After an inspiring talk from Randy Weeks, the director of Denver’s Center for the Performing Arts, the crowd was already charged up to work on behalf of Sacramento’s arts community. Weeks explained how Denver’s seven-county region came up with a sustainable approach to help local non-profit arts organizations. In 1988, a recession year, Denver-area voters created a Scientific and Cultural Development Fund and by a three-to-one vote, approved a tax on themselves to support that fund. Since then, Denver arts organizations, both large and small, have been able to thrive, thanks to the stabilizing effects of this initiative. They’ve attracted more community support as well. The 150 arts volunt