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October 2011
PRELUDE TO THE SEASON 

Prelude to the Season
The Arts & Business Council's Prelude to the Season celebrated those who impact our region's culture. The Arts Commission is excited to announce that the Arts Commission's Erika Kraft was recognized as Arts Educator of the Year and Sacramento365.com was honored in the Arts/Business Partnership category for the partnership between the Arts Commission and the SCVB.

Congrats also go out to the Arts Commission's grantees Crocker, Verge Center for the Arts, and our friends William Ishmael, David Watts Barton, Carol Van Bruggen, Garry Maisel, Hot Italian, and especially Muriel Johnson.

See a complete list of winners>

ARTOBER 2011
ARTober 2011
Building upon last year's Arts. Open October., this October the arts community is presenting ARTOBER, 31 days of art & soul, in celebration of National Arts and Humanities Month. This month-long spotlight on the talents and arts resources of the region features festivals, performances, art walks, special events, and a host of partnerships between businesses and the arts.

Check Sacramento365.com for ARTOBER events.
FUNDRAISING EVENT FOR THE ARTS COMMISSION at ELLA DINING ROOM & BAR
In a show of solidarity and support for the Arts Commission and the local arts scene, our elected officials will be serving dinner to guests at Ella's Dining Room & Bar, compliments of Chef Selland, on Oct. 23rd, in an effort to raise money to offset cuts to our Cultural Arts Award fund. This fund supports regranting to our local nonprofit arts organizations. It is truly going to be quite the evening!

Inspired by Councilmember Darrell Fong and Chef Randall Selland, you can enjoy a gourmet dinner and wine, served by your local elected leaders. To date, Councilmembers Rob Fong, Steve Cohn, Sandy Sheedy, Angelique Ashby, Kevin McCarty, Bonnie Pannell and Jay Schenirer, as well as Supervisors Don Nottoli, Roberta MacGlashan and Phil Serna have committed to serving dinner to you! 

Also in attendance will be Maestro Michael Morgan from the Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra and Stephanie Gularte, artistic director of Capital Stage.

Please find full details here.

June 2011
JUNE 22 - FUNDRAISER FOR THE ARTS COMMISSION
Thank you to all who attended! Please enjoy a few snapshots here.
 
Muriel and Ernie Johnson cordially invite you to a benefit to restore cultural grant funding for arts organizations through the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission.
Enjoy wine and hors d'oeurves, music, and a mini art auction.
 
When: Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Where: In the garden - 450 Hopkins Road, Sacramento (See a map)
Cost: $100 per person; Sponsorships $500
Contact: (916) 808-3992
Donations will go directly to the Cultural Arts Awards Program. The tax-deductible amount of your donation is $85.
 
Warm thanks to the wonderful people and businesses that signed up to be sponsors of the event and to the visual and performing arts for their donations:

Visual and Performing Art Donations: B Street Theatre; California Musical Theatre; Camellia String Quartet; Laurence Campling, Guitarist; Eric Dahlin; Gary Dinnen; William Gatewood; Ray Gonzales; William Ishmael; Greg Kondos; Brenda Louie; Margaret Teichert; Leslie Toms; Sacramento Opera; Sacramento Philharmonic; Sacramento Theatre Company; The Short Center.

Sponsors: Ginny and Phil Cunningham on behalf of Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento; Council Member Robert King Fong; Marcy and Mort Friedman; Dennis and Nancy Marks; Anne and Malcolm McHenry; Linda and Steve Merksamer; Mimi and Burnett Miller; Carlin and Jim Naify; Niello Company; Randy and Stacy Paragary; Ron Pomares and Marilyn Mahoney; Sacramento Region Community Foundation; Sacramento International Airport; Joyce Raley Teel; Fred and Nancy Teichert; U.S. Bank; Wells Fargo Bank; Western Health Advantage; Sandra and Franklin Yee.
 
Special items: Coffee with City Council member, Angelique Ashby; Crocker Art Museum Insider's tour by Chief Curator Scott Shields and lunch by Bobbin Mulvaney; River Cats Owners' Suite with 16 tickets and 4 parking spaces.
March 2011


Thank you to all who attended the Symposium on March 22, 2011.

Downloads from the event are now available>>

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