Cha-Cha-Changes!

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Song lyrics pop into my head all the time, usually when “something is happening,” and I’m struck by their applicability to the moment. Lately, the Cha-Cha-Changes theme for the online Arts Showcase Exhibit that we host here every Late Summer/Autumn has been ringing in my ears. Originally, I chose that theme because of “back to school” timing ~ each year, students of ALL ages experience changes that affect every part of their lives as they head into the next level of academia.

For the past several months, Sarah E. and I have been discussing how to best adapt to some life-changing situations in our personal lives, and so the phrase Cha-Cha-Changes has been echoing . . ..

Facing some time-limiting scenarios, we’ve reviewed “the things we love to do”. We had to ask ourselves, which CEArts events and opportunities can we actually continue to provide? That question led to other questions:

  • which opportunities consume the most of our time & effort?
  • which opportunities are viable? (ie, cost-effective: our time & effort compared to donations)
  • which opportunities are not cost-effective?
  • are there any opportunities could we update or change to make them more viable?
  • are there opportunities that we simply need to let go of?

Tough questions, because we really do love everything we do.

We don’t have all the answers yet, but look for changes in the days and weeks to come. If you have participated in our events and opportunities before, please understand that some of them (and their submissions process) may be different than in the past. We just can’t do everything “the way we always did it,” so there will be some Cha-Cha-Changes coming!

Thanks, friends!

~ Alys