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CULTURAL RESOURCES BOARD MINUTES
Regular Meeting - Wednesday, June 28, 2000
4:00 p.m.
Lincoln Center
JjCouncil Liaison: Karen Weitkunat Staff Liaison: David Siever II
Chairperson: Corinne Govan Phone: 498-8870(h)
Vice -Chair: Fran Johnson Phone: 493-4480(h)
A regular meeting of the Cultural Resources Board and Fort Fund
funding session was held on Wednesday, June 28, 2000 at 4:00 p.m.,
at the Lincoln Center. The following members were present:
Corinne Govan, Fran Johnson, Ayleen Burns
Joan Day, Jennifer Beccard and Loren Hooper
Board Members Absent: Bruce Hendee
Staff Members Present: David Siever, Lincoln Center
Jill Stilwell, Fort Collins Museum
Evan Hyatt, Lincoln Center
Guests: None
AGENDA
I. Call to order - (4:08 p.m.) Corinne Govan
II. Consideration of agenda -
No changes.
III. Consideration of Minutes of May 25, 2000 -
Motion to accept minutes as written - Loren Hooper
Second - Jennifer Beccard
Passed unanimously
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• DISCUSSION ITEMS •
IV. Dates/Times of Future Board Meetings -
The Board discussed possible dates and times of future
meetings. It was decided that the Board would have its regular
meetings on the fourth Thursday of each month from 12:00 to 1:30
p.m. This will be the Board's schedule for regular meetings, with
the exception of Fort Fund meetings, unless otherwise noted.
The Board's next regular meeting will be Thursday, July
27 from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. at a site to be determined.
V. Fort Fund Presentations -
From 4:35 p.m. to 7:20 p.m., the Board heard
presentations from organizations applying for support from Fort
Fund.
VI. Performing Arts Center Update -
Staff is continuing to look for a suitable site for the
Performing Arts Center.
VII. Update on Invitation to City Council Members to Visit
the Museum -
Jill Stilwell drafted a letter that will be signed by
Corinne Govan and sent to members of the City Council inviting
them to presentations at the Boxelder School and a tour of the
Museum. Once the letter has been mailed to Council members, Board
members will call a designated Council member to arrange a date
for them to visit the Museum. Board members will make themselves
available to help tour Council members through the Museum.
Board members will contact Ms. Stilwell with details of
when each Council member can attend a tour.
VIII. Review of any Past Fort Fund Events -
The Board reviewed final reports from
organizations/events that were funded by Fort Fund including:
CSU/Foreign Language Dept. Fort Collins Symphony
Larimer Chorale Dance Express
Fort Collins Wind Symphony Foothills Pops Band
Rocky Mt. Youth Orchestra Heart of the Rockies
Fort Collins Library
IX. Committee Reports -
LC Board - Did not meet.
Fort Collins Museum - The Franz -Smith cabin has been
moved to the Museum's courtyard. The annual Skookum Days
celebration will be held Saturday, July 8 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00
p.m.
Convenon & Visitors Bureau - Thclureau has moved its
offices to the new Welcome Center located near I-25 and Prospect
Road.
Arts Alive Fort Collins - At their last meeting, the
Arts Alive Fort Collins Board of Directors elected Jennifer
Beccard as the new President of the Board and filled other officer
positions.
Art in Public Places - No report.
X. Fort Fund Funding Recommendations -
Based on the presentations heard earlier in the
meeting, the Board made funding recommendations for Tier #2 and #3
applicants to Fort Fund. (see attached funding recommendations)
XI. Other Business -
None.
XII. Adjournment (8:45 p.m.)
Respectfully submitted,
Evan yatt
Public Relations Coordinator
City of Fort Collins
Cultut+Library and Recreational Servi•
Fort Collins Museum
FORT COLLINS MUSEUM REPORT
CULTURAL RESOURCES BOARD
July 28, 2000
FRANZ-SMITH CABIN/COURTYARD EXPANSION
• The fence around the expanded courtyard was completed. A new split rail fence will be installed
around the Franz -Smith cabin in July/August.
New Belgium Brewing will be a $2,500 sponsor of the Heart and Sole: A History of the Shoe
exhibition, which opens August 10`s.
Brown's Shoe Store will be sponsoring the Heart and Sole poster printing with a $1,000 contribution.
The Museum was awarded a grant from Hewlett Packard for up to $5,000 in computer equipment.
The Museum plans to acquire a laptop for the off -site storage facility and two new printers.
PROGRAMS
The 21" Annual Skookum Day/Rendezvous was held on July 86. An Estimated 1500 people attended
the event. Additions to this year's event included food and beverage vendors and a bluegrass band.
The expanded Courtyard improved the flow of the event and enhanced the atmosphere.
On July 18, Smithsonian Forensic Anthropologist Dr. David Hunt presented "Dead Men Do Tell
Tales". The lecture and slide show highlighted Dr. Hunt's work with the FBI in solving crimes.
On July 27, the Museum will premiere the video, "The 1997 Fort Collins Flood". This documentary
film was created by Dr. Pete Seel's CSU Freshmen documentary film class with the help of a senior
film student to enhance the exhibits at the Fort Collins Museum. The Museum plans to create a
permanent space for the video to be viewed in the East Gallery.
STAFF
John Carr attended an Exhibits Workshop in Washington D.C. from July 6 - 8.
CURRENT EXHIBITS
Fort Collins: A Millennial Portrait, Biography, opened June 8 - August 19.
Unser Leit: Germans from Russia in Northern Colorado open through July 13.
Heart and Sole: A History of the Shoe, opens August 10.
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CULTURAL RESOURCES BOARD
LINCOLN CENTER REPORT
JULY 27, 2000
ADMINISTRATION:
The "Anything Goes" series has been finalized and renewal forms will be mailed
on July 22". Shows scheduled for the series are:
Ladysmith Black Mombaso September 14
Pump Boys and Dinettes October 24
Steven Wright February 3
America (rock group) March 15
Male Intellect an Oxymoron April 4
Season ticket prices for the "Anything Goes" series are $90 for center seating and
$80 for side seating.
New carpeting is being installed in the dressing room corridor along with painting
of the walls. The basement dressing rooms will also get new carpeting and paint along
with new counter tops. The project will be completed in time for the Fall season.
Art -In -Public- Places: Artist Andy Dufford has completed the landscape
sculpture at Miramont Park.
VISUAL ARTS:
An exhibit featuring the paintings of New York artist Marc Dennis and the
sculptures of Colorado artist DeDe LaRue will be on display in the Center's Lobby
Gallery August 2 through September 15.
"A Glimpse into ArtWear" is an exhibit featuring wearable art garments and
accessories. This exhibit, which is a prelude to ArtWear 2000 will be on view in the
Walkway Gallery August 4' through September 8 b.
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