Northshore Scenic Railroad presents a Day out with Thomas

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,376

Project of

Arrowhead Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2014 - SFY 2015

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient Type

Libraries

Status

Completed

Start Date

July 2015

End Date

August 2015

Activity Type

Education/Outreach/Engagement

Counties Affected

Carlton

Cook

Itasca

Koochiching

Lake

Lake of the Woods

St. Louis

Project Overview

Fun for the whole family! “Day out with Thomas” provides an opportunity for kids to take a ride in their favorite tank engine, meet the railway controller Sir Topham Hatt, have fun in Imagination Station, and much more at the Duluth Depot, the best place to see Thomas in Minnesota!

Project Details

277 participated

Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,376

Other Funds Leveraged

$2,635

Direct expenses

$8,012

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The intended outcome of the event tickets program is to create access to professional art (music and theatre) by providing free tickets to a live performance. Live art is dynamic; patrons can experience and be inspired by the energy that comes from a live performance. When patrons pick up free event tickets at the library they fill out a short survey answering questions about how many Legacy events they have attended, who they are attending with, how they heard about the tickets, if they could attend without these tickets and if they knew that Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund paid for these tickets. Only one survey is filled out regardless of how many tickets are picked up at the library.

Measurable Outcome(s)

277 tickets were used for a 69% return rate. Our surveys indicated 53 of the patron groups that attended had never attended a Legacy funded event or had only attended one other event. 57 groups also indicated they would probably not be able to attend if these tickets were not available.

Source of Additional Funds

The Duluth Depot agreed to a 20% reduction in ticket price for reimbursement of tickets. This savings allows us to participate in more ticketed programs and issue more tickets to live performances. 27 libraries distributed tickets.