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Artists and mostly would-be artists turn blank canvases into beach scenes at the Sketch, Sip & Supper fundraiser at Center Place. The June 19, 2010 event furthered Lisa Rodriguez' charity run for honorary mayor of Brandon.
![For more than two decades and as the former executive director, Claudia Yake oversaw the programs and classes at Center Place, working for many of those years with Lisa Rodriguez. "Lisa is a wonderful asset," Yake said. "The history that she has is something that can't be taken for granted. Her husband, Sandy, was a founder of Center Place and Lisa followed in his footsteps."
Founded in 1976, the Center Place Fine Arts & Civic Association in Brandon is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of the fine arts and civic involvement. Center Place, which shares space in the Sandy Rodriguez Center with the Brandon Regional Library, at 619 Vonderburg Drive, offers cultural enrichment opportunities for all ages through a variety of programs, including original art exhibits, art education and the performing arts.
In her 2010 bid for honorary mayor of Brandon, Lisa Rodriguez seeks to benefit Center Place as both her sponsoring organization and benefiting charity.
"She's had a lot of fine [fundraising] events," Yake said. "It's wonderful to see new faces at the events to learn about Center Place and that's what's exciting about taking a class like this."](http://www.mypapernow.com/Other/Sketch-Sip-Supper-Center-Place/i-XfwxHQ2/1/Ti/DSC_4788-Ti.jpg "For more than two decades and as the former executive director, Claudia Yake oversaw the programs and classes at Center Place, working for many of those years with Lisa Rodriguez. \"Lisa is a wonderful asset,\" Yake said. \"The history that she has is something that can't be taken for granted. Her husband, Sandy, was a founder of Center Place and Lisa followed in his footsteps.\"
Founded in 1976, the Center Place Fine Arts & Civic Association in Brandon is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of the fine arts and civic involvement. Center Place, which shares space in the Sandy Rodriguez Center with the Brandon Regional Library, at 619 Vonderburg Drive, offers cultural enrichment opportunities for all ages through a variety of programs, including original art exhibits, art education and the performing arts.
In her 2010 bid for honorary mayor of Brandon, Lisa Rodriguez seeks to benefit Center Place as both her sponsoring organization and benefiting charity.
\"She's had a lot of fine [fundraising] events,\" Yake said. \"It's wonderful to see new faces at the events to learn about Center Place and that's what's exciting about taking a class like this.\"")
A sampling of the work completed, and the comments made, at the "Sketch, Sip & Supper" fundraiser held June 19 at Center Place prompted event organizers to pledge to hold similar such events in the future.
The event, run by artist Patty Sisco, brought artists and would-be artists together for a night of painting their interpretations of a simple piece crafted by Sisco as a way to demonstrate various painting techniques and brushes. The $40 admission bought a blank canvas, paints, drinks, and food, and helped further the cause of Lisa Rodriguez in her charity bid for honorary mayor of Brandon.
As for the nature of the finished paintings, Rodriguez said diplomatically: "They're all beautiful and they're all different."
Rodriguez is running in support of the Center Place Fine Arts & Civic Association. Rodriguez' sponsoring charity and charity of choice is Center Place.
The successful candidate each year is the one who "buys' his or her way into office with the most money raised for charity. The race is run in June and determined on the morning of the Fourth of July, before the town parade. Both the parade and the mayor's race are run by the Community Roundtable, an umbrella organization founded to further the cause of non-profit groups. Ten percent of the campaign donations go to the Roundtable. Another 10 percent, to the candidate's sponsoring organization. The rest of the money is split among the candidate's chosen causes.
The event, run by artist Patty Sisco, brought artists and would-be artists together for a night of painting their interpretations of a simple piece crafted by Sisco as a way to demonstrate various painting techniques and brushes. The $40 admission bought a blank canvas, paints, drinks, and food, and helped further the cause of Lisa Rodriguez in her charity bid for honorary mayor of Brandon.
As for the nature of the finished paintings, Rodriguez said diplomatically: "They're all beautiful and they're all different."
Rodriguez is running in support of the Center Place Fine Arts & Civic Association. Rodriguez' sponsoring charity and charity of choice is Center Place.
The successful candidate each year is the one who "buys' his or her way into office with the most money raised for charity. The race is run in June and determined on the morning of the Fourth of July, before the town parade. Both the parade and the mayor's race are run by the Community Roundtable, an umbrella organization founded to further the cause of non-profit groups. Ten percent of the campaign donations go to the Roundtable. Another 10 percent, to the candidate's sponsoring organization. The rest of the money is split among the candidate's chosen causes.
Center Place Fine Arts & Civic Association. Rodriguez' sponsoring charity and charity of choice is Center Place.
The successful candidate each year is the one who "buys' his or her way into office with the most money raised for charity. The race is run in June and determined on the morning of the Fourth of July, before the town parade. Both the parade and the mayor's race are run by the Community Roundtable, an umbrella organization founded to further the cause of non-profit groups. Ten percent of the campaign donations go to the Roundtable. Another 10 percent, to the candidate's sponsoring organization. The rest of the money is split among the candidate's chosen causes." href="javascript:openLB(906571661,'',XLarge,'',1024,681);">
A sampling of the work completed, and the comments made, at the "Sketch, Sip & Supper" fundraiser held June 19 at Center Place prompted event organizers to pledge to hold similar such events in the future.
The event, run by artist Patty Sisco, brought artists and would-be artists together for a night of painting their interpretations of a simple piece crafted by Sisco as a way to demonstrate various painting techniques and brushes. The $40 admission bought a blank canvas, paints, drinks, and food, and helped further the cause of Lisa Rodriguez in her charity bid for honorary mayor of Brandon.
As for the nature of the finished paintings, Rodriguez said diplomatically: "They're all beautiful and they're all different."
Rodriguez is running in support of the Center Place Fine Arts & Civic Association. Rodriguez' sponsoring charity and charity of choice is Center Place.
The successful candidate each year is the one who "buys' his or her way into office with the most money raised for charity. The race is run in June and determined on the morning of the Fourth of July, before the town parade. Both the parade and the mayor's race are run by the Community Roundtable, an umbrella organization founded to further the cause of non-profit groups. Ten percent of the campaign donations go to the Roundtable. Another 10 percent, to the candidate's sponsoring organization. The rest of the money is split among the candidate's chosen causes.
The event, run by artist Patty Sisco, brought artists and would-be artists together for a night of painting their interpretations of a simple piece crafted by Sisco as a way to demonstrate various painting techniques and brushes. The $40 admission bought a blank canvas, paints, drinks, and food, and helped further the cause of Lisa Rodriguez in her charity bid for honorary mayor of Brandon.
As for the nature of the finished paintings, Rodriguez said diplomatically: "They're all beautiful and they're all different."
Rodriguez is running in support of the Center Place Fine Arts & Civic Association. Rodriguez' sponsoring charity and charity of choice is Center Place.
The successful candidate each year is the one who "buys' his or her way into office with the most money raised for charity. The race is run in June and determined on the morning of the Fourth of July, before the town parade. Both the parade and the mayor's race are run by the Community Roundtable, an umbrella organization founded to further the cause of non-profit groups. Ten percent of the campaign donations go to the Roundtable. Another 10 percent, to the candidate's sponsoring organization. The rest of the money is split among the candidate's chosen causes.
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