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A
A
Thank
you,
so
charlie
is
also
going
to
be
playing
a
little
after
the
mayor,
and
I
speak
so
please
stay
tuned,
enjoy
the
music
and
enjoy
more
cider,
so
charlie's
performance
is
the
first
of
what
I'm
hoping
is
going
to
be
just
a
beautiful
suite
of
arts
programming
that
really
reactivates
the
building
over
the
course
of
the
next
or
just
happening
more
and
often
very
soon.
A
I'm
really
excited
to
be
here
tonight
to
share
with
you
more
about
our
plans
for
those
that
future,
but
before
that
I
just
want
to
take
a
minute
to
honor
the
legacy
of
land
that
this
building
was
put
on.
So
on
behalf
of
the
city
of
bloomington,
I
wish
to
acknowledge
the
indigenous
communities
native
to
this
region
and
recognize
that
the
walbron
center
is
built
on
indigenous
homelands.
We
recognize
the
miami,
delaware,
paduami
and
shawning
people,
among
others,
that
history
has
erased
as
past
present
and
future
caretakers
of
the
land.
A
As
the
assistant
director
for
the
arts,
I
want
to
challenge
us
all
to
honor
this
legacy
by
finding
modes
to
highlight
it
in
creative
work
presented
here
and
around
the
city.
In
my
new
role,
I'm
committed
to
establishing
programs
that
ensure
all
voices
and
histories
from
the
area
are
heard,
told,
presented,
acknowledged
and
honored.
So
please
join
me
in
taking
on
that
challenge.
I
think
it's
really
important
here.
A
Now,
okay,
so
speaking
of
history
y'all,
this
building
has
got
some
history.
It's
pretty
freaking
awesome!
So
here
I
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
the
city's
director
facilities
jd
bruff,
so
not
only
has
he
been,
the
person
really
spearheading
all
the
repairs
that
are
going
on
at
the
just
guidance
of
the
walgreens
city
task
force
to
just
get
this
building
really
up
to
code
in
the
next
six
months.
He
is
a
trove
of
historical
knowledge,
both
of
this
building
and
the
entire
city.
A
Every
time
we
talk
to
him,
I'm
just
like
jd.
What
so
it's
very
awesome.
So
jd
is
the
one
who
gave
me
my
first
site
visit
of
this
building
about
two
months
ago
and
it
was
so
cool
to
see
the
space
to
see
the
fire
bay
theater
to
see
the
third
floor
auditorium.
A
I
love
the
third
floor,
hallway
gallery,
it's
just
so
small
and
there's
so
many
opportunities
to
do
amazing
things.
There
same
thing
goes
for
these
galleries:
yeah,
there's
just
so
much
space
to
put
amazing
art
on
the
walls
and
put
amazing
performance
performances
into
the
space
so
seeing
the
spaces
with
jd.
It
just
blew
my
mind
but
simultaneous
to
that.
Just
hearing
from
jd
the
history
of
this
space
and
how
historically,
it's
really
just
acted
as
a
facility
in
service
of
the
city
and
its
residents
is
just
phenomenal.
A
It's
been
a
fire
station,
a
city
hall,
a
center
for
education
and,
as
we
all
know,
a
home
for
thought-provoking
art
performance
and
a
home
for
just
art,
loving
audiences,
it's
super
cold.
So
I
have
to
read
this
part
because
it's
important
to
me,
so
I
love
that
all
this
history
is
wrapped
up
into
this
physical
space.
I'm
a
sucker
for
physical
spaces
like
this
spaces
that
are
ripe
with
and
reflect
the
history
of
their
communities,
and
that
in
turn,
can
be
galvanized
by
art.
This
is
one
of
those
spaces.
A
I've
been
lucky
to
witness
this
and
other
spaces.
I've
worked
at
in
the
past
before
coming.
Here
I
was
at
the
logan
center
for
the
arts
at
the
university
of
chicago,
so
you
all
might
have
heard
me
say
this
before,
but
it's
like
this
tin
floor
behemoth
of
a
space
that
is
just
host
to
musical
performances,
theater
and
visual
arts.
Before
that
I
worked
at
northwestern's
block
museum
of
art,
so
we
would
do
programming
not
just
in
the
galleries
in
the
theater,
but
we
would
do
it
in
bathrooms
and
elevators
and
broom
classes.
