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.
Funding for six performances of The Ultimate Santa, an original musical play featuring a cast of over 125. The play will take place at the Roseville Area Middle School in December 2011.
Funding for the Music in the Park Series, a weekly series of free music concerts at McColl Pond Environmental Learning Center on Wednesday nights in July and August 2011.
Funding for the Rosemount Bluegrass and Americana Festival, a three-day free festival in conjunction with the city’s Leprechaun Days celebration. The festival will take place at Rosemount’s Central Park in July 2011.
Funding for Performances in the Park, a variety of family-friendly performances that will take place three evenings per week and feature “signature events” based on a monthly theme. The performances will be held at Central Park in Roseville from June thro
Funding for Step into Summer, a series of dance clinics that will run for four weeks on Wednesday evenings in July. Clinics will take place at the South St. Paul Central Square Community Center Amphitheater and will culminate in a community dance for the
Funding for the seventh annual Cinema and Civics, a series of community arts events that will consist of a musical performance, a short film created by a local filmmaker, and the presentation of a feature-length film. The series will take place at Stevens
Funding for the company’s debut at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts featuring original choreography inspired by African-American painter Ernie Barnes. Performances will take place in May 2011.
Funding for a two-week summer arts program for youth living at the Calibre Ridge Townhomes affordable housing development in Roseville. The program will feature artists from Barebones Productions and culminate in a community event in June 2011.
