[ShareTompkins] Fwd: [MRC Talking Circle Alumni] Take note: Upcoming events!

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> From: Caleb R Thomas <calebrthomas at gmail.com>
> Date: July 19, 2010 11:47:24 AM EDT
> To: calebrthomas at gmail.com
> Subject: [MRC Talking Circle Alumni] Take note: Upcoming events!
> Reply-To: talking-circle-alumni at googlegroups.com
> 
> Please send out far and wide...
> 
> Info below about 
> Puerto Rican Festival, 
> Congo Square Market &
> The MLK Freedom Walkway.  
> Here is quoted text below.
> 
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> Ithaca’s 1st Annual
> PUERTO RICAN FESTIVAL
> Sunday, July 25     1 - 7 PM
> Ithaca Commons
> 
> Everyone is invited for...    Sean todos bienvenidos...
> Food                                  Comida
> Music                                 Musica
> Live Performances            Cantar en Vivo
> Dancing                             Baile
> Silent Auction                    Sorteo
> 
> To join the organizing team contact:   585-410-9815 or jefabori at live.com     Ana Ortiz, Event Coordinator
> 
> Special thanks to the Natural Leaders Initiative, GIAC, Southside Community Center, Gardens4Humanity, Village at Ithaca, Latino Civic Association, Ithaca College, Alternatives Federal Credit Union, City of Ithaca, the Downtown Ithaca Alliance, and the whole Ithaca Community.
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> Congo Square Market
> every Friday evening from 4-6 
> Southside Community Center 
> Eat, shop, mingle with friends, 
> and have a great time listening to DJs & local musicians!
> 
> 1. to build a stronger self-reliant local community,
> 2. to develop Southside’s economic base
> 3. to encourage community & personal health.
> 
> Named for the famous Congo Square in New Orleans, this market honors African-American history. In the early days of US slavery, recently enslaved African peoples and others could gather in Congo Square on Sundays for music, dance, and stories.
> 
> Today, Ithaca's Congo Square Market is a collaboration between Southside Community Center, Ithaca Youth Bureau’s Paul Scheurs Memorial Program, and TC Cornell Cooperative Extension's Whole Community Project. Jhakeem Haltom, a staff member of the Paul Scheurs Program, is the market founder and manager.
> 
> To Vend or Volunteerl: jhaltom at cityofithaca.org    607-351- 7602  &
> Jemila Sequeira:  es538 at cornell.edu    607-339-8012
> 
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> 
> THE CITY OF ITHACA MLK FREEDOM WALKWAY COMMITTEE
> is announcing a call for entries for a...
> LOGO/BRANDING DESIGN COMPETITION
> Submission Deadline: Proposals in by 4 pm August 11, 2010
> 
> Please spread the word to the artists and designers in your life:
> The City of Ithaca MLK Freedom Walkway Committee is sponsoring a competition for a logo design.  Information about the competition appears below.  The flier is also posted on the City of Ithaca website - from the home page under News - scroll down to Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Walkway Logo/Branding Competition. We would appreciate your posting this information on your respective listserves.  
> Thanks for your assistance.
> Leslie Chatterton, Dept. of Planning & Development, City of Ithaca
> 
> Project Description:
> The City of Ithaca is creating a walkway commemorating Ithaca's multicultural history. The first phase of this ongoing project will focus on Ithaca's inclusive African American history in the journey for socal justice. The City MLK Freedom Walkway Committee, responsible for implementing the walkway, is in the beginning stages of designing a Southside neighborhood loop and a Northside neighborhood loop. 
> 
> The Committee invites proposals for a logo/branding design that will be usable for maps, letterhead, website, and PR, as well as on plaques and sculptures/structures portraying this history.
> 
> Timeline: 
> August 11- Submissions Due (Alex Haley's Birthday)
> November 9- Winner announced.
> 
> Items to Submit:
> Submissions must be identified with your name, contact info, and brief proposal description. They may be digital files or hardcopies and may include variations to be used in different formats. Multiple proposals (individual or collaborative) may be submitted. Applicants who wish to discuss concepts and ideas may contact Leslie Chatterton.
> 
> Selection Process:
> The MLK Freedom Walkway Committee will propose to the City of Ithaca winning entry(ies) recommendations with input from the City Public Art Commission and following guidelines in Municipal Code Chapter 5 and Public Art Plan Appendix C.
> 
> Award: 
> The artist of the winning design will receive a $ 400 honorarium. If multiple designs are chosen, each artist will receive $ 300. 
> 
> Please submit proposals to: 
> Leslie Chatterton, Dept. of Planning & Development
> 108 East Green St, Ithaca, NY 14850
> lesliec at cityofithaca.org
> 607.274.6555
> 
> Other Considerations: 
> Winning designs will become the exclusive property of the City of Ithaca. The Committee may combine one or more designs in developing the final product with possible input from the artists. 
> 
> The City of Ithaca reserves the right to reproduce accepted work for promotion and archival purposes in, physical, printed & electronic form. The City will own and retain rights to use in the future. The City will not sell reproductions of the work without written consent of the artist(s). This shall not preclude the City from using photographs of the artwork in its promotional materials. Artists shall waive their rights under the Visual Arts Rights Act of 1990 and Section 124.03 of NYS Cultural Affairs Laws to the extent that such rights would preclude or constrain the right of the City to discontinue use of the accepted artwork. Submission of proposals for this call implies acceptance of all conditions herein stated.
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