TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S

National Team of Artists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Site-Specific Dance as an Art Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Our Specific Site: The Entire River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

History of the Local Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Local Site Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

This Evening’s Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9

I. Music and Dance Unique to Your Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

II. All-Site Medley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

III. All-Site Dancing to Original Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

IV. The Chord. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Local Site Performers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Plaquemines Parish Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-14

Call to Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Plaquemines Parish Perspectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-18

Environmental River Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-20

About the Local Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-22

Acknowledgements: Local Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Acknowledgements: One River Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Donor Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

O N E R I V E R M I S S I S S I P P I – N AT I O N A L T E A M O F A R T I S T S

Artistic Director Marylee Hardenbergh has been creating large outdoor site-specific perform-ances for twenty-five years, in such sites as wastewater treatment plants, aerial lift bridges,library windows, and a clock tower on the Volga in Russia. She has been named Artist of theYear twice and received numerous grants and fellowship awards, including the NationalEndowment for the Arts, the McKnight and Soros Foundations. She has been creating site-specific dances on the Mississippi River at Minneapolis’ historic milling district for over 20years.

Project Director Jana Larson is an artist, filmmaker and independent producer who loves todance. She assisted Marylee in carrying out the vision of this project. Look for her documen-tary about the One River Mississippi project this fall.

Composer Lee Blaske is in continual demand as an arranger and composer for television/radiocommercials, industrial shows, and for recording projects of all kinds. He composed the musicthat is heard at all the sites.

Environmental Consultant Tracy Fredin is the Director of Hamline University’s Center forGlobal Environmental Education.

Web Designer Nicky Hardenbergh also designed the newsletters.

Sound Consultant Don Schraufnagel, at UMD’s Weber Music Hall, advised on The Chord.

Graphic Designer Corey Sevett designed the postcard and program.

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S I T E S P E C I F I C D A N C E A S A N A R T F O R M

Site-specific dance is created for one site only. The music, the costumes, and the moves flowtogether for a particular setting on the Earth. The dance cannot be put on stage, and it cannotbe performed at other places. When performed at the outdoor site, the dance offers the audi-ence a deeper connection with the place. The dance makes the site come alive and look new inthe viewers’ eyes. In its purest form, local artists and community members perform it free,open to the public.

History: The concept extends back to the origins of religion, when early humans performeddances outdoors at specific sites associated with specific deities. In this century, using specificsites to inform the dance itself has grown slowly. Rudolf Laban, in his writing and thinking onspace harmony, suggested that aligned harmonious sequences of movement might have meta-physical effects, physically and energetically shaping the space around it.

During the 1970s, well before the concept of site-specific dance came into the mind ofMarylee Hardenbergh, the artistic director of One River Mississippi, she studied with IrmgardBartenieff (a pupil of Laban), and learned about Space Harmony. Bartenieff created MovementChoirs in which Marylee danced. These sparked her thought of 5000 people dancing together,a thought realized in One River Mississippi.

The creation: Marylee describes how she choreographs a dance, first taking in the site. Shewill sit at that point on the Earth and allow the site to unfold itself to her. For thirty daysstraight, she visits at different times of the day, in all weathers, sitting and looking. The ele-ments she notes become the elements of the dance. For example, if roller-bladers come by, thedance includes roller-bladers. If Marylee sees kayakers, she will employ kayakers.

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T H E E N T I R E M I S S I S S I P P I R I V E R H O S T S

O U R S I T E - S P E C I F I C P E R F O R M A N C E

The Mississippi River is the arterial flow of this continent. Itruns for over 2,300 miles. Its width ranges from 20 feet at thebeginning to 4 miles at its widest expansion. Its depth varies fromthree feet to 200 feet. Sixty percent of all North American birds(326 species) use this basin as their flyway; 60 percent of all grainexported from the U.S. is shipped from its ports. The river carriesan average of 436,000 tons of sediment per day. A raindrop fromLake Itasca takes about 90 days to arrive at the Gulf of Mexico. Thearea of land that drains in to the river covers more than 35 states andtwo provinces.

