158 2014 Art & Balloon Festival Lincoln Daily News.com August 25, 2014
to Bill Hoagland
Main Street bids farewell
STORY BY NILA SMITH
ain Street Lincoln executive director Bill Hoagland was honored
Saturday evening by his board of directors as he prepares to take
his leave from the organization. Hoagland announced in July that he
would be resigning his position effective September 15th.
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Saturday evening members of the Main Street
board accompanied board president Tracy Welch
onto the stage in the Art of Wine and Brew tent in
downtown Lincoln. There Welch offered up a few
words about the departing director and presented
him with a plaque in appreciation of his nearly two
years of service to the organization and the city.
Welch invited Hoagland to say a few words, and the
director chose to speak more about the Wine and
Brew than his impending departure.
The Art of Wine was added to the Lincoln Art &
Balloon Festival in 2003 as a major fundraiser for
the MSL organization. The event has continued
to grow and proven to be one of the more popular
aspects of the festival.
Last year, the MSL board under the guidance of
Hoagland added local micro-breweries to the event,
and enjoyed even greater success.
This year the tent used for the event was replaced
with a new 8,000 square foot tent; 1,700 square
foot larger than the old one. The stage area hosted
some great live music throughout the weekend
and became the “home base” for the Up in Smoke
celebrity host, Mark DeCarlo.
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