Big check is earmarked for bluegrass
MRAC board member Melissa Brechon, left, presented the big check to Rosemount arts council members John Loch, Jeanne Schwartz and Keith Reed. (Photo submitted)
The Rosemount Area Arts Council received a $5,000 grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council on Jan. 31 for its annual Rosemount Bluegrass and Americana Festival, a three-day event which this year will be held in the city’s Central Park in July.
Also receiving an MRAC grant from the Apple Valley-Rosemount area was the Velvet Tones; the Apple Valley-based senior-adult community chorus received $5,000 for nine concerts throughout the Twin Cities for groups with limited access to the arts.
The MRAC grants are made possible by a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund approved by Minnesota voters.