Dating back thousands of years to the first American Indians inthe area, humans have always used the Mississippi River and its

tributaries as major transportation routes. From the Mississippi River a boat can access overhalf of the United States. Today, one river tow pulling fifteen barges of a commodity has thesame carrying capacity as two and a quarter freight trains or 900 trucks.

I am a living river. I am both the flowing current and the silentriverbed. I am ancient, yet always new. I deliver the endless forceof water. I move barges for your commerce; you harness me todrive your machines. I am willing to work for you and with you,yet I am powerless against your chemicals. I need friends to helpme, to cherish me, to take good care of me.

– THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER

A tent city set up on the leveeafter the 1927 flood.Courtesy U. S. Corps ofEngineers, Mississippi ValleyDivision

H I S T O R Y O F T H E L O C A L S I T E – P L A Q U E M I N E S PA R I S H

WO O D L A N D P L A N TAT I O N

Built in 1834, Woodland Plantation is the legacy of William

Johnson, the first American chief river pilot and prosperous

sugar baron. Over the years, Woodland withstood the torment of

several hurricanes and saw many changes, including serving as a

haven for bootleggers during prohibition. In 1997, the Creppel

family rescued this formerly neglected landmark. Completely

restored, Woodland stands today as the only remaining planta-

tion home in the Delta on the west bank of the Mississippi. Four

distinct natural habitats exist within Woodland’s grounds: the

Riparian Batture, the Alluvial Meadow, Le Petit Merais (shrub

swamp), and Bottomland Hardwood Forest. Woodland’s 50-plus

acres provide ample miles for visitors to jog, bike, and walk.

One River Mississippi gratefully acknowledges the participation of The Creppels and Woodland Plantation.

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A picture of WoodlandPlantation appears on thelabels of Southern Comfort.

O N E R I V E R M I S S I S S I P P I – P L A Q U E M I N E S PA R I S H

Choreographer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angela Hammerli

Project Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donna Duhé

Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Foster Creppel, Woodland Plantation Owner

Music for Plaquemines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charmaine Neville and The Charmaine Neville Band

Music for Whole River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lee Blaske

Environmental Consultant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kerry St. Pé

Program Consultant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katie Brasted

Dance Therapist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sharon Chaiklin

Native American Water Blessing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brenda Dardar Robichaux, Principal Chief of the United Houma Nation

Reiki . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Ohmer Pellegrin

Plaquemines Parish Dancers provided by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shantel Taggart & Andrea Stumpf

Program/Docent volunteers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheela Plater, Linda Schaff, Judy Daniels,Martha Morvant

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T H I S E V E N I N G ’ S P R O G R A M

P R E - S H O W

4:45 – 5:50 The Burnside Flashers Band5:50 – 6:00 Welcome Address and Introduction of Charmaine Neville

Parish President Benny Rousselle6:00 – 7:00 Charmaine Neville and The Charmaine Neville Band7:00 Mehlika’s Mirage Belly Dancing Troupe7:09 Introduction – Foster Creppel, Managing Owner, Woodland Plantation7:10 The River Chord – Sharon Chaiklin

Here we will call out to the other sites and hear their response. The Chord iswhere all of the audiences sing out their own note, creating a harmonious“Mississippi” chord.

S I T E - S P E C I F I C D A N C E P E R F O R M A N C E

I : O N T H E G R O U N D S

In this section, each of the seven sites honors its own musical heritage.

Charmaine Neville live: “What a Wonderful World” & “Leave Room for the Dancers”The Porch: Dancers appear from the front door as people have been doing on June evenings

since 1834.The Grounds: Dancers draw attention to the flowers, palms, and the great Cypress that

extend their lives into the grounds and out to the river.7

The Swing reflects the sweep of the palms and brings comforting peace.The Singers: The fun Latin beat brings a bubbling, popping mood, like little fish jumping in

the river, and dancers embrace the stage area, giving energy to the musicians whose energy theywill receive.

