This year, the theme of the annual spring banquet hosted by the Dolores Chamber of Commerce and Visitor\u2019s Center is Spring Fiesta.<\/p>\n
A Mexican meal will be catered by the Ponderosa Restaurant.<\/p>\n
Festivities begin at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at the Dolores Community Center. Cost is $30 per person.<\/p>\n
There will be a silent auction to raise money for two scholarships ($500 and $1,000) to Dolores high school seniors on their way to college.<\/p>\n
After dinner and entertainment, the Chamber Awards ceremony will honor the citizen and business of the year.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had a lot of nominations, and the business of the year is the Grand Marshal for the Escalante Days parade,\u201d said chamber board member Shawna Valdez.<\/p>\n
There will be a cash bar and entertainment by Suzanne\u2019s School of Dance.<\/p>\n
The performance will be presented by seven dancers in full costume and makeup, said owner Kristen Ritter.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are really talented, and have been competing for six years now,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The group will perform a lyrical piece described as a type of \u201cballetic jazz that tells a love story.\u201d Another hip-hop dance routine will be set to a mix tape of music from the 1990s.<\/p>\n
Olivia Cosner, a fifth- grade student from Lewis-Arriola, will perform a solo dance act.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s to (AC\/DC\u2019s) \u2018Back in Black\u2019 and brings a lot of energy to the crowd,\u201d Ritter said. \u201cAll the girls are ready to perform and really crave the stage.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tickets can be purchased at the door or from the Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur annual banquet is a tradition that goes back decades,\u201d said Valdez. \u201cIt is a good opportunity to give back to the community and support a good cause.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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