Performances at the Kittson County Fair
To bring arts and cultural heritage programming to the Kittson County Fair, and purchase a sound system to enhance the new programs. A lumberjack show will highlight the history of logging in Minnesota, and a bluegrass band will expose fair attendees to a genre of music inspired by the music of Appalachia.
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;
Track attendance numbers and collect comments from audience.
There were at least 500 attendees at each event. Sound system was used for a variety of performances, and there were numerous positive comments about the number of local performers at the fair.
Barb Peterson
Dave Stewart
Jeremy Folland
Vernon Bahr
Ed Lehrke
Judy Blomquist
Scott Billings
Jenny Schmiedeberg
Carey Mortenson
Dan Vagle
Lowell Younggren