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Home My Public Portal Aboutjan19anniversary iq " FPL � nee P.bll, tlb—, Library Director Leone E. Cole TO: Board of Library Trustees G FROM: Leone E. Cole, Library Director DATE: January 7, 2019 RE: Anniversary plans and budget Attached please find a packet put together by Katie that talks about the gala and the call for art. It includes an estimated budget for the gala. In addition to the gala,we are hoping to have large banners mounted to the front of the building and lamp post banners as well.The estimate for that project is around$7000. A brief recap of our plans: One Book One Watertown is tied in this year with the choice being The Library Book by Susan Orlean. She will be here in person on April 4. Gala on April 6.There will be food, music, art, and activities for children and teens. The art brochure is being updated. We are working on a library history and timeline. Already done:special anniversary library cards, and anniversary tote bags for sale(courtesy of the building committee). It is my recommendation that the Trustees approve the budget, with the hope that the Building Committee will contribute and that some local businesses will help out as well. 123 Main Street Watertown, MA 02472-4478 617.972.6434 watertownlib.org ART150 Browse our collection Not sure where to start?This at the Watertown Free Public Library Dewey Decimal cheat sheet will guide you to some interesting Help us celebrate our 150th books.Please use the extra space anniversary by creating a piece of to record your own notes! artwork that celebrates the Watertown Library. Be as creative as you want, sketch or paint your favorite part of Dewey# Subject the library,make a historical photo collage,a recycled book sculpture, 027 .4 Libraries f a poem,an essay,or even a piece of 686.3 Book making 746.46 Quilting music-anything that celebrates your i connection to the library. 751.422 Watercolors 770 Photography All submissions will be displayed 808 Writing at our 150th Anniversary Gala on April 6th,2019.We believe that the best way to celebrate our 150th anniversary is to celebrate you,the diverse and creative community that +� has kept the library full of life year N after year.We can't wait to see what _ you come up with! Watertown Submission deadline: Learn and create Free Public Saturday, March 30 C = Library WFPL's Hatch Makerspace is 150th Please submit your artwork to hosting ART1 50 workshops Anniversary the Circulation Desk March 1-30. open to all.Learn more here: Call For Art Artwork will be displayed in the watertownlibrary.org/art150 library from April 6-30. R 4! Lit ti "► M4 j MI; ;✓fit `� -� W ll +� Omar ; AV I Explore Download The ART150 audience is diverse in age, gender,culture,ability,and identity. watertownlib.org/localhistory Hi res and color versions of Please intendonly ed a general audience. work 9 y that is intended fora general audience. digitaleommonwealth.org these images are available The library reserves the right to deny on our website: submissions that do not fit within the watertownlib.org/lynda tone and intent of this public art display. Watertown I ib.org/a rt 150 Watertown Free Public Library 150th Anniversary Gala April 6, 2019 Watertown Free Public Library 150th Anniversary Gala t2019 Sensational Foods Catering Menu Sensational Foods 91 Bigelow Ave., Watertown MA 02472 Antipasti Platter- A decorative arrangement of Italian meats and cheeses, marinated vegetables, olives, fresh mozzarella, roasted sweet peppers and grilled crostinis International Cheese Board- Cheeses from around the world served with artisan crackers, grapes, and mixed berries Middle Eastern Display- Homemade hummus, tabouleh, grape leaves, feta cheese, olives, roasted peppers, tsatsiki, and pita points Crisp Vegetable Crudite - A beautiful array of fresh seasonal vegetables with ranch and red pepper dips Fresh Fruit Platter- A colorful display of seasonal melons, golden pineapple, watermelon, grapes, and berries Vietnamese Spring Roll- Oriental vegetables wrapped in rice paper Chicken Dumplings, pan seared with a ginger soy dipping sauce Spinach and Feta Phyllo Triangles Rustic Pizzetta- Chef Choice 12 26.00 312.00 Watertown Free Public Library 150th Anniversary Gala]]2019 Musical entertainment Ben Cosgrove, pianist and composer BIOGRAPHY Ben Cosgrove is a traveling composer, pianist, and multi-instrumentalist from New England. His "electric and exhilarating" live performances are at once dazzling and intimate: music that has been described as "stunning" and as "compelling and powerful," all presented with warmth,honesty, and"the easy familiarity of a troubadour." From 2012 to 2014 Ben served as the Signet Artist-in-Residence Fellow at Harvard University,and he is a recipient of a St. Botolph Club Foundation Emerging Artist Award. He has also held residencies and fellowships at Acadia National Park, Isle Royale National Park, Middlebury College, the Vermont Studio Center,the Schmidt Ocean Institute, and the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology,and he spent a year as the artist in residence at White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire and Maine. In 2017-18 he has been writing new music in collaboration with the New England National Scenic Trail, a long-distance hiking trail linking New Hampshire to Long Island Sound. The strongest forces guiding Ben's composition and performances are his deep interests in landscape, place, and ecology. For years, Ben has been fascinated and inspired by the different ways people interact with their built and natural environments, and through songs with names like "Prairie Fire," "Champlain," "Little Rain," "Nashua," "Sigurd F. Olson," "Kennebec," and others,he seeks to explore those relationships and reflect them in sound. In addition to his solo work, Ben has performed and recorded with a wide variety of other artists from across the spectrums of folk, classical,jazz,and rock music. He has composed string and horn arrangements for other artists' projects and recorded original scores for clients including Grand Teton National Park, Katmai National Park&Preserve,WHRB,Bristlecone Media,the Conservation Media Group, and the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. In 2016,his piece "Carrving Canacitv." a string work inspired by ecological data collected at Isle Royale National Park,was premiered by Wild Shore New Music at their annual festival in Homer,Alaska and then performed at Park Service sites in New York City and Washington, DC. From https://www.bencosgrove.com/about/ Watertown Free Public Library 15Oth Anniversary Gala 12019 Budget Confirmed costs Item Vendor Cost Notes Status Includes all utensils, plates, napkins,etc.,along with Food Sensational Foods Catering $ 3,502.50 delivery and setup I Quote received Entertainment Ben Cosgrove, piano $ 350.00 No equipment needed I Quote received, performance confirmed Decor I Hatch $ 200.00 I Centerpieces, installation work Hatch will purchase materials American Party Lights I $ 825.00 tl string lights and uplights Quote received AA Rental Center 1I $ 245.00 25 cafe-height tables Quote received Total confirmed costs $ 5,122.50 TBD Item I Vendor Estimated cost I Notes Status Table cloths for rental tables Linens BBJ Linen $ 395.00 and runners for study tables ' awaiting quote Flowers local vendors $ 500.00 Working to finalize menu with Premier Bartenders/ Premier-they will work within Alcohol Gordon's Liquors $ 1000.00 our$1000 budget awaiting final quote Teen programming $ 400.00 Pizza, drinks,and decorations Children's programming I $ 150.00 mini cupcakes and juiceboxes Food/dessert Russo's $ 450.00 Pastry platters awaiting quote Decor I various $ 300.00 lights and decor for study tables Total TBD costs(estimated) $ 3,195.00 TOTAL BUDGET $ 8,317.50