Vendors preparing for upcoming Makers Market season
The Granite Area Arts Council’s Maker’s Market returns this summer with some new and some returning vendors. Sara Wussow is a new vendor this summer with her business Crystal Dreams by Sara.
Local artist joins panel at NFT NYC conference
At this year’s gathering of NFT NYC held April 12th-14th, Granite Falls artist Autumn Cavender joined a panel of speakers in New York City specifically to discuss Indigenous issues within the NFT [non-fungible token] and digital art space.
CHURCH SCHEDULES
Belview GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH Sundays: 9 a.m. Holy Communion, 10:15 a.m.
SBA deadline is May 9 for non-profit organizations to apply for Disaster Loans
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding private nonprofit organizations (PNPs) that May 9 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans for losses due to the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding that occurred May 29-30, 2022. PNPs located in the Minnesota counties of Aitkin, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, Lyon, Nobles, Pine, Pope, Renville, Rock, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena and Yellow Medicine are eligible to apply. Examples of eligible non-critical PNP organizations include, but are not limited to, food kitchens, homeless shelters, museums, libraries, community centers, schools and colleges.
WoMen’s Rural Advocacy Programs, Inc. (WRAP) receives grant from Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless
At a time when individuals and households throughout Minnesota are experiencing hardships in numbers never seen before, Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless (OYH) Foundation is working hard to ensure their funding reaches those in need in every corner of the state.
Department of Public Transformation announces 2023 cohort of the Ignite Rural artist residency
The Department of Public Transformation (DoPT) is pleased to announce the 2023 Cohort of the Ignite Rural Artist Residency. Ignite Rural uplifts rural arts and cultural workers as invaluable contributors to increasing community connection. 8 artists were selected for the 2023 Cohort, which is in its second year of operation, led by the Ignite Rural Program Director Holly Doll, Anpao Win (First Light Woman). Ignite Rural artists will receive a $4,000 creative fund, an additional $6,000 living stipend, and access to an $800 artistic development/ wellness fund, along with six months of cohort model professional and artistic development support through workshops, in-person gatherings, and digital learning exchanges. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
YME Track & Field competes in TMB Invitational
Last week, the Yellow Medicine East Track & Field team traveled to Tracy for the TMB Invitational. The girls finished in 7th place with a score of 39, while the boys finished in 10th place with a score of 23. Individual scoring follows: GIRLS TEAM SCORING -- (7) Yellow Medicine East 39 Girls top three: TRIPLE JUMP – (2) Nicole Rillo, 32-4.5 POLE VAULT – (2) Klaira Shackelford, 6-6 BOYS TEAM SCORING -- (10) Yellow Medicine East 23 Boys top three: HIGH JUMP – (3) Brady Dahlager, 5-8 TRIPLE JUMP – (3) Dahlager, 37-6
Application deadline for bear hunt lottery closes May 5
Prospective bear hunters have until Friday, May 5, to apply for a bear hunting license from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Applications for the 2023 season can be submitted online, at any license agent or by telephone at 888-6654236.
Vicki’s Camp N Country Jam announces complete lineup for 2023
Vicki’s Camp N Country Jam is a “Smaller Intimate 3-day Festival” that hosts national & regional country music artists at the country setting “in the corn field”, near Redwood Falls, MN. Platinum-selling recording artist and ACM award-winning singer/songwriter, Chris Janson, along with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, who trades on a mix of reimagined classics and newer works, were announced as headliners for the second annual festival being held on Friday and Saturday, July 7-8, 2023.