim Heath
  Stefan Helgeson   Connie Hesseviek
  Dan and Nancy Hickey FB Cherry Hilsson
  Lisa Hinz and Stuart MacDonald   Teresa Hodek
  Dawn Hofstrand   Anne Holzinger
FB Randy Hope FB Joshua Houdek
  Roger Howe   Fran Howley
  Susan Hubbard   Heather Ilse
FB Ali Jaafar FB Scott C. Jackson
  Edward Jackson   Janice James
  Stu Janis and Diane Rains   Robert Janzen
FB Arto Jarvela   Ron Jensen and Judy Ostendorff
  Janine and Jeffrey Johnson * Mark Johnson
  Gary Johnson and Jeanne Ayers   Heather and Norbert Johnson
FB Janet E. Johnson   Mary Jones
  Catharine Joyce   Tim and Donna Jump
  Elina Kala   Jim Kalitowski
FB Chad Kampe   Wendy Kaufmann
  Monica Kenton   Jon Kerr and Grit Youngquist
  Jim Kietine and Linda Fritschel   Renee R and Charles King
  Deah Kinion and Paul Kinion   Seth Kirk
  Molly Kleven   William Klingbeil
*FB Jason Koffman FB RK Kones
FB Theresa Kopecky FB David Koplos
  Vicky Korosi FB Laurel Krahn
  Elizabeth LaVelle   Gene LaFond and Lorna Call
  Jeanne Lakso   Paul Landskroener
  Connie Lanphear   Molly Lanpher
FB Chad Lantow   Mona Laplent
FB Einar Olav Larsen   Bradley D Larson
  Mark Larson and Mary Kennedy   Susan Lasley
  Peter and Martha Laudert   Peter Leach and Nan Skelton
  John Lee FB Jerry Lefkowitz
FB Nicholas Lemme FB Scott Liening
FB Bradley Liening   Rex Lindberg and Dee Kotaska
  Laura Lipkin and Joe Sularz   Lyle and Liz Lofgren
FB Noah Lorsung   Steven Lualdi
  Ann and Donald Luce   Dean and Janet Lund
FB Brian Lund   Catherine Magnuson
  Ronald Malone FB Steve Marden
  Donald & Abby Marier   Julianne Markiewicz
  Scott Marsalis   Richard McDaniel
  Sandra McDonald *FB Drew Miller
FB Eric Miller   John Miller
  Paul Miller   Steve Mitrione and Shana Kaplow
  Carol Mizuno   Carol Moller
FB Bruce Molsky FB Lyda Morehouse
  Judith Morem FB Collin Mothupi
  Tim and Sue Mowbray FB E. Holly Munoz
  Robin Murie   Gail Murton and Doug Connell
  Nicholas Nash   Teresa and Michael Naughton
  Patricia Nelson   Kurt Nelson
FB Cari Nesje   Paula and Jim Nessa
  Patricia M Nevin   Edmund and Mary Ann Newman
  Rachel Nieder   Cindy Oberg-Hauser
  Gary O'Brien   Paul Odegaard
  Catherine O'Dell FB Jerimiah Oetting
  Cori Ofstead   David M. Olkon and Ruth Hampton Olkon
  Dan O'Loughlin and Becky Halvorson   Wally & Becky St. Onge
  Riley Owens   Elizabeth Ozmon
FB Audrey P   Patrice Pakiz
  Timothy Parker   Stephen Parliament and Laurie Broome
  Linda Passon-McNally FB Susan Patterson
  Jeanne Paulson   Mary Pawlcyn and John Byrnes
  Steve Payne   Katie Pearson
  Anne Peek   Catherine Peterman
  Kathy & Steve Peters   Mary Petersen
  Lynn and Jean Peterson   Steven and Kristine Petrini
  Barbara Pilling and Dan Carlson   Laurie Pohlman
  Steve Poreda   Brian Poulton
  Christy Prediger   Joseph and Fiona Rassier
  Sybille Redmond   Kate Reinhardt
* John Rhodes   Donette Rice
  Barbara Rice   Debra Ringal
  Greg Roberts   Les and Louise Rogers
  Jennie J. Ross   Greg Rotter
  Elizabeth Rowan   Bob and Wendy Rubinyi
FB Erin Rupp   Scott Sandy
FB Christine A Sanguinet   Kenyon and Lisa Sayler
  Mary Beth Schacherer   Becka Schafer
  Martha and Gene Schermer   Dr. and Mrs. Schmeling
  Robert Schuette   George Richard Schuler
FB Erik Selz   Peter & Lynne Sethre
  Anne Shaw   Jim and Jacky Sherohman
  Laura Silver FB Jonah Simonds
FB Liana Simonds FB Dave Simons
  Raina Sinclair and Nancy Cordy   Jon Skaalen
  Tom Skramstad   Gregg Sougstad
  Dean Spencer   Charles Spetland
  Erik Stahl   Ellen Stanley
  Jane Starr   Susan Stewart
  Julie Stroud FB Susan
  Michael Swanson M Steven Sweeney
  David and Mary-Ruth Swenson   Wally Swentko
