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Arts Organizations who specialize in Multi-disciplinary Arts Activities

Chester Fritz Auditorium
University of North Dakota      (701) 777-3076
PO Box 9028
Grand Forks ND 58202-9028
Contact: Betty Allan
www.cfa.und.edu 
Ballet; Instrumental Music; Band; Vocal Music; Musical Theater; Youth Theater
Sponsor Performances, Present Performances, Touring activity available for Schools
Sponsor arts performances throughout the year.  Including three major touring theatre performances and various music concerts.  Local groups/schools also use the facility for performances, fundraisers, and events.

Community Performing Arts Council
PO Box 644
East Grand Forks MN 56721
Attn: Nancy Marcott
Theater, General;  Theater, Youth; Theater, Musical; Music, General
Acting
Hold Workshops, Hold Demonstrations, Teach/Lecture
Workshops throughout the year.
ComPAC supports arts residencies in the schools.  

Crookston Civic Music League
PO Box 139                     (218) 281-7035 
Crookston MN 56716
Attn:
Karen Olson, President 
Music; Opera/Musical; theater; dance   
Concert Series
Sponsor Performances, Perform
The CCML sponsors an artist series each year of 4-5 programs of quality musical entertainment, admission is by season membership.  The season presents a variety of artists - vocal, instrumental and dance from classical to the pops.
The annual winter choral concert allows local musicians the opportunity to perform major choral works.

Fertile Area Arts Council
P.O. Box 104             
Fertile MN 56540
Attn: Elaine Erdahl
Music; Musical Theater
Perform
Music performances with some theater activities throughout the year that involve local talent and sponsorship of outside groups.  Visual art residencies in the school.  Call for information.

Fosston Library and Art Center
4th and Foss, PO Box 573 (218) 435-1630
Fosston MN 56542
Attn: Margaret Rustad
Musical Theater; Youth Theater; Drama/Comedy; Drawing; Painting; Sculpture; Fine Crafts; Mixed Media; Literary Arts; Instrumental Music
Fiction; Non-Fiction; Poetry/Prose; Storytelling; Chamber Music; Jazz Music; Popular Music; Ethnic/Folk Music
Present Performances;
Hold Exhibitions; Hold Workshops; Host Own Art Fair; Sponsor Performances
Provides a site for artist's work in visual, graphics, theater, music, dance, and other forms.  Productions and workshops throughout the year, call for auditions or performance schedules.
Exhibitions and workshops periodically at the Center.  Call for information on the artwork currently on display.

North Country Traditional Music & Dance
RR3 Box 290 (218) 773-3850
East Grand Forks MN 56721
Attn: Jeanne O'Neil
Ethnic/Folk Music;  Folk Dance
String Band, Social Dances, Vocals, Clogging
Perform, Teach Residencies , Hold Demonstration, Perform
An organization which promotes the preservation and enjoyment of traditional music and dance.  The group maintains the traditional string band and 2 to 6 dancers.  Performances include American, Gr. Canadian, and Celtic music and dance.
The group can provide music and instruction for dance events with community involvement.  Simple fork dances are taught to all for all.  Individual members are also available for school residencies.

Empire Arts Center
415 Demers                      (701) 746-5500 box office
Grand Forks ND 58201
Music; Dance; Theater; Literary; Visual Art; Crafts
Sponsor Performances, Exhibition Space, Hold Workshops
Services include performances, exhibitions, workshops, and arts education opportunities for youth.
Rental of the facility available for business purposes.  Equipment available Barco 8200 Vision projector, which displays images onto the film screen at 16' x 19'.  All video formats including NTSV, S-Video and Composite from sources such as VHS, DVD, laser discs, computer, and video camera.  Presenters can use their own laptop to project images for training and demonstration purposes.

Northern Expressions School of the Arts
230 South LaBree  (218) 681-7034
Thief River Falls MN 56701
Attn: Glenn Chivdo
Theater;  Visual Art;  Dance ; Music; Media Art; Literary Arts
Acting, Painting, Movement, Theory, Computers, Poetry
Perform, Exhibit
Program at the Thief River Falls high school that encourages study and learning through the arts.  Call for information on admission.

Roseau Area Arts Association
PO Box 135
Roseau MN 56751
President: Julie Elick
RAAA@roseauarts.com
www.roseauarts.com
Music; Visual Arts; Literary Arts; Theater; Crafts
Hold Workshops, Hold Exhibit, Perform
RAAA offers a variety of events and workshops for all the arts disciplines.  Services include Art in the Park, art workshops, community choir, community theater, and children's theater.

Stephen Arts Council
PO Box 593                       (218) 478-3535
Stephen MN 56757
Attn: Jan Anderson
Musical Theater; Youth Theater; Dinner Theater; Drama/Comedy; Instrumental Music; Vocal Music; Visual Art; Drawing; Painting;
Vocal; Piano; Solo/Recital; Quilting/Applique/Embroidery
Present Performances; Serve as a Consultant; Exhibit or host a booth at fairs; Sponsor Performances
Services provided include community theater, community recitals with grand piano, general arts advocacy.  Productions and workshops throughout the year, call for auditions or performance schedules. 

