Poet Laureate Support Committee approves updated guidelines and maps spring event calendar. The committee unanimously approved changes to its Poet Laureate Support Guidelines and agreed to present both marked-up and clean copies to the Amesbury Cultural Council. Bryan Riley, the current Poet
Amesbury Cultural Council unanimously approves operational framework for new Cultural Center. The council set a $25-per-hour rental fee with a $100 half-day minimum, approved $500 for speaker fees supporting free community programming on topics from grant writing to artwork pricing, and allocated
The Amesbury Cultural Council's Cultural Center Subcommittee established rental fees of $100 per half-day and $200 per full-day at the 37 Millyard facility. Bonnie Brady, Amy Vander Els, and Joanne Barnes voted unanimously to approve February meeting minutes and finalized operational details
Amesbury Cultural Council approves prior minutes and defers Cultural Center vote. The council unanimously authorized a $200 annual Chamber of Commerce dues payment and scheduled a grant reception and artist mixer for March 24 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the soon-to-open Cultural Center. The Cultural Center
Poet Laureate Support Committee advances February 15 inauguration and summer programming. The panel confirmed the new Poet Laureate's inauguration and reception on Sunday, February 15, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Amesbury Public Library, with a snow date of February 22, and approved plans
Amesbury Cultural Council subcommittee advances Cultural Center usage draft proposal. Bonnie Brady, serving as chair, led four members through updates authorizing food in the facility and establishing Google Calendar access for booking space shared among the Amesbury Cultural Council, the library,
Amesbury Cultural Council's Cultural Center Subcommittee approved prior minutes and reviewed facility maintenance at the 37 Millyard location. On-demand custodial cleaning would cost three hundred dollars, with the subcommittee requesting additional quotes. Three outstanding maintenance tickets
Poet Laureate Support Committee plans January 25 inauguration at Amesbury Public Library. The hybrid committee approved event details including speakers, refreshments, publicity, and program, with Lisa Usani Phillips coordinating a library walkthrough. The group tabled guideline revisions to
The Amesbury Cultural Council's Cultural Center Subcommittee elected Bonnie Brady and Kristen Costa as co-chairs to rotate meeting facilitation and minute-taking, with the pair to assume leadership at the next meeting on January 20. The subcommittee approved the September 4, 2025 minutes and
Amesbury Cultural Council unanimously elects officers and backs community commitments. Co-Chairs Ann Johnson and Sally Nutt, Secretary Margaret Leahy, and Treasurer Joanne Barnes take office for 2026. The council voted to award a $500 stipend supporting the YWCA's MLK Day Commemoration Breakfast
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