COCAcabana

COCAcabana 2013: After Dark

When The Lights Go Down The Arts Come Alive

COCAcabana 2013 raised more than $800,000 for COCA’s educational programs, exceeding expectations by $100,000! With nearly 650 business and community leaders in attendance, this year’s event on Friday, April 26, featured a specialty cocktail hour with hors d’oeuvres provided by some of St. Louis’ hottest restaurants, a three-course dinner under the tent, dancing to the spins of St. Louis favorite DJ Reggie and more than a few surprises for guests! The annual live auction was hosted by celebrity guest Billy Bush of Access Hollywood and auctioneer David Goodman, and featured a performance by COCA’s Hip-Hop Crew that brought guests to their feet!

We are grateful to COCAcabana 2013 Event Co-Chairs Lindsay and Scott Bush, Mary and Bob Ciapciak, Hazel and Arnold Donald and Stephanie and Mark Schnuck as well as Honorary Chair, Nathalie Means, Principal of Jefferson Elementary School - an Interchange Program Participant, and the Committee members. We also thank our Presenting Sponsor Anheuser-Busch Companies, Live Auction Sponsor The Lincoln Motor Company and Lead Scholarship Sponsors The Boeing Company, Centene Charitable Foundation, McCormack Baron Salazar and Mercy. Finally, we must thank the many generous Sponsor, Host, Patron and Friend guests whose participation made the evening so financially successful for COCA.

View the fabulous event photographs and see event coverage from COCAcabana Print Sponsor Town & Style, ALIVE Magazine, Ladue News and Berger's Beat!

Special Guest
Billy Bush of "Access Hollywood"

Presenting Sponsor

Live Auction Sponsor

Lead Scholarship Sponsors

Kickoff Party Sponsor	BidPal Sponsor	Cocktail Sponsor	Dinner Sponsor
Dancing Sponsor	Creative & Design	Print Sponsor	Photography Bruton Stroube

Gold Sponsors

Cannonball Advertising and Promotion
Hazel and Arnold Donald
JP Morgan Chase
Renaissance Financial
Stephanie and Mark Schnuck
Wells Fargo Advisors
Touchwood Creative

Silver Sponsors

Acropolis Technology Group
Ameren
Cannon Design
Centric Group
Express Scripts
Major Brands
Moneta Group
Monsanto Company
Peabody Energy
Rent-A-Relative & Pattering Paws
Stifel

Bronze Sponsors

AT&T
Brown Shoe Company
Bryan Cave, LLP
Elleard Heffern Fine Jewelers
Emerson
Gershman Mortgage
Ken and Judy Rosenthal & USA Mortgage Company
Lodging Hospitality Management (LHM)
Marc Christian Fine Cabinetry
Premier Rentals
Protiviti Inc.
Thompson Coburn
Walbrandt Techology
Willow & Shea
World Wide Technology

Committee

Barbara and Steve Archer
Summer Belden and Marvin Olberding
Christina and Vince Bennett
Karen and Jeffrey Bland
Susan and Terry Block
Thriess and Lynn Britton
Liz Bronstein
Rhonda Broussard
Lauren and Ward Brown
Arlene Maminta Browne and Stanley Browne
Cassie and Justin Burd
Dede Catsavis
Tracy and A.J. Chivetta
Vanessa Foster-Cooksey and Antonio Cooksey
Molly and Chris Danforth
Ann and Steve Desloge
Yara Diab
Nicole and Joe DiMartini
Jay Eiler
Kate Ewing
Gretta Forrester
Margaret and Blair Fortner
Erica Freeman and Ed Glanz
Stacey and Louis Goltermann III
Barbara B. Goodman
Karen Halper
Suzanne Hayes
Elizabeth Hazzard
Terrell Henderson
Meredith and James Holbrook
Patti and Bart Holtzman
Linda and Jesse Hunter
Tracy and Vincent Joe
Suzanne and Jim Johnson
David Joyner and Bill Lawton
Andrea and Kurt Kallaus
Megan and Brian Kilbane
Lynn and Brad Koeneman
Diane Dark
Marty C. London
Patricia Martin
Melissa and Rob Merlin
Deborah and Mac Moore
Christina and Brad Morrow
Cindy and Doug Murdoch
Joe Williams-Nelson and Gregory Nelson
Debra and Timothy Niemann
Margee and Ken Niemann
Rachel and Jack Oliver
Timothy O’Neill
Ellen and George Pace
Gayle and Fred Palmer
Lynne and Brooks Parriott
Jane and Dave Peacock
Paula and Jeff Reed
Jeana and Buddy Reisinger
Tracy Rittenbaum
Michelle Russo
Cary Schneithorst Wolfner
Wendi and Shannon Sock
Jarona and Bill Stevens
Dawn and Mark Sturmon
Christine Tracy
Sandy and Mitch Turner
Christine Fitzpatrick and Carl Turza
Peggy and Jerry Ward
Peter and Linda Werner
Susan and Joe Werner II
Dave Zettler

