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Cultural Council Meeting Minutes 18 January 2018 Page 3 of 4 i. Justin Diester would like to offer a viewing of the Persied Meteor Shower on August 13th, potentially at Community Park, from Midnight to 3:00 am. ii. November in America is a novella by local author Nicholas Bernhard, a local author, describing events that led up to the 1927 Columbine Coal Strike and disaster. He would be willing to provide a book reading. iii. A third person, Jerry Maskowitz, would be interested in providing an hour long nostalgic variety show for seniors. g. Katie talked about marketing efforts from the city. The Arts and Events email newsletter has about 1500 subscribers with a 36% open rate. She has amassed a list of 385 possible volunteers, and 54 musicians that have emailed her. Xl. Public Sculpture Purchase Update (Blake): The 4 -foot tall bronze sculpture "Melody", by Colorado sculptor Rosalind Cook, will be ready to install in late February. She will join "Clarisse" at the Sculpture Garden in Community Park. A local benefactor has donated the $500 installation cost. We might like to follow the theme of nature, with elements of Water, Air, Fire, Sky, and Earth in our sculpture garden. XII. 2018 Programming a. General structure overview: Once a person or group has been booked, one LCC member will be designated the Lead, marketing information and press release will be sent to Blake and Adam, and two or more LCC members will sign up to staff the event and help set up/tear down, provide coffee/tea/snacks, staff the ticket table if needed. b. Arts Center programming. (lead, volunteers) i. Paleontology Lecture, Wed., 2-7 at 7 p.m. (Sean, Blake, Kate) ii. Silent Movie with Rodney Sauer, Sat. 2-10 (Angie, Debbie, Leah) iii. Chain Station Bluegrass, Fri., 3-16 at 7:30 p.m. (Adam/Leah co - lead, Sean, Deb) Adam is hoping to begin a local artist gallery at this event, in conjunction with the nonprofit Guys Who Give, who can apply for a liquor license at this event as a fundraiser. iv. Boulder Bassoons Lecture/Concert, Wed., 4-11 (Blake, Mark Deb) v. Alfredo Muro, Fri., 4-13 at 7:30 (Jennifer/Mark co -lead, Sean, Blake) vi. Cody Qualls and Stephen Ross (of FACE) Friday, 4-27, 7:30 pm (Adam, Kate, Deb) c. Summer Concerts (Adam): Adam almost has the 5 concert series lined up. He is also looking for single or duo opening acts, and we will discuss payment options later. i. Adam also looked into raising the stage at Community Park, and will contact Joe at the Parks department to discuss getting it in the city budget for the next year. We're looking in the $15-20K range for a 9" rise of the stage. -- For approval --