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Meeting Minutes: August 11, 2009 at 9:30 a.m.
Meeting of the Arts Commission Committee of the City of O’Fallon held at Cavins Center, O’Fallon, IL
PRESENT: MEMBERS: X Caticchio X Wiggins _ Stawarski X Jorgensen ___Faulkner
VOLUNTEERS: X Erb Olds X Scanlan X Gerrish Marble (Jamie) Marble (Troy) __ Scharven Keim
Ercoline
STAFF LIAISON: X Hutchison Dallner
Item A. Strange Folk Art Festival (Wiggins): Sept 26-27, 2009 (10am-5pm). www.strangefolkfestival.com Admission, parking, wi-fi: all free! Strange Folk Festival voted “best craft festival in St Louis” by River Front Times in 2008! 125 vendors, new website design is up.
- Author Pavilion/“The Writers’ Block: “cityscape” (Deor, Jodi); Jodi contact more authors.
- Autumn: Signs (wine tasting, authors, blogging, crafts, need Rotary logo); Bags; DIY charms for wine tasting; decide Bands (60 applied), borrow ipod.
- Jodi: Car Magnets (contact Beth for pricing); contact Troy to confirm “Instrument Petting Zoo”.
- Wine tasting: wines from Glen’s (no interest from wineries). Decisions pending: $5 or $10 admission. Hours: possibly 2pm to 6pm? $1 off if you show vendor receipt? Serve wine in plastic or glass?
- Upcycle Exchange: OTHS Ecology Club confirmed. Artisans Guild of Southern Illinois demos: “Sheep to Shawl”, pottery, weaving, spinning, dyeing, felting, leatherwork, basketry, papermaking, rug hooking, blacksmithing?, photography, alpacas. Igloo done. Student Art Display: Brad Keim coordinating. “Make Your Own Button” booth by “One Inch Pins” vendor. Hula Hoops made from irrigation tubing (Autumn). Cooking Demos confirmed. Market Basket plants confirmed. Sandbox again: yes! Girl Scouts running craft; GS cookies. Discovery School: confirmed. Boy Scouts: confirmed hot dog booth and help with recycling. No Spray Chalk on rocks.
- Food vendors: $50 w/out electric, $75 w/electric hookup, $100/kitchen space. All booths can sell drinks.
- Little Jimmy’s Italian Ice
- Sheridan's Frozen Custard
- One Hot Cookie
- Aston Concessions
- Stowers BBQ
- Backyard BBQ
- Greek God Gyros
- Boy Scouts (hot dogs)
- Autumn appeared on St Louis KMOV Channel 4 “Great Day St Louis”!
- Autumn & Jodi interviewed for Channel 10’s “City Talk” which airs periodically Aug/Sept.
- Water bill flyers out this week.
- Facebook had 40,000 “impressions” (people that saw our info), 30+ clicks. Event page, fan page.
- St Louis At Home article came out with SF on pg 18-19 of July/Aug issue. SF will be in September issue of St Louis Magazine. BND confirmed SF will be in BND Festival Guide. SF appears in Creo Magazine (national art magazine). SF article in SW Tourism Times August issue and events calendar. Possible RFT article? RFT ad, Twitter, Facebook, craft blogs, mailing list. Jodi emailed press release to citizens, Fox 2 News “events”/“story ideas”, KMOX, KMOV Great Day, Progress, BND gen mgr, fall calendar listings, Marketplace Magazine, Family Fun, Illinois Arts Council. KMOV Kristin Cornett (“go green”, live broadcast from SF) never returned calls.
Item B. Missoula Children’s Theater (Caticchio): “Jack & the Beanstalk” April 12-17, 2010. OTHS contract received.
Item C. Arts & Parks Foundation.
Item D. Metro East Jazz Festival (Marty Ercoline)
ADJOURNMENT: 11:05 a.m. PREPARED BY: Jodi Caticchio, Chairman City of O’Fallon Arts Commission.
Arts Commission Accomplishments:
Strange Folk Art Festival 2009: 4th annual event (since 2006) Arts & Parks Foundation
Missoula Children’s Theatre 2009: 9th residency (since 2002) Thoman Park Sculptures with OTHS Art Club – 2006
Backyard Playhouse Theatre Camp 2008: 6th season (since 2003) City Holiday Decorations – 2006
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