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FAC 09-27-05 a··' ,.:' , " i "'">c,., . (llY OF CUPEIQ1NO AGENDA FINE ARTS COMMISSION Regular Meeting, Conference Room A 10300 Torre Avenue Cupertino September 27, 2005 7:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF MINUTES I. Minutes of August 23, 2005 PRESENTATIONS ORAL COMMUNICATIONS WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSIONER REPORTS 2. Arts-related news updates from Commissioners 3. Select commissioner to represent the Fine Arts Commission at the next Mayor's meeting (October 5, 5:00 p.m., Conference Room A). UNFINISHED BUSINESS 4. Update from City Architect Terry Green regarding architectural enhancements to the Mary Avenue Pedestrian Footbridge over-crossing. NEW BUSINESS 5. Brainstorming session - a vision for the arts in Cupertino, both short and long-term. Discussion may include How to enhance the Distinguished Artist of the Year program How to create opportunities for performing arts Potential Memorial Park sculpture garden Status of Veteran's Memorial proposal Status of the Cyrus the Great sculpture Status of potential art locations in the Cupertino Library 6. Consider changing or canceling regular meeting of December 27,2005. B I /\ r( /? //" ' f P:;:? ¡( /1 /~ '" t :\1 ", ~< v/~-? // / / / i - / ~ \ \ \ '. '" '''-.". - '----=- ~ ~." --:0,. I f'I'-1 ï~~: ~;·-7t.--+ , , t . t _:\ J'."'W~ , av..r,¿..i¡1r ~ 't- , 'CD~ T. AIPAI.A ~1 0<; W -r. AIr;;ÞU..@ 'tt°'7 Q) e -r.AlDAlA 'W>'? " \ '" \ \ Ä~O o ',", \;r~~~ ~\. ." '/\ \ \ \ \ \ \ ..,~ '\ II , . I II --..... 1-- _~..."'_"",__ "¡..Io;; ~ W?f~~~ ~i~-MI! ~ÇA¿.A a.1A. -~.~__ -I ---- 81 r I.... ....{ o -¡f<.U % Þ"P5-í - À /' :/ I ¡ ... t¡ """': ~..,.: ' .. , - - '" ~' '- ", - '-, .. " '''-'',' , , .' .;-'..' , ,:.., -':' . ':, . '. : c.-,,-,.'- .' >.., !·II·....···'··· I \ ,!.1 ,:.,:,-" i~'''''-- I :'" . i \ . .!, ,"-: t ,\ -.,\ ~. -.,: -..¡' ~; ......a '; September 27, 2005 Cupertino Fine Arts Commission Page 2 STAFF REPORTS 7. Review of current ad hoc committee roster NEWS ARTICLES 8. Media coverage ADJOURNMENT In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the City of Cupertino will make reasonable efforts to accommodate persons with qualified disabilities. If you require special assistance, please contact the city clerk's office at 408-777-3113 at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. -" ßi- , , .~,t· I .' _;'';,. -J ~\c; . ' (llY OF CUPEIQ1NO DRAFT MINUTES FINE ARTS COMMISSION Regular Meeting, Conference Room A 10300 Torre Avenue Cupertino August 23, 2005 CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL Present: Chairperson Janet Mohr, Commissioners Martha Bills, Nancy Canter, Robert Harrison, Hema Kundargi, Staff present: City Clerk Kimberly Smith APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Minutes of the regular meeting of June 28, 2005. Commissioner Nancy Canter moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of June 28, 2005. Commissioner Herna Kundargi seconded and motion passed unanimously. PRESENTATIONS - None ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - None WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS - None COMMISSIONER REPORTS 2. Arts-related news updates from Commissioners. Commissioner Martha Bills noted that she would be resigning from the Commission. She indicated that she would be submitting an official letter of resignation. Commissioner Robert Harrison reported that the Fine Arts League would be holding an art reception on September 23. 3. Update from Herna Kundargi regarding the Mayor's meeting of August 3. Commissioner Herna Kundargi reported on highlights from various projects other commissions are handling. August 23, 2005 cupertino Fine Arts Commission Page 2 UNFINISHED BUSINESS 4. Update from subcommittee regarding potential art locations in the Cupertino Library. Commissioner Hema Kundargi reported that a meeting with the Librarian had not yet been scheduled. 5. Update on donated statue of Cyrus the Great. City Clerk reported that she had not received any new information since the last Commission meeting. 