1000 high school kids from around MN participated in a morning of musical theater workshops led by professional performers and cast members and then a matinee of AIDA.    This annual fundraising campaign was developed for the Orono Public Foundation. Free tickets were provided were to all students at Franklin Middle School, North High School and many of the other Minneapolis Schools through a partnership with Project SUCCESS. The Greater West Metro Humane Society and Hopkins Center for the Arts, Inc. partnered on the Pets and Picasso gala to build new audiences/donors for each. The first DIVA patio party during PRIDE was a huge success due to the fabulous view from SEVEN Sushi Bar’s rooftop and the wonderful weather. Rain did not deter more than 400 walkers from raising pledges and walking to support the animals at the Greater West Metro Humane Society’s 15th Walk for Animal’s event.   This was a campaign for the Ramsey County Library Foundation to build a new donor base.
Free tickets were provided were to all students at Franklin Middle School, North High School and many of the other Minneapolis Schools through a partnership with Project SUCCESS. A weeklong tribute to Duke Ellington on his 100th birthday involved a free performance for 2,000 Mpls. high school students of the Lincoln Center Jazz Band, presentations by noted Ellington scholars from the Smithsonian Institute, and a community birthday party with cake at City Center featuring an exhibit of rare memorabilia from Duke Ellington’s life and career.
This first time event at the Medina Ballroom was created to broaden the awareness and build new friends for the Humane Society with an event that had mass appeal for an older west metro crowd. A partnership between DIVAMN and the Jungle for a GLBT audience.
Family Night included western themed activities before opening night in the parking lot next to the Orpheum- fiddlers, cow pie toss games, a covered wagon, and family style picnic were all part of the activities for families of all ages. Was a new event created for DIVAMN to raise money and publicity to support programs for women and children with AIDS/HIV, an extension of previous programming focused primarily on men.
Orono Alliance for Education’s first fundraising event was Lorie Line and her band in concert performing at the Orono High School. CLUB DIVA was DIVAMN’s annual spring gala featuring the best of what the city has to offer in music, entertainment, fashion, and food. The high-energy design event of the Minneapolis/St. Paul social season returned March 3, 2007 for its 15th year. Barriers to Entry was a FREE entertaining & educational 40 minute show written, directed and produced for Metro Title I students and sponsored by the MN Department of Higher Education through their Get Ready Program. The Minnesota Academy of Science held its 67th annual State Science Fair at the Radisson Riverfront Hotel in Saint Paul. 1000 kids, parents and teachers participated in this three day competition.

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