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mously voted ta. expancl the name from: elz.e <br />Westlake Arts Council to the Westlake- <br />Westshore Arrs Coiincil, c'tue en the fact <br />chat many meinbers and attenciees of <br />events are froin many western Cuyahoga <br />County cammunities, riot just Westlake. <br />Board m.embers we,-.e concerned tlxa* norr <br />Westlake residents have h.esitar.ed to par- <br />ticipate in programs, or ioinin.; the. cauzici.l, <br />because of t1.1e name. <br />The mission of the Council is, accord- <br />ing to Seeholzez, "ro bring co the comnlu- <br />niry arts programming which diminishes <br />barriers to t ie. arts, expands interaction <br />wi i rie arts, en ances enjoyment af t ze <br />arts, an en ivens t ze esca is e arts for <br />people of all ages and backQrounds." ? <br />ulce its 'rst tundraiser 1-ie1ci in Gctober <br />1984 at the. Ciague Playhouse, the V'v'- <br />WAC (a member of the C}hio Arts <br />Council) has brotcght a variety of year- <br />round programming to the community, all <br />o; which. is free an.d open to the public. <br />One of the first well-attended events <br />was the immensely popular tour of seve:a? <br />ViWestlake Century Homes, arranged b}, the <br />Council in. 1986, in celebracion oi the <br />175tt1 anniversary of the city. <br />Coordinated by then-Board member. <br />Gary Warcholc, the tour was "a mamrnoth <br />job, professionally and beautiiully don.e," <br />according to King. <br />Some of the other successfvl programs <br />the W-ViJAC offers include the popular F:'I <br />Qpera Series, in conjunction with the <br />Cleveland Oper.a, now zn. its IOth year, and. <br />the To the Pointe BalLet series. Featured <br />spealcer.s in the past have included David <br />Bamber.ger, Dirzctor of the C1eveland <br />Oper.a; opera singers; Robert Finn, Clzief <br />Music Critic from the Cleveland Plain <br />Dealer; ballet dancers; and university pr.o- <br />feSSOXS. <br />The FYI series :s presenied at Dover <br />?_:ongr.egarionai Ct`-iur.cl:, 22139 Dover <br />Center Rd, ahvays on, Tuesdays at ; :30 <br />p.m. <br />Tne Council has also cior.ie iilany?. artist <br />shawcases amd artises-i.-resi.denc.e tllrouil-. <br />Y?`ie tJ>hio r^,rr.s C:ou.zicii. <br />r------- . <br />Cama.llg up ii, !- i?gust is the secand <br />azlniia; Comniunity of Fine Arts, a juned <br />11'L ShClSv fT?'fine ar` 1t7.CI aT'LS ptUgt'3I71TTLIRb". <br />F-Ield at St. i.adislas Parish Center on <br />Aug. 4 and. Aug. 5 from naon co 7 p,m. on <br />Satvrday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunnay; <br />tlae show provides a venue ror Iacal artists- <br />amateur to professi.onal, 18 years oId arid <br />older---to displa.y their works. <br />Each artist may subini.t three worlcs. <br />Accordi.ng to Jean 1'ovinellz, there are 15 <br />artists who have alreadp submitted work. <br />Sne said c12at artists who are stiIl ineer- <br />ested in subznitcing wor.lcs can contact her <br />at (490) 835-I877. There is a$I0 en.try <br />f e. <br />The artist sliowcases iii the pase have <br />featured any number of arrists in a wide <br />variety of inedia (plZacograpiiy, watercolor, <br />sculpr.ure, etc.). These were, until recen.tly, <br />held in the Communiry Room of the I'arter <br />Public Library. Unfortunately, with coti- <br />struction of the Iibrazy upgracles still <br />underway, the pouncil has been unable to <br />hold a snowcase. <br />"We can't wait j'ar the librare to be back <br />in operation," Y.ing said, "so we can do that <br />again.,, <br />Recentiy, the W-WAC sponsored irs <br />first piece of art for public ptaces by cam- <br />missioning a sculpture for the new. <br />Westlake Recreation Center by artist <br />See . ???????, p. 10