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IN THE MATTER OF PROCLADNIING RESOLUTION NO. 98/301
AUGUST 15T" AND 167, 1998 AS
"PAINT THE STRAIT WEEKEND"
WHEREAS,the Carquinez Regional Environmental Education Center was incorporated in August 1995, as a
public interest charity to effect habitat and species enhancement in the communities around the Carquinez
Strait; and
WHEREAS,CREEC is a volunteer organization dedicated to the betterment of the area's natural resources
through cooperative partnerships between residents,businesses, schools, agencies and industries around the
Strait; and
WHEREAS,CREEC will host the Second Annual Scene on the strait celebrating the beauty of the Carquinez
Strait as seen through its painters on August 15m and 16*, 1996; and
WHEREAS, there is a long tradition of plein-air(out-of-doors)painting in California going back to the turn of
the century; and
WHEREAS,the Second Annual Scene on the Strait will include 15 regional plein-air painters who will paint
live on location at the Martinez Regional Shoreline and in the historic town of Martinez and exhibit paintings
of scenes around the Strait at a show and sale near the waterfront; and
WHEREAS,both days of the celebration will feature Mediterranean foods, strolling musicians, and displays
reflecting the area's rich cultural and environmental heritage; and
WHEREAS, Scene on the Strait is sponsored by local and regional businesses and organizations; and
WHEREAS,the First Annual Scene on the Strait in 1997 attracted some 800 art lovers from all over Northern
California; and
WHEREAS, the proceeds from the First Annual Scene on the strait were used to fund the nation's first,
student-operated,public native butterfly rearing facility; and
WHEREAS, the paintings will be moved to the Epperson Gallery in Crockett for four weeks following the Scene
on the strait.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County does proclaim the
weekend of August 151 and 1601, 1998, as "Paint the Strait Weekend."
PASSED by a unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors members present this 11th day of August, 1998.
DMODUCED BY:
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