A
A
It's
so
important-
and
I
know-
and
I'm
so
proud
of
everything
arts
communities
did
as
covet
hit.
You
have
to
acknowledge
artists
are
the
creatives
we're
the
resourceful
ones?
We
know
what
to
do.
We've
got
the
power
and
the
passion
to
persevere
and
just
find
the
way
forward.
No
matter
how
tough
things
get,
I
loved
the
weird
art
that
happened
on
zoom.
It
was
so
cool
and
it.
A
It
wasn't
just
weird,
it
was
also
awesome.
I
just
loved
the
grids
of
coral
singers.
All
serenading
me
from
their
individual
windows
from
home.
That
was
super
awesome.
I
loved
how
theater
groups
can
manipulate
us
into
like
smaller
breakout
rooms,
so
we
could
really
intimately
experience
a
really
important
scene
of
a
play
and
I
loved
how
performance
artists
would
put
these
like
weird,
like
visual
screens
behind
them
and
just
like
move
back
and
forth
within
them
to
create
these
really
cool
visual
soundscapes.
A
It
was
awesome
and
I
loved
it,
but
I
don't
think-
and
I
think
most
of
you
will
agree
with
me
on
this
anything-
can
replace
the
visceral
experience
of
witnessing
work
in
person.
I
think
artists
need
the
energy
of
a
live
crowd
to
work
off
of
people
need
to
be
able
to
see
a
painting
in
person
to
see
the
texture
without
being
able
to
see
that
in
person
you're
just
not
going
to
get
the
overall
experience
of
the
front
of
that
work.
A
So
I
am
so
glad
we
are
in
a
point
where
safely
cautiously
we're
starting
to
do
in-person
art
experiences
again,
and
I
am
so
excited
to
share
more
with
you
all
about
how
we're
going
to
do
that
here
at
the
waldron
very
very
soon
so
before.
I
turn
it
over
to
merrill
hamilton
to
talk
a
little
more
about
the
nitty-gritty
details
of
that.
I
just
want
to
thank
a
few
individuals
who
have
made
this
all
possible
and
made
it
possible
for
me
to
come
in
this
space
and
be
like
yeah.
A
I
love
space
so,
but
so
I
definitely
want
to
thank
members
of
the
waldron
task
force
for
just
doing
the
real,
deep
dive
work
to
really
understand
what
this
building
is
capable
of
giving
us
a
tick
list
of
repairs
that
really
do
need
to
be
made
to
to
make
the
building
just
up
to
code.
So
we
can
all
use
it
to
its
best
capacity
again
and
also
just
give
us
options
for
managing
the
building
into
the
future.
So
we
can
really
bring
it
like
back
to
life
expeditionary
expeditiously.
A
I
also
want
to
thank
my
colleagues
and
the
department
of
economic
and
sustainable
development.
They
have
been
so
amazing
and
supportive
in
the
short
time
I've
been
here,
I
especially
want
to
do
shout
out
to
our
fearless
leader,
alex
crowley.
He
has
really
done
a
lot
to
just
very
quickly
bring
me
up
to
speed
on
everything
that
needs
to
happen
and
how
to
make
it
happen.
I
also
really
want
to
thank
my
predecessor,
who
was
in
the
position
before
me.
A
Sean
starowitz
is
incredibly
amazing
and
has
just
really
set
me
up
for
success
with
the
tools
to
really
bring
this
place
back
strong
and
then,
of
course,
I
also
want
to
thank
all
the
members
of
the
arts
community
who
have
reached
out
to
me
either
as
lovers
of
arts
or
performers
or
artists,
and
just
shared
with
me,
the
legacy
of
this
city
and
how
it
supports
the
arts
and
how
this
building
is
so
integral
to
that.
It's
just
been
so
helpful
in
driving
me
to
push
this
work
forward.
A
So
thank
you
all
for
all
of
your
work
and
then.
Finally,
of
course,
I
want
to
thank
the
office
of
the
mayor.
I
have
never
felt
so
supported
in
starting
a
new
line
of
work.
