2011 Grant Recipients

  • Library Museum passes
  • Library Henna Body Art workshop for teens
  • Library Native American Artifacts presentation
  • Dick Kaplan Jazz Band spring fling for the Council on Aging
  • Merrimack Valley Philharmonic concert series
  • Delvena Theater production of WC Fields and Mae West
  • Maudslay open air sculpture exhibit
  • Council on Aging music/writing workshops
  • Newburyport Literary Festival
  • The Goodhues summer concert at American Legion Park

Membership

Membership on the Council is by appointment by the Board of Selectmen at the recommendation of the current council members. Two consecutive three-year terms can be served before a member must remove themselves for one year. All meetings are accessible and open to the public, with meeting notices posted at Town Hall and published in the Georgetown Record.

Current members of the Council are:

  • Patty Durkee – Co-Chair
  • Louann Graffam – Co-Chair
  • Nora Cannon
  • Katharine Hanlon
  • Susan Madigan
  • Paige Murphy

The GCC is open to all and gladly welcomes new members who share the desire to enhance the arts in our community.

Past Projects

  • Summer concert series
  • Sponsoring artist-in-residency programs in the schools
  • Museum passes available at the library
  • Children’s summer library programs
  • Council on Aging programs and entertainment
  • North Shore Youth Symphony Orchestra
  • Supplemental funding for student attendance at theater/musical programs