加州河滨县 Cathedral City 任命首位桂冠诗人：策展人 Clare Chu 出任，市议会通过 1981 年以来首次全面修订的开发法规
位于加州河滨县的 Cathedral City 市任命作家、艺术策展人 Clare Chu 为该市首位桂冠诗人（Poet Laureate）。市府在 10 月 29 日发布的 Discover Digest 第 573 期中公布这一任命，助理市政经理 Anne Ambrose 署名介绍称，这是该市的一个里程碑时刻。
Clare Chu 长期活跃于当地艺术界，是 Perez Art District 的重要成员，曾在社区活动中朗诵诗歌。她在马耳他与英格兰长大，后来定居南加州，著有 12 本亚洲艺术书籍，曾在洛杉矶县艺术博物馆（LACMA）与 Walters Art Museum 策展，并在世界各地的博物馆与大学讲学。她的诗集包括 The Sand Dune Teacher 与 Objects Heavy in This Life，2021 年获 Pushcart Prize 提名。10 月 25 日，她以桂冠诗人身份参加了该市第 10 届 Halloween Spooktacular 活动。
在为期两年的任期内，Clare Chu 将推动多项计划：面向各年龄居民的免费社区诗歌工作坊、与本地学校合作的青少年诗歌计划、在公园与巴士站等公共空间展示诗歌、每年出版一本收录本地作者作品的 Cathedral City 诗歌选集，以及在市政庆典与文化活动上举办季节性朗读会。
同一期简报还公布，Cathedral City 市议会在 10 月 28 日的会议上通过了新版开发法规（Development Code）。这是该市自 1981 年以来首次对分区与土地细分法规进行全面修订，修订过程历经一年半以上的社区意见征集。
简报同时预告两项社区活动：11 月 3 日（周二），Tastes and Sounds of Cathedral City 系列在市社区露天剧场举办 Pulp Vixen 演出，17 时开门、17 时 30 分至 19 时 30 分演出，免费入场，现场设有餐饮摊位；11 月 7 日（周六）9 时至 16 时，Cathedral City Evening Rotary Club 在同一场地举办 Fields of Valor 退伍军人日庆祝活动，现场有音乐演出、餐饮摊位与 Festival Lawn 旗帜展示。
Cathedral City, Riverside County, California Names First Poet Laureate: Curator Clare Chu Appointed as City Council Adopts First Full Development Code Update Since 1981
In Cathedral City, in Riverside County, California, author and art curator Clare Chu has been appointed the city's first Poet Laureate. The City announced the appointment in Issue 573 of its Discover Digest on October 29, in an introduction signed by Assistant City Manager Anne Ambrose, who called it a milestone moment for the city.
Chu has long been part of the local arts scene in the Perez Art District and has shared her poetry at community events. Raised in Malta and England, she made Southern California her home, has authored twelve books on Asian art, curated exhibitions at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Walters Art Museum, and lectured at museums and universities around the world. Her poetry collections include The Sand Dune Teacher and Objects Heavy in This Life, and she was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2021. On October 25 she joined the city's 10th Annual Halloween Spooktacular in her new role.
Over her two-year term, Chu will lead free community poetry workshops for residents of all ages, a Youth Poetry Project with local schools, poetry placed in parks, bus shelters and other public spaces, an annual Cathedral City Poetry Anthology celebrating local voices, and seasonal readings at city celebrations and cultural events.
The same digest reported that at its October 28 meeting, the Cathedral City City Council adopted a new Development Code, the first comprehensive update to the city's zoning and subdivision regulations since 1981, following more than a year and a half of community input.
The digest also previewed two community events at the Cathedral City Community Amphitheater: on Tuesday, November 3, the Tastes and Sounds of Cathedral City series presents Pulp Vixen, with doors at 5 p.m. and music from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., free admission with food vendors on site; and on Saturday, November 7, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Cathedral City Evening Rotary Club presents Fields of Valor, a Veterans Day celebration with live music, food vendors and a flag display on the Festival Lawn.
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