I've
gone
both
from
the
private
to
the
public
sector
and
from
a
huge
old
city
that,
like
teeny,
tiny
to
like
you,
know,
just
being
able
to
walk
down
the
street
to
like
so
many
awesome
venues.
A
So
I
want
to
thank
the
mayor's
office
and
everyone
here
for
all
the
support
and
making
that
happen,
and
I
just
want
to
share
that
any
time
like
I
review
or
think
about
how
much
support
the
city
here
has
put
in
not
just
into
this
building,
but
the
largest,
the
larger
you
know,
arts
community,
I'm
just
so
proud
to
be
a
part
of
this
work.
So
thank
you
all
for
being
here
to
experience
that.
A
B
I
don't
want
pop
you
guys
too
much
hello,
I'm
taking
my
mask
off.
Holly,
welcome
to
bloomington
nice
nice
way
to
go
good
to
be
with
you
all.
I
I'm
really
glad
to
be
here.
I
don't
need
to
give
history
this
you're
all
doing
well
on
covet
protocols,
I'm
checking
around
that's
still
with
us,
we're
working
on
it.
We'll
get
there!
Sorry
about
that.
It
is
really
good
to
see
friends
again
in
person.
We
were
here
six
months
ago,
members
of
the
arts
commission,
members
of
the
task
force
that
worked
on
this.
B
It
is
really
important
you
heard
about
this
space,
getting
a
space
of
physical
space
for
artists
to
work.
We
care
a
lot
about
it
and
we're
going
to
work
hard
on
it
so
this
afternoon,
smack
in
the
middle
of
gallery
first
first
friday,
gallery
walk.
I
want
to
just
give
an
update
on
three
key
aspects
of
what's
going
on.
First,
how
the
the
repair
and
refurbishment's
going
refurbishment,
I'm
gonna,
give
you
a
little
update
on
that
in
case
you
don't
track
all
that
yourself.
B
Second,
what
are
some
more
steps
coming
out
of
the
task
force,
recommendations?
Next
steps
and
third,
I
just
want
to
take
a
little
stock
on
recover
forward
and
art
in
general,
and
what's
going
on
with
that,
so
be
comfortable.
It's
not
too
long,
but
you
know
if
you
can't
stand
up,
find
a
place
to
lean
or
something
whatever
but
we'll
get
there.
B
Last
may
we
were
here,
and
we
announced
a
number
of
investments
in
actions
to
keep
this
place
active
following
the
recommendations
of
our
task
force,
to
quote
leverage
the
building
to
its
fullest
extent,
to
support
the
performing
and
visual
arts
in
the
community.
Close
quote
for
the
next
five
years,
at
least,
and
today
I
want
to
share
progress
on
meeting
those
commitments.
First,
I'm
happy
to
share
that.
We
are
on
track
for
reopening
the
doors
on
january
3rd
2022.
B
Watch
for
an
announcement
of
an
opening
celebration,
which
will
involve
our
good
friends
and
fellow
in
the
current
tenants
at
wfhb
who
will
be
celebrating
their
29th
anniversary.
That's
a
big
one!
That's
like
a
prime
number
and
it's
a
big
29,
so
go
for
that
following
this
kickoff
we
anticipate
playing
host
to
productions
by
several
of
our
long-standing
theater
groups
in
the
city,
so
be
on.
The
lookout
too,
for
announcement
of
other
art
shows
in
this
space,
charlie
you're,
the
first
of
many.
So
here
we
go.
B
You
know
our
activities,
the
first
of
the
galleries,
we
hope
will
be
in
february.
2022,
art
swap
pandemic,
permitting
a
big
part
of
the
reopening
is
a
bunch
of
repairs.
So
let
me
I
don't
want
to
tire
you
with
this,
but
you
know
we
announced
515
000
committed
to
fix
up
this
building
and
we
got
critical
support
from
the
city
council.
B
Thank
you,
council
members,
if
they're
in
here,
if
they're
not
here,
thank
them
anyway,
because
they
had
to
vote
to
support
that.
We
appreciated
that
as
part
of
the
recover
forward
comprehensive
investment
for
our
community
to
move
forward
from
the
pandemic
and
by
the
way
much
most
of
this
investment
was
made
possible
by
the
american
rescue
plan
act
arpa.
