Rural and Community Art Project Grant

The goals of the Minnesota State Old Time Fiddle Championships is to have an appreciative audience of 200; hold our expenses to $9,000; have a total of 30 contestants, with 5 in the non-fiddle category; provide the audience with an enjoyable, high quality, live performance; provide the contestants and their accompanists a rewarding performance experience; provide the contestants an opportunity to sharpen their skills by receiving feedback from the three judges; provide an opportunity for fiddlers to network with others and to receive inspiration from others; and to certify a MN state champion who will qualify for Nationals in Weiser, Idaho. We will measure the success of our goals by keeping accurate count of our ticket stubs to determine audience size; by informally surveying and observing audience enjoyment; by keeping records of income and expenses and by working with our treasurer and fiscal sponsor's finance manager; by recording contestants, being sure not to count people twice if they enter more than one category; by asking all musicians and volunteers to complete a post-contest survey; by having a follow-up meeting with the volunteers to get feedback; and by certifying a new MN state champion fiddler.