Bill Text: NY J00141 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating Steve Copps upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the Artie Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-01-15 - ADOPTED [J00141 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J00141-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 141

BY: Senator JACOBS

        CONGRATULATING  Steve  Copps  upon the occasion of
        his designation as recipient of the 2018 Artie Award
        for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical

  WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to call attention
to individuals that devote their  time  and  energies  to  the  cultural
enrichment of the Empire State; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
congratulate  Steve  Copps  upon  the  occasion  of  his  designation as
recipient of the 2018 Artie  Award  for  Outstanding  Lead  Actor  in  a
Musical; and

  WHEREAS,  The  Artie  Awards  were  established  in 1991, by Anthony
Chase, Theater Editor of Artvoice, an online weekly newspaper in Western
New York; they were presented by the newspaper for the first  26  years;
beginning  with  the  27th  year,  the  awards  are  being  presented by
WNED/WBFO radio; and

  WHEREAS, Currently, the Artie Committee votes in  19  categories  to
select  the nominees and winners for the season's productions at Western
New York theaters; to be eligible for an Artie, an artist must live  and
work  in  the  Buffalo, New York area, while a theater must produce work
locally, primarily with local artists; and

  WHEREAS, The Artie Awards Ceremony is a benefit, with  all  proceeds
from the evening going to an HIV/AIDS related charity; and

  WHEREAS,  Steve  Copps won the 2018 Artie Award for Outstanding Lead
Actor in a Musical for his superlative  performance  in  Peter  and  the
Starcatcher; and

  WHEREAS,  This  Legislative  Body  recognizes  the importance of the
performing arts, which act to inspire, enlighten, and unify people  from
all  cultural  backgrounds  through  the  transcendent  power  of  human
expression; and

  WHEREAS, It is most fitting that we take time to celebrate the  arts
of  our Nation, to honor our artists, and to express our appreciation to
everyone who patronizes the arts; and  as  we  celebrate  the  arts,  we
celebrate  and  give thanks to our American freedom, the only atmosphere
in which artists can  truly  create  and  in  which  art  is  truly  the
expression of the soul; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate Steve  Copps  upon  the  occasion  of  his  designation  as
recipient  of  the  2018  Artie  Award  for  Outstanding Lead Actor in a
Musical; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to Steve Copps.