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JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING SUMMER ARTS FESTIVALS IN MAINE AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND ECONOMY
WHEREAS, summer arts festivals in the State serve as centers of creativity and craftsmanship, inspiration and enrichment; and
WHEREAS,  summer arts festivals attract residents and nonresidents alike to participate in Maine's creative economy, helping towns and communities throughout the State; and
WHEREAS,  summer arts festivals promote arts and crafts and a sense of community as they also entertain and educate; and
WHEREAS,  the arts are a universal language transcending borders and conflicts and informing individual and collective identities; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That We, the Members of the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Legislature now assembled in the First Regular Session, on behalf of the people we represent, recognize Maine summer arts festivals; and be it further
RESOLVED: That we extend our appreciation to those who organize, perform in, participate in and sustain these festivals and recognize the contributions they make toward enriching our communities and supporting our local economies.