KMOJ - Heritage Live Series

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$28,715
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
KMOJ-FM
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2013
End Date
September 2013
Project Overview

KMOJ is developing, managing, and showcasing opportunities for local artist that provide them exposure to the overall community. These events provide a chance for the artist to perform live to a diverse audience and receive valuable feedback from industry professionals. KMOJ also utilizes several community events that take place each year to execute this project. These events include: The KMOJ 6th Annual Voyage “Trip Down the Mississippi” Boat Ride, The Juneteenth Celebration, The Rondo Days Celebration, North Minneapolis Arts Crawl/FLOW, The Minneapolis Urban League Family Day and The KMOJ-Minneapolis Park Board “Community Day”

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$28,715
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.14
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

The primary goal of this project is to create opportunities to showcase local and statewide musical artist, visual artist, spoken word poets and other unique musical genres to the Twin Cities in an environment that will provide them with major exposure. KMOJ's goal is to also provide the people of Minnesota with events that will promote unity and pride with a focus of giving the youth a historical perspective about their community. An estimated number of listeners for the segments, response from the website campaign and number of Facebook impressions and commints for those posted on Facebook.  We will also post vignettes on the AMPERS/PRX website and calculate impressions.

Measurable Outcome(s)
  • Produced, promoted, and hosted 25 live performances
  • These events provided local artists a chance to perform live to a diverse audience and receive valuable feedback from industry professionals 
Recipient Board Members
Dianne Haulcy – Chair, Joi Campbell – First Vice Chair, Eric Black – Second Vice Chair, Angela Myles – Secretary, Janine L. Saunders – Treasure, Lareisha Suggs - Marketing Consultant, Cedrick Frazier - Executive Director, Jessica Rogers – Fundraising Committee Chair
Project Manager
First Name
Kelvin
Last Name
Quarles
Organization Name
KMOJ-FM
Street Address
2123 W Broadway Avenue, Suite 200
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55411
Phone
612-377-0594
Email
kelvinquarles@hotmail.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

200 Administration Building
50 Sherburne Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-201-2555