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Commissioner of Cultural Resources Van McLeod
By Laura Knoy on Thursday, September 10, 2009.
As head of the State’s Department of Cultural Resources, McLeod oversees the Council of Arts, the Television and Film Office, the State Library, and the Division of Historical Resources. With major cuts to state cultural programs and resources, McLeod is hoping to set up a series of roundtables and discussions to figure ways to not only ride out the recession but find new opportunities. On September 11th, in response to President Obama’s call for Americans to recommit to the unity and compassion that brought us together eight years ago, McLeod plans to call on state cultural organizations to launch their own service campaigns. We talk with Van McLeod about the challenges his department faces, and his call to the cultural community.
Guest
- Van McLeod, Commissioner for the New Hampshire Department of Cultural Resources
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Please make reference to the fabulous cultural opportunities that the Upper Valley offers, as Comm. McLeod "defends" NH as a cultural destination. The Upper Valley offers superb opera and theatre (Opera North and Northern Stage, respectively) -- both utilizing local talent as well as bringing in talent on a National level. The Upper Valley provides ballet through City Center Ballet. There are no other ballet or opera venues between Canada and Boston. Dartmouth's Hopkins Center provides a diverse selection of cultural offerings, as does the Lebanon Opera House.
Additionally, all the communities offer weekly Farmer's Markets.
Thanks always for your very fine show, The Exchange.
Best, Tracy
October is New Hampshire and National Archives Month. It is the perfect time for cultural heritage institutions to highlight their collections and the value of the work that they do. Despite the recession, institutions can work on a small scale within their communities to get the word out about the importance of preserving our cultural heritage resources. Educating the public is the first step toward finding new opportunities to advance arts and cultural programs.