Martin County Fair Vocal Trash Performance

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,783
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Martin County Fair
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
January 2013
End Date
August 2013
Counties Affected
Martin
Martin
Project Overview

To provide an environmentally educational performance to fairgoers. The Martin County Fair will welcome the band “Vocal Trash” to their stage. Vocal Trash is a band that performs using instruments constructed of recycled materials and plays songs emphasizing the importance of recycling, reusing, and upcycling through song and dance.

Legal Citation / Subdivision
laws of MN, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 10
Appropriation Language

These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to county agricultural societies to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The grants shall be in addition to the aid distributed to county agricultural societies under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner shall award grants as follows: (1) $700,000 each year distributed in equal amounts to each of the state's county fairs to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,783
Recipient Board Members
Edwin Murphy, Steve Pomerenke, Jared Pomerenke, Lisa Wedel, Robbin Celander, Randy Deling, James Kain, Curt Luetgers, Ron Morris, Calvin Saxton, Robert Stromberg, Dan Thate, Mike Tonne, Delmer Whitaker, Tom Zehnder
Project Manager
First Name
Lisa
Last Name
Wedel
Phone
507)235-9576
Email
martincountyfair@frontiernet.net
Administered By
Administered by
Location

625 Robert Street North
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-201-6000
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