Wendell Castle - The Arts and Cultural Council for Greater Rochester
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From the Editor About the <strong>Arts</strong> & <strong>Cultural</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />
<strong>for</strong> <strong>Greater</strong> <strong>Rochester</strong>, Inc.<br />
A Request of Our Readers<br />
<strong>The</strong> magazine you hold in your h<strong>and</strong>s has just completed its<br />
seventh year of publication. It was born from a series of ideas<br />
I had early on in my role as the head of the <strong>Arts</strong> & <strong>Cultural</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />
<strong>for</strong> <strong>Greater</strong> <strong>Rochester</strong>, a charitable nonprofit organization with<br />
the mission of strengthening <strong>and</strong> promoting arts <strong>and</strong> culture<br />
in the greater <strong>Rochester</strong>/Finger Lakes region. We are the only<br />
<strong>Rochester</strong>-based organization with this unique role. To be<br />
effective, I knew we needed a new <strong>and</strong> powerful promotional<br />
vehicle—Metropolitan magazine.<br />
Due to recent shifts in both the local <strong>and</strong> national economy,<br />
funding <strong>for</strong> nonprofits in general has become more tenuous. As<br />
part of a necessary evolution, there<strong>for</strong>e, we look to you, our readers,<br />
to consider making a difference, by contributing a tax-deductible<br />
gift in support of our ongoing ef<strong>for</strong>ts—simply fill out <strong>and</strong> return the<br />
envelope inserted in this issue.<br />
Help us continue to bring to the <strong>for</strong>eground the full range of arts<br />
<strong>and</strong> culture that our community has to offer.<br />
My thanks, in advance, <strong>and</strong> my very best wishes to you <strong>for</strong> the<br />
upcoming holiday season.<br />
Sarah E. Lentini<br />
Editor, President, <strong>and</strong> Publisher<br />
2 Fall 2012 | Photo by John W. Retallack<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> & <strong>Cultural</strong> <strong>Council</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Greater</strong> <strong>Rochester</strong> is a nonprofit<br />
corporation serving arts, culture, <strong>and</strong> education in the ten-county<br />
greater <strong>Rochester</strong> region. Our mission is to strengthen the<br />
creative sector through grant programs, constituent services, <strong>and</strong><br />
special initiatives; <strong>and</strong> to act as an advocate, planner, <strong>and</strong> funder,<br />
supporting artistic vitality <strong>and</strong> cultural diversity.<br />
Metropolitan is produced <strong>and</strong> published on a quarterly basis by<br />
the <strong>Arts</strong> & <strong>Cultural</strong> <strong>Council</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Greater</strong> <strong>Rochester</strong>. <strong>The</strong> magazine<br />
promotes our region <strong>and</strong> is supported primarily through donations<br />
<strong>and</strong> advertising sales.<br />
For more in<strong>for</strong>mation about our programs <strong>and</strong> services, visit<br />
<strong>Arts</strong><strong>Rochester</strong>.org.<br />
Board of directors<br />
Grace Tillinghast, Chair<br />
Sarah E. Lentini, President <strong>and</strong> CEO<br />
Jeffrey B. Crane, Vice Chair<br />
Richard E. Rising, Vice Chair<br />
Jonathan Gonder, DMA, Secretary<br />
Trevor Harrison, Treasurer<br />
Hon. Jeffrey R. Adair<br />
Christopher C. Dahl, Ph.D.<br />
Joseph Darweesh, Esq.<br />
Steven DelMonte<br />
Honorary advisors<br />
Peter Giopulos, Ph.D.<br />
Roslyn Bakst Goldman<br />
Nancy Gong<br />
Suzanne Gouvernet<br />
Suzanne Gouvernet<br />
This issue of Metropolitan is made possible, in part, with funds from<br />
the Gouvernet <strong>Arts</strong> Fund of <strong>Rochester</strong> Area Community Foundation.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Arts</strong> & <strong>Cultural</strong> <strong>Council</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Greater</strong> <strong>Rochester</strong> is supported, in<br />
part, with public funds from the New York State <strong>Council</strong> on the <strong>Arts</strong>,<br />
a state agency.<br />
promoting creativity <strong>and</strong> innovation<br />
277 North Goodman Street<br />
<strong>Rochester</strong>, NY 14607-1179<br />
(585) 473-4000<br />
<strong>Arts</strong><strong>Rochester</strong>.org<br />
Hon. S<strong>and</strong>ra L. Frankel<br />
Sabrina Gennarino<br />
Margery Hwang<br />
Hon. Cynthia W. Kaleh<br />
John F. Kraushaar<br />
Dawn Lipson<br />
Dr. Jacques Lipson<br />
James C. Moore, Esq.<br />
Hon. Carla M. Palumbo<br />
Pengcheng Shi, Ph.D.<br />
Robert Hursh<br />
Nathan Lyons<br />
Nathan J. Robfogel, Esq.<br />
Jean Gordon Ryon<br />
arts & cultural council staff<br />
Sarah E. Lentini President <strong>and</strong> CEO<br />
Jerry Gombatto Senior Director of Programs <strong>and</strong> Marketing<br />
David B. Semple Director of Development <strong>and</strong> Grant Programs<br />
Bruce M. Watson Director of Finance<br />
Jim Giffi Volunteer
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