Phew–these past two weeks have been among the most rewarding of my professional career. Let me just recap a bit of what we have been working on:

For those of you following the CSA shares excitement at TAP, let me just say that all the payments are in and we are ready to host the first shareholder party in about a week and a half. I am still in a bit of shock at how this has all come together.

Last week, I spent three days with Ben Sung, concertmaster of the FM Symphony Orchestra in Kindred at the schools where we premiered our Rural Artist in Residency program. Look for many great things to come from the beginning of this program in the months to come.

I spent last Thursday, Friday and Saturday with my fellow CCLI (Creative Community Leadership Institute) cohort. We are working on some great things as we learn more about how to be creative and savvy leaders.

This week, I was flying solo as my admin Sue was out sick all week. Send healthy vibes her way, please–I need her in the office! :)

I spent much of the week in meetings, but they were all good and rejuvenating. Here’s a quick run down, in case you are curious what a typical week in my shoes looks like:

• Meeting to help plan the opening of the Katherine Kilbourne Burgum Center for Creativity at Partner Plains Art Museum
• Meeting with Tim Beaton of the FM Area Foundation to plan a development seminar we are co-hosting
• Meeting with 5 local funding agencies for a Meet Your Funders luncheon
• Meeting with Nicole Crutchfield and Jackie Brookner with The Fargo Project to discuss this weekend’s WeDesign Event
• Meeting with The Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch as they work toward acquiring art and developing art curriculum for their students
• Speaking to the Creative Living Section of Partner Fine Arts Club
• Meeting with Tania Blanich of Partner The Rourke and Carrie Wintersteen of Partner Theatre B to plan the first shareholders party
• Meeting with SoMA founders to talk about Fiscal Sponsorship
• Meeting with a variety of Partners to discuss questions about the upcoming City Arts Partnership grants
• Attending a meeting of the Fargo Planning Commission about the GO2030 plan
• Meeting with TAP board chair Carol Schlossman to discuss our Communications Plan
• Meeting with Partner MSUM student Jerilyn Stocker to receive a check for money they raised for TAP from a Penny War on campus
• Hosting “Hear it Now” on Partner Prairie Public Radio

Good thing I like shoes, huh? :)

I took this photo of this gorgeous pink tree while waiting for a train to pass on Broadway so that I could get to one of these meetings. I was initially irritated that the train was going to make me late, but then I saw this tree and thought, “Lucky me; there’s no place I can go, so I get to enjoy this tree.” It was the perfect moment of spring zen.

All in all, this was another amazing week at this amazing job. The arts community is doing outstanding work, and I feel fortunate that TAP gets to be involved in so much of it. I hope you have your own moment of spring zen this weekend!