Charbonneau Villager Jan 2022 | Page 16

By CATHI MCLAIN

Happy New Year !

Charbonneau Arts Association is excited to welcome 2022 with

MCLAIN the promise

of a biggerthan-ever Festival of the Arts at a new time of the year and with a beautiful new building in which to showcase art , music and Charbonneau itself . With the move from November to June 3- 5 , we ’ ll welcome snowbirds to the festival and increase attendance from our community . The timing allows us to become an official community partner with the Portland Rose Festival and to collaborate with Wilsonville Arts and Culture Council ( WACC ) in their Student Showcase that will expand us to both sides of the river . We ’ re planning for a return of the Opening Night Gala , with Silent Auction , champagne , music and artist displays . Since the event is a

fundraiser for high school art programs , the Gala and Silent Auction are key to our success .

Festival Organizing Chair John McLain and the committee are thinking big , with plans for a music stage , food and beverage from Village restaurants and possibly a food cart or two , art demonstrations in the new classroom , and increased display space for high school student art . He has articulated our goals this way :

Deliver on expectations :

� A great experience for attendees of the festival ( a wow factor )

� Significant net proceeds for grants to Wilsonville and Canby High Schools � A public forum for student art � A sales venue for artists and artisans

Assure satisfaction of important stakeholders :

� Fine Artists � Artisans � Musicians � Sponsors � Friends of Charbonneau arts � Teachers , Students ,

Parents � WACC and Rose Festival � Organizations that issued grants to CAA � Charbonneau Country Club staff and board Strive for continuous improvement each year to maintain

an annual festival that fits current public interests as well as with future trends in high school programming for the arts .

We ’ ll be providing updates each month through the Charbonneau Villager and through the Charbonneau Country Club news updates and our own press releases . If you ’ re a fan of the arts , have a particular expertise with social media , volunteering in events of any kind , we ’ re anxious for your support . Let me know at cathi @ mclainco . com .

Matching grant program success

This year ’ s end-of-year fundraising campaign has had exciting results , thanks to a few folks who offered to match donations , up to $ 2,000 . As I write this article , we are closing in on that $ 2,000 that will be matched . The generosity of Charbonneau residents is second-to-none , and we are grateful for all support . Many thanks to Wilsonville Carpet & Tile , who donated $ 500 on top of their $ 500 sponsorship of the festival . As always , we hope you ’ ll consider shopping with companies who sponsor and donate and to thank them for their support of Charbonneau Arts . The high school art teachers at Canby and Wilsonville High Schools are the happy beneficiaries of any extra funds we garner during this campaign .

By LAURIE BALES

It ’ s a new year in unprecedented times . A chance to refresh , reboot and reignite .

The year 2022 is a blank slate ! What will we do ? What

BALES will we accomplish ?

We get to choose . Someone recently shared this sentiment with me : “ We can ’ t always choose the music life plays for us , but we can choose how we dance to it .” It ’ s up to us .

So , while we consider our dance steps for the new year , keep in mind — our new season starts April 1 . ( Membership applications are available in the Pro Shop and on our website ). Whether a current member or considering joining CWGA , the membership committee have scheduled winter luncheons to stay in touch for Jan . 13 , Feb . 17 and March 17 a 11:30 a . m . in The Turn . We ’ d love to have you join us . April 5 is our New Member Orientation and April 7 is our Welcome Back Breakfast . ( More details to come ).

Rhumba , fox trot , hip hop , whatever ... enjoy the winter break . We look forward to seeing you in the new year .