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Car l Cherr y Center Executive Director's 30 Year Odyssey B Y M I C H A E L C H AT F I E L D L ife takes unexpected turns occasionally. Journeys that at first blush appear to be mere side trips become lifelong voyages. Such is the case with Carl Cherry Center for the Arts Executive Director Robert Reese. "I was asked to do some public relations work here in 1987," Reese says. "Shortly there- after, the executive director left and I was offered the position." He's been at the helm ever since, steering the Center's events, commu- nications, development and planning. A native of Sacramento, Reese studied jour- nalism at Cal Poly and Humboldt State before working as a repor ter for Morro Bay Sun Bulletin, the San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune and the Small Business Report in Monterey. It might seem an unlikely career jump, but Reese was prepared. "I did some work for a nonprofit arts festival in SLO, so it wasn't such a radical transition," he says. Reese has stayed true to the Center's mis- sion, established in 1948. "The Cherrys established a programming and artistic model that was not contingent on com- mercial success," he explains. "We've tried to be the lengthening shadow of that vision. We showcase new and experimental art and don't use commercial success as a yardstick." The Carl Cherr y Center for the Arts is located at 4th and Guadalupe in Carmel. For more information go to www.carlcherr ycenter.org, or call 831/624-7491. SHORTCUTS ART Robert Reese celebrates his 30 years of service to the Carl Cherry Center for the Arts, where he continues the center's mission of supporting noncommercial art. 68 C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • H O L I D A Y 2 0 1 7 Photo: Kelli Uldall

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