We met at Noon on yesterday. In attendance were: Matthew, Gail, Michelle (WELCOME MICHELLE!), Lindsey, Resa, Abbie, and Marilyn.
Upcoming.
SEE GET GIVE - Thursday the 16th from 4-6:30 at Venus Theatre
Maryland Arts Day - Wednesday the 8th all day in Annapolis. (The more the merrier!)
A Girl Named Destiny - Venus Theatre's First Preview of World Premiere play. An after hours performance.
March 6, 5pm at Venus Theatre
LADEC MEETING - March 12 at Noon.
Main Streets - Event in Baltimore Coordinating with membership of the Board of Trade to cover this event April 1-4
Art Bike Brigade
Main Street Festival
Inaugural C Street Arts Festival -
C Street
Saturday June 9 10-5, now accepting submissions.
Action.
Open a checking account.
Updates.
Deb-Venus Theatre is rolling out 4 new plays this year! In rehearsal, still casting, recruiting High School students to intern with theatre professionals, launching empowerment classes for women. Deb's play, Molly Daughter is being produced at the Justice Theatre in Raleigh, NC this month.
Matthew-Still taking pictures on Main Street
Gail-Main Street Festival time at Board of Trade
Michelle-working on her jewelry sales
Abbie-Gallery deadlines, volunteer recruitment, access to funding sources, Art Bike Brigade (every child should have and decorate their own bike the night before the Main Street Festival)
Lindsey-New Gallery Exhibit has OPENED! The Life, I am a Laurel Mill Worker. Doing a food-related project in the Fall. The Historical Society is on the WAMU airwaves Friday!
Resa-Cathy Emory in the Washington Post today! Very excited.
Marilyn-Commercial costumed and up and running on television.
Projects.
SEE GET GIVE will be ready to go on Thursday the 16th.
First storefront will be decorated by the time of the Main Street Festival.
Arts Festival is up and moving and in need of volunteers and donations.
Conversation and Concerns.
One of our major concerns is branding. We need to create a more accurate image of who we really are. There was a conversation and shared frustration on a retail level. There seems to be a perception that goods should cost less if they are made in Laurel. This, even compared to neighboring Columbia, goes to the image problem of Laurel/Prince Georges County. It's a branding issue hurting us directly on a retail/budgetary level.
Maryland Arts Day is to happen in Annapolis next Wednesday. All participants have been asked to bring a 60 second action statement. Abbie and I will be attending and look forward to making connections there. The larger the showing, the better the result so please come out if you can.
There were a lot of Board of Trade members at the arts meeting. This seems useful because we can coordinate efforts. The intent of initially forming this committee was to create a third aspect to a needed management component. There was a lot of communication and coordinating between the arts vision and the board of trade vision.
Unfortunately, Karl was not feeling well yesterday so we did not have the City represented. He will email me soon about the movement on C Street with regard to developers. He'll keep us posted on the process at City Hall. In addition, Karl will supply an Arts District map for our event on the 16th. (Feel better Karl!!! It's just not the same without you.)
Next Meeting on March 20 at Noon.
Upcoming.
SEE GET GIVE - Thursday the 16th from 4-6:30 at Venus Theatre
Maryland Arts Day - Wednesday the 8th all day in Annapolis. (The more the merrier!)
A Girl Named Destiny - Venus Theatre's First Preview of World Premiere play. An after hours performance.
March 6, 5pm at Venus Theatre
LADEC MEETING - March 12 at Noon.
Main Streets - Event in Baltimore Coordinating with membership of the Board of Trade to cover this event April 1-4
Art Bike Brigade
Main Street Festival
Inaugural C Street Arts Festival -
C Street
Saturday June 9 10-5, now accepting submissions.
Action.
Open a checking account.
Updates.
Deb-Venus Theatre is rolling out 4 new plays this year! In rehearsal, still casting, recruiting High School students to intern with theatre professionals, launching empowerment classes for women. Deb's play, Molly Daughter is being produced at the Justice Theatre in Raleigh, NC this month.
Matthew-Still taking pictures on Main Street
Gail-Main Street Festival time at Board of Trade
Michelle-working on her jewelry sales
Abbie-Gallery deadlines, volunteer recruitment, access to funding sources, Art Bike Brigade (every child should have and decorate their own bike the night before the Main Street Festival)
Lindsey-New Gallery Exhibit has OPENED! The Life, I am a Laurel Mill Worker. Doing a food-related project in the Fall. The Historical Society is on the WAMU airwaves Friday!
Resa-Cathy Emory in the Washington Post today! Very excited.
Marilyn-Commercial costumed and up and running on television.
Projects.
SEE GET GIVE will be ready to go on Thursday the 16th.
First storefront will be decorated by the time of the Main Street Festival.
Arts Festival is up and moving and in need of volunteers and donations.
Conversation and Concerns.
One of our major concerns is branding. We need to create a more accurate image of who we really are. There was a conversation and shared frustration on a retail level. There seems to be a perception that goods should cost less if they are made in Laurel. This, even compared to neighboring Columbia, goes to the image problem of Laurel/Prince Georges County. It's a branding issue hurting us directly on a retail/budgetary level.
Maryland Arts Day is to happen in Annapolis next Wednesday. All participants have been asked to bring a 60 second action statement. Abbie and I will be attending and look forward to making connections there. The larger the showing, the better the result so please come out if you can.
There were a lot of Board of Trade members at the arts meeting. This seems useful because we can coordinate efforts. The intent of initially forming this committee was to create a third aspect to a needed management component. There was a lot of communication and coordinating between the arts vision and the board of trade vision.
Unfortunately, Karl was not feeling well yesterday so we did not have the City represented. He will email me soon about the movement on C Street with regard to developers. He'll keep us posted on the process at City Hall. In addition, Karl will supply an Arts District map for our event on the 16th. (Feel better Karl!!! It's just not the same without you.)
Next Meeting on March 20 at Noon.
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