Project Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Buffalo Community Theater
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2016
End Date
October 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Wright
Wright
Project Overview
Project Grant
Project Details
Buffalo Community Theater will produce the comedy "The Sunshine Boys" by Neil Simon. Performances scheduled October 21-23 and 28-30, 2016 at Discovery Auditorium, will include actors, artists, technicians and volunteers from Buffalo and the surrounding co
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Janice Courtney: Arts Adviser/Assistant Director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board, arts advocate, arts administrator; Linda Brobeck: Visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC, non-profit board member; Al Hams: Founder of Al's Music, author, board member; Doug Lien: Watercolorist, Member of the Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Community Education Art Class instructor; Mark Nelson: Public School Music Teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor; American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Board Member; Justin Lewandowski: Music advocate, promoter and booking agent, writer, actor, volunteer.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Janice Courtney: Arts Adviser/Assistant Director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board, arts advocate, arts administrator; Linda Brobeck: Visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC, non-profit board member; Al Hams: Founder of Al's Music, author, board member; Doug Lien: Watercolorist, Member of the Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Community Education Art Class instructor; Mark Nelson: Public School Music Teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor; American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Board Member; Justin Lewandowski: Music advocate, promoter and booking agent, writer, actor, volunteer.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
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
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$8,263
Direct expenses
$13,263
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

We will count all participants and patrons. Audience surveys will collect demographic info. Participant surveys will gather feedback on experiences, etc. Box office reports will provide attendance and demographic info. We will have provided an artistic outlet for 13 artists, 30+ volunteers and 6-10 actors, entertained 900+ patrons and engaged our community in the arts.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We provided an artistic outlet for 11 artists, 68 volunteers & 7 actors and entertained over 600 patrons while engaging our community in the arts. To measure these outcomes, we counted all artists, actors & volunteers. Box office reports provided attenda

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Suzanna
Last Name
Joyce
Organization Name
Buffalo Community Theater
Street Address
602 Fir St E PO Box 23
City
Buffalo
State
MN
Zip Code
55313-0023
Phone
(612) 404-0228
Email
zannaj@q.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency
Location

P.O. Box 458
220 4th Ave North 
Foley, MN 56329

Phone
Project Manager: Leslie LeCuyer
320-968-4290x 3 or Toll Free: 866-825-1471