The Arbor: Youthful dancers create a folk dance pattern as they pass through the arch. Theaudience is enticed to follow the dancers through the arch!

Music: La Fleur et Basile “Stomp”The Fabric of the River: Fabric allows the dancers to make waves individually and then

connected, it recalls the flow of the river. They pass over and through it as many of our ances-tors have done. Please help us create the river’s current by traveling beneath our cloth.

The Boat: At the boat with an “alligator” sign, dancers move meditatively, evoking driftingthrough the backwater, enjoying the sense of water, the softness of a bird or a twig. From thisspot, the audience can view the marsh and we hope that the alligators do not choose to makean appearance!

I I . S E V E N C I T Y M E D L E Y: T O WA R D T H E L E V E EWe now hear short excerpts from each of the seven sites, reflecting the musical heritage of that site,

beginning with Itasca and rolling down river to Plaquemines Parish.

Medley of the 7 sites & Lee Blaske’s “One River Mississippi”“Hoop Mamas” draw the audience toward the path to the levee. Violet is the color at the

end of the rainbow, and the Plaquemines Dance Site represents 7th color of the rainbow just asit is the 7th site along the river. Each of our sister communities has their own color to flesh outthat rainbow, with red at the source up north. To a musical sampling of the music being usedat each site, dancers will perform in the style of the cities represented; Itasca, Minneapolis,8

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Quad Cities, St. Louis, Memphis, New Orleans, and Plaquemines Parish. We hope that ouraudience will enjoy their stroll through the lovely land toward the river that has brought ussuch wealth.

Watch the Hoops: Our violet hoops represent the feel of creatures, and the flow of the river.Waiting on the Levee: Dancers entertain as we wait for the audience to saunter up to the leveeto watch the finale.

I I I . AT T H E R I V E R

Fan Out on the Levee: The trees will allow you to see the river, but will be creating anenchanting background for our dancers.

Water Blessing: The Houma Indian Nation Chief is encircled by the dancers.Connecting One River Mississippi: The river inspires the dancers to become animated with

the flow that the river creates. The air will be fresh, the wind will take your hearts to the water.We have THE MOST SPECIAL spot of the project as all of the energy from upriver will betraveling to us.

The Length of the River: We end with our simultaneous unison dance movement with thedancers at all the other sites. Please join us at the end for the final repetitious movementtogether. This moment can never be relived. So make this moment special with us and join inour flow of appreciation for each other and for what we can do for each other and for the earththat provides us with our habitat.

Fire boats: Plaquemines Parish Port Harbor fire boats.

I V. T H E C H O R D

We will once again create our chord together with the other sites.

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P E R F O R M E R S

Angela Hammerli Dancers:Jessica Martin ArceneauxJo BroussardLauren CenacAndrea Dupre-CenacKristina GiroirErin ScheffersteinHeidi Domangue

Hoop Mommas (mothers ofPlaquemines Parish dancers)

Kathy Bourgeois Cathy Hebert

Plaquemines Parish Dancers:

Shantel Taggart’s School ofDance

Pam Valentine, AssistantMikala Denny Eden Bubrig Katie Hingle Lindsy Messina Kaytlyn Bourgeois Victoria Bonnett Christen Hebert Kayla Reed Jordan EspenanKarly Bourgeois

Andrea Stumpf ’s Dance Academy

Katelyn AllemoreEden BubrigDanica CamardelleLauren GuidryMorgan HebertKayla NorthcuttAna PopichShelby ReillyJennifer Roubion

Fireboat Captain Urban Treuil

“As theproud leader ofthis greatParish, I cannotthink of a moreperfect oppor-tunity than“One RiverMississippi” to

share with our nation what we’vealways known in our hearts, and that isthe unique and vital qualities that onlyPlaquemines Parish can offer. Becauseof it’s positioning in the gulf, We AreThe Gateway to Commerce to theNation and the World. It is imperativethat we as a community, a state and anation, come together as one, in orderto preserve our natural environmentsfor our future generations to enjoy”.

