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Lexington Council on the Arts
Approved Minutes November 10, 2014
Town Offices Building 7:00 p.m.
Present: Diana South, Lynne Klemmer, Cristina Burwell, Matt Pronchick, Cheryl Meadow, Jean Hart, (guest potential
board member Seetha Ramnath)
Absent: Regie Gibson O’Hare, Emily Passman, Leslie Masson, Jessie Steigerwald, Zoe Perry-Wood (ex-officio)
Minutes were taken by Cristina Burwell and Cheryl Meadow.
Meeting was called to order at 7:04 p.m.
Secretary's report – Not available as Jessie Steigerwald unable to attend
Treasurer’s report – Diana South
Pending Grant reimbursements: Historical Society, LCAS (Mural - $700.), Munroe Saturday Nights (Supportive
Dance). Total funds available to grant: $5137. Local revenue: $2685.39
Gift account set up for the Golden Tricorne
Diana suggests in future to upload grant applications to MCC prior to our numbering the grants.
Old Business
Website / Blog / Social Media
Zoe, Matt and Diana met to work on blog.
Facebook page was reviewed, noting the number of Likes double from last spring. Diana and Matt will be
added as soon as Zoe provides the FB password. Twitter suggested but not supported as appropriate vehicle.
Membership
Seetha Remnath attended meeting and has agreed to join the Council.
New Business
Community Center
: Interiors Committee gave message that our input to that group is to be only for furnishings
and colors. Cristina has contacted Linda Vine, who both works for the town and on Community Center Comm.,
to pursue the 19 page report we submitted to Interiors Comm. in accordance with discussions we have had with
this group in the past.
May National Park Event
(www.freedomsway.org) The Park Service is trying to link towns for the “Freedom
Trail”. LCA was sent invitation to co-organize. While the focus still needs to be fleshed out, LCA members
who are interested in planning should contact Cristina.
Lexington Store-Front Painting Contest
Received invitation from Town Economic Development to co-organize this event for the winter holidays with
Lexington Retailers Assoc. and Center Committee. Council members decided this was too much to take on as
the target date for this event is to happen the weekend after Thanksgiving (or one after), and suggested that
LCA be contacted for 2015 if this is of interest.
Grant Review and Voting
Reviewed 27 applications
Approved partial funding for 19
Approved:
Pops Chorus: $350
MUSIC Dance.edu $200
Metropolitan Wind Symphony $200
Contemporary Arts Int'l $200
Discovery Museums $150
LACS Ceramics $400
LOS $500
SNAP $250
Lexington Symphony $250
New Repertory Theater $150
Sunanda Sahay $200
Wm. Diamond Fife and Drum $400
Munroe Saturday Nights $500
LACS Streetscape $200
Belmont World Film $200
Chas. River Sinfonietta $200
LCO Grant: Art Gallery @ CC $438
9:55pm Cheryl Meadow motion to adjourn. Lynne Klemmer seconds.