Dear Cultural Center members, supporters, artists, and fans,
Happy New Year! In 2021 we hosted hundreds of classes and events, serving thousands of art lovers and supporting our local artists and performers with over $125,000 in artist fees and commissions.
This support goes directly into our local creative economy, and it doesn’t happen without your support. Every dollar given to the Cultural Center is managed with care and a focus on long-term sustainability.
We are grateful to the Center’s supporters for the ongoing generosity through memberships, donations, and visits. From followers on Instagram to students sketching in the Great Hall, our audience is broad and inspires us to do the very best work we can achieve. Thank you!
As we look ahead to 2022, there will be new exhibitions to see, programs to enjoy, and artworks that will inspire you. In January, we invite you to participate in our 13th Annual Members Exhibition.
We also open the Great Hall for “Create Day” each Wednesday, where we welcome our members to bring a project and get their hands dirty in a large open space that is safe and fun to create alongside fellow artists.
We have postponed the first few concerts in January out of caution as we move through this current COVID-19 surge, but great music will return with Summer Town on January 22.
From the entire team here at the Cultural Center, have a wonderful week, and we will see you at the Center!
HAPPENING
Thursday, January 13, from 6–8pm
Tempting Food from The Pyrenees Dinner
With Chef Joe Cizynski
Nestled among the Pyrenees, the Basque country is renowned as much for its fine culinary traditions as for its rugged terrain.
Basque chefs are widely considered among the best in Europe, combining their love of fresh, simple ingredients with time-honored techniques.
Tonight, we will dine on garbanzo bean soup with spinach and foie gras, grilled cuttlefish steak with a blood orange and almond butter sauce, sow hake with clams and sauce vert.
Finishing with a with blueberry Bayonnais. Complimentary bubbles will be served.
Suggested wine pairings: White Txakoli and Red Riojas.
$70 – Member, $75 – Non-Member