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P L A Q U E M I N E S PA R I S H O V E R V I E W

Plaquemines Parish, situated at the mouth of the Mississippi River, was founded in 1807.The Mighty Mississippi literally runs through it, dividing the parish along this southernmostportion of Louisiana before emptying into the Gulf of Mexico. This peninsula, surrounded onboth sides by the Gulf of Mexico, forms the over 70-mile gateway to the nation along this vitalartery that has literally nourished and provided energy to the nation. It provides a major ship-ping channel for grain, seafood, and citrus which feeds our nation. It is the site where the firstshipping container was ever used to ship cargo in foreign trade. Being surrounded by the gulf,Plaquemines Parish is host to numerous oil industries which produces over 250,000 barrels ofoil per day, thereby making the largest single contribution to our nation’s dependence on oil.The name, Plaquemines, comes from the Native American word, “piakimin,” meaning persim-mon. It originated when Iberville and Bienville used the name for an old military post on thebanks of the Mississippi that was surrounded by a large number of persimmon trees. Thename was eventually given to the entire parish. Plaquemines Parish is famous for its orangesand sweet, seedless Satsuma’s. People long for the arrival of the roadside citrus stands in thefall. The citrus crop is celebrated annually during the first weekend in December during thePlaquemines Parish Orange Festival. The citrus crop historically represents $7-8 million dollarindustry, yielding approximately $5-7,000 per acre.

D E L I C A C I E S F R O M T H E R I V E R A N D G U L F

Plaquemines Parish is a relatively long and narrow toe that sticks out of the boot ofLouisiana. It is comprised of primarily flat, sea level or below sea level land. The MississippiRiver Delta building process, which deposits rich, alluvial sediment in the Gulf, creates the nat-

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ural levees, hardwood swamps, open marshes, lakes and bayous which characterize the land-scape of Plaquemines Parish. It is this unique environment that makes Plaquemines Parishtruly a recreational and sportsman’s paradise. Having essentially equal access to both fresh andsalt water, Plaquemines Parish is the recreational fisherman’s dream come true. The commer-cial seafood industry was estimated to be worth $59 million with 763 commercial fishing ves-sels operating. In addition to those who actively pursued their delicacies from the water, localsand tourists long awaited those visits in the fall to local establishments such as Tom’s Place forthe most succulent, largest oysters they could find.

A W I L D L I F E PA R A D I S E

The open marshes, natural river levees, lakes and bottomland hardwood forest not onlycontribute to the rich soil composition for the citrus industry, but also provides one of the first“fattening up” areas for over 100 species of Neotropical Migratory Birds. Tidewater Road inVenice, Fort Jackson, Woodland Plantation in West Point A La Hache, and Woodlands Trailand Park in Belle Chasse provide the habitat for abundant wildlife that have led to their inclu-sion in America’s Wetland Birding Trail. This habitat is crucial to the survival of the speciesthey sustain. The fresh and saltwater marshes surrounding the parish are also vital to their sur-vival and consequently to the attraction they provide to tourists around the nation.

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CAN YOU SPOT: • WoodlandPlantation

• Fort Jackson• Woodland Trailand Park

Aerial photo of Plaquemines Parish submitted by Leonard Minisch

C A L L T O A C T I O N

INDIVIDUAL: You can restore your individual flood and wind protection by re-plantingtrees in your yard. They will serve as a natural sponge to soak up storm runoff and providehabitat for wildlife.

COMMUNITY-WIDE: Stay informed about the vitality of this dynamic watershed. Informyour leaders of the need to rebuild your Wetlands and the Federal Hurricane ProtectionLevees.

NATIONAL: Katrina sent us a wake-up call about the issues facing coastal Louisiana andthe necessity to restore its vital but endangered ecosystem.

The Coastal wetlands of Louisiana act as a barrier protecting the coast from hurricanes andflooding. In addition, a quarter of the nation’s gas and oil and a third of domestic seafood isproduced here, requiring the protection afforded by the coastal wetlands.

