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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Coffee and Conversation: Karen Gahl-Mills, Cuyahoga Arts and Culture</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Friday, October 29, 2010 9:30 am - 10:30 am </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Classroom | The Foundation Center - Cleveland</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Free </FONT>
<BR><A HREF="http://grantspace.org/Classroom/Training-Calendar/Cleveland/Coffee-and-Conversation-2010-10-29-Cleveland-OH"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">http://grantspace.org/Classroom/Training-Calendar/Cleveland/Coffee-and-Conversation-2010-10-29-Cleveland-OH</FONT></U></A>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Come and start a conversation with Karen Gahl-Mills, executive director of Cuyahoga Arts and Culture (CAC). In fewer than three years, CAC has become one of the nation's top five sources of local public funding for arts and culture. To date, 145 Cuyahoga County organizations have been awarded CAC grants worth a combined total of more than $33.5 million. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">About the presenter:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Ms. Gahl-Mills was named executive director of Cuyahoga Arts & Culture in November, 2009, following two decades working in arts administration. Immediately prior to joining CAC, she served as president and executive director of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, the largest cultural organization in Central New York. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Register:</FONT>
<BR><A HREF="http://grantspace.org/Classroom/Training-Calendar/Cleveland/Coffee-and-Conversation-2010-10-29-Cleveland-OH"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">http://grantspace.org/Classroom/Training-Calendar/Cleveland/Coffee-and-Conversation-2010-10-29-Cleveland-OH</FONT></U></A>
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