ARTS & CULTURAL COUNCIL TIMELINE
(Revised
April 2003)
1985 1986
1988 Rural
1993 Chamber Starts
Arts Series with PSI Powerful Performances: Purdue Musical Express, Hanover Theatre,
IU Singing Hoosiers
1993 1994 Chamber
Forms Community Enrichment Committee
1994 Spring Perform ’94: IU Broadway Cabaret,
1995 Spring Perform ’95: Purdue Glee Club, IU
Chamber Opera, U of E Symphony Orchestra
2
- 95 Bob Bostic & David
Fry Attend IAC ARM Grant Workshop
3
- 95 Joyce Ribble Attends Community Enrichment Meeting
3
- 95 Arts Council Task Force
Formed
4
- 95 Arts Council Task Force
Informational Meeting
5
- 95 Arts Council
Organizational & Informational Meeting
6 - 95 Arts
Council First Board Formed, Bylaws Adopted, Name
Adopted & Initial Meeting
President Mike Porter Jim
Dent
Vice
President JoAnne
Martin Barbara Waits
Secretary Theresa Schwering Ruth Wingate
Treasurer Al Moore Ana Alunday
Therese
Zins
7
- 95 IAC Grant Submitted for
Purdue Glee Club
9
- 95 IAC Grant Awarded for
$4,500
1996 Spring Perform ’96: IU Singing Hoosiers, Purdue Glee Club,
5
- 96 $3,000 Community
Foundation Grant Rcvd: Nutcracker
$4,500
IAC Grant Rcvd: Nutcracker
6
- 96 Board & Officer
Elections
President Jo Anne Martin Mike
Porter
Vice
President Therese Zins Ana Alunday
Secretary Ruth Wingate Pam Blasdel
Treasurer Theresa Schwering Danielle Ray
8
- 96 GCHS Grant $2,000;
Perform Check Presented: $6,145.15
9 - 96 Cinergy Collection Hosted
12
- 96 “The Nutcracker” ($3,291
profit)
1997 Spring Perform ’97 Assumed by Arts Council: High School
Groups, Purdue Bell Choir, Xavier Jazz Band
2
- 97 Planning Session
5 - 97 International
Tea Sponsorship
6
- 97 Music & Arts in the
Park
6
- 97 Board & Officer
Elections
President Therese Zins Ana Alunday
Vice
President David Fry Pam Blasdel
Secretary Ruth Wingate David Leas
Treasurer Theresa Schwering JoAnne Martin
Mike
Porter
10 - 97 Quilt Show
Sponsorship
11
- 97 Courthouse Brick
11
- 97 Community Foundation Grant
for Perform ’98
12
- 97 Tree Spree &
Cincinnati Boy Choir
12 - 97 Directed
Endowment Established through Dec. Co. Community Foundation
1998 1
- 98 Received 501(c)3 Status
1 - 98
Spring Perform ’98: Variety Show, Romeo
& Juliet, Music of the Stage
2
- 98 “Love Letters” with
Celebrity News Personalities
3
- 98 Fifth Tuesday Series -
Initial Event
6
- 98 Music & Arts for
Kids
6
- 98 Music & Arts in the
Park
6
- 98 Fifth Tuesday Series
6
- 98 Board & Officer
Elections
President David Fry Pam Blasdel
Vice
President Jane Billman David Leas
Secretary Ana Alunday JoAnne
Martin
Treasurer Theresa Schwering Mike Porter
Therese
Zins
7 - 98 Symphony
at the
10
- 98 Perform Event: Living
Roots of Music
11
- 98 Fifth Third Bank
Foundation Communications Grant Of $2,700
12
- 98 Tree
1999 Spring Perform Events: Variety Show, Purdue Glee Club
1
- 99 Planning Session
2 - 99 Variety
Show… with Love!
3
- 99 Fifth Tuesday Series -
Maxine Hayes
4
- 99 Initial Planning Meeting
for Gala 2000
4 - 99 Purdue
Glee Club
6
- 99 Fifth Tuesday Series - Adzooks Puppets
6
- 99 Music & Arts in the
Park
6
- 99 Board & Officer
Elections
President
David Fry & Theresa Schwering
Vice
President Jane Billman
Secretary Therese Zins
Treasurer Ana Alunday
Pam
Blasdel Dan
Roach
Jerry
Carey Dottie Seals
David
Leas John Schmalenberg
Jim
Sturges Collen McCullough
Marilyn
Woods Jennifer McNealy
7 - 99 Caribe Steel Band at
8
- 99 Fifth Tuesday Series -
Jane Keith
9
- 99 Fall Festival Quilt Show
11
- 99 3rd Annual Tree
11
- 99 “John Henry” at all
Elementary Schools in Dec. Co.