Here’s what you can do:• Stop using pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers on your lawn. Buy organic.• Urge your legislators to support the WRDA bill and the LCA program within it• Sign the postcard to Senators Dominici and Bingham on the House Energy Committee

and urge them to support the revenue sharing bill that would fund the restoration of thecoastal wetlands through reallocation of off-shore oil royalties.

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P L A Q U E M I N E S PA R I S H R E C E N T H I S T O R Y

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Plaquemines Parish near Buras-Triumph with sustained winds of 125 mph. A storm surge of 20 feet ripped through the parish,toppling homes, shipping and fishing vessels, schools, businesses, water towers, and oil plat-forms. It affected every industry, every natural resource, and every cultural resource - essential-ly every single element of livelihood within this unique community.

The Federal Levees built to protect communities from flooding failed and broke. Fifty-sevensquare miles of wetlands were lost. It is estimated that 6.5 million gallons of oil from varioussources spilled into oyster beds. 80% of the citrus orchards were considered destroyed with anestimate of a minimum 5 year recovery predicted before fruit production. Many marinas anddocks were significantly damaged if not totally destroyed. Only 20% of the commercial fishingvessels are operable. Significant wildlife habitat was destroyed.

P L A Q U E M I N E S PA R I S H – W H AT N O W ?

Plaquemines Parish is a community of people with firm resolve to renew their spirit andrebuild their livelihood as they have done in the past. Residents struggle to regroup and makethe hard decisions to rebuild their homes without a commitment from the Federal governmentto restore their wetlands and rebuild their Federal Hurricane Protection Levees. They continueto fight to preserve the remains of their cultural and natural resources. Members of thePlaquemines Historic Association are struggling to restore relics from the museum at FortJackson and save the severely compromised historic structure that sat in six feet of water fol-lowing Hurricane Katrina. Both Forts recently received inclusion in the 2006 list of the top 10endangered battle sites. Organized to unite the river communities of Orleans and Plaquemines

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Parish with a series of educational, recreational and historical greenways, Woodlands Trail andPark is faced with clearing some of the 80% of fallen bottomland hardwoods from America’sWetland Birding Trail.

W H AT N E X T ?

Plaquemines Parish will survive the nation’s largest natural disaster but not without a coali-tion of the river communities and their Governors speaking with one voice to allCongressional leaders. To provide this community with the ability to rebuild their homes and alarge portion of the nation’s seafood, petrochemical and shipping industry, they must have fed-eral investment to rebuild the levees while restoring America’s Wetlands. It must be a two-pronged approach. Without adequate restoration of wetlands, the impact of future hurricaneswill continue to whittle away at the heartland of America. We must have both repairs andimprovements to Federal Hurricane Protection Levees AND restoration of America’s Wetlands.

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P R E S E R V I N G T H E PA S T F O R T H E F U T U R E

One of the remaining historical treasures of Plaquemines Parish is Fort Jackson. The Fortwas built in 1822 under the orders of General Andrew Jackson who knew the value of protect-ing this mineral rich area from the British. During the Civil War, Fort Jackson served as amajor defense for the City of New Orleans because it was at the mouth of the Mississippi River.It was also used as a training base during World War I. In 1961 the Fort was declared a National

Monument. Over the past sever-al years, a passionate group ofcommunity members began agrassroots effort to “save thefort.” With a motto of “preserv-ing the past for the future”, thePlaquemines HistoricAssociation has worked tirelesslyto promote the inclusion of FortJackson on the west bank of theriver and it’s sister, Fort St.Phillip on the east bank, into theNational Park System.

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Fort Jackson

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T H E I M P O R TA N C E O F B I O D I V E R S I T Y

The term ‘biodiversity’ – short for ‘biological diversity’ – refers to the totality and variety oflife on earth. An ecosystem is an array of living organisms and the physical and chemical envi-ronment with which they interact. At the ecosystem level, biodiversity provides the conditionsand drives the processes that sustain the global economy – and our very survival as a species.

