Chalk Walk 2011

Saturday and Sunday saw Chalk Walk return to the Concourse in Historic Northeast. Put on by Northeast Arts KC.... it was great this year because the weather cooperated. Below a shot from Sunday... the largest completed piece ...Above and below, artists at work on Saturday.... cloudy, a few sprinkles but nothing major.



Above, famous Northeast cartoonist ELBryan at work... below sculptor George Rousis with his daughter.....

Above.... all surfaces were covered with chalk.....


Above, Rebecca Koop (red hat) who heads up Northeast Arts ..... below images of the bike rack sculptures that are being considered for locations in Northeast.




The magician said his show was really good because he'd seen it before.
















Above, pooches welcome.....







Kids were encouraged to apply their own makeup.....




Above, Angela, community organizer for Don Bosco and her very own critters.

Above, the Uni-bomber, or ELBryan again....

Above, the newest addition to the Bryan household and below, Gillian with her flower...
















Above, rumor has it this is a self-portrait by the sponsor.



Below to the end, images from Sunday..... sunny and perfect weather early on.





The above drawing was 3D and glasses were provided.








Performance art was performed.

Let Them Eat Cake

And boy did we. Sunday, April 17th, was the Mike Elder Icing on the Cake fundraiser for Newhouse at the Overland Park Sheraton. Mike is the 3-time undefeated winner of TLC's Ultimate Cake-Off and he invited four of his cake friends to participate in the live challenge to cap off a day of cake decorating demonstrations. Brian Stevens, Debbie Goard, Bob Brougham and Ruth Rickey all from TLC and Food Network participated. I was lucky enough to be the photographer and unofficial official taster.Above, a Mike Elder cake..... remember all of these are made of cake and icing.... including the slab of ribs below with the corn on the cob and butter.....

Lots of Wizard of Oz themes.... the overall theme for the event was things Kansas City is known for... KC Wolf below...

Above and below my personal favorite. A Wizard of Oz theme with exquisite detail... Erin won a prize for her entry.

Folks were free to roam, photograph and ask question of the exhibitors... throughout the day in addition to attending demonstrations...
Above, Mike Elder, the organizer of the event, along with Vicki and Emily (Auntee Em) from Newhouse.

Above, Bob Brougham demonstrating cupcake decorating and below, left to right, Leslie Caplan, President of Newhouse, Angha Childress, Vice-President of Development, and Yve Rojas, one of the hosts for the evening competition.


Flower pot, watering can and water all made from cake and icing above.... below the 3-hour cake challenge underway..... four teams making four cakes which had to be at least three-feet tall.

Above, as the cakes took shape extras were handed out to the crowd.....


Above.... step-stool needed for assembly.
Above, Brian Stevens team created a giant rib fountain with official Chiefs arrows, smoke and barbecue sauce made from milk and food coloring.
Ruth Rickey's team made a cow pile.... celebrating KC barbecue....
Bob Brougham headed the Newhouse team which created a montage in icing of things KC is famous for.
Above.... the grand prize winner. Kansas City barbecue complete with smoke and jazz music.
Debbie Goard as she got the news that her team won and below the fruits of there labor.

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