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A THOUSAND WAYS TO INTERACT NEW SCULPTURE GARDEN EXHIBITION INVITES EVERYONE TO CONNECT When was the last time you walked around LBC’s Sculpture Garden? This living exhibition space is open for the community to enjoy year-round. LBC announces a new exhibition for their outdoor Sculpture Garden, Thousand Ways: A Work in Progress is running now through September 2023.

This exhibition is a collaboration with Petaluma River Park Foundation, featuring work by lead artists David Duskin and Darling Gonzalez. It challenges how we see and experience art, using a language of color and simple materials to create innumerable compositions. The pieces invite you to come back again and again to see the evolution, and they are designed to encourage us to think about the impact of how small changes can reshape our perspective.

Duskin shared, “This exhibition looks at an issue currently on our minds—the dialogue

between people, art, and nature. How can we enhance the conversation? How can the viewer be a collaborator? What happens if the art keeps changing? LBC and Petaluma River Park Foundation invite you to play with the mini versions of the sculpture at the picnic tables. Over the next two years as you find new ways to arrange the small pieces, we will respond and do the same with the big ones. We hope that as the art expands, contracts, and moves around the site, it works with the seasons and the landscape to bring you a fresh experience.”

to be working with Petaluma River Park. It is an opportunity to present a non-traditional exhibition in our Sculpture Garden, pushing the boundaries of how we view and participate in art. You must see this exhibition throughout the year as the seasons change, as the sculpture changes. You will see something new every time,” says Anita Wiglesworth, Vice President of Programs & Marketing.

Thanks to the support of our donors and patrons, the LBC is proud to provide a communal sculpture garden for inspiration and respite. Nurses from Sutter Health are able to take a much-needed quiet meal break and hospital visitors can find solace. Students of Anova Center for Education socialize and exercise while they explore the artwork. Local school children gain a new appreciation for art in a tour before their school show performance. Families picnic and spend time interacting with art together. Deeper engagement with the visual arts is had by LBC visitors, patrons, volunteers, and staff. Meanwhile, we are supporting sculpture artists with a space to show their works and offering the Petaluma River Park Foundation a chance to grow an audience while they build their own park on the McNear Peninsula.

Next time you come to LBC, take a stroll around the garden and interact with the art, or dedicate a trip just for this special exhibition!

SAVE THE DESSERT DATE In this season of baking, we are thinking about cake. More specifically, the Art of Dessert!

The LBC expanded its visual arts program in 2015 by opening the Sculpture Garden as a gift to the community with the support of Sutter Hospital and other generous donors. Presenting rotating works from contemporary regional artists that focus on monumental outdoor art incorporated into a landscaped natural setting, the garden forms a transition from the Center’s campus to the Sutter Hospital campus. After being destroyed in the 2017 fires and reopening in 2018, the Sculpture Garden has become a popular destination to relax, reflect, and experience art. “The LBC is thrilled

Mark your calendars and join us for our 19th Annual Art of Dessert on April 9, 2022. We are thrilled to be planning an inperson event this year, with the safety and comfort of our guests a top priority. Art of Dessert is our biggest fundraising event of the year, and has raised more than $4.5 million over the years to help support our community’s home for the arts and helping provide enrichment in the arts to 500,000+ children.

This beloved and incredibly fun event will feature delicious food, fabulous wine, and, of course, jaw dropping desserts. Guests will enjoy a live auction, engaging entertainment, and so much more.

For additional information, visit lutherburbankcenter.org/fundraisingevents.

Want to get involved from home? Stay tuned for information about how to do just that, from bidding online for amazing wines and other auction items to baking a delicious dessert.

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engaged, Christine was inspired to incorporate the arts into lessons and do something different and fun with her middle schoolers. She hoped to both reward students who had been showing up and also entice students who had not been to get more involved. After using what she learned in the program, she noticed students who had never turned on their cameras to engage before do so to speak to the class.

She said it was an enormous lift for her as a teacher, and for their fellow students, because they were interacting and responding to one another differently than before. That they could see and hear each other made a huge difference to the class as a whole and tells Christine that these arts integration skills are worthwhile and will be used throughout her career. She said she couldn’t wait to do more like it in person, hands on, and “see those light bulbs go off again.”

LBC PROGRAM HELPED TEACHER USE THE ARTS TO ENGAGE WITH HER REMOTE LEARNING STUDENTS LBC’s Professional Development (PD) programs offer workshops, resources, and training for local teachers and teaching artists in arts-integrated practices. Arts education plays a vital role in a child’s academic development, building creativity, confidence, and problem-solving skills. We help educators so they can effectively deliver curricula and engage students of all language abilities and learning styles. Educators use what they learn to impact thousands of students across the state, year after year.

Christine Bearden is an English teacher at Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts who has taken advantage of several PD workshops and a residency.

Following these sessions, she felt “a burst of energy that has taken advantage of multiple LBC programs including several PD workshops. That initial arts integration workshop gave me more ideas that I could probably use in ten years and I still incorporate those.” She loves “using art to help build my students’ language, narrative, persuasive skills, and in so many different ways so they feel energized and I’m always keeping them on their toes. I don’t do anything the same one day to the next, one year to the next, I’m constantly changing and I feel like I have this toolbox of ideas and I’m not going to run out for many years.”

During the pandemic, when remote learning was challenging students and teachers to stay

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Christine wishes she could take every class we offer. She said they are well presented, professional, don’t waste teachers’ time (which is limited to begin with), and give immediate take-aways they can use with students. She said that just “knowing that the opportunity is there for other teachers and encouraging them to take advantage is part of my job as an alum of the program.” Thank you to Christine, for your glowing words, and to our donors who make this important program possible!

