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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - October 15, 2008 D-02aAGENDA ITEM %0"0204, CITY OF LODI COUNCIL COMMUNICATION M AGENDA TITLE: National Arts and Humanities Month MEETING DATE: October 15,2008 PREPARED BY: Division of Arts & Culture RECOMMENDED ACTION: Present proclamation proclaiming October 2008 as National Arts and Humanities Month in the City of Lodi. National Arts and Humanities month is coordinated by Americans for the Arts, the national organization working to empower communities with the resources and support necessary to provide access to all of the arts for all of the people. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: This month-long celebration has become the largest annual celebration of the arts and humanities in the nation. On Thursday, October 16, 2008, the Division of Arts and Culture, along with the Lodi Arts Commission, will be hosting its sixth annual Arts Open House. Representatives from many of Lodi's arts agencies as well as instructorsfrom the City's Division of Arts and Culture will be on hand to speak about their programs; demonstrate their crafts: and distributes information about their organizations. This free event, suitable for the entire family, will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., in the Crete Hall and the Charlene Powers Lange Performing Arts Theatre at Hutchins Street Square. FISCAL IMPACT: None FUNDING AVAILABLE: None James iRodems Community Center director APPROVED: Blair King, eager