Minnesota Festival Support
Minnesota Festival Support
The Payne Arcade Harvest Festival will hold its 95th annual celebration in Saint Paul on September 23, 2017, featuring intercultural activities, music, folk dance, food, and crafts.
Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer-at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Janice Sivertson: Gallery owner and visual artist; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.
Linda Ganister: Board member and former chair, Ely Winter Festival; bookkeeper; Amanda Lien: Executive director, Crookston Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitor's Bureau; Brittany Lynch: Artist, activist, and entrepreneur; director of operations for Soul Tools Entertainment; Alejandra Tobar: Arts organizing and community engagement director, Pangea World Theater
ACHF Cultural Heritage
Participants will gain a deeper experience in ethnic traditions through inter-cultural engagement in dance, music, crafting and food. Debriefing questionnaires, artists and partner surveys, direct observation guides and checklists will be utilized. Student interns will record data and document the level of intercultural participation.
Audience received a verbal history of each performance, Some dance groups invited audience members to dance with performers during performances. Debriefing sessions with performers provided positive feedback. Direct observation by ESNDC Staff and interns recorded number of people and performer interaction with audience.
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