Community Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,381
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Plymouth Rockers
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2017
End Date
December 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

Community Arts

Project Details

Plymouth Rockers Performing Senior Chorus April - December 2017 Funding for the Plymouth Rockers to involve 70 seniors in weekly choral rehearsals for eight months and to take live music to senior groups throughout the metro area. Plymouth Rockers will perform 21 concerts for seniors and four free concerts in the metro region from May - December 2017.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

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.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Mica Anders: General administration; Maya Beck: Artistic, general administration, community service, development; Andi Cheney: Organizational development, general administration, finance; Tia-Simone Gardner: Artistic, youth programming, community service, development; Alneida Madrigal: General administration, organizational development, youth programming; Laura Nahri: Fundraising, general management, administration, organizational development; Ricardo Vazquez: Artistic, audience development, marketing, community education; Magnolia Yang Sao Yia: Artistic, community education, youth programming.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,381
Other Funds Leveraged
$10,194
Direct expenses
$14,575
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Hold weekly 2.5 hour chorus rehearsals April through December, except in July, for some 70 members of the Plymouth Rockers. Perform 21 private sing-outs for senior audiences, as well as four public performances: outdoor summer concerts at the Plymouth Hilde Center and Minnesota State Fair, as well as a Spring Concert in May and Holiday Concert in December at the Wayzata Central Middle School. Attendance at rehearsals is not required, but we do take attendance and expect to see at least 45 members at every rehearsal. We estimate we will bring live music to over 800 seniors, many of whom are home bound in our private sing-outs as well as some over 2,000 folks of all ages at our four public concerts.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Members: during 2017, 65 seniors from all around the metro area benefitted from rehearsing and performing for their peers and for larger audiences. Seniors in assisted living: performing at 24 senior living venues, we brought the joy of music and demonstrated to our peers that seniors CAN and DO. General public: our public concerts earned rave reviews and $4,000 in free-will offerings.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Jim Dircks, John Olson, Faye Knowles, Judith Hunder, Margaret Snoeren
Project Manager
First Name
Jan
Last Name
Hannaman
Organization Name
Plymouth Rockers
Street Address
14800 34th Ave N Plymouth Creek Ctr
City
Plymouth
State
MN
Zip Code
55447
Phone
(612) 708-8349
Email
mssnoeren@gmail.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency