Arts and Cultural Heritage

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Celebration of a City AKA Rochesterfest

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

December 2013

End Date

September 2014

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Dodge

Fillmore

Freeborn

Goodhue

Houston

Mower

Olmsted

Rice

Steele

Wabasha

Winona

Project Overview

Arts and Cultural Heritage

Project Details

River City Rhapsody - Rochester 2014

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

Hal Cropp: Executive Director Commonweal Theatre Company; Daved Driscoll: Artistic Director Northland Words-Words Players Theatre; Drue Fergison: musicologist with dance and literary expertise; Teresa Kauffmann: photographer and public information officer City of Albert Lea; Paula Michel: Secretary Harmony Arts Board; Judy Saye-Willis: visual artist and former director Faribault Art Center; Steven Schmidt: musician and General Manager City of Rochester Music Department.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Scott Anderson: musician; Liz Bucheit: owner/artist Crown Trout Jewelers; Alan Calavano: president Rochester Male Chorus; Judy Hickey: board Children's Dance Theatre; William Hoy: playwright and songwriter; Katie Hae Leo: Minnesota State Arts Board Cultural Community Liaison; Kathy Rush: Lockwood Theatre Company; Jon Swanson; curator Minnesota Marine Art Museum; Phil Taylor: visual artist; Loretta Verbout; board secretary Mantorville Art Guild.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Other Funds Leveraged

$32,850

Direct expenses

$42,850

Administration costs

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

1500 people attend capstone event, with 80% from Minnesota; 300 people attend open house rehearsals; Shows when cost and distance barriers are removed, people take advantage. Achieve 90% positive satisfaction rating with capstone event performances; Validates event was viewed to be high quality.Online survey of people who purchase tickets in advance; Informal interviews of Band Directors who host one of the drum corps; Informal interviews of event attendees; Analysis of data collected from the event; Event Post Mortem Review.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Our first goal was to sell 1500 tickets and 2037 tickets were issued. Our second goal was to achieve 90% positive satisfaction rating and 100% of people surveyed rated performances as outstanding or very good.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Laurie Ackerman, Charlie Brannon, Bob Brown, Donna Bussell, Derrick Chapman, Eric Crockett, Kathy Davis, Ellen Hamernik, Steve Kazeck, Dewey Johnson, Kelly Nelson, Bob Nowicki, Dennis Nygren, Tasos Psomas, Teresa Puetz, Dee Schemmel, Annie Stensrud, Judy

Project Manager

Carole

Brown

Celebration of a City AKA Rochesterfest

30 Civic Center Dr SE PO Box 007

Rochester

55903

(507) 285-8769

carole.brown@rochesterfest.com

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