Arts scholarship names finalists
Award sponsored by Richard Carpenter

The Alliance for the Arts, the official fundraising arm of the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, has announced the nine student finalists who will perform at the second annual Richard Carpenter Scholarship competition on Sat., May 10 at the Countrywide Performing Arts Center in Thousand Oaks.

The middle school finalists and their schools are David Fraley, instrumental, Monte Vista; Juliette Goglia, vocal, Lindero Canyon; and Lily Kobabe, dance, Medea Creek.

The high school finalists and their schools are Ricky Lucchese, instrumental, Royal; Mariah Murphy, dance, Thousand Oaks; and Katie Young, vocal, Newbury Park.

College finalists are Alyssa Belden, dance, Moorpark College; Emma Dunbar, vocal, Westminster Choir College; and Jamie Gruttemeyer, vocal, Cal State Long Beach.

The first-place winners in each category will be awarded $5,000 each. The second- and third-place winners will reach receive $2,500 and $1,500 respectively.

At the conclusion of the competition Richard Carpenter will perform a 30-minute concert. Two of his daughters will also perform.

Concert tickets may be purchased at the Civic Arts Plaza box office or through Ticketmaster.

Richard Carpenter and his sister Karen recorded a number of hit songs in the early 1970s.

Carpenter and his wife Mary became residents of Thousand Oaks in 2000. They recently provided a $1 million endowment to create the scholarship program.