11
- 99 Fifth Tuesday Series -
Christmas Celebrations from Around the World
2000 1 - 00 Board Retreat
2 - 00 Variety
Show
2
- 00 Advertised for Part-time
Coordinator
2
- 00 Fifth Tuesday Series -
Origami Presentation
3
- 00
3 - 00 Hired
Part-time Coordinator, Diane Moore
4
- 00 Win, Place and Show: A
4
- 00
5
- 00 Music & Arts at the
Museum
6
- 00 Annual Meeting &
Fifth Birthday Celebration
At
the Brick House
6
- 00 Board & Officer
Elections
President Jerry Carey
Vice
President Jennifer McNealy
Secretary Julia Johnson
Treasurer Ana Alunday
Pam
Blasdel Susan
Burkhart
Dan
Roach George Granholt
Dottie
Seals Jim Sturges
Marty
Swan Pat Van Selow
Marilyn
Woods
7
- 00 Community Foundation
Programming Grant of $10,000
8
- 00 Caribe
Steel Drum Concert at
8
- 00 Fifth Tuesday Series -
Button Collection by Helen Hamilton
10 - 00 Murder
Mystery Dinner in Millhousen
10
- 00 Fifth Tuesday Series -
Visiting International Students
10 - 00 Masterpiece
Society - Fundraising for New Office
11
- 00 US Air Force Band of
Flight - Free Concert
Co-sponsored
by
12
- 00 Peter Pan - Co-sponsored
by Tree Co. Players
12
- 00 Cinergy
$1,000 Grant for Masterpiece Society
12
- 00 Eight Sponsors Join
Masterpiece Society
2001 1 - 01 Fifth Tuesday Series - Lunch Box Collection
Presentation
2
- 01 Board Retreat in
2
- 01 Tim Grimm Concert at
Antique Mall
3
- 01
Co-sponsored
by Psi Iota Xi Sorority
4
- 01 Arts Council Office
Opens at Chamber of Commerce
4 - 01 Bylaws
Amended to Expand Term Limits from Two Consecutive to Three Consecutive
Terms
5
- 01 “In the Mood” Dinner,
Dance & Mini Auction Fundraiser
5
- 01 Fifth Tuesday Series -
Stone Carving & Pottery
Presentation
by Jerry & Sue Carey
6
- 01 Officer Elections
President Jennifer McNealy
Vice
President Marty Swan
Secretary Susan Burkhart
Treasurer Ana Alunday
6
- 01 Coordinator, Diane
Moore, Promoted to Director
9
- 01 Annual Meeting &
Evening of Comedy
Entertainment
by Rob Busboom
Artvocates of the Year: Paul & Jennie Pank
Salute
Masterpiece Society Members: Cinergy, Fifth Third Bank,
Hilliard-Lyons and Paul & Jennie Pank, Hi-Temp,
Irwin Union Bank, Robbins Trust, Union Bank & Trust, Miers
Farm Corporation in memory of Nansi Miers
Board
Elections:
Jennifer McNealy Marty Swan
Susan Burkhart Ana Alunday
Jane
Billman Pam
Blasdel
Jerry
Carey George Granholt
Bev Moore Margaret
Parker
Dan
Roach Jim Sturges
Pat
Van Selow Anne
Westhafer
Marilyn
Woods
9
- 01 “ArtVan”
at Fall Festival - Free Children’s Art Classes
10
- 01 Arts Celebration Day on
Courthouse Lawn with Live Music, Sidewalk Chalk Contest, Notes of Support
Banner
11
- 01 ACCDC Exhibit on Display
at Library for Month
11
- 01 US Air Force Band of
Flight Free Concert at Greensburg High School Auditorium; Co-sponsored by VFW, VFW
Aux., Rotary & Greensburg Daily News
12
- 01 Co-sponsor Sales of Tree
City Gallery 2002 Calendar
12
- 01 Launch “Renaissance
Scholarship” for Graduating Seniors in Local Schools
2002 2 - 02 ArtSmart
Part IV: Jerry Carey, visiting artist program for fourth grade students at Greensburg
Schools, North Decatur Schools and St. Mary’s School
2
- 02 Board Retreat in
2
- 02 Single Event Gaming
License Received for Gala Raffle
4
- 02 Annual Gala: “A Magical
Evening for the Arts” at the Knights of Columbus with dinner, band,
illusionist, dancing and raffle drawing
4
- 02 Launch A.C.E. Grant
(Arts & Cultural Education Grant) for kindergarten through sixth grade
teachers in Dec. Co.
4
- 02 ACCDC Office moves to
4
- 02 Applied for Region 9 APS
Grant
(
5
- 02 Renaissance Scholarship
Winners attend Board Meeting:
Jessica
Brown, Kate Evans and Dan Shuck
5
- 02 Applied for Dec. Co.
Visitor & Recreation Commission’s Tourism Grant
5 - 02 Tourism Grant Approved for $600
6 - 02 Office Grand Opening and WTRE Live Broadcast
6 - 02 ACCDC Display at Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament (sponsored by Hi-Temp)
6
- 02 Applied for Dec. Co.
