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-Commissioner Saye spoke about the Commission being involved in community special events. -The San Mateo County Arts Council offered an Older Artists and Poets Competition which was an overwhelming success. Over 148 entries were received but only 40 entries could hang in the main corridor of the San Mateo County Government building. -Commissioner Piulle announced she is officially resigning from the Fox Task Force. She also mentioned the Historic Preservation Week banner which was purchased by a grant from the Cultural Commission is hanging downtown. -Chairperson Redington attended the "Songs of Hope" concert which was to raise fund for the Hunger Fund. ITEM 1-EVALUATION OR DISCUSSION OF CULTURAL EVENTS HELD DURING THE PAST 30 DAYS -Raices de Mexico The Commissioners who attended the Raices de Mexico performance at the Fox Theater said it was a phenomenal evening. The costuming was great, lighting was excellent, and the backdrop was beautiful. The whole performance was in Spanish and it started out with English and Spanish. English translations were provided but only for short portions and they were disappointed in the narration. They felt that a bi-lingual atmosphere helps to get people more involved in the program. They also noted there was a small audience and felt the group was either not promoting enough or people were just not interested and they were not getting $5,000.00 worth. The Commissioners felt we need to make it a prerequisite that programs be bi-lingual. -Commissioner Filippi said he attended the Fun After Fifty Dance with Armando Quaglia's band on Apri128 and said it was very good. ANNOUNCEMENTS There were no announcements. The regular meeting of the Civic Cultural Commission was adjourned at 10:45pm to be reconvened at 7:OOpm on Thursday,June 1, 1995 to be held at the Community Activities Building, 1400 Roosevelt Avenue, Redwood City, California.