BUCKSPORT AREA CULTURAL ARTS SOCIETY
March 7, 2006 Minutes
The postponed February meeting of the Bucksport Area Cultural Arts Society was held
on March 7th, 2006, and was called to order by President George Hanson at 6:40 p.m. Also in attendance were: Mark Neslusan,
Joe Kennedy, Cindy Lozier and Lisa Whitney.
RECORDING SECRETARY'S REPORT: On motion by Joe and seconded by Cindy with all
in favor, the minutes of the January meeting were accepted as presented. Lisa brought the letter from Brian Leeman regarding
the Bucksport Community Theatre banking account to the attention of the Board.
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY'S REPORT: Cindy has been in discussion with Johanna
Dorr about a possible fundraiser idea, and will give further details under the Fundraising report. Cindy also reported
on her findings regarding the hanging showcase for the auditorium lobby. She will pursue the matter further, as there were
some questions about the shipping and handling fees offsetting the cost of purchasing the item in Bangor.
TREASURER'S REPORT: Currently we have a balance of $3,872.25 in the BACAS account
and $7,000.00 in the BCT account. On motion by Joe, seconded by Cindy, with all in favor the Treasurer's report was accepted
as presented. After taking the matter of Brian's letter under advisement, the Board discussed at length the past practices
of the BCT account and decided on a different practice for the future. On motion by Lisa, seconded by Mark, with all in favor,
it was approved to move funds from the BACAS/BCT account to a Bucksport Community Theatre checking account in the amount of
the proposed production budget. Mark will need to meet with Brian to establish the account and sign the appropriate paperwork
at the bank.
TECHNOLOGY REPORT: Cindy reported that Ken had the website all up to date and
that a link to BCT had been established. Upcoming events to be mentioned on the website were passed on to Cindy. On motion
by Joe, seconded by Lisa, with all in favor, the report was accepted as presented.
BUCKSPORT COMMUNITY THEATRE REPORT: On motion by Mark, seconded by Cindy, with
all in favor, the job description for the Director of Marketing, as drafted by Joe, was accepted as presented. The board was
made aware of Suzi's recent and ongoing hospitalization, which was the reason Brian was unable to attend tonight's meeting.
Lisa will respond to Brian's request concerning the status of the BCT account, as he had indicated he needed to send off a
check relatively soon for the summer production.
FUNDRAISING: Item # 1. Cindy shared her discussion with Johanna Dorr
regarding a queen sized quilt to be made locally by a group of six willing and talented volunteer quilters,
and promoted locally in our downtown storefronts and at the Festival. The quilt would be used as a "prop" in the production
of OKLAHOMA! and raffled off at the last show. The idea was met with great enthusiasm. Cindy requested an advance
of $100.00 for supplies to get them started in the very near future. On motion by Lisa, seconded by Joe and with all in favor,
the advance was approved! Item # 2. George has agreed to write an article regarding our quest for a grand piano.
Item # 3. The cookbook idea was raised again, and it was thought that we should work on this after this summer's production
in order to give us time to do a thorough job and perhaps tie it into next year's production.
OLD BUSINESS: The Board reviewed Cindy's draft of the membership letter and
made additions and corrections. It is now ready to go out to the membership. On motion by Lisa, seconded by George, with all
in favor, the letter was approved.
NEW BUSINESS: Due to the necessity of having to change the dates for this year's
summer production, it was suggested that we get our 2007 dates on the books ASAP. Cindy will take care of making sure this
is done.
There being no further business, on motion by Lisa and seconded by Cindy, with all
in favor, the meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Lisa Whitney,
Recording Secretary
