Artist grant application deadline is Jan. 15
BEMIDJI-The deadline to apply for The Region 2 Arts Council Individual Artist Grant Program, made available with funding from the McKnight Foundation, is Jan. 15. The program provides financial assistance to artists in any art discipline or in any stage of their career as an artist. The grant offers funding for costs associated with the exhibition, performance, or production of a creative work; the purchase of materials or equipment necessary for a creative work; educational opportunities; mentorships; and proposals for career-enhancing projects or opportunities.
Artists can apply for up to $2,000 in grant funds. For more information, email staff@r2arts.org or visit r2arts.org
Holiday concert to benefit The Wolfe
BEMIDJI-The Home for the Holidays concert will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 30, at Brigid's Pub. The concert will include multiple performing acts, some of which will include The Honey Buns, Corey Medina and Brothers, Known Only Locally, Count Beltrami, Hattie Peterson, Sonny Johnson, Mike Rendahl and Eric Carlson.
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The concert will benefit The Wolfe, which is an overnight shelter for chronic inebriates.
Shevlin History Center holiday updates
SHEVLIN-The History Center will be closed Friday, Dec. 22, through Monday, Jan. 1, for the holidays. The museum will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 2. Tours of the History Center will still be available by appointment. Office and museum hours at the History Center during the winter months are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and by appointment. For more information or to schedule a tour, call the History Center at (218) 785-2000, call Tamara Edevold at (218) 694-2856 or email clearwaterhistory@icloud.com .
Symphony Orchestra releases Handel's Messiah CD
BEMIDJI-The Bemidji Symphony Orchestra recently announced the release of its CD, "Handel's Messiah," as recorded live in concert April 30 at the Bemidji High School Auditorium.
Joined by four soloists and three choirs in a 70-minute performance of selections from this masterpiece, the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra welcomed the largest audience to date for the concert, a press release said. Beverly Everett conducted.
The CD features the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra, joined by Jennifer Olson, soprano; Leandra Craigmile, mezzo-soprano; Jace Erickson, tenor; and Cory J. Renbarger, baritone; plus the combined members of the Bemidji Chorale, the Bemidji Choir, and the Park Rapids Classic Chorale. The 2-disc set costs $20. For more information about the CD set, call (218) 444-7914.
Farm By The Lake plans 'Storytellers' series
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BAGLEY-Farm By The Lake will host the series "Storytellers" over several months at the Bagley Public Library, 79 Spencer Ave. SW. The series is free and open to the public. The scheduled events include slam storyteller Ward Rubecht on Jan. 14, local storyteller Dick Roue on Jan. 28, comic storyteller Michael Venske on Feb. 11, naturalist storyteller Al Batt on Feb. 25, interactive storyteller Nothando Zulu on March 11, and a writing workshop with Will Weaver on March 25.
