Centennial Celebration Report Continued...

We're back! ARN and I will post today on behalf of ML, who went straight from the Orlando event to vacationland. Here are more photos from last week's Centennial Celebration! Many more to come, maybe even later today!

This is former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee with members from Norfolk, VA at the 100th anniversary picnic in Orlando.

This is President-Elect Barbara Geer and MENC Executive Director John Mahlmann at the Dessert Reception that ended the Celebration. It was held in Disney's Epcot Center.

During the National Assembly, MENC President Lynn Brinckmeyer presented appreciation plaques to outgoing National Board members Jim Rice, Earl Groner, and Ron Chronister. (Thanks, guys!)

Former Governor Huckabee addressed the Congress on Tuesday. Here he is with Lynn Brinckmeyer before his address, which was also Webcast live!

And here is a photo of MJ, EWL, and ARN at the end of the event -- just finished the dessert reception and fireworks at Epcot Center. Thanks MB for taking this photo! (Confession - MJ stayed and enjoyed the park til all hours. ARN and I headed back to the hotel to collapse.) (Also, check this photo closely for a sneak preview of the 2008 Music In Our Schools Month logo!)

Here is a fantastic picture from the Dessert Gala at Epcot from Thursday night. It had a French theme so you can see the French musical ensemble in the background as well as the mime. The mime was the best mime I've ever seen in my life. Really. Apparently he studied with Marcel Marceau so that might explain something.

Here are two "behind-the-scenes" shots. MB spent most of Wednesday and Thursday serving as the "Wizard of Oz" behind the big projection screen running the "audience response" programming. The picture on the right is of me (ARN) behind the screen running the webcast from the Centennial. You will notice in both cases how brightly lit it was. ;)