So
please
thank
president
biden
and
the
u.s
congress
who
made
that
possible
too.
So
maybe
we
should
even
thank
them
that
money
was
really
important
all
right.
B
So
today
we
have
completed
repairs
on
the
roof
to
ensure
that
it's
structurally
sound
adam
are
we
taking
a
tour
of
the
roof
later?
Probably
not?
Okay,
it
is
in
and
also
in
building
back
better
in
alignment
with
our
sustainability
goals.
With
the
spirit
of
recover
forward
we've
upgraded
the
building's
plumbing
to
save
water.
We
have
also
switched
to
led
lights
to
save
energy.
So
that's
good
in
progress,
as
you
may
notice,
walking
around
is
the
repair
of
the
windows
which
are
original
to
the
building.
B
Many
were
cracked
falling
out
of
their
frames,
we're
sending
them
off
for
repair
reinstalling
them
soon.
We're
also
completing
tuck,
pointing
of
the
masonry
on
the
north
facade
of
the
building.
In
order
to
ensure
its
integrity.
Soon
we
will
be
overhauling
the
hvac
heating
ventilation,
air
conditioning
system,
a
project
very
much
top
of
mind.
As
we
look
to
safely
welcoming
back
audiences
to
this
space,
we
have
committed
to
upgrading
the
air,
filtration
and
turnover
rates
to
the
standards
of
the
actors,
equity
association,
to
keep
performers,
administrators
and
audience
members
as
safe
as
possible.
B
Other
repairs
and
upgrades
on
track
for
this
year
are
a
water
heater
replacement
upgrades
to
the
fire
alarm
system,
creating
window
wells
on
the
exterior,
maybe
their
place
for
art
holly
window
wells.
Who
knows
you
can
do
art
anywhere
to
prevent
further
water
leaking
we're,
also
exploring
options
of
using
the
cistern
housed
under
the
building
to
pump
water
out
during
periods
of
heavy
rainfall.
Let's
not
talk
about
every
one.
More
happy
note:
we
are
anticipating
that
the
cost
of
this
big
list
of
repairs
is
less
than
515
000.
B
B
We
are
confident
that
come
january
building
users
will
be
able
to
show
their
work
mount
their
performances
and
safely
comfortably
do
that
in
the
waldron
they
and
their
audiences
will
be
able
to
focus
on
the
production
and
experience
of
high
quality
work.
Holly.
You
mentioned
a
number
of
people,
adam
wayson,
jd,
boroff,
mayor
catherine
carmichael-
also,
of
course,
alex
and
holly
as
well.
Would
you
just
give
them
a
round
of
applause?
They
have
really
loved
this
place.
B
Thank
you.
Thank
you
all
right,
second
part
of
today's
update
beyond
the
physical
building,
managing
and
programming
a
building
with
so
many
dynamic
spaces
and
users
is
not
an
easy
thing.
It
takes
expertise,
time
money
that
the
city
cannot
and
should
not
bear
on
its
own,
thus
also
per
the
task
force's
recommendation.
Last
july,
we
issued
a
request
for
qualifications
to
elicit
third
party
management
proposals
for
the
waldron.
This
request
elicited
one
excellent
proposal
enthusiastically
put
together.
B
I'm
saying
this
enthusiastically,
put
together
by
a
core
group
of
arts
leaders
in
the
city,
which
we
greatly
appreciate.
We
are
actively
negotiating
with
this
respondent
now
to
take
over
management
of
the
walter
anticipating,
as
we
do
a
successful
conclusion
to
those
negotiations,
we
expect
the
entity
will
take
over
management
of
the
building
in
july
of
2022.
B
B
The
effort
will
consider
several
options,
including
the
viability
of
keeping
the
waldron
as
a
primary
building
within
the
city's
arts
ecosystem,
determining
the
potential
type
size,
location,
cost
for
another
possible
new
or
expanded
facility,
and
exploring
options
not
just
for
building
a
new
physical
structure
to
house
the
arts,
but
also
building
a
stronger
arts
community
beyond
the
walls
of
any
one
existing
or
new
facility.
This
endeavor
aligns
with
our
original
task
force's
recommendation
and
will
be
funded
with
2021
and
2022.
