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tions, or it may even say something totally opposite than what was agreed to in the beginning. That is horrible because those are the situations that could actually end up in lawsuits. Even when things are going right for your business, your operating agreement is important. If you seek a loan for business expansion and do not have your operating agreement in order, you risk being denied for the bank loan. Banks look at operating agreements carefully. The internet is a great resource, but it cannot take the place of a client-attorney relationship. An experienced attorney will understand your specific opportunities and risks and work with you to achieve your business goals.
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Building Empowering Connections In Our Diverse Community
Celebrate Life Event will feature bassist Shaun Munday at the Doling Center
Bassist, Shaun Munday See details on Page 2
Amos Ferguson, February 28, 1920 – October 19, 2009
Amos Ferguson was a Bahamian folk artist. He was trained as a house painter after teaching Karsten himself to paint as a young boyCreightney and Untitled, 1999, enamel on board. American (b. 1976) eventually ran his own house paint- On loan from the collection of William Brandon Bowman. ing business in Nassau.Karsten In his Creightney late is a painter and printmaker based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His work is grounded teens, he received a vision from God in manipulating paper – scavenged from books and who told him to “paint the beauty– of world.” Ferguson magazines intoHis multi-layered painting and collage then began to paint prolifically culling subject matter fromto landhybrids. The imagery ranges from politics scapeshis and dreams. art history.He February Flower is aof self-portrait. used the tools his tradeCreightney – enameldepicts househimself in a red plaid shirt holding a small bunch of flowers in his right hand. He says, “I think of it paint – in rich, bright colors, to depict Biblical scenes, as a state of being and not so much me. I tend to depict figures who are doing something. motifs and ofhave everyday He in moThere’snature these moments in lifescenes where we to makeBahamian a choice. I’mlife. interested ments claimed where the to future is uncertain.” “Paint by Faith, Not by Sight.”
See Photos from the 2018 ParkDay Reunion Weekend
9th Annual Springfield Jazz Festival Iconic Jazz Pianist Ramsey Lewis will be featured at the Gillioz Theatre
Springfield, MO—The ninth annual Springfield Jazz Festival will be held on September 29, in the downtown Springfield area. This FREE event is a celebration of culture, diversity and, of course, great music. The festival will conclude at the Gillioz Theatre with a spectacular show from Ramsey Lewis, an iconic leader in the contemporary jazz movement continued on page 2
Jazz Pianist, Ramsey Lewis
September is the month for Fall Festivals
Celebrate Mexico's Independence Day at Art Walk See details on Page 2 February Flower, 2009, two-color lithograph Museum Acquisition Fund SAM 2010.4
Springfield, MO—September is a busy month for festivals in and around the Springfield area. A chariot ride for the kids is the newest attraction at the Greek Festival at St. Thomas the Apostle Orthodox Church on September 7 - 9, 2018. The three-day event, now in its eleventh year, is a traditional
family-oriented celebration of everything Greek. The festival will be held on the parking lot of the church, 4200 South Holiday Avenue in Springfield, Missouri, on Friday, September 7, from 5 until 10 p.m., Saturday, September 8, from noon until 10 p.m. and continued on page 11
Aretha Louise Franklin
Springfield Botanical Gardens at Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park
The Queen of Soul American Singer, Songwriter and Pianist 1942 -2018