City to Host Aug. 3 Latinx Family Meeting Focused on Arts, Culture and Heritage Strategy

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July 23, 2020 — The City of Wilsonville is hosting an online virtual meeting on Monday, Aug. 3, 7-8 pm, geared towards hearing from the Latinx families of the Wilsonville area regarding a vision for a vibrant and diverse cultural scene.

The meeting is part of the City’s public engagement focused on developing a Wilsonville Arts, Culture and Heritage Strategy. The meeting is open to the public and provides an opportunity for public comment. Spanish language translation is to be available.

The meeting is to held online via Zoom

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Two flyers promoting the Latinx family meeting on Arts, Culture and Heritage Strategy are available:

The meeting seeks to solicit suggestions from Latinx members of the community for their vision of a vibrant and diverse cultural scene in Wilsonville. Questions to be posed for consideration include “What makes Wilsonville Wilsonville? What are the challenges/barriers to you or others participating in local culture?”

The meeting is to be facilitated by City cultural affairs consultant Bill Flood and Arts, Culture and Heritage Strategy Task Force members Angennette Escobar, Art Educator at Wilsonville High School, and Christopher Shotola-Hardt, President of the Wilsonville Arts & Culture Council and retired Visual Art Teacher for  Wilsonville High School.

The Arts, Culture and Heritage Strategy, a City Council 2019-21 Goal, seeks to provide recommendations to the City Council for cultivating a sustainable, long-term plan that supports community aspirations for a vibrant cultural scene in Wilsonville. For more information, see www.ci.Wilsonville.or.us/ArtsCultureStrategy.

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