Orchestra Concert by the Northern Lakes Music Festival

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$1,176

Project of

Arrowhead Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2014 - SFY 2015

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient Type

Libraries

Status

Completed

Start Date

July 2014

End Date

July 2014

Activity Type

Education/Outreach/Engagement

Counties Affected

Cook

St. Louis

Project Overview

Free event tickets to the following performances of the Northern Lights Music Festival Orchestra Concerts at the Chisholm High School and the Mesabi East High School in Aurora tickets were distributed by 11 libraries. Founded eleven years ago by concert pianist and Aurora native Veda Zuponcic, Northern Lights brings together award winning students and internationally known performers and teachers in a unique program that includes daily lessons, chamber music coaching, masterclasses and numerous performance opportunities.

Project Details

63 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

$1,176

Other Funds Leveraged

$411

Direct expenses

$1,588

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)

63 tickets were used for a 32% return rate. 11 libraries distributed tickets in 2 counties.

Source of Additional Funds

The Northern Lights Music Festival 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, Buhl, Chisholm, Cook, Eveleth, Hibbing Hoyt Lakes, Mt. Iron, Silver Bay, and Virginia and approximately 12 regional newspapers.