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Lou & Peter Berryman

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,057
Project of
Southeastern Libraries Cooperating Legacy Grant SFY 2012 - SFY 2013
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2012
End Date
March 2012
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Mower
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Project Overview
Lou and Peter Berryman are musical humorists who have delighted nationwide audiences for more than thirty years. Frequent comparisons to Tom Lehrer, Flanders and Swann, and Burns and Allen notwithstanding, these two are originals. They have produced seventeen albums and four songbooks of their often hilarious, quirky, yet oddly profound songs, and have toured the U.S. and Canada to rave reviews. Berryman songs are sung around the world by a legion of professional musicians, including Peter, Paul & Mary; Peggy Seeger; and Garrison Keillor, as well as shower singers everywhere. Lou and Peter’s songs are not off-color, but often have themes that are beyond the experience of children and therefore, recommended primarily for adults.
Project Details
120
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 4
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,057
Other Funds Leveraged
$189
Direct expenses
$1,246
Administration costs
$27
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.008
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Emphasize the importance of comedy and music in your local community. Enhance the future musical and comedic performance experience for participants through education. Increase access to music, enhancing audience comfort and confidence with comedic music. Encourage further education and attendance at future music and/or arts events. Reinforce the idea that libraries are places to experience cultural or arts programming.

Measurable Outcome(s)

For the program in Austin, the overall quality of the program was rated at 4.5 out of 5 from respondents. They strongly agreed it was a fun entertaining experience (4.75 of 5), that it enhanced the performing arts scene of the community (4.5 of 5), and that they were more likely to think of the library as a host for artistic programming (4.75 of 5). The library director reported it was the best reviewed program the library has ever hosted.

Source of Additional Funds

SELCO (Southeastern Libraries Cooperating)

Project Manager
First Name
Ann
Last Name
Hutton
Organization Name
Southeastern Libraries Cooperating
Street Address
2600 19th St. NW
City
Rochester
State
MN
Zip Code
55901
Phone
(507)288-5513
Email
ahutton@selco.info
Administered By
Administered by

Minnesota Department of Education

Location

1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266

Phone
651-582-8200
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