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CONCERTS ON THE GREEN
Friday and Saturday evenings GRSF provided FREE live music concerts on the Winona State University Green, with special opening and closing concerts on the banks of the Mississippi in Levee Park.
• COG’s goals are highlighting local and regional musicians, and providing a welcoming atmosphere for the GRSF community.
• COGwassponsoredinpartby a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council.
• e addition of multiple food trucks and vendors added to the experience and gave our local restaurants enhanced visibility and economic outreach opportunities..
• In 2014 over 4,800 people attended concerts.
REGIONAL OUTREACH EVENTS
This year GRSF began a focused effort to grow our audience and supporter base throughout the region. We held three events in three locations:
ROCHESTER:
• Already a home to Rochester Friends of Will, this event hosted by Randy Chapman, publisher of the Rochester Post Bulletin, and his wife Sheryl, further solidi ed our relationship with supporters while encouraging new participants.
• GRSF was the recipient of the 2014 Ardee Award for “Outstanding Regional Arts” thanks to our years of outreach, education, and audience development in the greater SE MN region.
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TWIN CITIES:
By reaching out to the many arts supporters in the Twin Cities through successful events like this year’s party hosted by Jose and Amy Martin, we have begun to cultivate another regional support group. As the only Equity theatre outside of the Twin Cities area, we are working diligently to give audiences a reason to explore the arts outside of their local area.
LA CROSSE:
Held in partnership with key sponsor Dahl Automotive, GRSF connected with current fans, LaCrosse arts and business groups and new prospects in the closest city to Winona at a wonderful event at the Dahl Automotive Museum.
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FESTIVAL EXTRAS