Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley! at the Myles Reif Center in Grand Rapids

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$1,708

Project of

Arrowhead Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2014 - SFY 2015

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient Type

Libraries

Status

Completed

Start Date

March 2015

End Date

March 2015

Activity Type

Education/Outreach/Engagement

Counties Affected

Itasca

Lake

St. Louis

Project Overview

Stanley Lambchop is just like everyone else. That's the problem. For Stanley, life is TOO normal. He wants to travel the world, do something amazing, and see something no one has ever seen before. Careful what you wish for, Stanley! One night, the bulletin board on the wall above Stanley's bed comes loose and falls - right on top of Stanley! The next morning, Stanley Lambchop wakes up flat. Not just a little flat...really, REALLY flat! So flat, he can mail himself around the world! Stanley—the ultimate exchange student—scours the globe, visiting Paris, Los Angeles, Hawaii, and more! In this whirlwind musical travelogue, Stanley - the ultimate exchange student - explores the globe and learns that heroes come in all shapes and sizes. Join Stanley in this heartwarming musical adventure, recommended for Grades K-4th, as he learns there is no place like home!

Project Details

137 participated

Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$1,708

Other Funds Leveraged

$4,056

Direct expenses

$5,764

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The intended outcome of the event tickets program is to create access to professional art (music and theatre) by providing free tickets to a live performance. Live art is dynamic; patrons can experience and be inspired by the energy that comes from a live performance. When patrons pick up free event tickets at the library they fill out a short survey answering questions about how many Legacy events they have attended, who they are attending with, how they heard about the tickets, if they could attend without these tickets and if they knew that Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund paid for these tickets. Only one survey is filled out regardless of how many tickets are picked up at the library.

Measurable Outcome(s)

191 tickets were used for a 64% return rate. Our surveys indicated 56 of the patron groups that attended had never attended a Legacy funded event or had only attended one other event. 74 groups also indicated they would probably not be able to attend if these tickets were not available.

Source of Additional Funds

The Reif Center agreed to a 20% reduction in ticket price for reimbursement of tickets. This savings allows us to participate in more ticketed programs and issue more tickets to live performances. 17 libraries distributed tickets and 13 regional newspapers provided marketing through press releases, photos and interviews with artists and performers.