SRP Kickoff - Drums Are Life
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$300
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2015
End Date
June 2015
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Project Overview
Travel around the world at this year’s Summer Festival to kickoff the Summer Reading Program! Artists from world cultures will be on hand to entertain, enlighten and educate. Taji Maalik will present an African Drumming program demonstrating the history of drums in Africa and allowing participants a hands-on opportunity to try drumming themselves.
Project Details
130 participated
Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2015 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2013 Chapter 137, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$300
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$300
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Expose children and their families to art and culture from various parts of the world keeping in line with the library’s mission to create a culturally diverse experience for library patrons.
Measurable Outcome(s)
To help kickoff the Summer Reading Program, Taji Maalik presented an African Drumming program demonstrating the history of drums in Africa and allowed participants a hands-on opportunity to try drumming themselves.
Project Manager
First Name
Ken
Last Name
Behringer
Organization Name
MELSA
Street Address
1619 Dayton Avenue, Suite 314
City
Saint Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
651-645-5731
Email
ken@melsa.org
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