Funding to enable students in grades 5 to 8 from diverse backgrounds to collaborate on all aspects of a live choral show production during two-week, three-week, and five-week camps in June and July of 2011.
The Children's Museum of Rochester, Inc. will be implementing a program called Passport To Play aiming to increase the number of children and families of all ages, ethnicities, abilities and incomes to participate in hands-on arts and cultural programming and educational exhibits at the museum. Passport To Play would reach over 1,500 children and families a year from underserved communities in Southeastern Minnesota. The Children's Museum of Rochester, Inc.
Rose Ensemble will present an eight city tour of, Songs of Temperance and Temptation: 100 Years of Restraint and Revelry in Minnesota, with concerts/pre-concert discussions/research and choral music workshops.
The Rose Ensemble will significantly expand the scope and depth of its annual greater Minnesota tour by bringing in-school workshops, adult arts learning experiences, and affordable concerts of medieval and Renaissance music to six old and new touring communities.
The Saint Paul Community Youth Arts Project will dramatically increase Saint Paul Parks and Recreations ability to use its many community spaces to engage Saint Paul at-risk youth in grades K-12 in high-quality arts learning opportunities during out-of-school time hours.
