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Lexington Council for the Arts Approved Meeting Minutes – May 12, 2014 at Town Offices Building – Parker Room Emily will store the long poles until next year. Start Mardi Gras puppet early – perhaps February - and be prepared for wind. Outstanding Action Items: Jean Hart submitted LOS reception item but it did not yet get printed. Cristina will send as letter to the editor. New business – Discovery Day – Not doing a table this year. May 23 from 10:00 – 3:00 p.m. Dimmock Award: Elsa Lou Dimmock was a vocalist and her family established a special fund in her memory. A high School junior receives the award annually. LCA is conduit to assist in granting the award. Interest comes from the trust fund and is used as an award. Award is about $250.00 and interest has been about $200.00. Could skip a year and re-invest to build up interest. Jeff Leonard preferred to keep annual award. Junior receives the award. This year can reach up to the $250.00. Contact is David Williams who serves as the trustee for Lexington trusts. Need to get name from Jeff Leonard, then coordinate with David Williams to have the check in time. Side note: Lincoln Park Sculpture Park Concept: Zoe shared that at an earlier date she learned that David Williams was involved with others who were trying to establish a small sculpture park. Lincoln Park has a small area set aside. Town identified some granite (from near Buckman Tavern) and considered turning them on side to “plant” in interesting fashion. David Williams approached LCA to discuss possible funding for park. Fundraising: Sub-committee would be helpful. Longer discussion Mon. June 9, 2014 Congratulations: A selection of Zoe’s photographs have been included in a show on the Rose Kennedy Greenway! Congratulations Zoe! Emily Passman was invited to Pecha Kucha (“Chit Chat” in Japanese) Night in Kennebunc, Maine. and did “How I See It”. Like Mini Ted Talk – six minutes. Twenty slides, twenty seconds for each slide. 10 presenters. Audience paid. Next steps: Need to promote next grant cycle. Establish email list. , Next meeting: June 92014 - Parker Room, Town Office Building Agenda: A. Fundraising (Pecha Kucha? Regie’s Ecfrasis) B. Publicity for next Grant Cycle C. Schedule grant workshop for prospective applicants (June & Sept.) Motion to adjourn was made by Emily Passman, seconded by Lynne Klemmer, and unanimously approved at 9:12 p.m. 3