Festival Gets Groundswell of Support
 
As we navigated through this past week, we found ourselves extremely grateful for our many loyal supporters. We are grateful to the Columbia Association Board for their approval of the $95,000 grant that will help us to bring you another exciting season in 2010.

We are also grateful to the many friends of the Festival who made their voices heard through emails, phone calls, postings on Facebook and Twitter, and by attending the Columbia Association meeting on Wednesday evening. We remain overwhelmed by the strength of these actions and the significance of the message.

We were gratified, too, to read the opinion editorial in the online edition of The Baltimore Sun in which Andy Green applauded the CA Board vote: “To its credit, the Columbia Association recognized that the arts have an important role to play in building communities, the very mission for which it was chartered. The arts bring people together across lines of race, religion and class; they are the engine of a vibrant and diverse cultural life that helps sustain our economy and nurture our spirits.”

Mr. Green also noted that the funds from the Columbia Association provide only a fraction of our financial support, and that additional funds are needed if we are to remain viable. (Read the full editorial in The Baltimore Sun here).

Here’s how you can help. Show your support by making a financial contribution. It’s easy to do. Just click here or on the “Donate” button on this page.

Meantime, please know that we have not lost sight of our charge. We remain focused on our work to present to you, beginning Friday, June 11, another season to remember.

Nichole J. Hickey
Executive Director