Operating Support

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$4,790

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Lake Benton Opera House, Inc.

Recipient Type

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

January 2017

End Date

December 2017

Activity Type

Grants/Contracts

Counties Affected

Lincoln

Lyon

Pipestone

Murray

Yellow Medicine

Project Overview

Operating Support

Project Details

Operating Support

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

John White: writer, photographer, retired journalist; Marilee Strom: musician, former art teacher, business owner; Kathy Fransen: musician, theatre, Rhythm of the River coordinator; Janet Olney: visual artist, Willmar Area Arts Council coordinator; Joyce Meyer: photographer, retired art teacher, Canby Arts Council; Kate Aydin: retired educator; Paula Nemes: musician, librarian, former coordinator of Marshall Area Fine Arts Council, Marshall Area Stage Company; Tom Wirt: artist, owner Clay Coyote Gallery, Hutchinson Center for the Arts, past member Hutchinson Public Arts Commission; Susan Marco: writer, former High School English/creative writing teacher; Kelly Muldoon: graphic artist, Prairie Music Association, Prairie Oasis Players; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cindy Reverts: visual artist, Rock County Fine Arts Association treasurer, Council for Arts in Humanities in Rock County; Dana Johnson: producer/filmmaker; Brett Lehman: Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, Worthington Concert Association; Reggie Gorter: vocalist, theatre, voice/dance teacher; Scott Tedrick: journalist, Granite Falls Riverfront Revitalization, theatre director/actor.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Brett Lehman: member of Worthington International Festival, Worthington City Band, and Worthington Concert Association; Dan Wahl: writer, visual artist, director, adjunct English instructor at Southwest Minnesota State University; Cheryl Avenel-Navara: arts advocate; Kris Gruhot: musician, business owner; Cheryl Hanson: theatre, dance, banking; Lois Schmidt: nonprofit advisory.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2017 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3

Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$4,790

Other Funds Leveraged

$33,265

Direct expenses

$38,055

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.00

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Our top goal during the period funded by this grant will be to continue to introduce our organization to new customers through promotion and outreach. By making more people aware of what we do, we in turn hope to draw more people through our doors to buy tickets. We are confident we can keep our current patrons coming back, and likewise, believe newcomers to our building will be impressed enough to return in the future. Each ticket buyer will be given a token to drop in a jar stating either "This is my firs

Measurable Outcome(s)

Our goal of increasing awareness of our theater was met with a large marketing push for our summer musical, "Beauty and the Beast." The result was 10 near sellout shows and three productions that followed that we feel were given a bump in attendance from our summer success. Our Operating Support grant gave us extra marking dollars and also enabled us to make some major lighting upgrades to our stage.

Description of Funds

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members

Mark Wilmes, Lynn Carpenter, Kathy Johnson, Sandy Hanson, Milo Downs, Carl Burk, David Norgaard, Gail Hovland, Caren Petersen, Lisa Willert, Nathaniel Gates, Anne Lichtsinn, Jodi Greer, Kathy Holck, Lea Lory

Project Manager

Mark

Wilmes

Lake Benton Opera House, Inc.

120 Benton St E

Lake Benton

56149

(507) 368-4620

lakebentonoperahouse@gmail.com

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