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25 Years and Counting
The Carbondale Clay Center has seen many changes over the past 25 years. Friendly faces have remained a constant. Above photo of current staff by Andrew Denaro, other photos courtesy of the Clay Center
By Diane Kenney Founder of the Carbondale Clay Center The Carbondale Clay Center was born in 1997. This year marks its 25th anniversary. As the founding director, I never could have imagined all that was to happen in that extremely humble building tucked in at the end of Main Street. Recently, I found myself attending a planning meeting for the future of the Carbondale Clay Center. The plan? To build a new building, five times the original size and full of wish lists, at the Center’s current location. I sat there, pleasantly stunned.
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Volume 14, Number 28 | Aug. 18 - Aug. 24, 2022