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Topic E Topic F at the Carolina Inn. The Marketing Committee reported that Festifall went well. The new brochure is about the grants program, and two posters at the Festifall booth showed grant recipients in action. Many people stopped, signed up for the OCAC mailing list. Action Item: None Discussion Point: Old Business /New Business /Post -Board Mini - Retreat Decision /Vote(s): Conversations with elected officials about what the OCAC does, what we'd like to do to serve more, what we may need to do that more effectively — such as an alternative funding model - have begun. After the mid -term elections, there will be a new County Commissioner (replacing Alice Gordon, who did not run for re- election). Devra Thomas and Doris Friend met with Commissioner Bernadette Pelissier (who has been thinking creatively about a farm /arts connection). Deb Hepp has met with Commissioner Penny Rich. We should continue to make them aware of the entire scope of what we do. OCAC board members should keep track of their meetings with Commissioners. We will schedule a retreat for the spring now that we have a full board. The first Bluegrass Festival at Moorefields was a success. The Jazz Festival the following weekend also went well. Geoffrey Hathaway will be out until January for medical reasons. Orange County resident Jaki Shelton Green was inducted into the 2014 North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame on October 12, 2014. She was the very first Piedmont Laureate (in 2009). The Public Art and Advocacy discussion at FRANK gallery on October 23rd would be helpful for OCAC board members to attend. The ArtsCenter has an Interim Executive Director, Noel James. Action Item: None Discussion Point: Calendar Decision /Vote(s): Our next board meeting will be on Monday, November 101h from 6:30 -7:30 pm at the Orange County Public Library (137 W. Margaret Lane) in Hillsborough. Action Item: None Meeting adjourned at 7:30 PM