James Wedgwood - comic ventriloquist
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,322
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2012
End Date
January 2012
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Becker
Clay
Clearwater
Mahnomen
Norman
Polk
Wilkin
Project Overview
A tremendously talented ventriloquist who lives in Minnesota, James Wedgwood is equally talented as an entertainer who always gets his audience involved. His show is simply “The Most Fun You Can Have Without Moving Your Lips!” James uses amazing comic ventriloquism, outrageous characters, and hilarious audience participation to bring truly memorable entertainment to audiences. Like a one-man variety show, James makes virtually everything talk – from wooden “associates,” to purses, bottles, and even audience members (yes, they just open their mouths and James provides the surprising words)! A game show, singing (without moving his lips!) and much more are all part of the fun.
Project Details
497 people attended this program. Attendance by location is as follows: Barnesville Library (71), Breckenridge Library (22), Climax Library (29), Detroit Lakes Library (70), Hawley Library (35), Moorhead Library (120), Cormorant LINK Site (26), Hendrum Fire Hall (72), Rothsay Community Center (52).
Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 4
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,322
Other Funds Leveraged
$181
Direct expenses
$6,503
Administration costs
$162
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.0147509578544061
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Through a positive shared experience, audience/participants may learn the historical and cultural beginnings on the ventriloquism art form, basic ventriloquism techniques, audience interaction and hands-on performance, and the mechanics and inner workings of ventriloquism dummies.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Select comments from participants:
"Fun outing for the whole family."
"[Learned] how to say “'m' and 'p' with your mouth closed."
Source of Additional Funds
Lake Agassiz Regional Library. The Hendrum Fire Hall provided space for the program in Hendrum at no cost.
Project Manager
First Name
Liz
Last Name
Lynch
Organization Name
Lake Agassiz Regional Library
Street Address
118 5th Street South, P.O. Box 900
City
Moorhead
State
MN
Zip Code
56561
Phone
(218)233-3757 x127
Email
lynchl@exchange.larl.org
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