Press Release
The Fairhaven Cultural Council is pleased to announce the Fairhaven Local Cultural Council Grant award winners for 2019. In addition to demonstrating compliance with Massachusetts Cultural Council and local grant project guidelines, winning projects demonstrated the most benefit to our community and specifically for residents of Fairhaven, providing opportunities for all ages to participate in a variety of arts and humanities areas.
Projects funded this year include NBAM/ArtWorks! Teen Internship Program, “Resourceful Composer, Resourceful Planet”; the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra’s Learning in Concert program for Fairhaven Elementary School students; South Coast Children’s Theater’s production of “The Little Mermaid”, “Firebird”; New Bedford Ballet’s in-school programs for Fairhaven Elementary School students; New Bedford Festival Theater’s Summer Academy; Tri-County Symphonic Band; the 8th Annual New Bedford JazzFest; the 2019 New Bedford Folk Festival; the Cooke Memorial Park Basin Garden project; Fishing Heritage Center’s “The Fishing Industry: Then and Now” exhibit; Shakespeare in NB’s “Much Ado About Nothing”; the South Coast Children’s Chorus Community Choral Connections; Fairhaven Lions Club’s “Painting with Splash” Community Event; Zeiterion Theater Field Trip for St. Joseph’s School students; and Seaglass Theater Company’s “Stars and Stripes: A Musical Salute”.
Support for the Local Cultural Council (LCC) grant program is provided annually by the Massachusetts Cultural Council as well as from the town of Fairhaven. Funding allotted by the town of Fairhaven is earmarked to support events that promote tourism and attract visitors to local businesses. In 2019, town funds will be supporting the John Root’s “Edible Wild Plants of the Northeast” lecture at the Millicent Library; Bates & Tincknell’s “Universe of Songs & Stories”; 2019 Summer Reading Kick-off at the Millicent Library; and the Whitfield-Manjiro Friendship Society’s 2019 Manjiro Festival.
Events and programs are offered at affordable or free ticket prices; many offer senior citizen discounts as well.
Visit the Fairhaven council’s blog at http://fairhavenculturalcouncil.blogspot.com/ or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/FairhavenCulturalCouncil for more information.
The council is always interested in new members. If you are a resident of Fairhaven and would like more information about joining the council, contact chairperson Abigail Hevey at abigail.hevey@gmail.com
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