Special Thanks
Aero Charter, Inc., Breeze Blow Dry Bar, Butler’s Pantry, Fabick, FOX 2 St. Louis, Midwest Valet Parking, Repco, Schnucks, Traube Tent

Evening Agenda

6:30pm
Sponsor and Host VIP Arrival - Photo opportunity with celebrity guest Billy Bush of Access Hollywood

7:00pm
Patron and Friend Arrival - BKD, LLP Cocktail Hour featuring signature “After Dark” drink

Appetizers in Emerson Studio hosted by the COCA Junior Board
Restaurants include: Choice, Cicero’s, Market Pub House, Onesto Pizza & Trattoria, Salt, Tucanos Brazilian Grill

8:00pm
Lincoln Live Auction in Founders’ Theatre - Hosted by Billy Bush | Priority seating given to Sponsors and Hosts

8:30pm
All guests are seated for dinner in the tent.

9:00pm
U.S. Bank Seated Dinner under the COCA Tent

10:00pm
Dessert and Dancing in Emerson Studio - The PNC Dance Floor comes alive to the sounds of DJ Reggie

10:30pm
Silent auction closes

Attire
Black with a POP of color!

For more information about sponsorship opportunities for this event, please contact Virginia Howell at 314-561-4870, or email

Why COCAcabana?

With a core value of accessibility, COCA annually provides more than $800,000 in arts programs at no cost in low-income schools and more than 400 scholarships for students to participate in COCA programs. Accounting for nearly 20 percent of COCA’s annual contributed revenue, COCAcabana is crucial to continuing this outreach.

One recipient of COCA’s outreach efforts is Jefferson Elementary School in the St. Louis Public School District. COCA has integrated the arts into Jefferson’s curriculum and after-school programming for more than 15 years. We were honored to have the school’s principal, Nathalie Means, as an honorary chair of COCAcabana 2013 to represent the Jefferson students and remind us of the real reason for the party.

Special Thanks to our past Corporate Sponsors

The following companies have supported COCAcabana over the past 3 years
963 Collective
Ameren
Anheuser-Busch Companies
Aon
Archer Wealth Management
Arcturis
BKD, LLP
Marc Christian Fine Cabinetry
The Boeing Company
Brown Shoe Co.
Buckingham Asset Management
Butler’s Pantry
c barnes photography
Cannonball Advertising and Promotion
CCG Design + Print
Centene Charitable Foundation
Centene Corporation
Centric Group
Chandler Hill Winery
Charter Communications
Commerce Bank
Downtime Productions LLC
Edward Jones
Emerson
Enterprise Bank & Trust
Enterprise Holdings Foundation
First Clearing, LLC, an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company
Highly Combustable Marketing
HOK
IBM
Image Technologies Corporation
IMPACT Group
IMPACT Strategies, Inc.
Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C.
Major Brands
Maritz
Marsh
McCormack Baron Salazar
Moneta Group
Nordstrom
Peabody Energy
PNC
Premier Rentals LLC
Protiviti Inc.
Pulaski Bank
Repco Graphics Inc.
Robust Wine Bar & Café
Sigma-Aldrich Corporation
Simons Jewelers
Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation
Southwest Airlines
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated
Summit
Tacony Corporation
THF Realty
Thompson Coburn LLP
Town & Style
Touchwood Creative
Trivers Associates
U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management
US Bank
USA Mortgage Company
Wells Fargo Advisors
Wells Fargo Commercial Banking

Funds raised at COCAcabana support COCA's multidisciplinary programs including the COCA Family Theatre Series, educational classes and workshops in dance, music, drama, and visual arts for all ages, and contemporary art exhibits in the Millstone Gallery. COCA's award-winning outreach program, Urban Arts, provides free arts education to low-income students throughout St. Louis.

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