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​  April Surgent, September Maestro Event

                  
                 2017 Highlights

• - A tour of the incredible Dorothy Saxe Collection
• - Provided financial support for Cappy Thompson’s lecture at CCA
• - Awarded the GLANC Scholarship to exemplary graduating students at Palo Alto High School
• - Visited Latchezar Boyadjiev’s studio
• - Sponsored and organized the national Glass Currents Exhibition at Richmond Glass Center
• - Organized a panel in conjunction with the   exhibition featuring: Dorothy Saxe, Steven   Aldrich, Joe Morel, Randy Strong, with JoAnn Edwards as moderator
• - Organized glass blowing demonstrations at - Richmond Art Center in conjunction with the   exhibition
• - Held a Member Appreciation Event at Tom and Kendra Kasten’s home, with a tour of their amazing collection
• - A glass blowing demonstration and artist talk by Claire Kelly from Rhode Island
• - An artist talk by Emily Nachison from Oregon
• - An artist talk by Rui Sasaki, who came all the way from Japan to speak to our group
• - Started the Jack Garfinkle Fund, to honor the memory of our valued member, Jack Garfinkle