October Memo

Hello members!
Thank you for your faithful support of your local non-profit community arts center!  Some news just for you ...

GUILD MEETING & ANNUAL MEETING
Our next Guild gathering will be a potluck lunch on Sunday, October 30th at 1:00. Join us for creative conversation and a delicious lunch. Bring your best dish and guild event ideas as we build our 2023 Guild event calendar.
RSVP to [email protected]
This meeting is open to ALL current MWCA members!

ANNUAL MEETING
Hang out for a little while AFTER the Guild Meeting to attend our brief Annual Meeting at 2:00 on 10/30.  This meeting is required by our constitution - Nancy Moate, our treasurer, will present the 2023 budget.  You can also meet and talk to our board members.  
See you there! 

MISTLETOE IN MONROE CHRISTMAS TOUR OF HOMES -- DEC 10
Tickets are selling briskly!  Based on our sales just in this first week, I expect we will sell out - as we've already sold over 1/4 of the tickets available!  Drop by the Center to buy or you can purchase online.  We MAY NOT have tickets available for walk-up buyers on Dec 10.
Learn more here: https://www.monroewaltonarts.org/mistletoe-in-monroe-christmas-tour-of-homes.html
TWELVE homes and historic venues are on the Tour - it will blow you away!
NOTE: You'll have to visit the art center between December 1 - 10 to pick up your Guide Map/Ticket.  
I urge you to go ahead and purchase your tickets soon!

IN THE GALLERY
The Christmas Gift Show will start installing Sunday, October 23 through Friday October 28 - but we WILL BE OPEN during that time.  Feel free to drop in and get a preview and do some early shopping!  The Shop officially opens October 29 - next Saturday.  You'll be amazed and the lovely, unique and affordable gifts available -- ALL made by our local artist-members.  Support local artists!
Our entire gallery will be transformed into a Christmas Shop - hundreds of gifts, most under $35.

We will have a Christmas Open House Saturday, November 5 from 3 - 7 pm.  Join us for seasonal refreshments, some raffles and meet many of the artists in the shop.  

IN THE SHOP
Our new SHOP COMMITTEE has been working hard to re-imagine the shop and decorate - I can't wait to see what they do on Wed., Oct 26 to deck the halls!  :-)
LIGHT UP THE NIGHT & Candlelight shopping (a city-wide event) begins Thursday, November 3 from 5 - 8 pm.  We will be open Thursday evenings in Nov and Dec from 5 - 8 pm.

BOOK NOOK
The book nook has been totally refreshed and we're getting ready to have some exciting events there, too -- kicking off with a book signing by our own Literary Arts Chair, Barbara Barth signing her new Christmas novella, A Wingman for Christmas -- Sunday, Nov 6 from 1:30-4:30.  Barbara is donating ALL SALES back to the Art Center - THANKS, Barbara!!
Did you know we have a BOOK CLUB?  Ask to join their Facebook group to learn more: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2988402758108565

NOVEMBER 12 - SATURDAY SOIREE AND BBQ FUNDRAISER
Help is needed!  
We will have a Soiree with fun drop-in workshops and also our much-requested BBQ fundraiser is back!  We have some excellent cooks here!!
The fundraiser is for the pottery studio to buy some much-needed equipment (air cleaners and vented hoods and brackets) -- about $3,000 is needed.
Please support your local arts center by buying a BBQ plate and baked goods ... and help is needed too, to prepare foods.

You can sign up to help here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904094AADA822A3FC1-bbqfundraiser

UPCOMING EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS
CLASSES & Events -- and read more about these events (photos, how to register, fees): https://www.monroewaltonarts.org/classes--events.html
Our calendar of events and classes: https://www.monroewaltonarts.org/calendar.html
NEW CLASSES include oil painting, drawing, open studio painting, private lessons and acrylic painting!!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Would you like to meet new people and get involved with your local non-profit art center?  Email our Volunteer Chair, Lori Volk for more information! [email protected]

2021 IMPACT REPORT
Why support MWCA?  What do we do?  What are our goals and accomplishments?  I think you'll be impressed with our eight-page summary of 2021 produced by our president, Laura Templeton.  It's attractive, easy-to-read and very compelling!  You can view it online here:https://midd.me/TZSc
and print it out, if you like.  Or drop by the Center for a copy.  

Thanks again for your support - donations, attending our events and classes, shopping with us, volunteering, participating in our shows, being our ambassador in the community and spreading the word for us!  EASY way to help -- "like" and share our social media posts!  This helps more than you know!  Art for all!!

See you soon!
Hope