  Edith Swiatek and Edwin Haswell   Rebecca Swift
  Colleen and Ronald Tabaika FB Chuck and Jennifer Tatusda
FB Chas Tatsuda FB Jennifer Tatsuda
FB Peter Tatsuda FB Annie Taylor
  Curtis Teague and Loretta Simonet   Diane Tessari and Duncan Storlie
FB Hannah Texler   Linda Thiel
  Melanie Thomas and Otis Trachsel FB Matt Thompson
  Jeanne and William Tierney   Susan Tjornehoj
  Cheri Toftey   Rich Tooley
  Lyndon Torstenson   Joe Townend
  Peter and Cynthia Tritz FB Martha Truax
  Karen Utter   Lecia VanAmerongen
FB Gia Vitali   Carol & Tim Wahl
FB Jackie Wallenberg   Laura Walsh
  Sandy Waterman   Joel Weisberg
  Bill and Cathryn Weller   Rosa Werthwein
  Patrick and Nanette Whaley * Elizabeth Wheeler
  Darald Wieneke   Josie Winship
  Kathleen Woods   Tim Wotzka
  Paul Wright   Ron Yanes
  Munna Yasiri   Luann Yerks
  Lois Zander   Matthew Zavislak
  Marilyn Ziebarth   Mary & Keith Zilinski
$100-$499
  Dennis Adams   Donald C. Aggerbeck and Jane A. Pederson
  Tom Ajax and Jan McElfish   David Alderson
  Nick Allen   James Almendinger
  Allan Amis   Bob and Gretchen Amis
  T. D. Anderson   Jeremy Anderson
  Michael and Delores Ashworth   Bob Barnes
  Cynthia Bauer   Robbie Beahrs
  Ken Beck   Jim and Ruth Ann Benson
  Amy Bergquist M Erica Bergsland and Doug Rose
  Gregory Bistram   Bob and Judy Bjorke
  JoAnne Boraas   Bruce and Char Bostrom
  Daniel Boyer   Lawrence Braun
  Joe Buck   Susan Budig
  Douglas Cain   Mark and Jane Callahan
M Tim Campbell and Jane Minton   Jim & Patty Carlen
  Alan and Jill Carlson   Jeffrey Carnes
  Ronald Marquis and Lois Carolan   Julie and Kelly Carver
  Gene and Barb Case   Terry and Laurie Christiansen
  Karen Collyard FB Katryn Conlin
FB Kathe Connair   Roger and Elizabeth Corbin
  Robert Cowle   Kathleen and Mike Croswell
  Patricia Dahlen *FB Sage Dahlen
  Kirk Dann   Marshall Davis
  Scott Deetz   Robert and Susan Donsker
  Ted Dooley and Kristi Holmquist *FB Adrienne Dorn
  Patrick Dougherty   Kathy Dummer
B David Edminster   Dean Elstad
  Howard Epstein and Lynda Kelley   Paul Epton
  L. Peter and Karen Erickson   Douglas Fifield
  Gordon Fink   Pamela and Richard Flenniken
  Kieran Folliard   Charlotte Forsythe
  Jennifer Fraser   Gene Frazer and Jackie Thompson
  Joan Freese and Mark Gutzmer   Craig Futterer and Terri Simard
  David Gardner and Ronda Willsher   James and Maryanne Gay
  Cindy Gentling   Janice Gepner and Eric Newman
  Lee Gilbert   Toni and Gerry Gilchrist
  Vilnis Gredzens   Rose and Paul Grengs
  Loren and Mary Ann Gross   Halla and Christine Hansen
  Maureen Hark   Brian Hart
  Steve Haskin FB Glen Helgeson
  Don Helgeson   Michael and Karel Helgeson
  Ann Helm and Scott McKell   Susan Henderson
B Galen Hersey and Darcy Sudderth   Joel Hetler
  Charlie Hicks and Vicky Sherman   Thomas Hiendlmayr and Jan Ormasa
  Mike and Clarissa Hirsch   Beverly Hlavac
MFB Joe Hoopman   Jim Howitt
  Richard Hruby   Debbie and Jim Ingebretsen
  John Jacobson   Joel and Laura Jensen
  Edmund Kelley   Kathleen Kerr and Timothy Ward
  Iris Mai Kiigemagi   Mark and Maren Kloppman-Wheat
  Robert Knapp and Christine Herman   Kathi Kones
  Carla Korb and Tom Surowicz   John Kraft
* Bill & Mag Kubeczko   Karla Larsen and Ken Bearman
  John Levy * Michael Lord
  Dian Lowe   Judith Maas
  Margaret Mackaman   Pat MacKenzie
  Sherrie Mahowald FB Stephen Margolis
  Marcia and Robert Marks   Laura Marquardt
BFB Stephen McClellan   Susan Meyers
  Robert Meyerson M Nancy Molenda
FB Judith Napier and Bryan Aaker   Ron Nies
  Helen Nikiel   Tim and Lara Norkus-Crampton
  Michelle O'Brien   Jesse Okie
  Judy Olsen and Mike Rachu   Deb O'Neil
