ART Happening and C3 Fundraiser a Huge Success!

C3's second ART Happening and Fundraiser at the Haymarket Cafe on Friday night was a massive success, raising over $4,000! Hundreds of people crammed their way into the cafe to take in the incredible visual art, join the audience at a raucous reading by some of the area's best up and coming and established spoken word artists, eat delicious food, partake in a glass of wine or two and dance their tails off into the wee hours.

Thanks to all the people who made the event's success possible:

• Everyone who came to the event!!
• The visual artists Tasha Robbins, Dan Towers and Donn Boulanger.
• The spoken word artists Leah Banks, Shira Erlichman, Jamila Gore, Adam Gottlieb, Amina Jordan Mendez, Kerry O'Keefe, Naimah Petigny and Anthony O. Wilson.
• DJs Brando and Douglas Hernandez.
  
• C3 interns Aliya Bonar, Haley Morgan, Sophie Wood and Elisa Loeser.
• C3 Board members Juan Carlos Aguilar, Norma Akamatsu, Andrea Ayvazian, Lori Divine-Hudson, Jennifer Ladd, Gina Nortonsmith, Jeff Rosen, Peter Simpson and Ruth Trujillo-Acosta.
  
• storefront ART curatorial committee members Oceanna Shawanda, Jennifer Orozco, Megan LaBonte and Derek Goodwin.
• All the volunteers who helped cover all the bases on Friday night!
• A big thanks to C3 Program Director Julia Handschuh who worked incredibly hard to pull it all together!

Thanks to storefront ART funders and supporters:

• The Northampton Arts Council
• The Art Angels
• A.P.E.
  

Thanks to storefront ART partner the Northampton Center for the Arts

Thanks to our event sponsors:

• The Northampton Brewery
• Spoleto
  
• Sierra Grille
• Martignetti Liquors
• And a huge thanks to event host, the Haymarket Cafe and its owner and C3 board member Peter Simpson, who made such a huge investment of time, money and resources in helping make this event so successful.

All of these people, organizations and local businesses did their part to help make our ART Happening and C3 fundraiser successful beyond our wildest expectations. If you were a part of it--Thank you! If you could not make it, it's not too late to show your support for C3. Please visit our website today and make a donation. Your contribution will help C3 as we work to strengthen our community by supporting local nonprofits and artists! Thank you!

Welcome to Lori Divine-Hudson

On behalf of the C3 Board and staff, I'm very pleased to announce that Lori Divine-Hudson has joined our Board of Directors. Our board just keeps getting stronger, and with the addition of Lori, we have gained an articulate, enthusiastic advocate of the C3 vision, who also has deep experience in board leadership and a long commitment to the Northampton community.

Lori Divine-Hudson has lived in Northampton for almost thirty years and has served on numerous boards during that time, including the Veteran's Education Project, Congregation B'nai Israel and the Guild Studio School. She actively supports many nonprofit groups whose emphasis is on arts, women, peace and social justice. Lori is a physical therapist, has a Masters in Education and is an eternal student of art. She has four grown kids, two grandchildren and two wacky and lovable dogs.

We're very excited that Lori has joined our board--hers will be a strong voice on our board and in our community for the C3 vision, for progressive social change and for the importance of art. Welcome Lori!