Community Foundation Grant
7
- 02 Dec Co Visitors &
Tourism Commission Grant
Approved
for $600
7
- 02 Annual Meeting of
Membership at Tree City Gallery “Artvocate of the
Year” Awarded to Carrie Morrison “Director’s Award” to Jim & Sheila Doerflinger
Board
Members & Officers Election:
President Marty Swan
Vice
President Jennifer McNealy
Secretary Susan Burkhart
Treasurer Ana Alunday
Pam
Blasdel Jerry
Carey
Stephanie
Davis Judy
Glore
Beth
Smiley Jim Sturges
Pat
VanSelow Anne
Westhafer
Marilyn
Woods
8 - 02 ACE
Grant Winners Selected:
8
- 02 APS Region 9 Grant
Approved for $4,843.00
8
- 02 Community Foundation
Grant Approved for $11,880.00
9
- 02 “Let’s get stARTed” Program
Series Display at Greensburg/Decatur County Public Library
9
- 02 “Pratt Patrol” Live One
Hour Broadcast on WTRE to
Promote
“Let’s get stARTed”
Program Series
9
- 02 ArtVan
at Fall Festival with Free Youth Arts Activities
9
- 02 Karen Matlock Elected to
Fill Vacancy of Dennis Fogle
10
- 02 “The Bonfire of Liberties:
Censorship of the Humanities” Month Long Exhibit at Pratt Books
10 - 02 Murder
Mystery Dinner at Pratt Books
10
- 02 ACE Grant Money Used for
10
- 02 ACE Grant Money Used for
11
- 02 Annual Membership Campaign
Launched
11
- 02 “Talk of the Town” Promo
on WTRE for Author Workshop
11 - 02 Author
Workshop Featuring Valerie Marsh at Library Co-sponsored
by
11
- 02 “Talk of the Town” Promo
on WTRE for
Music
Mondays Radio Show
11
- 02 Distributed ACCDC
Endowment Brochures
To
Area Financial Institutions
11
- 02 Live One Hour Remote Promo
on WTRE for
Music
Mondays and “Luck of the Draw” Fund-Raiser
12
- 02 Music Mondays Weekly Radio
Show Debuts
Thirteen
Weeks of Shows Scheduled on WTRE
December Shows:
“Blues” with Top Hat Blues Revue, “Surf Music” with Andrew Weller, “Holiday
Show” with Area Churches & Schools, “Big Band Era” with Jim Tilton
12
- 02 Launched “Luck of the
Draw” Fund-Raiser
Monthly
Raffle with $500 Winners in 2003
12
- 02 “Talk of the Town” Promo
on WTRE for Luck of Draw
1 - 03 January
Luck of Draw Winner: Bev Ferguson
1 - 03 Music
Mondays January Shows:
“Favorite American
Composers” with Matt Clifford, “At the Movies” with Jeff Kuehl,
“Consider the Classics” with Sue Menefee, “Indiana’s
Own” with Nick Parcell & Matt Clifford
1 - 03 Book
Discussion Group at Library:
“God
Bless You, Mr. Rosewater”
Co-sponsored
by
2 - 03 Special Exhibit at Pratt
Books:
“Bury
Me in a Free Land: The Abolitionist Movement
in
2 - 03 Cultural
Video Series at Library:
“The
Life & Times of Rosie the Riveter”
Co-sponsored
by
2 - 03 Book
Discussion Group at Library:
“In
God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash”
Co-sponsored
by
2 - 03 Music
Mondays February Shows:
“Music From
Around the World” with Nick Parcell & Joy Matsuoka,
“Jazz Mardi Gras” with Matt Clifford & Nick Parcell
2 - 03 February
Luck of Draw Winner: Anne & Joe Westhafer
2 - 03 Author Workshop with Scott
Sanders at Library
Co-sponsored
by the
2 - 03 ACE
Grant Used for
2
– 03 ArtSmart
Part IV with Guest Artist, Jerry Carey for All Fourth Grade Students in
Greensburg Schools, St. Mary’s School and North Decatur School; Co-sponsored by
Psi Iota Xi Sorority
3 - 03
3
- 03 Music Mondays “Wrap-Up”
Show with Excerpts from Series and Prizes for Phone-in Callers
3 - 03 March
Luck of Draw Winner: Linda Westrup
3 - 03 Book
Discussion Group at Library:
“Massacre
at Fall Creek”
Co-sponsored
by
3
- 03 Cultural Video Series at
Library: “Harriet Tubman
& Equality: History of the American Women’s Movement”
Co-sponsored
by the
4 - 03 One
Book, One Community Program:
“To Kill a Mockingbird”
Co-sponsored
by the
4 - 03 Region 9 RPI Grant
Application Submitted
(
4
- 03 Author Workshop with
Elaine Marie Alphin at Library Co-sponsored by the