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EVERETT CULTURAL COMMISSION J <br /> • 2004 <br /> FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AWARDS <br /> Project Descriptions <br /> TOTAL <br /> EST. PROJECT AMOUNT COMMISSION <br /> APPLICANT ATTED. COST REQUESTED RECOMMEN. <br /> David McCourt/Sponsored by 750-840 $14,670 $2,000 $2000 <br /> Everett Theatre Society <br /> Irish Cabaret. "Irish Cabaret" is a cultural program planned around the annual celebration of <br /> St. Patrick's Day. The program involves champion Irish dancers and classical Irish musicians, <br /> along with traditional vocalists, storytelling and examples of Irish humor. Funds will be used to <br /> pay for performer expenses. <br /> Children's Museum 2000-2500 $11,750 $1 ,200 $1,200 <br /> Cider in the City. "Cider in the City Family Festival" will be entertaining its fourth year, <br /> bringing hundreds of children and family members to the streets of Everett to enjoy hands-on <br /> crafts, entertainment and Museum admission — all free of charge. The event exposes children <br /> to performance art and visual art, allowing them to participate rather than just watch. These <br /> interactive opportunities help children celebrate and honor our farming roots. The streets in <br /> front of the new Children's Museum, at 1502 Wall Street will feature old fashioned cider <br /> pressing, contests, food and music. Funds will be used to pay visual artist fees. <br /> Village Theatre 8,500 $239,232 $5,000 $2,500 <br /> Man of La Mancha. Village Theatre will produce 18 performances of the all ages appropriate <br /> classic, "Man of La Mancha", at the Everett Performing Arts Center, April 30 — May 16, 2004. <br /> Support for this production and for Village Theatre's Main stage season helps to provide top <br /> quality family theater to Everett and the residents of Snohomish County. By having an <br /> established theatre company in Everett, one that produces professional theatre and is highly <br /> regarded in the Pacific Northwest, Everett is raising its profile as a community with a vital <br /> cultural core and will attract many theatregoers from neighboring cities. Funds will be used to <br /> help cover artist's fees. <br /> Village Theatre 2,000 $12,638 $2,500 $1,700 <br /> Pied Piper. Village Theatre's Pied Piper program will present "The Nightingale", produced by <br /> The Kennedy Center. There will be two public performances on January 25, 2004, one <br /> including an ASL interpreter. This all ages show reshapes Hans Christian Anderson's classic <br /> tale into a theatrical tour de force filled with dance, color, narrative, humor, action and joy. The <br /> production will provide the general public the opportunity to experience top quality nationally <br /> acclaimed children's theatre. Funding will help cover the artist's fees. <br /> 6 <br />