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Arts Day 2004
Wednesday, March 3, 2004

Schedule of Activities

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All events take place at the State Capitol in Madison.
(schedule current as of 3-2-2004)

8-8:30 am

• Registration
  Register, meet and greet your colleagues and friends, and pick up a bright red "Invest in the Arts" button to show that you're an arts advocate!
  Assembly Parlor, in the Assembly Chambers, 2nd floor. Music graciously provided by David H.B. Drake.
  

8:30-10 am

• Legislative Arts Breakfast
  Featured speaker: Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton,
  with Sec. of Tourism Jim Holperin, Sec. of Workforce Development Roberta Gassman, and State Superintendent of Education Elizabeth Burmaster
  Assembly Parlor, in the Assembly Chambers, 2nd floor
  sponsored by Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
  Click here for legislators attending the Arts Breakfast!
  

9:45-10:15 am (as the Breakfast is ending)

• What you really, really need to know: the message, issues, and actions for arts advocates
  Assembly Parlor, in the Assembly Chambers, 2nd floor
  presented by Wisconsin Assembly for Local Arts
  

10:15 am-12:30 pm

• Constituent meetings with legislators: This is the main focus of Arts Day -- it's your chance to let your legislator(s) know of the many arts opportunities in your community, and ask him/her to invest in the arts. The Assembly will schedule legislator appointments unless otherwise advised by a constituent.
  
  When meeting with your legislator, describe the impact of additional arts funds in your community. This is the most effective argument for additional support. We will have updated position statements to take to your legislators, but the most important thing is that they know what the Wisconsin Arts Board funds in their districts. Be specific. Tell stories. Bring short, simple one page descriptions of your programs. Thank legislators for their support of the arts.
  

12:30 pm

• Picture time: Arts Day participants gather for a group picture!
  Capitol steps at State Street
  

12:45-2 pm

• Box lunch, reporting on legislative meetings, and informal conversation for Arts Day participants and legislators
  Report back on your meetings with legislators, and relax and regroup with colleagues after a good day's work!
  Hearing Room 225 NW, 2nd floor
  

2-4 pm

• Join the Wisconsin Assembly for Local Arts at an information-gathering, needs assessment, and brainstorming session as part of the organization's strategic planning process. Here’s your chance to tell us what you think! Click here for more info on the Assembly's planning process, and to reserve your place at this an interesting, fun, and idea-filled session.
  1st floor conference room, Department of Commerce/Tourism headquarters, 201 West Washington Avenue
  Arts Day registration not required to attend this free session!
  

At the end of the day:

• 4 pm: Arts Day 2004 After-Party
  Café Montmartre, 127 East Mifflin Street
  (one block from the Capitol)
  Performances by fantastic Madison-area musicians!
  Admission: $4
  presented by the Layered Arts Collective of Madison
  

During the day:

• 12 noon: Performance by Watertown High School Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Thomas Heninger
  Capitol Rotunda
  presented by the Wisconsin Music Educators Association
• Participatory Art Project--get really involved with the arts!
  Hearing Room 225 NW, 2nd floor
  with artists Melanie and Stephen Hovey, Lemon Street Gallery and ArtSpace, Kenosha
• Youth Art Month Exhibit
  Capitol Rotunda
  presented by the Wisconsin Art Education Association
• Fiber art exhibit by nationally-recognized artist Patricia Kroth of Verona, WI
  office of Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton, Room 19 East
• Essential community arts publications for sale!
  Hearing Room 225 NW, 2nd floor
  from the Wisconsin Assembly for Local Arts
  

Legislators attending the Legislative Arts Breakfast:

• Sen. Ron Brown, 31st District-Eau Claire
• Sen. Alan Lasee, 1st District-DePere
• Sen. Fred Risser, 26th District, Madison
• Rep. Greg Huber, 85th District, Wausau
• Rep. Robin Kreibich, 93rd District-Eau Claire
• Rep. John Lehman, 62nd District-Racine
• Rep. Tom Lothian, 32nd District-Williams Bay
• Rep. Judy Krawcyzk, 88th District-Green Bay
• Rep. Jon Richards, 19th District-Milwaukee
• Rep. Barbara Toles, 17th District-Milwaukee
• Rep. Gregg Underheim, 54th District-Oshkosh

Wisconsin Assembly for Local Arts
PO Box 1054
Madison, WI 53701-1054
608-255 8316
608-255 0334 FAX

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