<div dir="ltr">Happy Sunday Evening, Board<div><br></div><div><b>Collaborative Arts of Plano</b> (formerly known as the Plano Arts Coalition ) is hosting a Town Hall Meeting Tuesday October 17th regarding a request to the City of Plano for $50,000 to hire a consultant to develop a strategic arts plan for Plano. The<b> PCB is a member </b>of the Collaborative, I paid the nominal membership fee for us this summer. They are the ones behind the Courtyard Gala where our Clarinets performed in August. The short range goals are more visibility in the community, a cultural arts week in the Spring of 2023 and continuing the Courtyard Gala in August of 2023. The ultimate long range goal is a performing arts center for the City and all arts, instrumental, vocal, theatre, comedy, visual arts to serve as a home for the cultural arts groups of Plano.</div><div>Please come and hear more about this event , the Collaboative and the goals. </div><div><b>Tuesday, October 17th</b></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif"><div class="gmail_default"><b>6:30 p.m. Meet, greet, refreshments</b></div><div class="gmail_default"><b>7-8 p.m. Program</b></div></div><div><b><br></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif"><b>Willow Bend Center of the Arts is located at 6121 W. Park, B216, Plano, Texas 75093.</b><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif"><b><br></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif"><b>Park in the parking garage "D" next to Dillards. NTPA is located on the second level of the mall just inside the mall entrance.</b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"> <br><div>I am happy to visit with you tomorrow night at band or by phone if you have questions. </div><div> is<span style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">6:30 p.m. Meet, greet, refreshments</span><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif"><div class="gmail_default">7-8 p.m. Program</div></div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">Would you please invite your board to attend? </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">Willow Bend Center of the Arts is located at 6121 W. Park, B216, Plano, Texas 75093.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif"><br></div><b style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">Park in the parking garage "D" next to Dillards. NTPA is located on the second level of the mall just inside the mall entrance.</b> businesslike and runs a timely meeting.</div><div><br></div><div>PS. This group is very businesslike and runs a tight meeting schedule. </div><div>Cordially, </div><div>Denise</div><div>Denise Guilbert</div><div>Plano Community Band</div><div>214.676.7943</div><div><a href="mailto:deniseguilbertoboe@gmail.com" target="_blank">deniseguilbertoboe@gmail.com</a></div></div></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Sara Akers</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:sakers@ntpagroup.org" target="_blank">sakers@ntpagroup.org</a>></span><br>Date: Sun, Oct 16, 2022 at 3:19 PM<br>Subject: Town Hall Meeting Tuesday night - October 17th<br>To: Denise Guilbert <<a href="mailto:deniseguilbertoboe@gmail.com" target="_blank">deniseguilbertoboe@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:garamond,times new roman,serif"><div><div>Dear Denise, </div><div><br></div><div>On Tuesday night, October 17, The Collaborative Arts of Plano (formerly Plano Arts Coalition) will host a town hall meeting regarding our request to the City of Plano for $50,000 to hire a consultant to develop a strategic arts plan for Plano. In addition, the CAP has pledges of over $25,000 for the plan. The meeting will be at Willow Bend Center of the Arts.</div><div><br></div><div>6:30 p.m. Meet, greet, refreshments</div><div>7-8 p.m. Program</div></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div>Would you please invite your board to attend? </div><div><br></div><div>Willow Bend Center of the Arts is located at 6121 W. Park, B216, Plano, Texas 75093.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Park in the parking garage "D" next to Dillards. NTPA is located on the second level of the mall just inside the mall entrance. </b></div></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><p><font face="georgia, serif" color="#000000">Sara Egelston Akers</font></p><p><font face="georgia, serif" color="#000000"><br></font></p><p><font face="georgia, serif" color="#000000">Founder of Plano Children's </font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:georgia,serif">Theatre</span></p><p><font face="georgia, serif" color="#000000">North Texas Performing Arts<br></font></p><p><font face="georgia, serif" color="#000000">6121 W. Park B216<br></font></p><p><font face="georgia, serif" color="#000000">Plano, Texas 75093</font></p><p><font face="georgia, serif" color="#000000">P: 972 422-2575 C: 972-571-7626</font></p><p><font face="georgia, serif" color="#000000">E: <a href="mailto:sakers@ntpa.org" target="_blank">sakers@ntpa.org</a><u></u></font></p><p><font face="georgia, serif" color="#000000">W: <a href="http://www.ntpa.org" target="_blank">www.ntpa.org</a></font></p><p style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="Trebuchet MS, sans-serif" color="#6fa8dc"><span style="font-size:18px"><b><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1ZCUJpApXnEd_rWkjrLme2ecm7PW7vFZN&revid=0B8Yqko-B15pHS0htVVdNRWVJeDZ2eDVva2VVUEtEV3RRdDNFPQ" width="96" height="40"></b></span></font></p><p style="font-size:12.8px"><br><br></p></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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