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Jon Ferguson Theater
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,500

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.

Hennepin
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Midtown Global Market
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
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.
Hennepin
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Twin Cities World Refugee Day
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,750
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.
Hennepin
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Walking Boxes Productions
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
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.
Hennepin
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Bloomington Community Education
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Funding for two variety shows featuring adults with developmental disabilities. Performances will take place at Edina’s Edinborough Park indoor amphitheater in December 2011 and May 2012.
Hennepin
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Waconia Community Education
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000
Funding for two, weeklong theater workshops for children in grades 2 to 8 in conjunction with Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre Company. The workshops will culminate in two performances each of Aladdin and Peter Pan. The performances will take place at the
Carver
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Watertown-Mayer Community Education
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Funding for a six- to eight-week Youth Summer Theater program featuring an original script and musical score. The program will take place at the Watertown-Mayer Primary School auditorium and will culminate with three public performances in August 2011.
Carver
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The APIA Spoken Word Summit
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Funding for the 2011 National Asian/Pacific Islander American Spoken Word Summit. The four-day event will bring together local and national APIA artists to perform and participate in workshops and panel discussions. The summit will take place at The Loft
Hennepin
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After Five Women's Vocal Ensemble AKA After 5
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,905
Funding to provide six concerts presenting a variety of music styles to communities with limited arts access. Performances will take place in the seven-county metro area between January and August 2011.
Hennepin
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Altered Esthetics
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Funding for Just Add Ink: A Comic Cookbook, a collaborative project to develop a cookbook illustrated and written by local comic artists. The project will include workshops for artists on the art of cartooning and will culminate in an exhibition featuring
Hennepin
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ARENA Dances AKA Mathew Janczewski's ARENA DANCES
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Funding to develop and produce the world premiere of I Hate Myself, a new dance inspired by the music of The Carpenters. Performances will take place at the Southern Theater in March 2011.
Hennepin
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Art of This Gallery
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Funding for the Tuesday Music Series, ten concerts of new improvised music by established and emerging performers. Performances will take place at Open Eye Figure Theater between February and November 2011.
Hennepin
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Twin Cities Labor Chorus
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Funding for 10 to 12 choral performances that will take place throughout the metro area between January and December 2011.
Ramsey
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Twin Cities Youth Chorale
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,420
Funding for Let Music Surround You, a children’s choir festival featuring four metro-area choirs. The festival will take place at Lord of Life Church in Maple Grove in February 2011.
Hennepin
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Two Rivers Chorale
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,763
Funding for Transfiguration, an evening-length choral program featuring Requiem, Opus 9 by Maurice Durufle’ and the premier of two newly commissioned works. The performance will take place at Benson Great Hall at Bethel University in November 2011.
Anoka
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Umunne Cultural Association of Minnesota
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Funding for Igbofest, an annual festival featuring traditional Igbo dances, folk music, storytelling, and textile design to be held at the University of St. Thomas campus in August 2011.
Ramsey
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Washington County 4-H Federation
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Funding for County Arts-In, a four-day intensive performing arts camp for youth ages 13 to 19. The camp will take place at the Washington County Fairgrounds in July and culminate with performances at the Washington County Fair and the Minnesota State Fair
Washington
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Wayzata Symphony Orchestra
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Funding for Music of Difference, featuring the world premier of Concerto 2 for Catherine by composer Robert Bradshaw. The concert will take place at Wayzata Community Church in November 2011.
Hennepin
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Young Fiddlers Association of Minnesota
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Funding for the 9th annual July Fiddle Camp a multidisciplinary camp for youth ages 8 to 18 combining folk music, dance and visual art. The camp will take place at Roseville Covenant in July 2011.
Ramsey
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Youth Dance Ensemble and School
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,700
Funding for Dances at the Lakes, a free dance concert featuring original choreography by Colleen Tague. Performances will take place at the Lake Harriet Rose Garden in Summer 2011.
Dakota
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Bemidji Chorale
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000

Funds will be used to apply for the 501(c)3 designation, purchasing music folders, music for special concert with the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra and compensation for the conductor, accompanist and guest musicians.

Beltrami
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Bemidji Community Theater
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000
Funding will support rental of permanent costume storage and costume construction space as well as funds to expand our technical capabilities in order to add to the artistic quality of our productions.
Beltrami
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Bemidji Symphony Orchestra
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,000
Funds will support he costs of producing the 2010-2011 Orchestra Concert season, delivering three free and four subscription concerts to the people of North Central Minnesota.
Beltrami
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Minnesota Folklore Theater
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000
Funds will be used to apply for 501(c)3 designation and for staffing and audience development.
Cass
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Northern Artist Association
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,070
Funds will be used to support the marketing arm of the Northern Artist Association by assisting with monthly expenses and outreach.
Beltrami
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Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000
Funds from the grant will be used to support new and on-going projects of the Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council.
Hubbard
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Pequana Playhouse
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000
Funds will be used to implement arts programming in our community and also for repairing the lighting and lightboard in the Lake of the Woods school auditorium.
Lake of the Woods
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Command Performance Choirs
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,000
To support and assist established central Minnesota arts organizations that demonstrate programming of high artistic quality and efficient management .
Sherburne
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Elk River Area Arts Alliance AKA Elk River Arts Alliance
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,000
To support and assist established central Minnesota arts organizations that demonstrate programming of high artistic quality and efficient management .
Sherburne
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Elk River Community Theatre
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,000
To support and assist established central Minnesota arts organizations that demonstrate programming of high artistic quality and efficient management .
Sherburne
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Granite City Folk Society
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,000
To support and assist established central Minnesota arts organizations that demonstrate programming of high artistic quality and efficient management .
Stearns
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Minnesota Dance Ensemble
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,000
To support and assist established central Minnesota arts organizations that demonstrate programming of high artistic quality and efficient management .
Stearns
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Pioneer Place Theatre Company
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,000
To support and assist established central Minnesota arts organizations that demonstrate programming of high artistic quality and efficient management .
Stearns
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Visual Arts Minnesota
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,000
To support and assist established central Minnesota arts organizations that demonstrate programming of high artistic quality and efficient management .
Stearns
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Boys and Girls Club of Morrison County
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,500
To invite a resident artist and arts educator, Jodi Legeros, to conduct fine arts programs at the Little Falls club location.
Morrison
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Wah De Nah Historic and Environmental Learning Proj. AKA Old Wadena Society
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
To put on the multi-disciplinary arts festival, "The Old Wadena Rendezvous and Folklife Festival."
Todd
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Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Community Education
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,600
The play, "Little Mermaid," as adapted, will be a 4 week summer theater program for youth ages 7-18.
Cass
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Buffalo Community Orchestra
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,589
This grant will enhance the Buffalo Community Orchestra's ability to provide quality arts programming.
Wright
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Elk River Area Arts Alliance AKA Elk River Arts Alliance
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
This grant will enhance the Elk River Arts Alliance's ability to provide quality arts programming.
Sherburne
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Elk River Community Theatre
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,811
This grant will enhance the Elk River Community Theatre's ability to provide quality arts programming.
Sherburne