The Inaugural Dubuque - Night of Lights (October 4, 2022)City of Dubuque
City Council Meeting
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September 19, 2022
P rociamation(s) # 04.
The Inaugural Dubuque - Night of Lights (October 4, 2022)
On behalf of Bluff Strokes.
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The Inaugural Dubuque - Night of Lights Supporting Documentation
'1"Ilil cl I Y OF
DUB E
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
WHEREAS, 2022 is the fifth year for the Bluff Strokes Plein Air Paint Out in Dubuque, Iowa; and
WHEREAS, sixty artists from ten states will come to Dubuque for Bluff Strokes Plein Air Paint Out
from Sunday, October 2nd through Saturday, October 811; and
WHEREAS, Tuesday, October 4th is the evening set aside for their Nocturne Paint Out; and
WHEREAS, the Dubuque Camera Club and the Dubuque Urban Sketchers will also participate in the
nocturne event; and
WHEREAS, to create a spectacular downtown atmosphere for artists to paint, sketch or photograph,
all downtown businesses and institutions between the Julien Dubuque Bridge and 1811
Street, and between the Mississippi River and Bluff Street, are requested to leave their
interior and exterior lights on to light up downtown.
NOW THEREFORE, I, BRAD M. CAVANAGH, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, STAFF, AND RESIDENTS OF DUBUQUE, DO HEREBY
PROCLAIM THE 4T" OF OCTOBER, 2022 AS
"The Inaugural Dubuque - Night of Lights"
IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand
and caused the Great Seal of the City of Dubuque to
be affixed this 19t" day of September 2022.
Brad M. Cavanagh, Mayor
Attest:
Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Clerk
2022: Submitted by: John Donovan. Accepted by John Donovan, Wes Heitzman, co -leader of Bluff
Strokes, and Jillayne Pilchuck.