Operating Support
Operating Support
The Northern Lights Music Festival's mission is to present high quality musical events, student and professional, to the entire Iron Range from Grand Rapids to Ely, utilizing its beautiful and historic auditoriums and other historic spaces.
Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute
Uri Camarena: business consultant; Michael Charron: arts educator, arts and civic leader; Richard Cohen: attorney in private practice, former state legislator; Emily Galusha: arts and civic leader, former arts administrator; Anthony Gardner: vice president, marketing and communications at CentraCare; Ken Martin, political strategist, campaign manager; Philip McKenzie: adjunct college faculty; Nichole Melton-Mitchell: healthcare administrator; Michele Sterner: higher education administrator; Dobson West: retired attorney; Christina Woods: executive director, Duluth Art Institute
ACHF Arts Access
Due to new housing possibilities in three cities, NLMF will increase the size of its Young Artist and Opera Apprentice programs. With new housing available in Chisholm; plus Virginia and Aurora, we can accept more students, increasing NLMF support to Main Streets. Student spending will be tracked by key merchants: restaurants, grocery stores and convenience stores. 2: NLMF will continue to expand its services to children; and to tie its local history lecture series to musical programming. Children's performances will be presented in six venues; success will be measured by participant surveys. A local children's chorus will be prepared for La boheme production. Artistic quality will be measured by artistic staff and audience surveys.
NLMF was successful in increasing the size of its Young Artists and Opera Apprentice Programs; and the size of its audiences. NLMF rented more space in 2023 and 24 to house Young Artists in MinnesotaNorth dorms in Chisholm, Virginia; and Dahlin House in Aurora, indicating an uptick of 12 people. Restaurants frequented by NLMF reported 50% higher earnings in July 2024. 2: Iron Range children increased their participation in NLMF activities through children's programming, and their participation in children's chorus. More than 6 children's programs which included Iron Range teens (3) were presented to other children in 3 libraries and on 3 chamber music concerts. Additionally, 10 Range students made up the children's chorus in our production of La Boheme.
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