There's No Business Like......
Lower Cape Communications, Inc. (that's us) had its annual business meeting on Saturday, November 21, at Napi's Restuarant in Provincetown. In addition to receiving reports from the Board of Directors and the various subcommittees, it was a great opportunity to get everybody together and share a smile. Some may question the wisdom of putting so many radio people in one place at the same time, but most of us are really quite tame. The slate of candidates for the Board of Directors consisted entirely of incumbents, and passed by acclaim. Term limits that were originally agreed upon several years ago will start to take effect next year, so things will get more interesting then. If you know someone that would be a good candidate for the WOMR Board of Directors, please get in touch with John Braden in the office. More immediately, there are plenty of other opportunities for folks to get involved with running the station. There are openings on the Community Advisory Board, the Program Committee and others. Again, get in touch with John Braden if you'd like to sit on a committee. It's actually a lot more fun than it sounds.
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Movies, Films and Flicks
  Our global media empire is expanding beyond the realm of the radio into the world of cinema. The WOMR/WFMR Fall and Winter Benefit Film Series hosted by Brad Moore continues in its 11th year in the Davis Space at The Schoolhouse. You can get into the spirit of the season on Thursday December 17 as Brad screens It's A Wonderful Life. The Live and Wired film series at Preservation Hall had another successful installment with the showing of the new Frank Zappa concert film Roxy: The Movie at Wellfleet Preservation Hall on December 3. Tony Scungilli and Vanessa at the Hall are currently scratching their heads to figure out where to take that series next. Look for an announcement to come soon. There's also an idea for a film series germinating in the head of DJ Ryan Cooke. In addition to his work with WOMR and his radio show, Reel Music, Ryan is an avid film buff. Ryan is planning to combine his interests with the showing of a film that we can all sing along with. The title and time for the party will come soon. The documentary film about WOMR continues to make its way around the festival circuit as well. Outermost Radio: The Film recently showed at the Hamptons Take 2 Documentary Film Festival after having been shown at the Kansas and St. Louis International Film Festivals. Thanks to Alan Chebot and the whole crew at Parallax Productions for putting the shine on our star.
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Fixer Upper
 We are happy to be able to report that improvements are underway at the Schoolhouse. Thanks to a grant from the Provincetown Community Preservation Fund, we we are replacing all of the windows in our beautiful building. The project comes just in the nick of time. Really cold weather is probably right around the corner, and the old windows had pretty much stopped keeping the weather out. The place should be a lot more comfortable once the job is done and it will make a big difference in our energy bill. In other grant-related news, there's an ongoing process of strategic planning thanks to a grant from the Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank Charitable Foundation Trust. Staff and Board members spent a whole day with consultant Sky Freyss-Cole setting priorities and developing strategies for achieving those goals. You can expect to see the results of the process throughout the coming year and beyond. We also received a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council Facilities Fund to look specifically at the Schoolhouse and how it could better serve the community. We look forward to using the results of that study to guide us in planning the future of our building.
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