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2009 Business & Arts Awards

2010 Business & Arts Luncheon Nomination Form

On Wednesday, October 7th, The Greater Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce and COPPeR (The Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region) celebrated the 2nd Annual Business & Arts Luncheon at Antler's Hilton Hotel.

Attendee's were surrounded by fine arts pieces courtesy of the Cottonwood Center for the Arts. Entertaining live performances were given by The Manitou Arts Theater, The Colorado Springs Conservatory, Stick Horses in Pants, Lindsay Weidmann, Ormao Dance Company, The Pikes Peak Poet Laureate Project, Opera Theatre of the Rockies and Grass It Up.

In between lunchtime performances, awards were given to local business leaders for Creative Workspace, Philanthropy and Business Leader in the Arts. Each award was individually handcrafted by Manitou Springs potter Mark Wong, known for his unique hand-thrown vessels and Raku ware as well as clay and glazes.

 
Shuga's, Alexuis Weston accepting the Creative Workspace Award.
 

Gazette Charities, Steve Pope accepted the Philanthropy Award.
 

Phil Kendall received this year's Business Leader in the Arts Award.

Congratulations to all of this year's nominees:
Creative Workspace Award
 - Hillside Gardens
 - Kaiser Permanente
 - Nosh
 - Shuga's
 
Philanthropy Award
 - The Boeing Company
 - Classic Companies
 - The Colorado Springs Independent
 - Gazette Charities
 - Space Foundation
 
Business Leader in the Arts Award
 - Ron Brasch
 - Rhonda Conn-Parent
 - Phil Kendall
 - Chuck Murphy
 - John Street

Thanks to all of our sponsors:
 

For information on sponsoring this event, call Jen Furda at 575-4313
or click here to view the sponsorship book.