Equipment/Facilities Improvement

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,639
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Lake Benton Opera House, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2015
End Date
October 2015
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Lincoln
Lyon
Pipestone
Murray
Hennepin
Yellow Medicine
Lincoln
Lyon
Pipestone
Murray
Hennepin
Yellow Medicine
Project Overview
Equipment/Facilities Improvement
Project Details
Sound system upgrade Phase 1
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Jane Link: visual artist, Milan Village Arts School founding member, Milan Community Education, Greater Milan Initiative; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council Advisory Board; Kate Aydin: retired educator, developed a curriculum focused on the visual arts, literature, and modern and traditional music of Spain and Latin America; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of the Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, founding member and president, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former high school English and creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, board member Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: visual artist, musician, theater, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County board; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association, Plum Creek Food Co-op, visual artist, musician; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor;
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist.
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2013, Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,639
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,160
Direct expenses
$5,799
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Our goal is to improve the dependability and quality of the sound system in our theater, which was installed over 25 years ago. New technologies and practices for theaters our size will improve the audio experience for our audience for all of our productions. We attract many senior citizens to our shows, and we would like to continue to ensure that they return to our shows confident they will be able to hear the dialogue, song lyrics and sound effects in our productions. We have two board members at each production who serve as ambassadors." We will have them handing out questionnaires to select ticket buyers as they leave the theater and ask them to answer questions about their perception of the quality of the audio during our performance and return to us. These surveys will be collected and analyzed by our facilities committee and results will be reported to the full board of directors."

Measurable Outcome(s)

66 percent of our ticket buyers who filled out questionnaires and returned them claimed that they have been satisfied with the sound quality in the past. 54 percent of our ticket buyers who filled out questionnaires and returned them claimed to have heard a noticeable difference in the quality of the sound and ability to hear. 94 percent of our ticket buyers who filled out questionnaires and returned them said they could understand the dialogue by the characters. 30 percent said music was too loud; 5 percent said music was too soft. 65 percent said it was just right.""

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Mark Wilmes, Kathy Johnson, Lynn Carpenter, David Norgaard, Kim Fleet, Anne Lichtsinn, Milo Downs, Cheryl Johnson, Caren Petersen, Gail Hovland, Sandy Hanson, Lisa Willert, Carl Burk, Nathaniel Gates, Sirinna Martinez
Project Manager
First Name
Mark
Last Name
Wilmes
Organization Name
Lake Benton Opera House, Inc.
Street Address
120 Benton St E
City
Lake Benton
State
MN
Zip Code
56149
Phone
(507) 368-4620
Email
lakebentonoperahouse@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

509 W Main St, PO Box 55
Marshall, Minnesota 56258 

Phone
Phone Manager: Nicole DeBoer
(507) 537-1471
Email the Agency