Coordinator, Mary Esch announces the

West End Arts Monthly Meeting....Soiree

Thursday, April 2
Time: 7:00pm
Location: 941 West 7th Street,Acme Scenic Arts
Host: Nance Derby-Davidson
BYOB or snack
All Welcome.
Agenda: Less formal meeting/more soiree, small art share, casual discussion on the making of a review committee, website awareness, rally more plein air painters and troubadors for West End Garden Tour.

Hey you, get up to speed and read minutes from past meetings at http://www.westendartsscene.blogspot.com/
For Further information please contact Mary at
westendarts@fortroadfederation.org


UPCOMING: June 6, 2009 West End Garden Tour
Some West End Artists and Musicians will be making thier art and sound at the June 6, West End Gadren Tour. Guitar: Mike Orr; Plein Air Painters: Chris Weihe,Wendy McCarty, Kathryn Stemwedel, Rachael Johnson, and Mary Esch. Stop by and say hello!
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Email: westendarts@fortroadfederation.org

or call: The Fort Road Federation at 651-298-5599

February Meeting Announcement & January Meeting Minutes

We will have our next WEA General Meeting Thursday, February 5th, 7PM at ???.
(Stay tuned for details.)

Be sure to check out the current scene at:
http://westendartsscene.blogspot.com/

I. SPNN Youth Video Project (Mary Humphrey)

Mary Pumphrey of SPNN spoke about a youth video project that will create "neighborhood video camps" in three St. Paul neighborhoods, including (potentially) the West End.

An artist mentor would be paid by SPNN to work with youth within the neighborhood to produce videos. Goal is to connect youth with community, artists, and history-present-and-future of the neighborhood.

They are currently applying for grants and looking for partner organizations within the neighborhood, who would write letters of interest and/or support for the project.

As partners, SPNN would look to us as a lead to a potential mentor, a resource to help screen videos within the neighborhood. Details of partnership to be hammered out once funding is secured sometime in the spring.

* Jason would like to see an excerpt of the grant proposal.

* Nance concerned that we'd be competing for grant money.

But ...
Those present voted in favor of signing a generic/conditional letter of support for the project.

II. New Art Coordinator Assistant (Mary Esch)

Rene can no longer fulfill this role.

Deborah Padgett has volunteered to be the new assistant. Happy anniversary, Deborah!

III. Scene, Be Seen, and Be Heard Showcase (Group)

Production crew volunteers:

• Director: Mary Esch
• Stage Management: Jason (Stage Mgr), Chloe (Emcee), Mike Orr, Joe (consulting on Hall setup)
• Cash for change (at show) & cash reimbursement (post-show): Jason, Betty, Nance
• Doors: John, Dan K, Mike Orr
• Bar: Paulette, Nance (and maybe Ed H.--Joe will ask him.)
• Kitchen: SOKOL volunteers being coordinated by Joe
• Setup/Decoration: Mary Ellen, Jason, Nance, Joe, Roxy, Krista Walsh
• Cleanup: Gayle, Roxy, Mary, Mike, David

Friday afternoon 1/16 schedule:
Mary and her new assistant Deborah will notify participants of schedule.

• 5pm: Volunteers show up at hall to help set up, go get stuff as needed, etc.
• 6:30pm: Performers show up for dress rehearsal

Posters were distributed and areas to poster were assigned.

Budget was sketched out with rough estimates of expenses and expected revenue at the door.

Reminder that the artists have been allotted a percentage of door proceeds.

Joe is flexible about the rental fee for CPSP Hall and we'll discuss it further after the event.

January Meeting Announcement & December Meeting Minutes

We will have our next WEA General Meeting Monday, January 5th, 7PM at Skinner's
(Stay tuned for details.)

Be sure to check out the current scene at:
http://westendartsscene.blogspot.com/

Minutes From our Last WEA General Meeting
Thursday, December 4th , 7PM at Glockenspiel

I. "Scene, Be Seen, and Be Heard" Live Performance Showcase Update (Jason)

Lineup:
Initial response to our flyers was weak but proactive efforts by Mary have generated 12 commitments and 9 maybes for our lineup, representing a mix of music, spoken word/performance, film, and poetry. Two hours of material easily.

Space:

• No screen to drop in front for films. That's an issue.
• There are restrictions on drilling holes in historic walls of historic theater, so some setup/decor issues will need to be figured out. Jason suggests using the hall as is. Nance has ideas. They'll talk.
• Discussion of sound and lighting equipment. Christy suggested we talk to Metropolitan Regional Arts Council (MRAC) (http://www.mrac.org/) regarding borrowing equipment or renting it at a discount for community event. Someone else suggested Midwest Sound and Lighting.
• Betty working on beer license. Nance fronted money for license and will get reimbursed with proceeds. Volunteer pourers listed below.
  

Promotion:

• Betty suggested a small mailing because she didn't think we could cover a larger mailing with our current account balance of $600. Jason disagrees, and thinks this amount could cover mailing, some posters, and even some beer and wine. Mary will follow-up on mailing plans.
• Paulette wants MN State Arts Board mailing list, and Christy says she can help with that, though she thinks there is a charge.
• Kent suggests an ad on SPNN and an insert in the Community Reporter. Nance will look into the charge for an insert. A couple of us know Mike from SPNN but not sure if anyone committed to asking him about this.

Calendar items:

• Joe and Jason plan to meet with Jack Rose, Lex-Ham Theatre contact, re: stage management.
• Rehearsal/run-through planned for Friday night before show.

Production crew volunteers:

• Jason
• Nance
• Joe
• Christy
• Mike
• Marty

Beer volunteers:

• Betty
• Nance
• Paulette

II. Other Discussions

• How much of our efforts are community-centric (a la Scene and Be Seen Visual Arts Show) vs. bringing in influences from outside West Seventh (a la Iron Pour)? What are our goals in this respect? What should our goals and responsibilities be in this light, given the grant money we receive? Opinions vary.
  
• Nance wants the Rules and Regulations Committee to meet again. She'll contact Paulette, Mary, and Jason (color commentator) to arrange a date and time. Rachel will pinch hit as reviewer as needed.