Funding for The Three Bonnies, an evening-length dance and multi-media performance based on the music of Bonnie Raitt. The performances will be presented at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center in August 2011.
Funding for three performances at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center: a concert featuring pianist Roberto Plano, a Baroque concert, and the fourth annual Young Artists Competition. Performances will take place between January and May 2011.
Funding for Bottineau Boogie! Untold Tales of Early Minnesota, featuring workshops culminating in a dance production about Pierre Bottineau, the French-Indian founding father of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Performances will take place in March 2011.
Funding for the sixth annual Orono International Festival celebrating the diversity and culture that exists within the six communities of the Orono School District. The festival will take place in October 2011.
Funding to produce and present showcases featuring local area musicians at the Eagles Club in St. Paul, the Acadia Café in Minneapolis, and other similar venues. The project will provide six to eight showcases per month during January through June 2011.
Funding for Art... Be A Part!, an arts program for all ages featuring weekly hands-on art activities at Dakota Woodlands Women’s Shelter, two art activity tents at the annual Eagan Art Festival, and smaller workshops for teens and intergenerational audien
Funding for Then and Now, a presentation honoring world cultures through ethnic dance and music. Performances will take place at the Ritz Theater in spring 2011.
Funding for two performances of the St. Matthew Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach featuring 50 additional musicians to the chamber choir and orchestra. The concerts will take place at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church in Plymouth in March 2011.
Funding to produce its third season of plays by local playwrights. River of Passion: The Saga Continues and Medea and Jason: Rubicon Waltz will be staged in May and October 2011 respectively at Minneapolis’ Bryant-Lake Bowl.
Funding for the annual Freedom Jazz Festival, featuring a diversity of musical styles including traditional Jazz, R&B Soul, Blues, Gospel and World Beat. The daylong festival will take place in August 2011 at Minnehaha Falls Park in Minneapolis.
Funding to produce and stage the organization’s second summer musical. Performances will take place in summer 2011 at the Fridley High School auditorium.
Funding for the annual Swede Hollow Plein Air Arts Festival, a one-day multidisciplinary outdoor arts festival. The festival will take place in May 2011.
Funding to create and produce 16 show segments for a weekly bluegrass music radio program featuring Phil Nusbaum, Lyle Lofgren, and Adam Granger. Segments will be aired on eight Bluegrass Review shows in July and August 2011.
Funding for the 2011 Tionól (pronounced chu-NOLE), a two-day workshop focused on all aspects of the Irish uilleann (pronounced ILL-en) pipes. Workshops will take place at the Covington Inn in St. Paul in May 2011.
Funding for the Hamline Midway Spring Festival, a free all-day event featuring local bands, theater performances, visual arts, food vendors, civic engagement opportunities, and resources for residents. The festival will take place at Newell Park in St. Pa
Funding for Steampunk Dreams: Imaginary Technologies of the Victorian Era, consisting of three new plays by Hardcover Theater, Joshua Scrimshaw, and Upright Egg. Performances will be held in repertory at the Southern Theater in June 2011.
Funding for Hooray for Hollywood, a two-hour choral show featuring songs from Hollywood movies. Performances will take place at the Maplewood Community Center between April 29 and May 1, 2011.
Funding for 12 concerts presented at care centers, assisted living centers, senior citizens’ housing complexes, and public parks. Performances will take place between February and December 2011.
Funding for The Power of Vision, two neighborhood mural projects that will engage approximately 50 youth. The project will take place during summer 2011 and culminate in a community unveiling ceremony.
Funding for the Hot Summer Jazz Festival, a three-day jazz festival featuring local and world-renowned jazz artists. The festival will take place at Mears Park in downtown St. Paul in June 2011.
Funding for a choral concert of music from prominent Czech composers featuring a festival choir and full orchestra. The concert will take place at Saint Wenceslaus Church in New Prague in May 2011.
Funding for the Eighth Annual Jordan Art Festival, a two-day juried art show featuring displays and demonstrations of visual arts. The festival will take place in downtown Jordan in June 2011.
Funding for Ekam – The Supreme oneness, a classical Kathak dance performance in collaboration with Gospel singer Robert Robinson. Performances will take place at the Ritz Theater in May 2011.
Funding for 40 choral performances presented at nursing, healthcare, and retirement centers in the north suburban area from January through December 2011.
Funding for Movement, Source of Light II, and Perspective, a series of free visual art classes and studio time for adults living with mental illness. The series will culminate in a traveling exhibit displayed at locations throughout Anoka County.
Funding for the 2011 spring performance showcasing completed work developed by Les Jolies students. Performances will take place at Cooper High School and are open to the public.
Funding for Sounds of Minnesota, a drum and bugle competition featuring seven drum corps from throughout the Midwest. The event will take place at South St. Paul High School in August 2011.
Funding for a daylong choral music workshop for male high school-age music students in Dakota County. The workshop will culminate with an evening performance in April 2011.
Funding for a one-week music camp consisting of five days of music lessons, playing in a band, art classes, and song writing workshops. The camp will take place at Valley View Middle School in Bloomington in July 2011.
Funding for the 2011 – 2012 concert series featuring three chamber music concerts to be presented at the Washington County Historic Courthouse and Trinity Lutheran Church in Stillwater.
Funding for winter and spring sessions of early childhood music classes in the northwestern suburbs for children birth to 8-years-old and their families.
Funding for the 11th annual North Artists’ Studio Crawl, an annual spring tour of artist studios in the north suburban communities of East Bethel, Ham Lake, Blaine, Coon Rapids, Ramsey, Andover, and Anoka.
Funding for five to seven free choral performances. Performances will take place at Como Pavilion in St. Paul and senior housing facilities between April and October 2011.
Funding for the fifth annual Osseo Marching Band Festival and competition featuring 14 to 16 marching bands from across Minnesota and Wisconsin. The festival will take place in downtown Osseo in June 2011.
Funding to develop a web-based exhibition of 820 photographs. The images are from the organization’s What’s New project that has documented the changes and challenges of each Twin Cities Neighborhood.