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LAMONA JOHNSON WALRAVEN LEGACY SOCIETY

We are grateful for the 30 years of support that Exchange Bank has provided to the LBC and our mission. The ongoing generosity of Exchange Bank is helping the LBC to connect our community through the arts, and their history shows an enduring commitment to making our community more vibrant.

Exchange Bank’s story began in the late 1800s. As local business grew, Manville Doyle and his son Frank recognized the need for a new kind of bank—one that promised to be locally owned—to serve as a philanthropic leader in the community and to act in the best interest of each and every client, no matter how big or small the account. On May 1, 1890, the Doyles opened the first Exchange Bank in Santa Rosa. It quickly became an integral part of Santa Rosa’s economic growth. Following the earthquake of 1906, Manville and Frank Doyle rallied fellow business owners to rebuild the city. Frank Doyle convinced local businesses to donate frontage space to widen the streets for automobile traffic. He also founded the city’s chamber of commerce, serving as its first president.

Lamona Johnson Walraven, a longtime Santa Rosa resident, was a high school teacher and counselor who came of age at a time when most women did not pursue higher education. She earned a master’s degree from UC Berkeley, then shared her love for learning with her family and students, believing that all would thrive through the benefits of education. Through her bequest, Lamona left a lasting impact on the LBC, with the largest legacy gift ever received, benefitting students and children through her donation.

CREATE YOUR LEGACY A gift through your will or living trust helps ensure that LBC remains accessible to all members of our community, including students and teachers. This thoughtful act may result in the most lasting and impactful one-time gift you ever make to the Center.

In 1923, Frank Doyle called the first meeting of the Bridging the Golden Gate Association to discuss his plans for the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge. For the next 15 years, he worked tirelessly to make that dream a reality. On May 28, 1937, Doyle was rewarded for his efforts when he became the first person to cross the Golden Gate Bridge in an automobile. Frank Doyle is often referred to as “The Father of the Golden

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Gate Bridge.” Doyle Drive in San Francisco is named in his honor.

Nothing displayed Frank Doyle’s commitment to Santa Rosa more than a simple piece of paper—his last will and testament. Upon his death in 1948, Doyle’s controlling shares of Exchange Bank common stock were placed into a perpetual trust—the Frank P. Doyle and Polly O’Meara Doyle Scholarship Fund—to assist in the education of “… worthy young men and women attending Santa Rosa Junior College.” Today we know

THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS & INSTITUTIONAL FUNDERS Naming Sponsor

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it as the Doyle Scholarship. Since 1948, the fund has provided over $93.6 million to 139,000 Sonoma County students. In the 131 years since Exchange Bank opened its doors, the Great Depression and deregulation have threatened the banking industry and hundreds of banks have gone through CEO changes, mergers and acquisitions. Exchange Bank has stood through it all by staying true to Frank Doyle’s core values of commitment, respect, integrity, and teamwork. Just as Frank and Manville would have wanted.

Farley Family Charitable Foundation

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DECEMBER NEWSLETTER

2021 LJ Productions Presents Dos Más Dos December 3

Rodney Strong Dance Series Ailey II February 25

Pink Martini Featuring China Forbes December 7

Pandora Presents Disney Princess The Concert March 1

Rodney Strong Dance Series Posada Navideña

by Calidanza December 10–12 Virtual

Outback Presents Nate Bargatze: The Raincheck Tour March 4

Symphony Pops Series Holly Jolly Pops December 12

Family Fun Series Doodle POP March 5–6 Virtual

Mat & Savanna Shaw The Joy of Christmas Tour 2021 December 14

Buddy Guy March 6 Roustabout Theater Presents Apologia March 11–27 •

Roustabout Theater Presents A Christmas Carol December 17–19 •

Wine Country Distillery Festival March 12

Comedy, Country, Christmas with Oliver Graves & Pete Stringfellow December 18

Dancing with the Stars—Live Tour 2022 March 19

24th Annual Dave Koz & Friends Christmas Tour 2021 December 22

2022 Evolve with John Edward Presents Crossing Over January 16 The Price Is Right Live™ January 21

Black Violin March 14 Bessie, Billie & Nina—Pioneering Women in Jazz March 22 Family Fun Series Miss Nelson Has a Field Day April 9–10 Virtual Symphony Pops Series Hotel California— A Tribute to the Eagles April 24 Live Nation Presents Chelsea Handler: Vaccinated and Horny April 28 ON SALE Nov 19

Illusion Touring Entertainment Presents Divorciémonos mi Amor January 28

Yotam Ottolenghi May 6

Beth Hart—The Thankful Tour February 1

Family Fun Series The Very Hungry Caterpillar & Other Eric Carle Favorites May 14–15 Virtual

Whose Live Anyway? With Ryan Stiles, Greg February 4 Illusion Touring Entertainment Presents Por Qué Los Hombres Aman A Las Cabronas February 5 Family Fun Series The Adventures of Tortoise and Hare: The Next Gen February 5–6 Virtual Fran Lebowitz February 17 Symphony Pops Series Return to a Galaxy Far, Far Away—The Music of John Williams February 20

Lila Downs May 8

Rodney Strong Dance Series Alonzo King LINES Ballet June 10 Iliza Schlesinger June 16 ON SALE Nov 19 All performances take place in the Ruth Finley Person Theater, unless otherwise indicated. • Performed on the Wilhelm & Edith Wurst Stage in the Carston Cabaret.