HomeMy WebLinkAbout1989-03-28 Arts Council MinutesREADING ARTS COUNCIL
MINUTES
March 28, 1989
Members Present: Adrienne Caselle, Fran Brown, Mary Lou Garrard,
Beverly Cook, Sally McDonald, Diane Slezak, Nettie Turner, Mary
Atkinson, Lorraine McCarthy.
Minutes of the March 23, 1989 meeting were approved as read.
Treasurer's report was approved as follows:
Balance on hand in accounting office:
Payments:
1/89
Coolidge Middle School $
125.00
7/88
Friends of the Library
200.00
7/88
Reading Schools Storyteller
375.00
7/88
Killam School, Nutcraker
187.50
7/88
Coolidge Middle School
450.00
7/88
Barry Low, Reading Schools
500.00
Fall
88 Killam School Chinese Group
450.00
Balance on Hand March 28.1989
Unpaid Grants: $4281.90
Unpaid Pass Grants: 1525.00
Leftover Grant Funds: 405.72
Leftover Pass Funds: 471.00
Administration Fund: 1453.03
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$8136.65
$10,424.15
$ 2287.50
$ 8136.65
Town Manager's Office ■ 16 Lowell Street * Reading, Massachusetts 01867
THE READING ARTS COUNCIL
Reading Arts Council
Minutes - March 28, 1989
Page 2.
New Business:
Applications for Arts
Lottery Grants were voted
upon w
ith
abstentions as follows:
Lorraine McCarthy - Colonial Chorus,
Adrienne Caselle - Colonial Chorus & Creative. Arts
for Ki
ds,
Sally Mcdonald, Lou Garard, Mary Atkinson - Friends of
the
Library. Motions were made, seconded and voted to
accept
the
itemized list for grants
as shown below.
Amount
Amount
Name of Applicant
Pro ect Req
uested
Grantec
Reading Choral Society
Purchase new music
$ 250.
$
250.
# 617-944-7193
Kitt C. Cox
CoffeeHouse in Park
$ 400.
$
00.E
617-942-1942
*To be included in recreatiadill grant.
Reading Arts Council
Letterboard
$ 300.
$
00.
617-944-2129
Colonial Chorus
Walkie-talkies
$1000.
$
700.
617-391-0090
Coolidge Middle School
Shakespeare & His World
$ 495.
$
00.
617-944-9236
Creative Arts Kids
Summer Art Camp
$ 900.
$
700.
617-942-0583
Friends Library
Fiction Writers Workshop
$ 960.
$
320.
617-935-0611
Nexus Burnham Center
Music Therapy Class
$ 704.
$
00.
617-935-0611
Reading Historical Soc.
Preserve 4 Photos
$ 800.
Withdre
617-944-7449
*Based on information from state.
Reading Antiquarian
Frame two large portraits
$ 755.
$
400.
617-944-8200
Reading Public Library
Tribal Rhythms
$ 321.
$
321.
617-944-0840A
Reading Public Library
American Folk Art Painters
$ 175.
$
175.
617-944-0840
Coffee Hour Series
Reading Arts Council
Minutes - March 28, 1989
Page 3.
Reading Public Schools
Public Sculpture
$1200.
$ 850
617-944-9304
Town Reading Recreation
Concerts in Park
$2500.
$1900
617-944-0500
*Hiring of Kit Cox appli
cation number 617-944-1942
at a cost of
$400.
for one of their summer
concert series.
Reading Symphony
Pops Concert (soloist)
$ 453.50
$ 304
914-944-3456
Olga Zlobinsky
Mini-Classical Concerts
$ 480.
$ 00
617-944-6657
TOTAL $5920
Motions were made, seconded and approved to accept the following
applications:
Reading Music Department
617.944-6427A
Brownie Troop 1265
617-942-2532
Barrows School
617-944-6427
Joshua Eaton School
617-944-1907
J.W. Killam School
617-944-7842
Reading High School
617-944-8200A
Boston Symphony Orchestra $1545.
$
800.
$
50.
$
200.
$
350.
$
415.
$
90.
3 Little Pigs - North Shore $ 50.
3 Little Pigs - North Shore $ 250.
Beauty Beast - North Shore $ 430.
The Emperor's New Clothes $ 415.
Don Quixote
$ 90.
TOTAL
$1905.
CORRESPONDENCE:
1. Letter Mass Arts Lottery Conucil - requesting letters to local
legislators regarding dismantling Council on Arts & Humanities.
2. Brochure Performing Arts Consultants with information on
program of artist available.
Reading Arts Council
Minutes - March 28, 1989
Page 4.
3. Groton Center for Arts - Tricia Wells - update on legislative
efforts for Mass Council Arts/Humanities.
4. Golden Baugh Productions (Music Agencey) solicitation.
5. Note Jack Turner - Thanks for get well basket.
Old Business:
The summary of January meeting which Fran Brown wrote and
distributed for comment was reviewed and passed on to Mary
Atkinson for "edit" before submitting to selectmen.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Next
meeting April 19, 1989.
Respectfully submitted,
41,
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Beverly C ok
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