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MAYOR DOMENIC J. SARNO ANNOUCES AWARDS OF LOCAL GRANTS FOR SPRINGFIELD ORGANIZATIONS

April 15, 2010 – Mayor Domenic Sarno and L’Kuicha Parks, Chairperson of the Springfield Cultural Council, have announced the award of 38 grants totaling $105,426.

Grant recipients include the Armory Quadrangle Civic Association, Community Music School and the Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival. (A complete list of recipients and grant amounts is attached.)

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno stated that “the City of Springfield is pleased to assist all of the organizations with this grant funding.” “This funding will provide the arts and entertainment community with funding to put on performances that will foster economic activity,” added Sarno.

L’Kuicha Parks stated “these grant recipients represent a wide variety of genres of artistic endeavors throughout Springfield in 2010 and the Springfield Cultural Council hopes that the public will have the opportunity to attend some of the events this year.” “The Springfield Cultural Council is proud to support each and every one,” stated Parks.

The Springfield Cultural Council is part of a network of 329 Local Cultural Councils, funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, serving all 351 cities and towns in the Commonwealth. The LCC Program is the largest grassroots cultural funding network in the nation, supporting thousands of community based projects in the arts, sciences and humanities each year.

The Springfield Cultural Council will seek applications again in the fall. Information and forms are available online at www.springfieldculturalcouncil.org or www.massculturalcouncil.org. Applications will be accepted after September 1^st and are due October 15^th. Information may also be obtained by calling 413-543-6930.

AP#	Organization	Description	MCC Auth.
10-01	Armory Quadrangle Civic Association	Wednesdays in the Park Concerts	4253
10-02	Braithwaite, Elton	Tainos Art of Mask Making	999
10-03	Brethen	Juneteenth	4203
10-06	Carter-McKenzie, Caren D.	Appleseed Project	4203
10-07	Children's Chorus	Building Community	3067
10-08	Clark, Richard	And Now Mark Twain	750
10-09	Classical High School Alumni	Mural restoration	5000
10-10	Cohen, Edward	Exhibit	4970
10-11	Community Music School	Silver Anni Concert Series	4403
10-12	Consortium, The-Recovery Learning Ctr.	Workshops & art shows	490
10-13	Drama Studio	Twelfth Night	4603
10-14	D.R.E.A.M. Studios, Inc.	Dance of the Jubilation	3500
10-15	Enchanted Circle Theater	Sojourner Truth	500
10-16	Faith United Church Women's Guild	Ruth Harcovitz Concert	375
10-17	Gagnon, Gerry	Corella Ballet	5000
10-19	Gouzounis, George & Allyson	Ballroom Lessons & Dance for youth	4553
10-20	Graham, Artie Dennise Graham	King of Kings	2824
10-22	In The Spotlight	Springfield Dramatic Duos	2433
10-23	Jelupa Productions	Evenings With A Star	5000
10-24	Lane, Robin	A Woman's Voice	$2,523
10-25	Lindsay Entertainment Network	Concert, etc.	4266
10-26	Maichack, Gregory	How to paint pastels workshops	435
10-27	Marble Collection	Magazine Distribution	300
10-28	Mickens, Laverne	Ballet Project	3600
10-29	Nehemiah Ministries	Phoenix Arts Project	3803
10-30	Panache Productions	Theater Production	4070
10-31	Performance Project, The	Visiting Artists Program	4503
10-32	Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival	PV Jewish Film Festival	1823
10-33	Polish Culture Committee	Concert, etc.	5000
10-34	Premier Swing Band	Ballroom Lessons & Dance	570
10-36	Springfield Boys & Girls Club	Recycled Joy	3677
10-37	Springfield City Library	Altered Books	1050
10-41	Stone Soul, Inc.	Living History	3753
10-43	Umass Foundation	Youth & Shakespeare	2283
10-47	Woods, Rosemary Tracy Woods	Artist Business Training	1000
AF10-02	Cohen, Shera	Fellowship	2000
AF10-04	Gagnon, Gerry	Fellowship	2000
AF10-05	Martinez-Anaya, Alvilda Victoria	Fellowship	2000
			105,426.

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