An Arts Blueprint THE CITY’S CULTURAL PLAN MOVES FORWARD
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Jonathon Glus
n April 23, hundreds of people gathered at Sacramento Memorial Auditorium to see the final draft of the city’s proposed cultural plan. It was the final step in a process called Creative Edge: six months of town hall meetings, community forums, and city and countywide surveys to shape the city’s arts, culture and creative economy in the years ahead. Sacramentans’ participation and enthusiasm proved residents are hopeful the cultural plan will yield more than just words on paper. Mayor Darrell Steinberg admitted some still may have doubts. “I know there may have been experiences with the city over the years where there were promises made and promises not kept,” he said. Sacramento artist Jeff Musser, who participated in four meetings throughout Creative Edge’s planning process, responded to the draft with cautious optimism. “Bureaucracy is a very slowmoving train, but if there is enough momentum, things will happen,” he said. “However, as Steinberg hinted,