CITIZENS DAY TO DRAW ARTS LOBBYISTS TO CAPITAL

On Feb. 10, Missouri citizens who support the arts are invited to go to Jefferson City for Citizens Day at the Legislature to lobby for the arts in Missouri.

The event offers the opportunity to meet with Mary Kasten, Peter Kinder, David Schwab and other Southeast Missouri legislators to discuss the arts.

"Legislators can't keep up with everything and often don't know how much money the Missouri Arts Council spends in their districts," said Beverly Strohmeyer, executive director of Southeast Missouri Council on the Arts.

Missouri Citizens for the Arts, the professional lobbying organization for the arts in Missouri, sponsors Citizens Day at the Legislature each year.

The schedule of events includes registration in the Truman Building at noon, orientation and briefing on the arts issues at 12:30 p.m., legislative appointments in the State Capitol Building from 1-3:30 p.m., followed by a performance by the St. Louis Symphony in the Capitol Rotunda, presentation of the 1993 Missouri Arts Awards and a reception at Bone's Restaurant in Jefferson City.

The registration fee is $15 per person. To attend the event, contact Beverly Strohmeyer or Laura Brothers at the Arts Council office at 334-9233.