Story Circle Cross Talk Summaries → Roanoke Arts Commission

Group/Event Name	Planning for the Arts: My Story Makes a Differnce – Value 2
Date	06/10/2025
Facilitator’s Name	John Cornthwait
Any observations of the conversation? What popped up for you?	– Ben hopes Jena writes about having feelings. Imposter syndrome. “Just be yourself” isn’t the easy advice as a means to embrace authenticity. KEY GUN. – John: notices need of applicants for flexibility in scheduling re: Keagan’s story re: Night Owl story – Keagan on Ben’s school acceptance story — Building trust by being present
Any “a-has” or new discoveries?	– Jane and Ben realizes Night Owl adjacent is acceptable life style – Trust: realizing we have a mutual friend
What themes emerged that we can apply to the next decade of arts and culture in Roanoke?	1. Meeting folks where they are at 2. Listening 3. Showing up 4. “Become a regular somewhere”
Facilitator’s 1 to 4 sentence summary of the conversation as it might appear in the arts and cultural plan.	N/A
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