Valley Crossing Arts Council
1915 University Av., Suite 2   (218) 281-6680
Crookston MN 56716
Attn: Dale Knotek
All disciplines
Event Coordination, Sponsor
Crookston area arts calendar information, continually available and updated.  Coordination of area arts events including informing the public and planning.

Organizations with Multi-disciplinary Arts Activities

Agassiz Environmental Learning Center
PO Box 388  (218) 945-3129
Fertile MN 56540
Theater, General
; Visual Arts
Storytelling, Clay and Ceramics
Perform, Hold Workshops, Hold Demonstrations, Teach/Lecture
Workshops and classes throughout the year.  Experiences for students both individually or in groups (field trips).  The sand hills provide inspiration for visual artists who specialize in landscape related subject matter.

Agassiz Swedish Heritage Society
705 E. Fletcher  (218) 745-5447
Warren MN 56762
Attn: Vangie Myhre
Visual Art; Music
Craft; Folk Arts
Sponsor Performances
The purpose of the society is for the members to preserve their heritage, learn about Swedish culture and history, to have a liaison with the people of Sweden and Swedish-Americans, and to have "Good Times" together doing so.

Association of the French of the North
Box 101                         (218) 253-2270
Red Lake Falls MN 56750
Attn: Virgil Benoit
Humanities; Dance; Music, Ethnic/Folk
Instrumental, Vocal, Painting
Present Performances; Sponsor Workshops; Present Workshops; Teach, Demonstrate or lecture on specialty; Exhibit or Host a Booth at Fairs 
AFRAN is an arts and humanities organization which interprets culture and history.  AFRAN sponsors an annual Chautauqua and French Festival in August and other activities during the year to illustrate how culture and history are interpreted through the arts and humanities.

East Polk County Heritage Center
13 Towns Newspaper, Box 505 (218) 281-1038
Fosston MN 56542
Attn: Gene Carr
Humanities; Multi-discipline
Sponsor Groups, Hold Demonstrations
Periodically the society sponsors artists for demonstrations.

Goodridge Area Historical Society
21625 330th Ave. NE (218) 378-4380
Goodridge MN 56725
Attn: Norma Hanson

Theater, General
; Playwriting; Theater, Youth
Acting, Historical
Perform, Hold Workshops
Perform an original play written about historical life in northwestern Minnesota.  The play is written and performed by locals.  Telling stories for school children in the lower elementary grades, fables, real life, historical, etc.  Call for more information about the historical town of Goodridge.
"Tours of the Countryside" is sponsored by the society.  Seven entities are involved in the tour - City of Goodridge, City of Grygla, Agassiz Refuge, Good-Vue Ayr Farms, Red Lake Wildlife Refuge, Norris Camp, and Thief Lake Wildlife Refuge.  For more information contact Norma Hanson.

Kittson County Historical Society
PO Box 100  (218) 754-4100
Lake Bronson MN 56734
Attn: Cindy Adams
history@means.net 
Music; Visual Arts; Dance; Crafts
Sponsor Groups, Hold Workshops
The Society sponsors performing groups to come and create a lively, unique experience for participants in their events.  The Museum in Lake Bronson features murals created by local artists depicting the land and nature.  Workshops in visual art and craft happen throughout the year.

Marshall County Historical Society
PO Box 103               (218) 745-4803
Warren MN 56762
Attn: Ethel Thorlacious
Humanities; All disciplines
Storytelling - Historical
Touring Activity available for Schools, Present Performances; Serve as a Consultant; 
The Marshall County Historical Society has enjoyed portraying people from the past in their museum and plan to continue doing so.  Telling stories and describing history is just as important as dressing up in the ethnic or old fashioned clothes.  They will also continue to present other artist at their museum during their festival days.  Periodically the society sponsors artists for performances and workshops.

NW MN Service Cooperative
114 W. 1st St.
Thief River Falls MN 56701
Attn: Mary Morken
Literary Arts; All disciplines
Fiction, Storytelling
Hold Workshops
The Service Coop. Sponsors the Young Author's Conference each spring for area youth.  Call for more information on age levels and dates.

Old Mill State Park
Argyle MN 56713
Attn:
Humanities; All disciplines
Vocal, Dancers
Sponsor Groups, Hold Workshops
Old Mill sponsors in performing groups and demonstrators for their various events throughout the year.

Patriot Promoters Arts Division
Route 2  Box 11
McIntosh MN 56556
Attn:
Denise Stark
Multi-disciplinary
Sponsor arts events throughout the year, call for information.

University of Minnesota
Crookston Campus
Crookston MN 56716
Music; Theater, General; Band; Musical
Vocal, Acting, Instrumental, Technical
Perform, Teach/Lecture
Classes available in all aspects of music performance and theory.
Classes available in all aspects of Theatre.  Community participation in some
performances is encouraged.

Warroad Area Educational Coop.
304 Elk St.
Warroad MN 56763
c/o Dale Blanshan
All disciplines
Hold Workshops
This group helps to coordinate arts activities for home schooled youth.

Winger Historical Arts Organization
Route 1 Box 11
Winger MN 56592
Attn: Jeanine Jones
Multi-disciplinary
Sponsor Groups
Sponsor arts events throughout the year, call for information.

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