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ORPH Inc. meeting notes: February 25, 2010,
The Ashley Room, City Hall with:
Loretta Borque, Suzanne Braga, John McCoy, Armand Marchand,
Arthur P. Motta Jr, George Charbonneau, Raymond Patenaude,
Sara Bishop-Valentine, President Chuck Hauck, John, Liz, Katherine
Knowles, Victor Fonseca, Claudia Ostiguy, Norman Barube, Councilor
Joe Lopes, Lance Gunberg, Pat Foley, Randy Thomas, Diane Berube,
Chuck Dade, Vice-President Ricardo Romao-Santos start:
6:04 Chuck Hauck, President, spoke of the plan to give Governor
Deval Patrick a tour of Orpheum Theater in an upcoming visit
to the city. A partial recreation of PHANTOMS will be presented.
A luncheon banquet is being planned at Dennison Memorial (across
South Water Street from the west side of Orpheum).
City Councilor Lopes was invited to speak about the developing
inquiry of centering a vocational arts school around The Orpheum
Theatre. At City Councils asking, School Committee has taken
the proposal up for consideration. Councilor Lopes has had
conversations with Representatives Cabral, Koczera, and Quinn,
and with Dr Fletcher, about the Vocational model. Consensus
is favorable. More resources may be brought to the project,
if instead of exclusive to New Bedford students, the district
system were applied.
Nominations to ORPH Inc. Board of Directors were made to
the result that five persons have been elected: Paulo Baptista,
Patricia Foley, Lance Gunberg, Arthur P. Motta Jr., Raymond
Patenaude. Lance Gunberg is nearing completion of a video
presentation suitable for presentation to a VIP audience and
for development.
Chuck Hauck reported progress toward application to United
Way/ Community Building Mini-Grants Program for assistance
to stage and tour a photographic exhibit centering on Orpheum
Theatre contemporary, historic, and video images.
Ricardo Romao-Santos initiated discussion about about Route
18/JFK Highway Access Improvement Project, with the suggestion
that ORPH Inc should present a position.
http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/planning/route_18_2007PowerPoint.pdf
Concerns to Orpheum Theatre were mentioned about the high-speed
close-aboard traffic, about southend business and resident
access north, and about entry to and parking for Theatre.
An inquiry was made about what progress may have made in
application for the National Historic Register. WHALE has
been retained to initiate the formal process.
Membership invitation cards with envelopes were distributed
for the purposes of gaining additional ORPH members and for
renewing prior membership. Membership level Helper is made
for $25 or more. Contribution of 10 or more volunteer hours
is equivalent and accepted.
end: 7:15 Colin Williams, Secretary, ORPH Inc. 46 South 6th
Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts 02740 Organized to preserve,
restore, and adapt The ORPHEUM Theatre at 1005 South Water
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ORPH Inc. meeting notes: January
21, 2010, The Ashley Room, City Hall
with: Sara Bishop-Valentine,
President Chuck Hauck, Secretary Colin Williams, Janet Hogan,
Victor Fonseca, Claudia ostiguy, Sam Barrows, Attorney Phil
Beauregard, Norman Barube, Councilor Joe Lopes, Lance Gunberg,
Pat Foley, Martha Paine, Mike Spoor, Diane Berube, Vice-President
Ricardo Romao-Santos
start: 6:00
Chuck Hauck, President, spoke
of his discussion with Executive-Director Matt Morrissey of
the New Bedford Economic Development Council to the chance
of having Governor Deval Patrick tour Orpheum Theater in an
upcoming visit to the city. A partial recreation of PHANTOMS
will be presented. The date proposed is Saturday, May 22nd,
or during the weekdays prior.
Associated with this event,
ORPH Inc. will host a lunch at Dennison Memorial Center, our
neighbor the youth agency at 755 South First Street. Date
proposed was Saturday, May 22nd, or during the weekdays prior.
Lance Gunberg is nearing completion
of a video presentation suitable for presentation to a VIP
audience and for development.
Additional meeting will be held
for planning as the dates, numbers of participants, and guests
become known.
In response to the question
of our purpose of having the governor visit, it was suggested
that we prospect for requests, for particular funding, programs,
and support that we may ask for.
Joe Lopes shared his ideas for
the creation of an Orpheum vocational school for the arts,
projecting a campus in the neighborhood, taking students from
the greater area. Prior discussion with other city council
members and or the mayor has preceded this announcement. The
sense of our meeting was entirely supportive. Wide spread
successful models were referenced for such an entity.
A shout-out was given for Councilor
Coelho and her cable access video January 2010
The Deb Coelho Show - Orpheum
Theater.
Brian Rapoza sent in the link:
(See “Video ”
section).
Sam Barrows has turned his attention
to membership organization and recruitment.
The date for ORPH Inc. annual
meeting was set to be Thursday, February 25th at 6 PM.
end: 7:05
Colin Williams, Secretary, ORPH
Inc. |
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