  Mark and Catherine Ortenburger   Kristina & John Ostby
  Kathleen and Donald Park * Dave Paulson and Teresa Sutton
  Mark Peltier and Eileen Kenney   Barbara Peterson
*FB Carla & Joe Pfahl   Donald Phelps
  Daniel Pinkerton and Jane Johnston   Gloria Pope
  Michelle Porter   James Price
FB Michele Quaranto   Fred Quirsfeld and Linda Campbell
  Lyn Rabinovitch and John Saxhaug   Cheri Register
  Cristine Reiling   David and Suzanne Rhees
  Jeremy Riehle   Richard Riemenschneider
  Charles Ritt   Jayne Roberts
FB Craig Robinson   Carolyn Roby
  Patricia Ryan   Ellen Mary Saul
  Dale Schatzlein and Emily Maltz Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation   Lyle and Peggy Schmidtke
  Will Schroeer   Leonard Score
  Raymond Serrano   Kris and Art Shackle
  Beth Shaw M Sarah and Kevin Shriver
  Barbara Sibley   Robert and Jean Sinclair
* Jennifer Sippel   Steven Smith
FB Bill Snyder   Lawrence Sobaskie
  Eric Sorensen   Alan Sparhawk
  Susan Stacey   Rod Stevens
  Robert and Mavis Straughn   Barb & Rick Swanson
  Dawn Talbert   Charles Tenbensel
  Jackie Thureson M Thane Tierney
  John Tillotson M Matt Tillotson and Deb Liang
  Steve and Nicolle Uban   Leif and Cecilia Utne
  James Uttley   Scott Vankoughnett
  Greg and Linda Vilmo M David Vogel
  Paul Wagner   John M Ward
  Susan and Robert Warde M Katherine Warde and Benson Ramsey
  Steven Vincent and Jill Weese M Paul Wehling
  James Wellman   Mark Williamson
  Charlie & Suzann Wright   David Yasmineh
  Jodi and Jim Young   Mark and Jan Young
  Nevin Young   Robert Zeglovitch and Jane Young
$500-$999
  Wayne Bailey   Cooper Schneier Fund of the Minneapolis Foundation
* Brian Corner B Everett Forte
B Glen Helgeson   Warren Kearney
  William Sandberg B Chuck and Jennifer Tatsuda
FB Jim Whitney  
$1000 +
M Robert Anderson and Rebecca Deason   Shayna Berkowitz and Phyllis Wiener; Still Ain't Satisfied, A Foundation with Attitude
B Sarah Bowman *B Sue and Chris Eidem
M Rose Fekete   Ann and Ed Glickman (Trillium Foundation)
  James Niland and Elizabeth Nerud BM Robert Nordin and Nancy Kosciolek
BFB Hugh Pruitt and Fariba Sanikhatam B Rob and Carol Salmon
  Monica Sampson   Anne and Matthew Schuerger
* Rob Simonds and Karen Margolis   Kristine M Smith
B Jean Wilhelm and Joe Grayden   The Wittenberg Family Foundation


We’d like to recognize the following corporate and private foundation supporters and sponsors who contributed to The Cedar in 2007.

The Cedar saw a 42% increase in charitable contributions from corporate and private foundations in 2007. Thanks to the following businesses, organizations, foundations, and sponsors who supported The Cedar this past year:

ADC Foundation
Aetna Foundation
American Scandinavian Foundation
Ares Operations, LLC
Augsburg College
Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation
Best Buy Children's Foundation Tag Team Awards
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
Bush Foundation
Buuck Family Foundation
COMPAS United Arts Service
ElectroVoice
Elmer L and Eleanor J Andersen Foundation
ESEK of Finland
Fredrickson and Byron Foundation
General Mills Matching Gift Program
IBM Grants Program
Icelandair
LUSES of Finland
McKnight Foundation
Minnesota State Arts Board
Nash Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Pizza Luce
RBC Dain Rauscher
REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.)
Royal Norwegian Consulate General
Saint Paul Travelers
Saint Paul Travelers Arts and Diversity Program
Securian Foundation
Sons of Norway
Star Tribune Foundation
Summit Brewery
Target
Thomson West
Valspar
Wireless Ronin
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