The University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Finale 2013 “Celebrating the Arts Together” honored Martin and Melissa Thoma for their generous support of the arts community in Little Rock. Held in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the UALR Fine Arts Building, the evening included a cocktail hour with heavy hors d‘oeuvres, followed by a live auction. The UALR Jazz Ensemble provided entertainment and played performance dance selections from Bob Fosse’s “Chicago.” Works of art from the annual Student Competitive were also on display in the gallery. Master of Ceremonies was Craig O’Neill. Presenting sponsors included Sissy’s Log Cabin and Thoma Thoma; arts partners included Accademia dell’Arte, Arkansas Arts Center, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and Wildwood Park for the Performing Arts.
Joel Anderson, Deborah Baldwin
Greg and Dora Jane Flesher
Susan and Nick Brown
Jane Hankins, Chip and Cindy Murphy
Eileen and Dr. Ricardo Sotomora, Donna Cone
Mary Lou and Terry Rasco
Bob and Peggy Denman
Alain Piraux, Joel Antunes
Jeff Acus, Rev. Betsy Singleton
Shawn and Jennifer McCormick
David and Eva Sargent
Karin and Paul Brisco
Jackie Dunkley, J.R. and Cindy Richard
T.J. and Cindy Boyle
Zulma Toro, Robert Hupp and Clea Bunch
Van and Elizabeth Tilbury
Elizabeth Andreoli, Leslie Vickery
Martin and Melissa Thoma
Claire and Sam Thoma
Peter and Jennifer Gess
Francine Bruyneel, Patrick Mathieu
Sandy and Richard Newberg
Jeane Hamilton, Mary Wildgen
Kimberly Kaczenski, Laura McClellan, Myra Thomas
Vanessa Thomas Russell, Teri Thomas Itkin