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11/22/2006
Blending
Art and Life
The way Jordan and
Sandra Laby see it – art and life are intertwined.
Simple things, like the addition of a beautiful flower
and vase to a restaurant table to seeking out great classical
music at the Ventura Music Festival – are all art.
Each of us is surrounded and influenced by art and music
daily in our lives. It's a gift each of us is given. Local
visionaries, the Laby's help keep that gift alive.
As upcoming recipients of the Mayor's Arts Awards in
2006, Sandra and Jordan Laby serve on the boards of most
of the major art and music organizations in Ventura County. Founders
of the San Buenaventura Foundation for the Arts (SBFA)
in 1999, the Laby's have dedicated much of their life
to ensuring we have art, culture and music in our lives
and in our communities.
The Laby's gifts are rich in more than finances; they
have been instrumental in the start ups of key cultural
venues like Rubicon Theatre Company, Ventura Music Festival,
the bi-annual Arts Forum for City Council Candidates,
Focus On The Masters and the New West Symphony. The
Laby's are active as board members and advisors of many
other local and noted cultural events – the Ojai
Music Festival, Ventura County Ballet, Ventura College
Opera & Musical Theater, Camerata Pacifica and Cal
State Channel Islands. Their most current
and exciting project is the Arts Village to be constructed
in Ventura's Downtown Cultural District.
Organizations like the Ventura Music Festival stress
the importance of the Laby's gifts to the local community. "It's
more than just the financial support, the Laby's vision
and time they devote to us and other arts organizations
is remarkable and invaluable. To have them on our
board is an asset in every way." says Cheryl Heitmann,
Executive Director of the Ventura Music Festival. "It
is clear, without their continued support this Festival
would not have evolved into the signature event that
it has."
Another unique facet of the Labys local contributions
is the San Buenaventura Foundation for the Arts which
brings various artists organizations together with marketing
support and a website which features an upcoming event
calendar.
The Ventura Music Festival is celebrating the gifts of
the Laby’s at an upcoming fundraiser December 3rd
2006. Tickets are available at VMF offices 805-648-3146.
For more information and interviews please contact Denise
Bean-White at 805-983-3495 x111.
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