6. Update from City Architect Terry Greene regarding architectural enhancements to the Mary Avenue Pedestrian Footbridge over-crossing. City Architect Terry Greene was not in attendance at the meeting. City Clerk indicated that there may be some material changes associated with the project that Terry would like to describe to the Commission. NEW BUSINESS 7. Report from ad hoc committee (Bills and Harrison) on proposal to enhance the Distinguished Artist of the Year program. Commissioner Robert Harrison reported that he and Commissioner Martha Bills met to discuss possible enhancements to the Distinguished Artist of the Year program and distributed an overview to the Commission. Possible enhancements could include increasing the categories available, holding an evening dinner for the award ceremony and providing a monetary award to recipients. It was suggested that the application process remain the same for 2006, but begin to expand the categories while developing a new event. The Commission concurred to discuss the item further during the September meeting. STAFF REPORTS 8. Council direction regarding an enhanced memorial for members of the Armed Services who have given their lives in the service of our country. City Clerk Kimberly Smith updated the Commission on City Council's desire to enhance the memorial located in Memorial Park. She indicated that the Parks and Recreation Department is handling the project at this time and will notify the Fine Arts Commission with any art related issues that may occur. August 23, 2005 Cupertino Fine Arts Commission Page 3 9. Review of current ad hoc committee roster. City Clerk Kimberly Smith reviewed the roster with the Commission. She also noted that the Builders Association and Chamber of Commerce expressed concern regarding the one percent for art program during a recent General Plan Update meeting. She indicated that this was the fIrst time that concern was specifIcally raised and that it was possible that the item would be discussed in more detai1 at future meetings. She also noted that the Commission should be prepared to provide additional language to the General Plan should the one percent program fail to be adopted. NEWS ARTICLES ADJOURNMENT At 10:00 p.m. the meeting was adjourned. Kimberly Smith, City Clerk AD HOC COMMITTEE ROSTER Cupertino Fine Arts Commission updated 8-31-05 Status PurposeINotes Members First Wednesday of the month on a quarterly cycle, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. in Conference Room A. (last meeting with Mayor Kwok is October 5, 2005) Monthly meeting with Mayor and representatives of all boards and commissions Any available member may attend Committee Name (all are ad hoc committees) Mayor's Breakfast Distinguished Artist of the Year 2005 Distinguished Artist of the Year- Ceramic artist Janet Leong Malan selected, received award at Shakespeare performance on July 17. Consider adding no-cost or low-cost enhancements to existing program such as different age groups, different categories of art or performance, etc. Subcommittee reported back in August, then Martha Bills resigned. Remaining F AC will brainstorm on this as part of Vision for Art - short and long term - at additional meeting on 9-27 Proposed text submitted as part of recommended General Plan amendment. Council hearings are underway: Sept 6, Sept 14, and Sept 20 at least; more meetings may be added if necessary. Some opposition/reservation voiced by rept of Home builders Assoc & Chamber of Commerce at meeting of Aug 16. Support expressed by former F AC member Roberta Hollimon on Sept 13 No grant funds available for FY 2005-2006 Martha Bills Robert Harrison program enhancements Art Program 1% for No grant funds available for FY 2005-2006 No grant funds available for FY 2005-2006 Grants Committee (Fall 2005) Grants Committee (Spring 2006) Fine Arts Grants - high school category Will attend Library Commission meeting(s), monitor progress of library construction and identify potential art locations. Committee members to revisit local library to check level of interest. Work with Cosmo Jiang of the Cupertino Teen Commission to assist them in acquiring or creating rotating art display at Teen Center. Most activity delayed until Teen Comm is back in Sept. Update - no contact made by Teens in 2005; understand that they are decorating rooms themselves. Delete from committee roster? Notes from 2003: "party favors" (colorful necklaces) were a good draw for children who brought parents. Ifhot, consider spray bottles/portable battery fans. Need large Fine Arts Commission sign on the booth, there were too many city logos banner alone was not sufficient. Paperweights needed. 400 flyers each will be sufficient. Consider gift bags, people didn't want to take too many flyers. Very successful, great public outreach. Commission chose not to participate in 2004, instead focusing on Cali Mill Plaza Park dedication, but will reconsider in future. 