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hanging art for August. Sue will reach out to the Lakewood Art League and Nicole will reach out to Ahhh! Art Therapy to let them know that the commission will reach back out later in the year about participating in the art gallery. Earth Fair Jackie said it has been difficult to get vendors for the event. Leah believed it may be because the commission is looking for such a specific type of vendor. The North Olmsted Garden Council, North Olmsted Garden Club, Rescue Inn and The Cookery are interested in coming to the event. Leah reached out to Medwish, Citizens Climate and Fawaky food truck and is waiting to hear back from them. Jackie reached out to Jakprints about using environmentally friendly paper and also sent info about Botanical Paperworks who makes compostable handouts. Jackie will reach out to Jeff Cavallo about performing for the event and the Trash Talkers could be a short performance if available. The site layout will be determined once entertainment and vendors are finalized. Janelle will reach out to Outback Ray about doing a show where the kids can touch the animals, instead of having the Lake Erie Nature Center presentation. The City Forester is working on getting tree -related activities or handouts for the event and the Service Department may have a recycling -related station at the event. Full Cycle Organics will be used to provide composting services at the event. Nicole will provide some links to compostable paper goods to food vendors to encourage their use at the event. Signage regarding compostable paper goods can be used on food trucks that make sure people are aware of what to do after they eat their food. The Garden Club will have a seed planting activity and raffle basket. The SITES students will have an activity for the event. Drink Local, Drink Tap sent in their vendor paperwork. Jackie said Forever Flowers of CLE will provide an upcycled flower backdrop for the event in exchange for a table at the event. Nicole asked if the commission would like to purchase recycling containers, Leah would like to have them for future events too. Someone will need to keep the vendor loading/unloading zone moving and have the vendors park in a certain location to provide more parking for visitors. The Girl Scout troops can help visitors sort garbage at the waste stations. Butternut Ridge Pocket Park The committee narrowed the eight artist submissions to two artists who will be asked to submit design concepts for the work. Veterans Art Gallery The event will be October 3`d and will have a visual art gallery in addition to live performances and community group information tables at Old Town Hall. Nicole is working on drafting a schedule for event planning and wording to help promote the event. The planning committee wants to allow military members and their families to express what they want to and not create a theme for the event. COMMUNICATIONS Westside Flea Westside Flea reached out about having a table available for the Arts Commission at their events. There was not much interest in hosting a table since the events are long and there are other Arts Commission events going on during the summer. It would be difficult to commit to the entire