B
B
To
that
end,
I
will
begin
soon
working
with
city
council
and
other
constituencies
to
consider
the
proposal
of
a
new
quasi-public
corporate
entity,
something
like
a
cultural
improvement
corporation
or
a
downtown
building
corporation
to
oversee
and
manage
public
properties
like
the
waldron,
the
busker,
perhaps
other
publicly
owned
properties.
This
entity
could
ensure
that
buildings
entrusted
to
the
public
good
receive
the
attention,
care
and
funds
they
need
to
operate
smoothly
and
sustainably.
B
They
could
also
facilitate
effective
and
active
management
and
activation
of
them
as
well
and,
finally,
on
this
section,
it's
really
important,
explicitly
holly
kind
of
referenced
this
to
acknowledge
that
even
with
excellent
arts
focused
downtown
buildings
like
the
waldron
and
the
busker.
Of
course,
we
know
art
does
not
all
happen
beneath
their
roofs.
B
Our
community
can
embrace
and
enjoy
the
power
of
art
not
only
in
a
spectacular
downtown
space,
but
also
simply
walking
out
of
your
door
or
turning
the
corner
from
work
or
school
or
stumbling
upon
an
intriguing
valley
event.
This
could
reflect
a
community
where
artists
and
arts
groups
across
the
city
feel
empowered
and
part
of
an
overall
ecosystem
supporting
their
endeavors,
a
purpose
built
purpose,
purpose-designed
arts
community
last
to
wrap
this
update
up.
That's
not
a
very
good
sentence
to
wrap
an
update
on.
B
We
should
spend
just
a
few
minutes
to
remind
ourselves
of
some
of
the
other
investments
in
the
city's
arts
community.
So,
in
addition
to
the
515
000
allocated
from
2021
recover
forward
funds
for
this
building,
we
have
committed
an
additional
250
000
funds
to
support
the
busker
chumley
theater
as
it
prepares
for
centennial
year.
That's
good.
B
These
these
funds
will
go
toward
critical
repairs
at
the
busker
chile,
including
an
upgrade
to
its
hvac
system
and
its
unforgettable
marquee.
We
have
also
allocated
350
000
in
recover
forward
funds
to
allocate
over
the
next
14
months
to
support
the
further
development
of
new
and
existing
arts
groups.
B
We
also
remain
committed
to
our
one
percent
for
the
arts
ordinance
over
the
past
two
years.
We
have
committed
over
six
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
four
such
projects,
including
public
art
in
the
trades
district
garage,
the
fourth
street
garage
switch
yard
park
and
the
trades
district.
I
don't
know
if
any
of
our
artists
are
here
for
that.
No
not
right,
they're
busy
doing
art,
but
remember
that
we
also
continue
to
fund
individual
artists,
art
groups,
arts
non-profits,
through
the
regularly
expanded
grant
programs
funded
through
facilitated
the
bloomington
arts
commission
and
the
bloomington
urban
enterprise
association.
B
B
Now
I'm
gonna
do
the
math
for
an
arts
community-
okay,
no
I'm
just
kidding!
If
you
do
the
math
of
what
I
just
said.
As
a
community,
we
have
directed
approximately
two
million
dollars
of
public
support
toward
arts
and
arts
organizations
in
the
last
three
years.
That's
an
unprecedented
amount
of
support.
B
So
as
we're
here
in
this
facility,
this
building,
we
reflect
on
countless
performances,
we've
seen
here
paintings
and
sculptures
and
photographs
by
the
thousands
that
have
been
installed
in
these
galleries.
Over
decades,
the
years
we've
spent
informed
and
entertained
by
community
powered
radio
of
wfhb.
B
We
heard
that
over
and
over
and
as
also
referenced
in
the
report,
we
acknowledge
some
of
the
building's
limitations
as
a
space
for
performing
in
visual
arts.
So
for
now,
for
today,
let's
focus
on
the
joyful
anticipation
of
returning
to
live
performances
and
exhibitions
here
on
the
excitement
of
moving
into
a
new
era
for
bloomington
arts
still
to
be
imagined
and
designed,
and
let's
celebrate
two
million
dollars
of
local
pride
and
embrace
of
our
arts,
sustaining
that
part
of
this
city
that
sustains
us
all
every
day.