2005, event cancelled in lieu of city's 50th party (Golden Jubilee in September); the arts for that event will be represented by the F ALC juried show and art display throU2hout the week. Kundargi Library Art Opportunities Janet Mohr "Down Under" Teen Center art request Art & Wine Festiva12007 Info booth Kundargi was lead in 2001 and 2002. Lin-Kino ita was lead in 2003. History: First year was competition, 2nd year was exhibit of 4 Seasons comer. Each model got a $45 stipend, schools got plaques totaling about $400. 3RD and 4th yrs were felt banners. Interest waning, too time-consuming on part of F AC to finish! installlteardown. 5th year was an art exhibit - creation supervised by Euphrat Arts in Schools programs. 6th year oversaw project, which was 2-D and 3-D projects theme of "Stevens Creek Naturally" ,indigenous plant, animal and insect life of the creek. Theme for 2004 was "The Creative Spirit - Artwork by Cupertino Children." Oversight by Diana Argabrite ofEuphrat Museum. Commissioners agreed it was highly, xi circulation through Quinlan Center, very high quality art frc children. 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":'i\.".H",."",., ~~':i; ~:~¡ ;..td~j~~~!III:!!eI!lU. ,', ' ~p.PI~,~a.øo.mn!,S~1 .,' """.",¡..,' '" ""-i';:';r';"".¿><jJ:i~{" ---_..~.._--_._.. --.--- _._.._----~ ,~I-? / / oS , I EDUCATION ....__..._..~_.M.___.._·...___·_·M_._ ......_._._._..______....._._.._. .........-.--...-.........--.-. "....._.__...._..._...._.....~. . AUthouhares 'life as .' , 0'....: '."šJfI3JÜ)!oMn '''ör~d'';:'ìPhynis " escaped Nati, ...', ;'ànd was sepatatlid .. ". .. 'th".age' Photograph by Iacqueling Ramseyer Chen-Chen Jiang displays a couple of her charr:oal drawings. Another Jiang drawing, which depicts a crowd offaces surrounding a peace symbol, hangs in Washington D.C. as a first place regional winner in the Artistic Discovery contest sponsored by the U.S. congress. Monta Vista student's art hangs in WashingtonD~C. By ANNE GELHAUS When airplanes crashed into the . World 'ftade Center almost four years ago, Chen-Chen Jiang. decided to channel what she and those around her were feeling into her art. The result of that effort, a colored- pencil drawing titled "Tears for Peace," is now on exhibit in Washington, D.C. Chen-Chen, 17, a senior at Monta VISta High School, entered her work in the annual "Artistic Discovery" contest sponsored by members of Congress and open -to high school students across the country. Her drawing--depicting a crowd of faces surrounding a peace symbol, which in turn surrounds a'Itade Center tower-was. awarded first place among entries from Mike Honda's congres- sional district. Honda's District 15 cov- ers all of Santa Oara County. "The idea [behind ¡he work I is that you WaIited peace after the event hap- pened,;" Chen-Chen says~ "You see pho.., tos and films of faces full of pain and grief, and you know all they want is for the violence.to stop." Chen-Chen's work hangs along with winning art from other districts as part ofayear-Iong national exhibition in the Cannon Thnnel, a pedestrian walkway g /17 jt,.r leading to the U.S, Capitol building, The winning artists were flown to the Capitol in mid-June for an unveiling reception, where they met the members of Congress involved in the contest. While she's not interested in going into politics, Chen·Chensays keeping up with what's happening in govern- ment should help with her career goals. "I eventually want to becomè a lawyer. so knowing about politics would be useful tome," she added. Chen-Chen got a leg up on her legal career this summer by interning for a law office. in Shanghai with clients in both Chllía and-th", United S\ates. The young' .American . was charged with proofreading the English translations of ~ocuments originè1lly written in Chllíese. ' . ~r:rher d~alin·cor¡>or~~el<l\V,I1lQStly in traJ?-~j~la,~,".C~ell..Çliensays;: . "That I1leans<ftli~Y~ye.alot of documents, (iD.d I";I'eª.d}i.,lotpf .·.dqcuments.. It Øll()\VedIne}p ga,in experience, so I. can better jU4ge)!ihich area of the law I'd like to go into,.. Chen~Çh~n'sintern.shipalsO gave her in~ightint'1the WQrkaday world. "I,k¡10)!ihoW it feels to go to wprk everyday.