A lot has happened in the past few weeks. We just finished our Grand Opening on June 4th and by all accounts it was a success. The gallery space is open and allows for people to walk around and view all the work but to also congregate and mingle.
My sons Madison, daughter in law Sarah, Sean and Malcolm came to help out as did Malcolm’s new girlfriend Alecea. Sean came to serve his pastries that he worked all week on for this opening and walked around being friendly and wearing his Le Cordon Bleu jacket. I asked him why not the chef’s hat and he told me that is worn in the kitchen only.
I had helped set up the gallery a day before with a couple of ladies (members) and it all went well. Kudos to my wife especially since she had to work in Marina del Rey and drive back and forth to Pasadena to help Sean bake and back again and then she got up here at the house Friday afternoon, no small feat because of the traffic coming out of LA, and she and Alecea stuffed the cream puffs and the mini éclairs. She also then did yeoman’s job of keeping the finger food set out on the designated tables and walked around serving the cream puffs and mini éclair’s that Sean had made. He and Malcolm were caught in traffic and got there late.
I spoke to everyone there and presented a plaque to Donal Jolly in appreciation for his long commitment to helping and educating the young artists in these mountains. Now as Fund Raiser Chairman I will get to the business of creating a Fund Raising Campaign that will help us grow and become a serious art organization.
Lou
