Happy to pose for the camera at Family Holiday Party

Tammy Frazier with mom, Delores Tomasek,
Chair Carolyn Mendoza, Norman Jean Coulter with granddaughter

Carol Vie brought 9 friends to enjoy Wizard of Oz

Patti Goss, Pat Christopherson, Aaron and Jackie Berkowitz

Ruth and Al McLeod

Family Holiday Party attendees keep smiling for the camera

3 generations: Abby Ulrich, Carol Vie and
granddaughters Zoe, Sophie, Julia

Cindy Tidwell-Shelton and sister, Debbie Taylor

Dianne Linthicum, Linda Cathey

The Phoenix Theatre was filled with happy folks attending The Wizard of Oz special performance for the Historical League's Family Holiday Party. Held annually in December, the event is geared to all ages with entertainment, food, festivities, raffle prizes and good cheer.

Debbie Beiser with granddaughter Allie,
Susan Neibergall, Jackie Mather

Happy family

Jackie Berkowitz created the raffle prize Wizard of Oz puzzle

Mary Garbaziak with Ivan and his son, Erick.

Family Holiday Party is filled with smiling faces

Roger Swanson, Ed Shillington, Al McLeod

Friends, food, fabulous entertainment and fantastic raffle prizes combined to make the Family Holiday Party at "The Wizard of Oz" a great event at Phoenix Theatre.

President Elect Anne and Joe Lupica

Anne Lupica and friend for 25 years, Karen Ely

President Margaret Baker and Karen Swanson

Mary and John Garbaciak with Doris and Bill Thain

Pam den Draak and Claire Nullmeyer

Peggy Vise with granddaughter Sandy Weiss

Volunteers helped selling Raffle Tickets

Wearing the distinctive blue Old Ned aprons, our volunteers from Notre Dame Prep were a great help

Jeannine and Jim Moyle visit with the Jackson, Calvin and
Fred Bickett from Notre Dame Prep

wandering through the crowds and selling more raffle tickets at the Family Holiday Party. Thanks so much to Jackson Bickett, brother Calvin and father, Fred.

Raffle Prizes winners are thrilled at Family Holiday Party

Nina Fillippi and Pam den Draak

Claire Hoffland wins the car

Mary Parker's granddaughter
Olivia wins the Razor Scooter

Thanks to raffle chair Pam den Draak and Nina Fillippi for organizing the lovely prizes at "The Wizard of Oz" at Phoenix Theatre.

Guess which raffle prize Carolyn Mendoza's
granddaughter Sophia wants to get?

Delicious Food from Hospitality Committee at Family Holiday Party

Julie Moore, Mary McMahon, Katie Tovar

Thanks to the Historical League amazing Hospitality Committee especially Julie Moore, Mary McMahon and Katie Tovar. We can't say enough about the bountiful tables loaded with both savory and sweet treats at The Wizard of Oz Family Holiday Party held at Phoenix Theatre.

Julie Moore and Leslie Christiansen

Julie Moore and Leslie Christiansen prepare the feast

Smiling faces at Family Holiday Party "The Wizard of Oz"

Joan Galloway, Ruth Ann Hogan and Mary Parker

Susan Dale and grandchildren

Kay Holcombe with Sarah and Emma,
Jackie and Aaron Berkowitz

Andrea Evans and daughter

Jeannine Moyle, Pam den Draak, Stan and Nancy Evans

Ruth and Al McLeod with Abby Ulrich and girls, Zoe, Sophie, Julia

Carolyn Mendoza and Anne Lupica brought us a fabulous Family Holiday Party

Anne Lupica with photographer Elena Thornton

Thanks to the hard work and dedication of Carolyn Mendoza with wonderful assistance from Anne Lupica, the Family Holiday Party at The Wizard of Oz performance was a big success. We don't know all the background, but the final results were outstanding. Phoenix Theatre never looked so good.
Thanks to Carolyn and Anne for a job well done.

Carolyn Mendoza with daughter in law Ann-Sofie
and grandchildren wearing traditional Danish outfits

Family Holiday Party featuring The Wizard of Oz - Big Success

Hospitality committee Katie Tovar, Mary
McMahon, Julie Moore with witch

A small portion of the delicious food buffett

With almost every seat taken at Phoenix Theatre for the December 6 presentation of The Wizard of Oz, the Historical League was happy to see the event a success. There were incredible raffle baskets filled with awesome gifts. And we'll let the pictures show how fabulous the food was.

Thanks to the hard work of chair Carolyn Mendoza and her helpers, especially Anne Lupica, we were pleased to see so many happy faces. The children and adults were fascinated with the story and the cast, the dancing, the singing, costumes and sets.

Congratulations on a wonderfully successful Family Holiday Party.

Wizard of Oz tickets donated to children's charity

Helping a child is a good thing. And what a wonderful Thank You note we received from the Audrey Johnson Foundation. They are excited to go this year.
"Thank you so much to the Historical League Inc for donating 42 tickets to our children to a special showing of The Wizard of Oz at Phoenix Theatre on Saturday December 5!!! We are so blessed to be the beneficiaries of these tickets for the 2nd year in a row!"

It's not too late to donate tickets and send a child to the Wizard of Oz festivities hosted by the Historical League. Call Phoenix Theatre box office 602-254-2151 and tell them you want to donate to the Historical League benefit matinee Sat, Dec 5.

Some of the 43 children and families who attended the Historical League Family Holiday Party last year.

Amazing Wine Basket Raffle for Wizard of Oz

Zona Lorig helps Mary Parker create the wine baskets.

Mary Parker did a fabulous job last year of getting wonderful wines for the Historical League Phoenix Theatre matinee. Can't wait to see what she has up her sleeve . . . or in her basket for Saturday, Dec 5 The Wizard of Oz festivities.

There is also children's toy and entertainment raffles, no-host bar, complimentary light refreshments. Lots of fun and excitement for the whole family.
Raffle tickets available from 12:30 - 2 pm performance.
Purchase your Theatre tickets by Nov 13 at
http://tickets.phoenixtheatre.com/single/SYOS.aspx?p=6280

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Donate Wizard of Oz tickets to help children

One more munchkin can attend The Wizard of Oz thanks to Donna Esposito donating a ticket. The spirit of the Holidays comes out when people donate to let a child attend such a festive event . . . Something that the child would never be able to see with out the help of a friend. Something that the child will remember long after the Holidays are over.
Thanks Donna and all the others who donate tickets. Call the box office to donate and tell them it is for the Historical League benefit matinee. 602-254-2151.
The Audrey Johnson Foundation co-ordinates the donation to make sure children get a chance to see this live theatre performance and experience the Historical League "Extras" available only at this matinee.