Performances

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,368
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Big Stone County Agricultural Society
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Big Stone
Big Stone
Project Overview

To enhance the education, preservation and promotion of MN history and cultural heritage through performers, musicians and actors at the Big Stone County Fair. The fair will host a bluegrass band, a vaudeville style comedy troupe, and lumberjack shows.

Legal Citation / Subdivision
2011 Laws of Minnesota, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivison 10
Appropriation Language

These amounts are appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for grants to county agricultural societies to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage as embodied in its county fairs. The grants shall be in addition to the aid distributed to county agricultural societies under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02. The commissioner shall award grants as follows: (1) $700,000 each year distributed in equal amounts to each of the state's county fairs to enhance arts access and education and to preserve and promote Minnesota's history and cultural heritage;

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,368
Recipient Board Members
Bruce Wellendorf
Travis Fitzner
Donald Wellendorf
Ryan Pansch
Reed Stein
Mike Clark
Gary Sigler
Project Manager
First Name
Bruce
Last Name
Wellendorf
Organization Name
Big Stone Agricultural Society
Phone
320-273-2200
Email
bwellen@fedtel.net
Administered By
Administered by
Location

625 Robert Street North
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-201-6000
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