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Show C IS :h I Arts Council formed MB ;:by City Council ;tfe priority project on the city's capital improvement proposals. Because of the high number of historic places in Pleasant Grove, the Arts Council will lend its support to the development of historical lectures, tours, home histories, etc. Art exhibits, band concerts, musicals and plays, and other forms of Cultural Arts are planned. Any persons in the community who would be interested in serving in any capacity with the Arts Council are encouraged to notify Mrs. Walker or any other member of the board of the City Council. The Pleasant Grove Arts Council has recently been formed under the ford 'fetion of the City Council and the bon cnmunity Progress Committee. 1 he is Ttle Community Progress Com-Lincil Com-Lincil mittee had recommended that the , af. Arts Council be formed to try and promote more cultural type acclivities ac-clivities in Pleasant Grove, j t Committee felt that extensive GHE efforts had been made in the field of recreation and other areas in !ro leasant Grove while the fine arts M been rather neglected. BY K was noted that it was difficult to sent f a decent size crowd out to hear we Alpine Chamber Orchestra and Uiorus when they called Pleasant aiBBpT their "home." American wit and Orem, on the other hand, j it wa get a large number of folks out higtt0r them perform. 0 The rumor was heard in other ebalf communities that Pleasant Grove as a "deadhead" town when it iftitif came to fine arts. ,P0rl,ivf!ayOr David Holdaway. a sup- ntthTff CUltural arts- suggested 1 Jne Community Progress .nimittee get involved in the Utah nty Council for the Arts and -Vjnanities which was done. rom that experience evolved the CounSl 3 Pleasant Grove Arts TJe council has met and formed 4 ndPflr,0jeCtS Ver the l0ng goals SOme short ranSe CfflllT Holdaway and the City lou"c" appointed Marcella Walker Council Th cDhairman of the Arts pren i e Board of Directors is HistoS p the Pleasant Grove 1 DrucS ovation Committee; I Baal, S,mith'cily librarian; Ruth Ivnn u w ' Senior Citizetl director ; J an 0n' Pleasant Grove artist Pleat Ptr; Ida Mae Christiansen, 'Wi f0ve musician; Keith San0"' Pleasant Grove secretary. a"d Della ' Davis- iiir neXt few months the CaT Plans t0 feature some e! EHDhi!Ven,ts ln the community. I iS: placed -youih haU oJf,eff0rt wil1 be made in haSn, fe Clly library which the lA)entrgr.0wn- An addition to the 10 S) B- ev ntrUC ureor a new building uraged relocation will be en- J This item is also listed as a top |