| H.R. No. 2817 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Citizens of Frisco are coming together on the | ||
| weekend of October 16 through 18, 2009, to celebrate the first | ||
| annual Frisco Arts Festival; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Presented by Frisco Arts and the Newman Village | ||
| community, the juried festival features work from more than 100 | ||
| professional artists from the United States and abroad; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This family-friendly event will also include booths | ||
| providing samples from local restaurants, as well as local | ||
| musicians and performers displaying their talent on the community | ||
| stage and professional acts performing on the main stage; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Proceeds will benefit a number of local nonprofit | ||
| arts organizations, including the Frisco Area Children's Theater, | ||
| the Frisco Chorale, the Cross Timbers Youth Orchestra, and the | ||
| Plano Symphony Orchestra; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Local arts festivals are an immeasurable asset to | ||
| their communities, providing enrichment and recreation to those who | ||
| attend and contributing significantly to the local economy, and | ||
| this exciting new festival promises to become a much-anticipated | ||
| annual affair; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commemorate the first annual Frisco Arts | ||
| Festival and extend to the festival's organizers, artists, and | ||
| attendees sincere best wishes for an enjoyable and memorable event; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Frisco Arts as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Paxton | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2817 was adopted by the House on June | ||
| 1, 2009, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||