Volunteers

The Festival can’t happen without the help of volunteers. We rely volunteers to help with all aspects of the Festival, from office tasks to ushering to on-site support during events. The commitment can be as little as 4 hours and you choose your volunteer task based on your availability and interests.

Why volunteer with the Festival? It’s an opportunity to have fun through helping to make the arts available to all. Volunteers who help at Festival events receive a free t-shirt, free stand-by seating to ticketed events, invitation to the volunteer picnic in July, and other free gifts.

Most of these opportunities occur only during the summer festival, but some volunteers are also needed to help with various activities throughout the year.

See the How to Volunteer section at the bottom of this page for a description of jobs and how to complete the short volunteer application.

2018 volunteers received an invitation via email to a picnic dinner on Wednesday, July 18 from 5:30 – 7:00 PM.

The Festival wants to thank the Board of Trustees and the following volunteers for their support at LakeFest and ticketed events in 2018:

Madeline Albright
Peter Axelrod
Honi Bamberger
Anne Barker
Mae Beale
Arlene Blume
Kit Bonham
Doug Brice
Nan Brown
Dottie Byers
Volcan Cakmaki
Martha Calabrese
Ann Carberry
Berni Carrieri
Sharon Chaiklin
Claudia Charity
Yifang Chen
Judy Combs
Janet Dabu
Athena Dalrymple
Scott Dalrymple
Ramsey Davies
Don Dey
Doug Douglas
Steve Drakos
Ruth Drucker
Alison Ebert
Deborah Ekweozoh
Kate Farber
Cliff Feldwick
Danielle Ferguson
Barbara Fowler
Dave Frankel
Sue Frankel
Tara Gary
Matt Gaver
Diane Gibbons Lesko
Amy Ginsberg
Carol Gleason
Laura Grandner
Leslie Gulman
Marilyn Handwerger
Charlotte Harris
Sondra Haskins

Dee Hearle
Susan Hellenbrand
Nancy Hernandez
Kelli Hillmar
Karen Holland
Jessica Hsin
Inge Hyder
Ogechi Ihegbe
Marie Jansen
Terri Johnson
Cody Jones
Kati Kain
Dale Kane
Scott Kane
Barbara Kaplan
Theodora(Theo) Karr
Stephanie Kidwell
Nancy Knouse
Donna Koelle
Diane Kowalski
Christina Lane
Melissa Leffler
Cheryl Liverpool-Cummins
Emily Loghmani
Yvonne Lund
Wayne Lund
Donna Lyman
Leslie Macfarlane
Matthew Madera
Jean Maliuat
Avon Martin
Barbara McClayton
Jacquie McLaughlin
Maureen McNary
Jean McQuaid
Joy Meacham
Cookie Milam
Roger Milam
Diane Miller
Marti Toronto Miller
Linda Monti
Maeve Mooney
Poonam More

Barbara Moyer
Sarah Nelson
Mary Nicholsonne
Keren Orzach
Vandoar Patterson
Audrey Paulino
Karla Pearce
Charla Phillips
Cheryl Plaisance
Daisy Prasad
Rosemary Robinson
Jean Rosenberg
Roland Russoli
Rose Salvo
Barry Schiffer
Stephanie Schuster
Lisa Shelton
Susan Smith
Allison Sokoll
Janice Strauss
Richard Strauss
David Suzuki
Amy Taylor
Seth Taylor
Laurie Thorner
Stephanie Ulman
Kathy Urie
Louise Villarreal
Loretta Antoinette Walker
Donald R. Walker Jr
Zhengfang Wang
Sandy Wen
Yvonne West
Natalie Whylie
Karen Wilson
Laura Wilson
Matt Wilson
Julie Wolf
Joyce Wronka
Phyllis Yigdall
Judy Zaller
Jeff Zaller
David Zeitzer

CFA OFFICE

Help with various administrative needs prior to the Festival.

MERCHANDISE SALES

Help bands performing on the Festival stage sell their merchandise, and sell Festival merchandise.

ARTS & CRAFTS LOAD IN/OUT

Assist artists participating in the Invitational Arts & Craft Show in unloading and loading artwork from their vehicles.

INFORMATION BOOTH

Provide information, answer questions, provide programs, and distribute and collect surveys.

HOSPITALITY

Help CFA performers feel comfortable by assisting backstage and providing food.

ARTS & CRAFTS ARTIST SUPPORT

Provide relief breaks to participating visual artists.

CHILDREN’S VISUAL ARTS ACTIVITIES

Assist the KidzArt team as they guide children (and their parents) through hands-on arts and crafts activities.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

Assist Columbia Association’s Open Space staff in maintaining the lakefront by picking up trash and making sure trash cans and recycle bins aren’t overflowing.