Arts and Cultural Grants Awarded 2006
Grant Funded
Project
Recipient
1. Mondays In Moscow Professional Chamber Music concerts with an early spring art show for local artists John Andrews
2. Ballet Theatre of Scranton Presentation of the 'Nutcracker' Ballet free of charge for the community Nancy Salerno
3. Catholic Choral Society Support for 'Generations Sing' choral music Dr. Thomas Rittenhouse
4. Choral Society of NEPA Support for Children and Youth Program for Spring 2006; ages 5 through high school Alan Baker
5. Vince Brust Studios Production of a one hour television show which includes students from the studio, community and schools doing ballroom, swing and Latin dancing Vince Brust
6. Lexington Entertainment Five concerts featuring Dixieland series in underserved areas of the County Doug Smith
7. Broadway Theatre League of NEPA Musical theatre and dance workshops for teachers and students Tony Nicosia
8. The Lyric Consort Support of ten concert presentations to NEPA seasonally scheduled along with a compact disc recording, 'Christmas from Saint Peter's Cathedral including a new choral work from internationally recognized PA composer, Jackson Hill Alan Baker
9. Maureen McGuigan Local playwright's works adapted from folklore stories from PA's diverse heritage; project will be in partnership with the South Scranton Renaissance Community Development Corporation Maureen McGuigan
10. PA Heritage Museum Project features PA Charter Day presentation related to Welsh heritage and industrial history of the local area; includes performance by The St. David's Welsh Male Chorus; traditional songs Chester Kulesa
11. Robert Dale Chorale Support for the 21st Annual Bach Festival consisting of the performance of music programs over a two day period; locations being St. Peter's Cathedral and St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Steven Thomas
12. Scranton Public Theatre Support for the 20th Annual Jason Miller Summer Theatre Festival at the newly constructed Hanlon's Grove Amphitheatre in Nay Aug Park Bob Shlesinger
13. Scranton Tomorrow First Night Scranton artistic performances in and around Court House Square providing entertainment for all age groups; features a number of local talents Paige Balitski
14. University of Scranton 'NEPA Regional Art 2006' display that will include the galleries located within Keystone College, Marywood College, the Artists for Art Gallery and The University of Scranton Darlene Miller Lanning
15. Richard Wargo Coach vocalists for 'Mostly Opera' performances featuring Wargo's original compositions Richard Wargo
16. The Northeast Theatre Support for performance of 'Rapunzel's Song' to be presented at the TNT space at the Jermyn David Zarko
17. Actor's Circle Support for the summertime series of short one-act plays to be presented at several open air venues around Lackawanna County during the summer of 2006 Lou Bisignani
18. Community Film Project Support for the development and promotion of regional, independent motion picture projects enabling area artists to share their areas of expertise or interest Jeffrey Fowler
19. LRCA Lackawanna River Corridor Association - grant money will be used in support of Riverfest, a daylong musical celebration of the Lackawanna River Bernard McGurl
20. Devorah Namm Design and performance of a poetry and music event to benefit middle school and senior citizens Devorah Namm
21. Frank Goryl Raku Ceramic Firing three seasonal weekends featuring the process and exhibition of the creations Frank Goryl
22. Scranton Local #120 American Federation of Musicians Interactive concerts to be held at area venues to benefit area senior citizens Doug Smith
23. Cheryl A. Kasuba Project to present historic scenes performed at various locations in Courthouse Square Cheryl A. Kasuba
24. Lackawanna Historical Society Support to produce a historical drama based on the lives of the founders of the Scranton Century Club during Women's History Month, March 2006 Mary Ann Moran