Community Arts
Community Arts
Hometown Holidays Funding for 'Hometown Holidays, Celebrating European Traditions' featuring traditional folk dancing and singing, vendors with homemade crafts, a Kid's Corner and European style cuisine. The event will take place in December 2017 at the Park Ballroom in New Prague.
Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher, performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair at El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support, Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer, Performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.
Stephani Atkins: Youth programming, volunteerism, artistic; Rachel Bender: General administration, community service, development, youth programming; Janelle Doyle: Education, community education, youth programming; Paul Eastwold: Disabilities specialist, education, general management, administration; Bob Graff: Education, general management, administration, youth programming; Alejandra Iannone: Artistic, education, youth programming; Larry Neumann: Education, community education; Jeanne Schwartz: General administration, fundraising, organizational development; Christy Spillman George: General administration, organizational development, audience development, marketing.
ACHF Arts Access
400+ persons attended the event featuring ethnic entertainment, demonstrators and approximately 30 vendors of handmade general and European traditional crafts. Surveys given show over 90% of guests and participants experience was enjoyable and met or exceeded their expectations. Numbered tickets will be given to guests as they are greeted into the event to count attendance. To evaluate success, surveys will be available for both guests and participants to evaluate the event, their experience, and provide comments.
We show that our attendees totaled approximately 540. Audience members were able to shop 26 local vendors with handcrafted items and enjoy European style entertainment groups who do not regularly perform in the community. 95 % of audience surveys indicated they were pleased with all the activities, food and layout of the day.
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