Here is a link to the Waco Tribune-Herald article about the settlement with Tuna. I encourage you all to be proactive in advocating for the Arts and the WPAC beginning right now. Consider in the coming weeks as plans are laid for the future what you can do to help. What can you do to be a part of the future of the Arts in Waco? What can you do to encourage local artists? What can you do to support the people who work so hard to bring shows to life? What can you do to make sure that our children have Art in their lives and educations? What can you do?

I'll be feeding many ideas here. I'm also happy to say that you'll be able to read my thoughts in the April issue of the Wacoan Magazine. They will be publishing my series of posts from two weeks ago or so about how we came to this point and where we can go from here. The ending is edited a bit to reflect my new ideas and new direction that I'll be unveiling here. To get a sneak preview of those ideas and a much more in-depth analysis of the issues at hand, check in here next week.

Pick up that issue of the Wacoan and talk about the problems and ideas with each other. Poke holes in it! Figure out how to make it work. Be serious about the challenges, and use them as motivation to do great things. And although I generally don't care about these things, head over to that article on the Trib's website and don't let the rock-eaters dominate the conversation. Advocacy for the Arts begins in things as small as refusing to allow negativity to rule the day. Refusing to allow the village idiots to set policy for the village. Refusing to settle for the lowest common denominator. Refusing to live within the narrow boundaries of what seems possible or practical, and reaching instead for that which inspires, uplifts, encourages, embraces, entertains, and makes Waco a better place in which to live.