<div dir="ltr"><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:justify"><span style="text-align:start">The Commission on Cultural Affairs will meet on Monday, May 13, at 4:15 p.m. </span><span style="text-align:start">in the community room of the Walton Building, </span><span style="text-align:start">300 S. Providence Road. The meeting agenda may be viewed at:</span><br style="text-align:start">
<br style="text-align:start"><a href="http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Council/Commissions/agenda.php?meetingid=1914&bcid=15" target="_blank">http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Council/Commissions/agenda.php?meetingid=1914&bcid=15</a><br>
</p><p style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:justify"> <br></p><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><p style="text-align:justify"><b style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">OFFICE of CULTURAL
AFFAIRS UPDATES</span></b><br></p></div><div><div><p class="">
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<p class=""><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">FY13 Small Request Arts Funding has
been depleted</span></b></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">We wish
there were more funds to allocate, but are pleased that the $4,000 available in
our current fiscal year went to so many worthy arts projects and organizations.
Small Request funding for FY14 should be available when our next fiscal year
begins on October 1, 2013.</span></p>
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<p class=""><b><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Arts Express</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"> Newsletter is going on hiatus</span></b></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">The last
issue was sent out the end of April. You can still stay up-to-date on all arts
and culture events by using the online calendar on the OCA website, <a href="http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Arts/calendar.php">www.GoColumbiaMo.com/Arts/calendar.php</a>
; information on how to submit your events can also be found there, as well. </span></p>
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<p class=""><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Arts and Drafts</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">A
fundraising event for the Columbia Arts Foundation is set for May 23. An art
crawl, where tasting a selection of craft beers at different locations, will
take place from 6 to 9 p.m. at the following downtown galleries: ARTlandish,
Bluestem, Columbia Art League, Orr Street Studios, Poppy and PS: Gallery.
Transportation on the Tiger Trolley will be available during the event and
special entertainment at Mojo’s will take place after the crawl. For tickets
and more information visit <a href="http://www.comoarts.eventbrite.com/">www.comoarts.eventbrite.com</a>.
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<p class=""><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Stay connected with the OCA</span></b></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Like us on
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Sign up to receive our weekly ART NEWS email: <a href="http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/Arts">www.GoColumbiaMO.com/Arts</a> </span></p>
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<p class=""><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Community
Concert at Stephens
Lake Park
Amphitheater</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">Save the
date for an evening of free entertainment under the stars at Columbia’s
outdoor performing arts space in Stephens
Lake Park!
Enjoy Missouri Symphony Orchestra’s prelude to <i>Hot Summer Nights</i> on June 6 at 7 p.m. The event is organized by Columbia Parks and Recreation and sponsored by the
city’s Office of Cultural Affairs and the Missouri Arts Council.</span></p><p></p></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Office of Cultural Affairs</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">300 S. Providence Rd.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">PO Box 6015</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Columbia, MO 65205</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><a href="tel:573-874-6386" value="+15738746386" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">573-874-6386</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<a href="mailto:oca@gocolumbiamo.com" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">oca@gocolumbiamo.com</a><br></div><div><br></div></div>
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