The benefits and services provided by ecosystems include:Maintenance of soil quality, air quality and water quality, pest control, detoxification and

decomposition of wastes, prevention and stabilization of natural disasters, climate control,provision of food security, health care, and income generation.

There are only three large flood-plain river ecosystems in the US where sufficient ecologicalintegrity exists to allow for their recovery. Find out more about protecting biodiversity:www.nature.org.

D R I N K I N G WAT E R A N D T H E M I S S I S S I P P I R I V E R

Along the Mississippi River, residents are able to purchase clean water from the municipali-ties, who work hard to make the water as pure as possible, and to sell it at an affordable rate. Ofthe 7 sites where performances will occur, 6 of them use the river as the main source for theirtap water.

Making clean water available for public consumption has become an important world-wideissue. On other continents, a handful of private companies have public water supplies, andthen sell the water at rates that are exorbitant. This is especially a hardship for the local poorpeople who often cannot afford to buy water at these increased rates. Our river water has been

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polluted by chemical run-off and also by companies discharging their industrial wastes intothe river – for free! (check out http://www.scorecard.org/ and see who is responsible for thedumping)

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L O U I S I A N A C O A S TA L W E T L A N D S

What can be done to help our watershed?The Mighty Mississippi River is a great resource for all Americans. It provides a means of

transportation, habitat for abundant wildlife, and it is a primary source of fresh drinking waterfor millions. The health and dynamics of this great system are valuable. As citizens, we ask youto stay informed about the vitality of this dynamic watershed.

The Mississippi River has also been the crafter of Louisiana wetlands. Unfortunately, cur-rently Louisiana is a state in great peril— losing on average a football field of coastal land every40 minutes of each day. But the sediments trapped in the Mississippi River can once again beharvested to create new coastal wetland, a great barrier to the devastating effect of hurricanestorm surge. Technology such as pipeline sediment delivery can now provide us with tech-niques to harvest the rich sediment of the Mississippi River to rebuild fragile marsh habitat.For more information on these issues, visit the Barataria-Terrebonne National EstuaryProgram Web site at www.BTNEP.org

We also encourage you to contact our congressional representatives and senators askingthem to allow the Army Corps of Engineers to be able to spend money to help increase the sedi-mentation build-up by using what they dredge out of the channel of the Mississippi beneficially.

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O N E R I V E R M I S S I S S I P P I – P L A Q U E M I N E S PA R I S H

Choreographer Angela Hammerli is a Distinguished Service Professor at Nicholls StateUniversity, where she teaches dance and teacher education. She is involved in teaching a newlydeveloped course for the public school teachers which incorporates networking, and incorpo-rating art across the curriculum. She earned her BFA in Dance from Stephens College, an MAfrom the University of Missouri at Columbia, and has been choreographing ever since, enjoy-ing movement projects with the “healing of the Mississippi” ideology. She comes highly recom-mended by the Barataria Terrebonne National Estuary Program.

Project Manager Donna Duhé, Director of Tourism, Plaquemines Parish Government,formerly of the New Orleans Regional Chamber of Commerce MetroVision School to Careerprogram, recently won her first Emmy Award this past December for her program workingwith kids making documentaries while partnering with the local NBC news affiliate WDSUNewsChannel6 and University of New Orleans. That program also received first place awardsin local, state, national, and international competitions. Donna is credited for brokeringrelationships that make the unthinkable happen.

Andrea Stumpf is a life long resident of Plaquemines Parish and Owner/Instructor ofAndrea’s Dance Academy. Andrea began teaching dance at age 16 and opened her own studioin 1983. Due to the numerous national awards received throughout the years, her studio hasbecome known as “The Award Winning” Andrea’s Dance Academy.

Shantel Taggart is the Owner, Director, and Principal Teacher of the Shantel Taggart’sSchool of Dance. Shantel has dedicated her life to dancing and has taught for the past 19 years.With numerous awards in dance competitions, she is known for teaching her students thelatest techniques as she attends personal training workshops annually.

