Springfield Sister Cities Association was the official sponsor of the party, and RuBert Studios donated the large warehouse space for dinner tables for over 110 guests, a performance stage and a large screen projection system for watching video presentations during dinner, and of course, the ambient light from neon sculptures.

The party was entertained by the jazz of Cajun Dixeland Band with MSU Jazz director Jerry Hoover, some musical favorites by the Mariachi Femenil Nuevo Tecalitlan, and then impromptu dancing with the off-the-wall traveling band, The Garbonzos and just about anyone else who would pick up an instrument.

In Springfield, Missouri, Artopia of the Rural Midwest, The Creamery Arts Center is a magnet for all forms of creative expression. Children from the Springfield Community Center are participating in an extension of the program “Childhood In Its Landscape” with visiting Russian Photographer Sergey Tsygankov.

Russ and Pam RuBert were on hand to capture the action with the Canon 5D Mark II HD camera along with various other equipment. Russ is a former chairman of SRAC, photographer and sculptor.

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