Musical Postcards by the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$2,447

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 2014

End Date

March 2014

Activity Type

Education/Outreach/Engagement

Counties Affected

Carlton

Cook

Itasca

St. Louis

Project Overview

Free event tickets to the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra production Musical Postcards at the DECC in Duluth were distributed by 13 libraries. Let the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra ignite your imagination and bring you on a spectacular voyage around the musical world of pops and light classical music. Maestro Dirk Meyer will spice up the performance with comments about his experiences traveling the world and conducting in concert halls from Toronto to the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Madrid, and Vienna.

Project Details

111 attended

Project Details: 2014 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

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

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$2,447

Other Funds Leveraged

$784

Direct expenses

$3,231

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)

111 tickets were used for a 37% return rate. 13 distributed tickets in 4 counties.

Our surveys indicated 32 of the patron groups that attended had never attended a Legacy funded event or had only attended one other event. 7 groups also indicated they would not be able to attend if these tickets were not available.

Source of Additional Funds

The DSSO 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.

The following public libraries distributed tickets and provided additional promotion for the program: Aurora, Babbitt, Cloquet, Duluth, Gilbert, Grand Marais, Grand Rapids, Hibbing, Hoyt Lakes, Moose Lake, Mt. Iron, Silver Bay and Virginia and approximately 17 regional newspapers.