Approved Materials - Reston Community Center
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Executive Director Report<br />
March, 2013<br />
Administration<br />
This has been a busy month for staff to conduct research, plan for fall season programs,<br />
gather data for the FY15 budget outline and support the community engagement<br />
process for exploring a possible partnership with the Fairfax County Park Authority at<br />
Baron Cameron Park. Meetings held in March included reports from staff and outside<br />
study efforts to analyze market issues, program planning, financials and tax base values<br />
to assist the Board and community.<br />
In addition, we have also been working on the website redesign effort and<br />
understanding the scope elements of our business systems’ software. The facility<br />
teams are working to address the performance issues of the ventilation system in the<br />
Terry L. Smith Aquatics <strong>Center</strong> and take what corrective actions we can toward<br />
improving the air quality there as much as possible for the swim practices that create<br />
higher demand on the system than other uses.<br />
Programs<br />
Highlights of the month included performances by The Left Bank Quartet, a rescheduled<br />
and sold-out show by Lunasa, and the rescheduled American Contemporary Music<br />
Ensemble. Our Professional Touring Artist Series this year has really been heavily<br />
impacted by adverse weather. Additional program high points include the annual Youth<br />
Art Month exhibit and reception; this year’s theme was “public art” and the reception<br />
involved hundreds of enthusiastic artists and their families and friends. Photographers<br />
who used our Photo Lab had a gorgeous exhibit at Hunters Woods throughout the<br />
month. The annual Eggnormous Egghunt was an “eggnormous” success. Spring Break<br />
programs for youth and teens were enthusiastically attended and our staff did a terrific<br />
job of scrambling to cope with the weather event of March 25 th that stymied bus drivers<br />
scheduled for that day.<br />
Executive Director<br />
Meetings attended: Arts Council Board, IPAR Board, Best of <strong>Reston</strong> Production<br />
Committee, Edens planners for construction project dates, Greater <strong>Reston</strong> Chamber of<br />
Commerce non-profits breakfast, presentation to Seven Corners Task Force on arts<br />
facilities/public art planning in the context of the County Master Art Plan, The <strong>Reston</strong><br />
Story planning, meeting with new Wolf Trap CEO Arvind Manocha, USCIS Ceremony,<br />
OPA Ceremony, discussion with County DMB/Debt Management, and the RCA Board<br />
session with community.<br />
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