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The Family Involvement Series presents artists perfornling in a family-friendly setting. Concerts and revues are designed to engage audiences of toddlers to elders. Success for these performances is measured by the number of people dancing to the beat, the volume of the voices sin ' along and the size of the smile on the faces in the audience. The Splatter Sisters paint a adventurous through songs and movement. Their Evel concerts of classic kid's songs invoke lots of audience participation. Bob and the Beachcombers bring a rock & roll beach p arty and summertime f- n to the shores of ` Lake Bennett in Roseville. Alpha Bits plays music for kids. This high energy duo sounds like a. full band. The family favorite show inspires kids to sing and dance, laugh and shout. Hans Mayer p erforn hurnorous,, child - oriented music with an irresistible s ens e c f ' l . a p y People of ` all ages are immediately attracted to his fun- loving personality and his magical songs that stimulate imaginations while building self - esteem. Kit and I aboodle is a crowd pleasing duo delivering sigh - energy music and comedy show for family audiences of all ages. This talented twosome transforms family friendl y songs in g hilarious comedy routines loaded with audience participation. The Community Connections Series gives homegrown talent the opportunity to perform in the spotlight of their community's premier performance facility, before family, friends and appreciative audiences. • North Suburban Senior Chorus and Roseville Area High School Concert Choir i oin together for an intergenerational concert featuring concert classics. • Roseville Community Band and Roseville Big Band, these bands have a long history of community involvement proudly representing their Home community throughout the state with high quality concert sounds and tern arrangements. o - • u arran up -tempo g B anj o Bandits are local artists whose strumming and picking are a crowd favorite. • Battle of the Bands featuring local youth bands in are all out musical contest for the title of `best of show "'. Performances M' the Park program manager and operations coordinator is Roxann Palm. Roxann has extensive experience working in municipal recreation and coni aunty education. In preps-ration for this project, ROXann surveyed local community interests and sought advice and direction from colleagues in an effort to bring the most skilled, unique and engaging artists to Roseville for involvement in the 2003 Performances in the Park. Ability The foundation of Roseville parrs and recreation and the Parks and Recreation Commission is built on the strength of community involvement. The Performances in the Park series is no exception to this legacy. As a department, and as an advisory commission, we feel strongly that community based arts experiences are among the essential tools for community development, corm aunty involvement and co=unity pride. Each year, the performances in the Park program manager works in with the Pans and recreation Commission to review feedback from the previous year's performers and the audience for their reaction to the artistic presentations. The planning team evaluates and considers proposals submitted by new artists and commum*ty members. Suggestions and comments are weighted during this phase of program development and a pool of potential performers is created. The program manager contacts referrals for new p erfortners to gauge their appropriateness and appeal to our community and# id'usts the pool of artists accordingly. Five months prior to the perfonnance season, artists are contacted to confirm availability and discuss fee structures. Strict attention is paid to the annual budget for the Performances in the Paris series. The Parks and Recreation department is fiscally responsible to stay within the budget when developing the 11 Z