Minnesota Festival Support
Minnesota Festival Support
The sixteenth annual Selby Ave JazzFest will take place on September 9, 2017, at Selby and Milton in Saint Paul, featuring a full day of live jazz, family activities, artist demonstrations, and community.
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
Selby residents and business owners perceive their community benefits from hosting the Selby Ave JazzFest. Survey Selby-based attendees; tally responses (Likert Scale 1-5). On a scale of 1-5 w/ 1-not at all, 5-greatly, do you think the neighborhood has benefited from hosting The Selby Ave JazzFest? 2: The Selby Ave JazzFest will positively change perceptions of the Selby Ave corridor among outlying attendees. Survey non-resident attendees; tally responses (Likert Scale 1-5). On a scale of 1-5 w/ 1-not at all, 5-greatly, has the Selby Ave JF positively changed your perceptions of this neighborhood?
Attendees who identified themselves as a resident (zip codes 55102, 55104 and stated, 'Yes, I'm a resident') were asked, 'On a scale of 1-5, (1-not at all, 5-greatly), do you feel the neighborhood benefits from hosting JazzFest?' Outlying attendees were asked, 'On a scale of 1-5, has the Selby Ave JazzFest assisted to change your perceptions about the neighborhood?'
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