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Shop at Whole Foods on Wed. July 2nd to support the Lincoln Arts Council
 Join us to celebrate the arts in our community at these special events:
9:30-10:30 a.m. - Discussion on Community Supported Arts (CSArts) program with FREE coffee & snacks provided by Whole Foods
11:30 a.m-1:30 p.m. - LAC board members available to discuss CSArts and other LAC programs & initiatives
3-6 p.m. - Children age 12 and under are invited to a sidewalk chalk contest. To honor Independence Day, the theme is "I'm Free to...." Whole Foods will provide a FREE popsicle to all participants and a gift bag of art supplies to the winner! LAC board members will judge the contest at 6:15 p.m. Winner will be announced through the social media sites of LAC & Whole Foods.
6:30-7:30 p.m. - "Dinner & a Guitar" will feature guitarist Daniel Martinez and $10 pizza night.
5% of sales will be donated to the Lincoln Arts Council to help support the Kids Activity Tent at LAC's annual Lincoln Arts Festival September 27 & 28 at SouthPointe Pavilions. 
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Lincoln Arts Council 200 Club
 Because you receive this newsletter, we know that you value creativity. We work hard to honor the trust you place in the Lincoln Arts Council to advocate for the arts in Lincoln. We are seeking 200 individuals, households and businesses to be pillars of support for the financial fitness of the Lincoln Arts Council. "Many hands make light work." Coming together to adequately fund operational costs directly influences our ability to deliver results. With this initiative, we are pleased to move all current funders to member status. Please consider a donation this summer season. Our goal: 200 donors by the end of August. Ensuring the resources of the LAC also ensures our resiliency. Building a robust budget allows us to develop innovative approaches to service delivery, take calculated operational risks, manage unexpected funding shortfalls, and cultivate new, more reliable streams of revenue. We appreciate your input as well as your underwriting. We look forward to conversation as much as commerce as we continue to define the role of the arts council in the City of Lincoln. Thank you for your time and thoughtful consideration of this request. Please join the 200 Club by August 25! 
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CSArt - First Delivery at Jazz in June
 | Artist Marc Kornbluh looks on while a delighted Nancy Gade dons the
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Tuesday, June 17 -- the first art delivery of CSArt 2014 at Jazz in June. It was hot and muggy in spite of the wind, but we had a good response from the brave souls who were out. All three contributing CSArtists (Marc Kornbluh, Michelle Liebgott-Osinga and Crisha Yantis) were there along with family members to "meet and greet" the shareholders who picked up their crates.
The platform worked just as it should with each shareholder getting a personal narrative for the pieces created just for them. One share had been given as a birthday gift and another as the recipient's Christmas present. I felt like Santa's little helper getting to look on while people discovered their treasures.
Thanks also to NET Radio, Hildegard Center for the Arts and Catherine Griesen for the great "bumper crop" items included in the crate; and to Stephen McAlister for the photos. Jill Smith of Union Bank and Trust provided hospitality. Trip Snyder and Paula Hansen assisted Deb Weber and Lori McAlister with set up and tear down. Great work all! IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO BE A SHAREHOLDER YOURSELF!
Contact the Lincoln Arts Council for more details. 402-434-2787; www.artscene.org/community-supported-art
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This box could be yours ...
 | Photo by Stephen McAlister
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What better way to show you Community Supported Art or CSArt than to give you a glimpse of the great art that is commissioned through this grass-roots initiative. You might discover something new from an established artist, like Marc Kornbluh and his glass pendant or something interesting from recent UNL grad, Crisha Yantis with her upside down people. You can marvel at the intricate detail of artist Michelle Liebgott-Osinga's needle-felted sculptures while you learn about Nebraska wildlife. But wait, there's more! As with any good CSA, there is always something extra (our bumper crops). The first installment contained Heroes Among Us, collected essays from the Hildegard Center for the Arts' Heroes Project, a hand-made greeting card from 2013 CSArtist, Catherine Griesen and from NET Radio, a classical music CD, magnetic note pad and pencil. Buy your 2014 Art Share now and you can take this box home today! Two more installments of art will fulfill the share with ten unique pieces of art and some new, like-minded friends. Contact the Lincoln Arts Council for more details. 402-434-2787 or online at www.artscene.org/community-supported-art
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Lincoln Arts Festival - Volunteers
SAVE THE DATES
Every fall for 14 years the LAC has gathered a devoted and fun loving crowd to volunteer for the Lincoln Arts Festival. It involves everything from brawn to hospitality and we need YOU!
Go to our volunteer link and see how you can be a part of the experience. We know that many past volunteers will tell you this is their favorite activity of the year. Join us on September 26, 27th & 28th.
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Woods Charitable Fund Announces
Funding of Grants
 Woods Charitable Fund recently approved grants totaling $306,500 during its second grant cycle of 2014. Visit their website's news page to see the full list of grant recipients!
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LAC Project Grant Showcase
We are excited to share the great work of the arts community that we help fund each year through LAC Project Grants. The grants are designed to assist in the sustainability of current programming or to fund new ideas that provide arts opportunities in our diverse community.
 Featured Project: Lincoln Municipal Band, Summer Outdoor Concerts in the Park
The Lincoln Municipal Band has been presenting FREE concerts and summer fun to Lincoln-area residents from all backgrounds for over a century. These concerts are held at the Shildneck Band Shell in Antelope Park at 7 p.m. on Sunday evenings in July and August. Audiences in the thousands attend each week, sitting on park benches, blankets, and lawn chairs, bringing picnics and listening to timeless band music, performed by the area's finest professional musicians. This summer, the concerts begin July 6 and conclude August 17.
Enjoy a selection from one of their past summer concerts click here.
For more information about the band's concert season visit https://www.facebook.com/LincolnMunicipalBand
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Due to the holiday, before you head out for the gallery walk, check to see which Friday your favorite galleries will be open! July Gallery Walk Guide.
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And now, your moment of artistic zen, Lincoln Municipal Band style.
 | Lincoln Municipal Band plays "Barnum and Bailey's Favorite" by Karl L. King at one of their summer outdoor concerts. Enjoy a little foot-tapping zen.
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What inspiring acts are you up to? Send your videos to info@artscene.org, and you could be in our next newsletter!
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