~·,she ,say~ "It's' a . different feeling ,thaiI'getting up and going to schoo!." Dora the Explorer is at Flint Center. The animated character from the popular television show for preschoolers comes to life in the play 'Dora's Pirate Adventure: Danay Ferrer (right) plays Dora and Richie Portela plays Dora's cousin Diego. Kids' hero Dora at Hint Center By ANNE GELHAUS Audience members who feel compelled to shout out to the performers in Dara's Pirate Adventure aren't shushed or admonished. Instead, they're encouraged to help 7·year·old Dora the Explorer and her friends find their way to Treasure Island Based on Nickelodeon's Dora the Explorer, the No.1 preschool show on commercial television, Dora's Pirate Adventure sails into the Flint Center later this month. As in the animated TV show, the live-action Dora and her crew ask their young audiences to help them read maps, trans- late simple Spanish phrases and use other problem-solving skills to reach their goal. There is, however, one important dif- ference between the two media. "The audience knows 1 can hear them, which some kids try to take advantage of," says Danay Ferrer, 31, who plays Dora in the stage show. "When I can respond to them, I do, even though it's not part of the show. It cracks me up because they're kids. You can't get mad at them because that's how close they feel to Dora." This closeness has translated into a healthy bottom line for Nickelodeon. Since Dora the Explorer premiered on the cable network five years ago, the show and its licensed mer- chandise have brought in an estimated $1 billion. Dora's Pirate Adventure is the second live show spawned by the TV series; the first, Search for the City of Lost Toys, toured for two years. Dora's success is due in part to the fact that parents have bought into the interactive edu- cational experience it provides for their preschoolers. Ferrer says their behavior at the live show is proof of this. .. Dora, page 7 Dora: Play coming to end of 4S-city tour Continued from page 7 "Some parents will do everything I ask the kids to do," she says. "It's a lot of fun watching the par- ents," agrees Richie Portela, 26, who plays Dora's cousin Diego. "They get to see how excited their kids are about the show." The fact that the audience already knows the characters well can be both an asset and a liability, Portela says. "Sometimes kids can be the best audi- ences because they're so in tune with their imaginations, they can completely buy into what you're playing;"1' he says. "They're also the first to point out when you're not doing something right," Both performers say they tapped into their inner children to play their roles. "It's easier to playa child than anoth- _ __ _ ..1__1.. "'1::'~___ ~~~"" "T'~"" ",1...""<>.-1,, h""p.n another adult. You just remember how to be a kid again." ..It's been a whole lot of fun getting back to childhood memories," Portela says. "I was a whole lot like Diego: I was very rambunctious and loved the out- doors." Ferrer and Portela have been touring with Dora's Pirate Adventure since January and are nearing the end of a ~5- city run. Ferrer got her first taste of life on the road as part of a singing group that toured with Britney Spears and 'N Sync in 2000, "That got my body ready for doing this tour," she says. "Dora's Pirate Adventure" plays Aug, 27, at 11 a,m" 2 p,m, and 5 p,m, andAug, 28 at 11 a,m, and 2 p,m, at the Flint Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd" Cupertino, Tickets are $19·$38, Pnr mnrp infnrmation. call . Photograph by Sean PeneUo Trumpeter Ray Vega performs at Clu,b Elite, an intimate bar in BoAs Restaurant o/Cupertino. Jazz series inviting mu~ic fans By HEATHER ZIMMERMAN Many restaurants offer live music, but usually it's in the background, It's part of the ambience, rather than an event in its own right. At Cupertino's BoAs Restaurant, live jazz ~ncerts are a main course, On Saturday and Sunday evenings, BoAs, 20030 Stevens Creek Blvd., presents live jazz concerts in its intimate bar, known as Qub Elite. Patrons can eat in the bar during perfor- mances or drop in after dinner in the main dining room. But it's becoIIlÙlg increasingly common for visitors to Gub Elite' to be there just for the music. On a recent Saturday night, nearly every seat in the house was filled with diners or music fans there to catch an evening of Brazilian jazz by the Jennifer Lee Quartet. Some patrons lounged at tables or the bar, sipping cocktails or sodas, while others tucked into plates of the BoAs' Korean fare. Polite con- versation and clinking glasses at the bar provided the usual background noise of an upscale music club, but nothing that overrode the performance. The restaurant began offer- ing live jazz music in May 2004, back when it was still Hamasushi, a sushi restaurant that was a Cupertino fixture. The owner of Hamasushi retired last year, and under new management the restaurant reopened as the Korean restau- rant BoAs in December 2004. The restaurant had initially offered karaoke on weekend nights, but it turned out that weeknights did better business for karaoke. Live jazz on week- ends began as a kind