Arts and Cultural Heritage
Arts and Cultural Heritage
August 2017 Bluegrass Festival and One Day Workshop
Kjel Alkire: art faculty at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota; John Becker: art business owner; Diane Crane: visual artist; Hal Cropp: Executive Director of Commonweal Theatre; Daved Driscoll: Executive Director of Northland Words; Julie Fakler: Director of Operations at Paradise Center for the Arts; Lee Gundersheimer: theatre artist and director; Connie Nelson: music educator; Jane Olive: costumer; Steve Schmidt: musician, arts administrator.
Scott Anderson: musician; Andrea Gaffke: artist; Judy Hickey: arts administrator; Susan Joyce: author; David Kassler: composer; Marie Maher: arts administrator; Carter Martin: theatre artist; Beth Nienow: literary artist; Kathleen Peterson: playwright; Mary Ruth: visual artist; Jon Swanson: arts administrator.
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
This is the only area public event dedicated to enhancement of the bluegrass music art form. Region is predominantly rural so venue offers valuable opportunity to educate and promote an art form. Venue is held at a handicapped accessible site. Comment/suggestion box, random interviews with audience, board listens to programming for quality, one day bluegrass music/instruments workshop to stimulate interest and education prior to festival with evaluation forms completed.
Goal: provide an excellent arts opportunity in a rural area at a reasonable fee in a family environment and comments regarding programming support accomplishment and campground 95% booked for 2018.
Other, local or private