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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-03-03-LEX300-min Lexington 300th Anniversary Celebration Committee Fiske School Library - 7:00 p.m. March 3, 2011 Minutes Members. Eric Carlson Not Attending Susan Rockwell Attending Denise Dube Attending Cynthia Savage Not Attending Mary Gillespie Attending Ernest Van Seasholes Attending Donna Hooper Attending Benjamin Soule Not Attending Jane Hundley Attending Jessie Steigerwald Attending Richard Bollen Attending Suzanne Barry, Ex-Officio Attending AGENDA. • Welcome • Presentation by Jane Hundley— School LEF grant initiative • Draft Calendar • Incorporation/Celebration Weekend—what is envisioned • Participant Brainstorming Community meeting purpose—to gather input, ideas, and excitement from representatives of community groups Approximate 20 were in attendance 1 Sue Rockwell welcomed those in attendance and reviewed plans for the evening. 2 Jane Hundley made a presentation on the LEF grant to the Lexington Public Schools regarding Lexington's 300th anniversary 3 Jessie Steigerwald reviewed preliminary calendar of events and presented an overview of a broad picture of the year [summary handout provided] Public Comment/Questions • March 31St weekend in 2012 is Easter weekend— change date • Tanya Morrisette—LEF Trivia Bee 2012 — focus on Lexington history • Fred Johnson— Composition Competition, composers • Liz—April 7th—Lexington Symphony performance, • Bring Your Own Beethoven • Susan Bennett, Lexington Historical Society o Progressive dinner— colonial theme, fare, dress o Book—300 iconic images of Lexington—to 1713, objects & events o Exhibit — open kickoff weekend through March— objects of importance to Lexington history thru time • DAR—Muffle Martin/Shirley Lane - genealogy workshops—February9, • Consider history of your house, historic records, genealogy, tracing Lexington roots as a 4-part program • Carolyn Goldstein/Janet Kern—Agricultural past —harvest festival/fair; granges Strawberry festival • Denise Dube— any record/information on Lexington having a community oven • Cary Library—Betty Clarke - Ripley mural of Lexington in the Past — Lexington art9 • Ann Webster— Garden Club — 135t1i anniversary of club in 2011 — o Reviewing their archives, make something engaging to citizens, then& now photographs, A Lexington PLANT — seeds competition, pansies, blue/yellow— involve Minuteman Tech Lexington 300th Anniversary Celebration Committee Ideas to attract donors, fundraising Rising Star Quilters—Bebe Fallick Lexington Pops—Bebe & Janet —Lexington Pops— commissioned piece— Gweneth Walker— 30th Anniversary of the Chorus 2013 Create a tercentennial chorus LHS orchestra Intergenerational Chorus Historical Fashion Show—Lexington thru time • Tourism—Bebe Fallick—Revolutionary Revelry— month of May 2011 - fife & drum, classic cars, sock hop9, colonial community sing, Lexington Open studios— art9 • Antony Park- date to be determined Venues Susan Bennett —Include Indian & Chinese American residents Jessie Steigerwald— international dance mght9 Kids— interviewing older persons Story Corps Mass Memories Roadshow—UMASS Boston— [Susan Bennett] Time Capsule— contents Raya Gildor—transportation in Lexington, Veterans, Lexington role in the wars, USS Lexington ships, day in a life of a family—what year9, street names, walking tours—GPS treasure hunt, letter boxing Meeting Adjourned 8 30 p m. Respectfully Submitted, Donna Hooper Scribe