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Local arts groups receive Sullivan County Arts & Heritage grants
NARROWSBURG, NY — This year’s recipients of Sullivan County Arts & Heritage Grants, funded by the Sullivan County legislators, include representatives of a variety of artistic endeavors from poetry to weaving. The awards were made at a special reception held at the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance on Thursday, July 14.
One of the beneficiaries was the Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop (SCDW), who were presented with a check for $1,200 from County Legislator Kathy LaBuda. The funding will help enable the workshop to present its first major musical production in years, “Oliver!,” this August at the Rivoli Theatre in South Fallsburg.
Other organizations receiving grants included the Callicoon Center Band, which was awarded $550 for its annual band concert series and the Literacy Volunteers of Sullivan County, who received $1,800 for a bilingual theatre production.
| Organization | Grant Awarded |
| Bloomingburg Restoration Foundation, Inc. for artists fee for musical media lecture/demo | $450 |
| Calilcoon Center Band for assistance for annual band concert series | 550 |
| Catskill Art Society for 2nd Annual Cultural Heritage Celebration | 800 |
| Catskill Reading Society for Outloud Festival | 300 |
| Delaware Valley Opera for artists fees for 2005 Opera Festival | 1,800 |
| III Winds Chamber Ensemble for fall county composers festival | 1,500 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Sullivan County for bilingual theatrical production | 1,600 |
| North American Cultural Laboratory, Inc. for artists stipends (9) for original theatre production | 1,600 |
| Shandelee Music Festival, Inc. for 2005 season support (6 concerts) | 1,500 |
| St. Andrew’s Mission for artists fee for free classical concert | 900 |
| Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop for production costs of “Oliver” | 1,200 |
| Sullivan County Historical Society for “Weaving & Spinning in Sullivan County” | 300 |
| Sullivan Performing Arts for scenery/technical fees for “Shakespeare in LaPolt Park” | 850 |
| Triad for guest artist fees and travel expenses | 1,000 |
| Western Sullivan Public Library for 3-day Republic of Art workshops | 650 |
| Total awarded: | 15,000 |
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