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Sharon Chaiklin has spent almost 40 years working as a dance/movement therapist clini-cally in psychiatric hospitals and private practice. She was on the faculty of Goucher CollegeGraduate Dance/Movement Therapy Program in Baltimore, MD. and taught at the Universityof Haifa, Israel.

Elizabeth Ohmer Pellegrin is a Reiki Master - Teacher/Practitioner and can be reachedthrough The Reiki Center of New Orleans, www.NoLaReiki.com or 504-376-8518.

Jessica “Mehilka” Arceneaux, director of the Mehilka Mirage, received her BFA in dancefrom Univerisyt of Southern Mississippi. Mehlika’s Mirage combines tribal bellydance with aneclectic fusion of gypsy and folkloris dance styles. Bellydance strives to express the spirit ofcelebration, sacredness and unity.

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Charmaine Neville and The Charmaine Neville BandThe Burnside FlashersNatalia Gonzales WRBH FM Radio 88.3Foster Creppel for all his gracious hospitality, and the Creppel family/Owners of WoodlandPlantation Plaquemines Association of Business and IndustryPlaquemines Parish Economic Development BoardConoco PhillipsMr. Benny Rousselle, Plaquemines Parish PresidentJanice BurasCoca Cola EnterprisesMr. Billy NungesserPackard Truck LinesMr. Blaine Kern/ Mardi Gras WorldBarataria Terrebonne National Estuary Program – www.BTNEP.org Plaquemines Parish Government – www.plaqueminesparish.com Woodland Plantation and Spirits Hall – www.woodlandplantation.com Woodland Trail and Park – www.woodlandstrail.com Plaquemines Parish Council MembersPlaquemines Parish Port Harbor and Port Manager Mr. Urban TreuilBayou Lafourche Arts Council 23

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W E W I S H T O A C K N O W L E D G E O U R N AT I O N A L S U P P O R T E R S

To the Center for Global Environmental Education (CGEE) at Hamline University whereMarylee Hardenbergh is the artist-in-residence in a program developed by CGEE to foster artisticwork that engages the examination of environmental issues. CGEE envisions environmental literacyand stewardship in people of all ages: Thank You!

Jenny Moore, Lucy DuBose, Michael Loden, Sage Cowles, Caroline Leibman, Kay Radlauer,Gretchen Bonfert, Cheryl Kartes, Kathleen Fluegel, Dan McGuiness, John Shepard, MinneapolisMayor RT Rybak, Pam Margules, Rosehawk, Larry Schmidt and the Trust for Public Land, AndyGrund, The Hardenbergh Family, Susan Testroet Bergeron, Kerry St. Pé, John McLachlan, DougMeffert, Doug Daigle, all governors of the 10 states along the river, all mayors of our sites, AngelaAnderson, James Falvey, Brenda Erickson, Camille LeFevre, Ellen Hufschmidt, Deanne Ekholm,Steve Lenhart, Rebecca Soileau, Laressa Dickey, Drew Flack, Sarah Bell Haberman, Katinka Galanos,Patrick Pierson, Mark Huelsbeck, Katrinka Somdahl, Carol Ryan, Cathy Mosher, Randy Hines, PaulRhode, Catherine McCalvin, Diane Benjamin, Gretchen Benjamin, Christopher Reyes, Aaron C.Walker, James Fields, Corey Sevett, Don Schraufnagel, Holly Lau, James Baker, Jean Watts, DinahMaygarden, Audrey Emmons, Karen Swenson, The Fireheart Women, Tracy Fredin, DanMcGuinness, John Shepard, Elaine Hanson, Denise Gulbranson, Bernadette Knaeble, JasonClusman, Joedy Cook, Johanne Jakhelln, Beckah Voigt, Sarah Anne Patz, Loryl Breitenbach,Kimberly Baker, Amy Salerno-Hale, Barbara Hayley, Monique Moss, Janet Spencer & Lyn Caliva,Donna Duhé, Angela Hammerli, Blue Bunny Ice Cream/Wells Dairy, Lesley Bartholomew, and tothe scores of others who helped anonymously.

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