October is National Arts and Humanities Month

Today the Mayor will present a proclamation celebrating October, along with the rest of the nation, as Arts and Humanities month.

Like other "special" months, it's a time to learn more. This time it's about the arts and humanities in our corner of the world.

Start with the website, morethanyouthought.com. It provides the answer to the question "What is there to do in Tallahassee?" and for the month of October, 2009 it lists more than 250 such "things"-- All kinds of things, not just arts related, but primarily fed by arts and cultural groups themselves. It's a great place to check out as you plan your time in and around Tallahassee.

While you're online, go to COCAnet.org. Here you can find listings of arts and cultural organizations with links to their websites as well as an Artist Directory of visual and performing artists, also with links to their individual websites. COCAnet.org also has many resources for those artists and arts and cultural groups themselves in addition to citizens and visitors and provides information on cultural initiatives in town.

Take the time this month to visit a place you've never visited before. Maybe you're a "gallery person" who never attended live theatre or vice-versa. This is your chance to discover how much more inspired you can become while living here in the Capital City.

Fill any of your extra free hours by volunteering at one of the many arts and cultural organizations. You'll be amazed how welcome you will be.

It may be a surprise to learn how very much arts and culture there is in Tallahassee. In fact it will be morethanyouthought.