Letter: Let’s say thanks to Bowen
Bob has enriched so many lives in Davis, of the young and young-at-heart.
Let’s try to list the activities. “The Davis Children’s Nutcracker”; Rainbow Summer; internships and jobs for college, high school and junior high kids; twinkle lights downtown; Hamburger Patty; bike races; Picnic Day festivities; holiday tree lighting and parade; employee awards shows; July 4 fireworks, Warm Remembrance; Davis Bike Museum; Davis Teen Center; Pirates of Stonegate; Varsity Theater remodel we could go on and on. Make your own list. He certainly had much help, but he was always the bright, positive face of these projects.
Arts Alliance Davis: State advocacy efforts mobilize local artists
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This graphic is an example of messaging arts organizations can use to show how artists are a big part of making communities healthier.
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Artists need their work to be seen and heard. But a statewide arts advocate says the arts industry is being overlooked in the pandemic.
Julie Baker, executive director of California Arts Advocates and for the statewide nonprofit Californians for the Arts, told some 25 participants at a Dec. 9 Arts Alliance Davis video meeting that their organizations need to demonstrate how essential they are.