February "Love" Newsletter

"Be Our Valentine, Love Hochstein" Newsletter

What do you love most about Hochstein? Maybe it's your teacher(s) - we have so
many wonderfully nurturing, talented, and interesting faculty members! Maybe it's the other students with whom you play, sing, or dance - or the other families you get to know here. Maybe, it's simply that we're a friendly environment, with lots of exciting things to experience and learn. I hope it might be all of these things! I'd love to hear your story about what Hochstein means to you. Please email me ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) and let's talk! AND please consider sharing your story with your friends and acquaintances, we'd like to include them, too, in the Hochstein community.

SAVE THE DATE! SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012

Take a trip back to the 1920s, the time of Hochstein's founding, by joining us at Midvale County Club for Speakeasy, a night of music, dancing, gaming tables,great food, silent and live auctions, and signature drinks! Hochstein's illustrious student cello rock ensemble, C4 ROC, will open the evening followed by music of Rochester favorites, Mambo Kings! More information and your invitation will be included in the March newsletter. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Anyone interested in
helping with decorations, or donating a new item, gift certificate, or service to our
auctions can contact Peg Heminway at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

ELEVATOR UPDATE
Construction of the shaft should be completed this week at which point we will put the affected studios back in order and start work on the main floor lavatories. We expect the delivery of the elevator cab the week of March 5. It will arrive in 12 crates and be assembled in the shaft. Our current estimate is that we will be riding in our new elevator by the week of April 2nd! Thanks to the Davenport-Hatch Foundation for $50,000 and the Kilian A. & Caroline
F. Schmitt Foundation for $30,000 towards the elevator installation!

Hochstein President & Executive Director, Peggy Quackenbush, holds a check from the January Thaw 2012 Concert of Buddhahood & Friends. The January Thaw Concert is in memory of local guitarist Tony Cavagnaro where donated scholarship funds go to local charities. Hochstein was a recipient of the 2011 Concert and Peggy picked up the check at this year's concert.

Thanks for the love, Buddhahood & Friends!

Sincerely,

Margaret "Peggy" Quackenbush
President & Executive Director