Lisa Fuglie

Our friends at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 4100 Lyndale South, Minneapolis are allowing us to host the benefit at their facility. There is plenty of parking and plenty of room. Anyone familiar with Minneapolis knows where 4100 Lyndale South would be, for the rest, here's a link to their website
http://bethlehem-church.org
and a map to the church.

In 1971, Mike and Judith came to Minneapolis to join Center Opera which later become Minnesota Opera. Mike was hired as resident bass-baritone, and Judith was hired as costumer for the men in the company. They came from Milwaukee where Mike had been head of the voice department at University of WI Madison.

Mike holds a Doctorate of Performing Arts, and has taught at Colorado University at Boulder, The University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, and the U of M. Judith has been a costumer, draper, and pattern maker for Minnesota Opera and Vee Corporation -Sesame Street Live.

As of 12/28-12/30/07:

Mike has made an amazing amount of progress. His speech is much more clear, and he is better able to organize and express his thoughts. He is beginning to sense movement impulses in his right hand and foot, and his therapists are very happy with his progress. On, Sunday 12/30, I actually observed movement in both Mike's right hand & foot!!!

Silent Auction Items Secured

Theater Gift Certificates:
-Chanhassen Dinner Theater
-Theatre de la Jeune Lune
-Jungle Theater
-Minnesota Opera
-Nautilus Music-Theater

Home-cooked food and baked goods:
-Dinner for 6-8 - Natalie Westreich
-Baked goods - Natalie Westreich
-Chocolate Orange Carrot Cake - Bradley Greenwald

Other items:
-"Pale Horse at Plum Run," Hardcover and softcover - Brian Leehan
-Pottery - Lisa Fuglie
-Candles, handmade, deep vanilla - Angela Marsh

Food committee
Contribute food of snacks/appetizers or sign-up for an hour-long shift to prepare and serve. Contact Natalie Westreich at westr003@earthlink.net or 612-377-9798

Set-up crew
Volunteers needed 2-3:30pm for set-up of tables and chairs, reception table, signage to direct attendees, and silent auction

Clean-up crew
Volunteers needed 8-9pm for breaking down tables and chairs, reception table, signage, and silent auction

Master of Ceremonies or MC
Contact Lisa Fuglie at lisa@monroecrossing.com to sign-up for an hour-long shift as MC to introduce entertainment

Entertainment Schedule as of Friday, January 11 with details on select below the schedule.

3:00 Sawtooth Band - Welcome set
3:30 Sopranorama - featuring Janis Hardy, Maria Jette, & Molly Sue McDonald
3:43 Katherine Wood
3:48 Jeffrey Callander
3:55 Steve Millar
4:05 Michelle Barber
4:15 Barry Cole
4:30 Christopher Marlowe recitation
4:35 Angela Marsh, Lisa Fuglie, Jill Stephensen, Mark Anderson
4:45 Nanc MacLeslie
4:55 Bradley Greenwald
5:05 Linda Valerian
5:15 Jennifer Baldwin Peden
5:30 Gary Briggle
5:35 Catie Jo Pidel - fiddling
5:45 Derek Phillips Indian dance

[For information about Lisa Fuglie, visit the menu to the left. Between now and later, this site is dedicated to helping Mike Foreman]

On Saturday, January 12, 2008, a cabaret show and fundraiser is scheduled for 3:30pm-8pm to benefit Mike and Judith Foreman as Mike recovers from a recent stroke.