We are indebted to Patti and Sean for their consideration and efforts in establishing this proclamation from Mayor Gavin Newsome!

PATTI CARLISE is the first one you meet in Mayor Gavin Newsom's Office of Neighborhood Services (MONS). Got a degree of separation between what you need and how The City can help? Everyone knows Patti and Patti knows everyone. Patti also serves as the MONS Liaison to the film community and is directly responsible for formulating the mayor's Music Task Force. Her particular passions are about inspiring and creating Opportunity for The City's underserved children whose creative impulse and vision will secure a better future for us all.

SEÁN MARTINFIELD is a native San Franciscan and pleased to be Mayor Gavin Newsom's occasional "Stand-In" for his many official and public Proclamations honoring our citizens and institutions. In addition to serving as a volunteer in the office of Supervisor Bevan Dufty, Seán is the Fine Arts Critic for the on-line journal, SanFranciscoSentinel.com, and a well-known vocal coach to Bay Area singers and actors.

PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, Shakespeare In The Park observes its 24th continuous season as part of San Francisco's diverse cultural scene, causing us to "consider every thing that grows / Holds in perfection but a little moment, / That this huge stage presenteth nought but shows / Whereon the stars in secret influence comment;" and

WHEREAS, Shakespeare In The Park freely endows legions of viewers with its full "sound and fury", removing common barriers to cultural participation - such as the price of a ticket, a convenient venue, and a luminous location - thus, making all the world its stage and all of us its players; and

WHEREAS, the Shakespeare Festival's unique arts education programs - such as Bay Area Shakespeare Camps, Shakespeare on Tour, and Midnight Shakespeare - are happily conjoined with the San Francisco Park and Recreation Department to reach underserved communities and provide safe alternative learning environments where "pleasure and action make the hours seem short"; and

WHEREAS, the dedication of its Board, the commitment of its Administrative and Artistic Staff, and the unhesitating determination and excellence of its Players have caused the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival to grow into one of the Nation's premiere and free presenters of the Bard of Avon; and

WHEREAS, Shakespeare In The Park has become the Muse of Fire, ascending the "brightest heaven of invention" - causing all of San Francisco to be the foundation and "stuff as dreams are made on"; now

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that I Gavin Newsom, Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco, do hereby proclaim September 3rd of 2007 as …

SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
IN SAN FRANCISCO!