Funding for The King is Dead, the world premier of a clown show set in Medieval England featuring British and American performers. Performances will take place at the Southern Theater in summer 2011.
Funding for the first annual Midtown Global Jazz Festival, featuring a lineup of global Jazz genres, art vendors, ethnic food, and an educational stage. The festival will take place in July 2011 outside the Midtown Global Market in Minneapolis.
Funding for the formation and training of a volunteer hospice choir. Activities include weekly rehearsals and visits to area hospice centers between January and May 2011.
Funding for Twin Cities Refugee Day, a cultural festival featuring more than 50 local organizations serving refugees. The festival will take place in June 2011 at Minnehaha Falls Park in Minneapolis.
Funding to produce and stage Chickens on the Freeway, Film at 11, an original two-act musical inspired by Betty Wolden, the first local female television news reporter. Performances will take place at Minneapolis Theater Garage in November 2011.