of experi- ment, with shows only on Saturday nights. "They decided Saturdays were slow anyway, and they wanted to give jazz a try," says , ... Jazz, page 9 AUGUST 24,2005 NEWS Jazz: During the week it's a karaoke bar Continued from page 7 Matt Beasley, who books BoAs' jazz ) shows. "Jazz has a lot of intangibles that í come with it. It's easier to serve dinners, \ obviously, with a jazz crowd. There were \ some advantages, and they gave it a I' shot." i The Saturday performances drew i enough of an audience that Sunday \ evening shows were added this May. ! Beasley began booking for BoAs in I July 2004. He recalls when he first I received a call from the restaurant to j book its jazz shows, he was unsure of \ how the combination of a karaoke bar t and live jazz venue would work. ' "When I went down there and I saw \ the room and the lighting and the stage \ and the acoustics of the room' I \ thought, 'This could really work he~e' , and so it went from there," he says. ' :,: Club Elite caters to karaoke patrons Monday through Friday, and although \ D?-0s~ D.f the stage's occupants are \ smgmg Just for the fun of it, the perfor- i mance space seems professional. The ¡ stage is positioned in a comer but is ! spacious enough to accomm~date a \ quartet, The lighting puts the spotlight I on the performers. Beasley also notes that musicians have been pleased with \ the room's acoustics. The club seats about 45 people. But ! when the audience gets larger, a second ì room can be opened at the back of the ! bar area. "When we do the jazz, it's about jazz. It's not like you go in there and think. 'Hey, this is a karaoke place.' Eve~ though it seems like a bit of an odd combination, it's actually beneficial because it allows us to grow in some sort of w~y where we're not right on the spot havmg to bring in tons of people," Beasley says of Club Elite's schedule of karaoke and jazz. He points out that such diversity in booking can actually give the club more stability because it's not relying on one type of musical event to draw an audi- ence seven nights a week. .For the weekend jazz shows, Beasley tnes to book a variety of acts-striking ~ balance among jazz genres and listen- mg to feedback from audiences. ·'It's a very sort of intuitive thing" he s~ys. "It's not like I have a list e'very ~e I book someone. It's just in my gut, trymg to keep balance between instru- mental, vocal, straight-ahead jazz. jazz standards, maybe some original stuff, and just trying to keep bal,ance while at the same time, trying to determine ]¡,ow well they're going to draw." Oub Elite features many top Bay Area acts, such as the jazz and blues duo Primary Colors, drummer Wally Schnalle and ~ group, and organist ~teve Czarnecki. Well-known regional Jazz performers, such as saxophonist Dave Ellis. guitarist Joyce Cooling and guitarist Bruce Forman have also per- formed at Club Elite, Musicians who are not yet known have also been making occasional appearal1ces at the club. About once or twice eve.ry month on Sunday evenings, shows will feature student musicians. Performers who teach will invite their 'top students to play with them during then: second set. The young students receive the valuable experience of per- forming with a professional band in front of an audience, while listeners take away performances by new jazz talents. The shows also bring new audi- ences, including the students and their families. "The kids are so good, and they're so composed. It's just amazing to me-the talent. and it was just a very nice vibe" Beasley. says of one recent perfo~- mance. "The kids were thrilled to be playing in front of an audience, and it was really something that made me feel good." When saxophonist Kristin Strom and her band performs on Aug. 28, some of Strom's most promising students will take the stage in the Emerging Saxophonist Showcase, during the latter half of the evening. The youth showcases seem to be one more way Oub Elite has its eye on the future. The club is focusing on creating a name for itself as a jazz venue and that includes building a regular audience. "You get these local bands, and peo- ple come in because they know they're good," .Beasley says. "But it's reaching the pomt where people just come in because they know there's good music." Upcoming shows at Club Elite include Steve Czarnecki's Soul/Jazz with Nate Pruitt 0)1 Aug, 27, 8:30 p,m" $10 cover/$5 Wlth dinner. The Kristen Strom Quartet and Emerging Saxophonist Showcase on Aug. 28, 6 p.m" $8 cover/$S with dinner, ' For more information, call 408.446.4262 or visit www.boasrestau rant. com. .