Breakfast at Bob’s – very bad shopping experience at Price Chopper. They have moved everything around and then we used self-checkout machines. Voices speaking before and after every transaction…….
Matt Almeida at 11:45am
HAL Program Committee mtg at library at 12:30. Extremely competent thoughtful group. Plans for outreach meetings to community individuals, then organizations. Gwen Gould, Ann Rosenthal, Miranda Barry, Emily Chaimeides.
Worked on taxes and then office in barn.
Got up at 7am.
Worked on hanging new DOG show until 9. Spoke with Gwen Gould about business planning on phone.
Went to library for 10am ceremony.
Before
After – $1.2 million
The line up. Sarah Sterling, rep from Barrett’s office, Emily Chameides, MMO, Betsy Hamilton, Gwen Gould, Theresa Parsons
Hung up rest of DOG show. Looked for tax materials – worked on taxes – spreadsheets of transactions. Office project from 3:30 to 7pm.
Picked up roast chicken and rib dinners at Shiloh Baptist Church. reminiscent of CCC.
HAL – meeting of the newly enlarged marketing committee. Agi Clark joined us.
Agi Clark
Born: Budapest HungaryEmigrated to the U.S. with parents on February 1957Graduated from Christopher Columbus H.S. in the BronxBFA degree from Pratt Institute major Fine and Graphic ArtsCareer in Advertising in NYC 1967-1991Art Director at Pritchard Wood (British Airways, Jamaica, Indian Tourist Office, The Bahamas)Creative Director Senior V.P. at N. W Ayer (DeBeers Diamonds, AT&T, Kraft, J.C.Penney, Seven Up)Chairman, Chief Creative Officer LGFE (New York Stock Exchange, Hennessy Cognac, Contel, Wall Street Journal)Advertising Director for the Liberal Democratic Party (Alliance of Free Democrats)in Hungary in the 1994 and 1998 elections.Advertising for the Mayor of Budapest, Gabor Demszky 1994 and 1998Moved to long time country house in 2000Two photography exhibits one in Budapest, one at Hudson Opera House.Established the magazine Hudson River Art (with Peter Barton) designed and produced itVolunteered at John L. Edwards elementary school (mentored reading)On the Board of the Hudson Library (can’t remember the year.)One son, two grandchildren. Grandson second year at Berkeley California, granddaughter junior at Poughkeepsie Day School.
– Raizlabs, Surge, Coherent Solutions, Gavant, all intro discussions. Seth called to tell me that he and David want me to take over the website project. Send letter to Alan Coon informing him of our disappointment and need for him to step in. Seth is altogether too emotional.
Went to gym, then breakfast at Bob’s diner. Conversation about free markets and how best to present ideas about how ideas about them permeate the culture.
ReadingPicked up book on slavery, cotton and capitalism at the library. Must write an essay about the four or five books that have transformed my view of race in American history in the last few years.
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3:28 pm
Met with Emily Chameides at the library in the morning. First time we had spoken at length since December. Reiterated to her the need to work on long term objectives.
HAL Board of Directors meeting and Annual Meeting at 5:15pm. Here is my report: Continue reading
Went to library at 10am for staff and volunteers mtg. Then met wi Theresa about upcoming library design consultant mtgs.
Went to Toyota Kinderhook to look at new Corollas. Very much like our ten year old car.
Howard Saunders called to say he was coming on the train. Invited him for dinner. Boneless pork ribs. Made BBQ sauce Kansas City style. He brought wine. I had Scotch before he arrived. We talked about the need to live a long life. What does one do at 85?
After dinner he suggested Swoon. We gladly agreed because we had missed yesterday.
Dave’s 13 yr old cat is feeling better. Talked loudly about movies. Spoke with young couple visiting from Brooklyn. She is a clothing designer, he a writer.
Came home. Karen was funny and pawing a bit. She was a bit tipsy.
NO ENTRIES between these two.
Library design consultant in town, Kimberly Cullin. 8 am Breakfast at Tanzys. Theresa P. and Kim. 9:30 at 400 State. With Emily Chameides. 11am presentation with Tom Swope and Dan Kent from Galvan. Marie Rasner, Ginger Benedict from Board. Good discussion. Visited Armory. Swope indicated that architect selection is well underway.
Also he has interest in partners for incubator space in front space of Armory. Partner for artist spaces in basement.
NO FURTHER ENTRIES for this month.