10-27-09CULTURAL ARTS and RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH
Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Adele Grage Community Center
7:00 p.m.
Present: Lori Gaglione (chair), Meade Coplan, Cris Garrard, Mark Howard, Jo-yn Johnson, Ingrid McCawley,
Lynne Roskein. Liaison: Timmy Johnson. Recording: Karen Kempf.
Absent: JeJj`Wight and Teen Council Representative.
1. Lori called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. with a quorum of members present.
2. The committee reviewed the September 2009 meeting minutes. Ingrid noted a misspelling of
"diner." Lynne moved that the minutes be accepted as corrected and Ingrid seconded the motion.
The minutes were approved as corrected.
3. Ongoing Business
a. Holiday Artisans' Faire -Lynne reported to the committee that 15 artists have accepted
the invitation to show at the Faire. The fifteen are a mix of the same and new artists for
this year. The artists have agreed to bring a bottle of wine for the wine tasting in lieu of an
entry fee. Lynne asked that Karen send the pdf flyer to the committee for a-mail
distribution. Ads will be placed in the Beaches Leader and Shorelines before the event.
Meade will help set-up at 3 pm and Cris volunteered to help break-down. Lynne and Lori
will float for setup. Ingrid will pour wine. Cris will bring music for the small gallery. Marc
offered to bring wine. Lynne asked that the holiday lights be put up for the Faire.
b. Songwriters' Concert- The September Songwriters had 50-60 people attending.
c. Holiday Sing-along -Ingrid asked committee members to please donate cookies for the
event. She would also like to invite local children to attend the events and pass out ~fi
flyers to publicize the date. Santa will be arriving on the fire truck again.
d. Arts in the Park - Call to Artists has gone out in the papers and website. Sherri Beno will
coordinate the volunteers this year at the event. She will be looking for other teen groups
to help as well.
e. Teen Council - No news on teen council.
4. New Business
a. Lynne reported that she met with Commissioner Woods regarding a proposal for a gala
event "Holiday Tables" that is fashioned after a former art museum's event. Mark offered
to talk to the previous coordinator and get more information. The committee discussed
resources needed for a large event, location, and other concerns. At this time, the
Committee did not think they could take on an event of this size as a fundraiser.
5. Other Agenda Items/Announcements
a. End of Year Meetings - Due to proximity to the holidays, the committee decided to
combine cancel the November 24 and December 22 meetings. Instead, they will have a
"special" meeting on December 1 to conduct November and December committee
business.
6. Adjournment -With no further business, Lori asked to adjourn the meeting. Lynne moved and
Meade seconded the motion. The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
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