“Community Unity” Obelisk tile project
 
The Creativity Unlimited Arts Council invites you to join in the city wide art project. We will be painting 1,920 tiles that will be placed on 5 obelisks and installed through out the city of North Platte. Using the Community Unity theme, create your design on a 6 inch square piece of paper color it in, and bring it to one of the painting sessions. All supplies are furnished. A small donation of $10 for adults and $5 for students will kindly be accepted. Your tile will not only enhance these art structures but you will
also be leaving a small legacy of what you love about your community.
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1913 POST OFFICE/ART CENTER
The Nebraska DEQ is conducting a “phase 1” environmental study of the building for possible contaminants. This will likely be followed by a “phase 2” study conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency. These delays are frustrating, but necessary. The best estimate these officials give us is that we may possibly take possession of the building sometime in September, if no harmful contamination is found. Even if there are some problems, they shouldn’t prevent us from beginning renovation on the first floor and up at that time.
Pledge fulfillments and additional donations continue to come in. Even though we reached our initial fundraising goal, it will take substantially more to complete the renovation. If you know of anyone who is interested in donating to the project, please have them call Muriel at 308-532-4729.
CHILDREN’S ART FESTIVAL
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Jacki Proctor is the committee chair this year for the Children’s Art Festival which is set for June 24 through 26. The schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, June 24
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. – Photography by Virgina Clark and/or George Hipple, for grades 3-5 at the Boys and Girls Club.
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. – Pinatas by Jodi Leisy for ages 4-7 years at the North Platte Area Children’s Museum.
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. – Drum Making for grades 3-5 at the Boys and Girls Club
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Altered Books by Mary Beth Dodson
Tile Painting schedule TBA
Wednesday, June 25
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. – Snacks from around the world Culinary Arts instruction by Cheri Erickson for grades 5 at the Boys and Girls Club.
3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. – African Dashiki by Jacki Proctor for grades 3-5 at the Boys and Girls Club
Thursday, June 26
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Dance by Michelle Alvarado at the Platte River Mall
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Community Drum Circle for grades 3-5 at the Platte River Mall
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Painting with Natural Items by Sandy Meyer
Additional volunteers would always be welcome. You can contact Jacki at 660-2285
DOWNTOWN CLEANUP
Our soon-to-be neighbors in the Downtown Association are holding their Great American Clean-Up event on May 13. The Downtown Association will provide tools, materials, refreshment breaks, lunch and dinner! Anyone interested in volunteering should contact Cyndee Orr at
Cyndee.Orr@bankofthewest.com.
COMMUNITY DRUM CIRCLE
CUAC supports wholeheartedly the efforts of Ann Milton and others working on ongoing drum-making and drumming events. The main event will be during Rail Fest. Please watch the newspapers for announcements about upcoming dates and times for drumming events.
MAY 30 MEMBERSHIP EVENT
On May 30, from Noon to 1:00 p.m. CUAC will host Evelyn Heller to speak about the murals at Nebraska’s State Capitol. It will be held at St. Pat’s High School, and lunch will be provided. Please make plans to attend.
STATEWIDE ARTS COUNCIL CONFERENCE
The Nebraska Arts Council is holding a statewide arts conference, entitled Arts Intersections on June 11-12, 2008 in Kearney and Minden. The goal of the conference is to strengthen the statewide arts community by exploring where we intersect and where we need to build bridges with each other and the communities we serve. contact the NAC at
nac.info@nebraska.gov
for more information.
PAST EVENTS
Annual Herb Market and Boutique
a success May 3rd and 4th
The final tally isn’t available yet, but it looks like we made well over $4,500.00 this year, which is earmarked for the Building Fund. Thank you to all who helped create the garden art, helped set up and work at the sale, and who bought art and herbs!
The herbs to be sold at the 2008 Herb Market
grew well, along with a crop of cleaver ideas on other items to sell at the annual fundraiser.
Creativity Unlimited Arts Council will feature two Adirondack lawn chairs, by artists
 Patsy Smith and Artist Kay Cooper, at the its annual Herb Market on May 3 and 4 in North Platte.
CUAC members have been busy creating items such as sand castings, garden baskets for Mother’s Day gift, copper and clay plant markers, dragonflies, butterflies, gourd birdhouses and garden goddesses, and handmade stepping stones. Artist Beth Turner will sell her Yarden Art with part of the proceeds going to CUAC. Waldenbooks will once again partner to CUAC to provide gardening books and books on designing herb gardens, growing and harvesting herbs and cooking with herbs.
The sale will also include hypertufa pots, made out of cement, peat moss and vermiculite.
The herb and plant collection, developed under the direction of Master Gardener Ruth Carson, will include dill, rosemary, thyme, Greek oregano, sage, lavender, marjoram, cilantro, sweet and Genovese basil, chives, curly and Italian parsley, Mexican and French tarragon, variety of heirloom tomato plants.
The Herb Market and Boutique will be at the CUAC parking lot at 312 S. Dewey from the hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday. The event is being chaired by Ruth Carson and Cheri Erickson.
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