To gather and share traditional Minnesota fiddle tunes with audiences via modern venues and learn Minnesota old-time music and develop resources to preserve these traditions for future generations.
For the rehearsal and performance of a new experimental music/drama-- Desert Dreams: Naomi and Ruth--at the Sabes Jewish Community Center in Minneapolis.
To complete the final three essays for the collection - A Matter of Translation - prepare the finished manuscript for publication, research appropriate publishers, and begin submitting the book for publication.
To complete a poetry manuscript--Odessa--for travel to the Minnesota prairie and to attend the 2010 Meningioma Awareneness Day conference sponsored by the Brain Science Foundation.
To complete and promote a recording of jazz interpretations of contemporary musical theater classical art songs original compositions and standard American song literature.
To develop a feature-length dramatic screenplay and to work with a director of photography production manager and a sound designer to help realize a feature narrative film called Easy.
To research and document effects of exposure to Agent Orange/Dioxin on Minnesota Vietnam War veterans, complete a photographic series of intergenerational portraits for exhibition.
To compose and produce a Harbor Symphony for ships’ horns in Duluth-Superior and a Car-Horn Fanfare at several community events. To install wind-powered sound-sculptures in metro area parks.
This project examines the role of public monuments as palimpsests of memory. Artist residencies in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh will support on-site research and creation of new work.
To complete a large-scale, site-specific, temporary public art installation in a rural Minnesota setting using an existing form or architectural space and fiber as the basis for his work.
