July 2001 ArtsOhio Page 2

STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Bill Seitz
Republican

OFFICE
Ohio House of Representatives, 34th District

LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES
Civil and Commercial Law (Vice Chair), Criminal Justice, Health and Family Services, Public Utilities

YEARS IN OFFICE 1

PERSONAL
46; hometown, Cincinnati; married, 2 children

RECENT HONORS
Public Servant of the Year, Earth Day Coalition 2000; Grand Marshall, German Day, German American Citizens League

FAVORITE ARTISTS
Thomas Gainsborough, Mozart, B.B. King, Willie Nelson

FAVORITE CULTURAL PASTIME
Reading, Rossini Opera

CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT
Assisted the Cincinnati Sculpture Council and the Westwood Civic Association with planning the Brodbeck Pavilion.

Ohio Ballet will present free, outdoor performance series in the Akron area: July 26-28 at Hardesty Park; August 2-4 at Firestone Park; and August 10-11 at Goodyear Heights Metro Park. Performances begin at 9 p.m. Turned Out Tikes, an interactive program that introduces children to the magic of dance, will take place at 7:45 p.m. on the Friday of each series. For more information call 330/972-7900 or 216/861-5545.

The Lancaster Festival will take place July 17-28 in Lancaster, Ohio. The music and arts festival will include activities for children and performances by Ben E. King, Arnett Howard and Collin Raye. For more information call 1-800-LANFEST or visit www.lanfest.org.

Form from Fire: Glass Sculpture by Dale Chihuly will be on view July 21-October 21 at the Dayton Art Institute. The exhibition of more than 100 objects will feature new work from the internationally acclaimed artist and examples from his most beloved series - including chandeliers, anemones, sea forms and more. For more information call 937/223-5277.

A recent study found that the Cleveland Museum of Art has a $22 million impact on the northeast Ohio economy annually. The economic impact analysis resulted from a yearlong visitor survey conducted by the museum. A random sample of 1,545 visitors was surveyed between March 1999 and February 2000 regarding where they lived, length of stay, reason for visit and other market-related data. The museum also released the results of a telephone survey, conducted to determine the impact of the museum¹s multi-year Convening the Community outreach effort. Over 70% of those surveyed said they had visited the museum at least once in their lifetime and 38% rated it the top museum in Cleveland.

Bead International 2002, a juried exhibition of contemporary artwork in which beads are a primary element, is accepting entries through September 7. Approximately 85 works will be selected for display at the Dairy Barn Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center. For more information call 740/592-4981 or email info@dairybarn.org.

Dialogue magazine is seeking donations of artwork for a silent auction to be held at Pier W in Cleveland as part of Deckfest on August 25. Proceeds from the auction will go toward Dialogue¹s continued coverage of visual arts in the Midwest. For more information call 216/228-0273 or email tpt@multiverse.com.