Dunwoody Crier — June 4, 2020

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Adult learning program schedules virtual classes

Dunwoody seeks input for comprehensive plan update

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Spruill Center for the Arts lays plans for reopening By CARSON COOK carson@appenmediagroup.com

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The Dunwoody Branch of the DeKalb County Public Library system serves as an early voting location for the June 9 primaries and county elections.

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candidate on the Republican ticket, while 12 candidates will appear on Democrats ballots. These ballots will also include two opportunities to vote for DeKalb County Sheriff. One is a special election to fill the unexpired term of Jeffrey Mann, who resigned last November. Chief Deputy Sherriff Melody Maddox was appointed to fill the seat in the interim but must compete against eight other candidates to serve through the end of the year.

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The facility is also preparing for the gallery’s next show, the student and faculty “Artists in Residence” juried exhibition. The show will begin virtually DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Spruill Center for June 11 and transition to the gallery on the Arts recently announced its plan to reopen classes and camps beginning June 22. a limited basis later in the summer. The impact the COVID-19 pandemic The Spruill Gallery will reopen on June 9. The public will be able to visit the gallery has been catastrophic for the arts sector. Employment in the sector is down 54.5 Tuesday to Thursday and by appointment. “We can’t wait to reopen,” Spruill Cen- percent nationwide, and 62 percent of artists are fully unemployed. There has ter CEO Alan Mothner said. “It’s strange been a cumulative loss of $5.5 billion to being in the building without the sounds arts and culture organizations. of laughter, creativity and community.” Despite this gloomy forecast, the Spruill Mothner said the arts center is preCenter for the Arts has maintained its entire pared to meet or exceed every guideline staff during the shutdown and also finanfrom the Centers for Disease Control, Georgia Department of Health and the cially supported nearly 50 independent Governor’s Office. contractor instructors who primarily depend “We know the campers and the famion the center for their livelihood. During the same time, every refund request made by lies of those campers are excited to get students and campers was fully honored. out of the house and be creative in a safe Mothner said even as the arts center environment,” he said. “That’s what we’re returns to a new normal, the financial 100 percent committed to providing.” The special changes being implement- impact of this time will be felt for years. ed include reducing class sizes, sanitizing To drum up support for the center as it is forced to cut its programming revenue, classrooms between each lesson, limiting Spruill has launched a new membership shared equipment and maintaining disdrive with added features and benefits for tance in the classrooms and hallways. both new and renewing supporters. In preparation for the reopening, the Plans to build new a new hallway of center has stockpiled cleaning supplies and hand sanitizer, installed a plexiglass classrooms have been put on hold. Savbarrier in the registration office and put ings for capital improvements have been up signage to remind students and staff redirected to supporting staff and teachof the new distancing practices. ers, Mothner said. “We’re ready,” Mothner said. “It’s > “An expansion project right now is > been challenging being out of >the > just not on the table,” he said. “There’s > > building for the last two months. We’ve > really no reason for us to expand beyond > > > > our current footprint until there’s a missed our students, > >our> instructors. > > The arts center is like > > > and > a family,   > we’re   >clearer picture of what the future holds.”   really excited to see> our> family again, > > >   For more information on the Spruill > > even if it is with masks> on.” > >Center for the Arts, visit spruillarts.org.

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