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DocuSign Envelope ID: E02B9D95-EAB7-42AE-A854-C45E8C08F501 <br /> starts and classes resuming on January 19th. As of now,we are expecting a net of 1,700 students <br /> coming back in January that we didn't have this fall. Most of our classes will still be remote. <br /> Only about 15%will be in-person. That includes all the graduate programs that are occurring <br /> now so, largely, still remote. <br /> - We're working on a much more robust testing program that will involve testing at home before <br /> they come back,testing as soon as they arrive on campus, and then surveillance testing <br /> throughout the year. <br /> - UNC Visitors Center depends on student staff so it will be open if students are willing and able to <br /> staff the front desk. <br /> • Beverly Payne—Alliance for a Historic Hillsborough <br /> - The Colonial Inn opened and it was a big success. <br /> - The Alliance for a Historic Hillsborough had a village workday. The Occoneechee,The Alliance, <br /> the County, and the town are collaborating to rebuild the village. We have another workday this <br /> coming Saturday. <br /> - Orange County Historical Museum has an Occoneechee Exhibit through March 311t <br /> - This past Veteran's Day, the Orange County Historical Museum did an exhibit for Occoneechee <br /> veterans. <br /> • Katie Murray—Program Coordinator, Orange County Arts Commission <br /> - Hillsborough Arts Council had an open stage performance this past weekend near the parking <br /> deck at Weaver Street Market as part of their mobile music series. <br /> - Hillsborough's annual Solstice Lantern Walk can't happen in the typical way so they are doing a <br /> mobile solstice tour where community members still make paper lanterns and exhibit them on <br /> their porches. They're going to have a map where you can follow and see all the different <br /> lanterns. <br /> - My colleagues in Raleigh shared information gathered by their public art consulting firm of best <br /> practices across the county in using artistic elements to have more outdoor gathering space. <br /> I've shared it with Matt and I'm happy to send it to anybody else that is interested. <br /> - All the hard work of several grant programs continues. Our fourth round of relief grants for <br /> artists is open right now and closes on Friday. We've been posting a lot about it on social media, <br /> so if folks could share, I'd appreciate it. These are for essential, life-sustaining needs for our <br /> artists and arts industry workers. <br /> - The NC CARES Act grant closed a few weeks ago. This was money that was filtered down to <br /> each county in the state from the State Arts Council. It was up to each county to decide who <br /> was eligible to apply and, here in Orange County,we decided to allow some of our for-profit <br /> businesses to apply,which is out of the norm. We were thinking particularly about all of our live <br /> music venues here in Chapel Hill and Carrboro when we made that decision but none of them <br /> applied. <br /> - We are participating in the Economic Development Forum with WCHL <br /> want to encourage everybody to not just shop local but hyperlocal and, particularly,from our <br /> artists for the holidays. There is a holiday market coming up this Saturday at midway that is a <br /> bunch of different, really interesting vendors. <br /> • Dan Mayer— Executive Director,The ArtsCenter <br /> - The Annual Elf Market, which we do every year for the last 15 years or so, will be at University <br /> Place. That attracts about 1,500 people in one day. We're doing this over two days this year. <br /> - We're also doing some holiday concerts. Holiday Circle Show: Will the Circle be Unbroken will <br /> be live streamed on Saturday before Christmas. <br /> • Kayla Dempsey—Director of Marketing & Develop., North Carolina High School Athletic Association <br /> - Masks required for volleyball and indoor skills development. <br /> 4 Page CHOCVB BOD Meeting November 18 , 2020 <br />