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Shaping the Future through Conversation and the Arts

June 29, 2012 By admin

Shaping the Future through Conversation and the Arts “We promote the positives,” exclaims one longtime Mott resident, describing “The Link” section of the Eido Connect serving Mott, North Dakota and other communities throughout the region. “The Link” publishes mini-features about people, activities and businesses. “We fill up the negative space with something different. We get […]

Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Arts and Culture, Community Development and Design, North Dakota, Performing Arts, Program - community, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Regional Arts, Theater, Visual Arts

Hampton Square

June 29, 2012 By admin

When local customers first pull up to Hampton Square in Blue Ridge, Georgia, they may not see the fresh start-up businesses housed in the newly renovated building right away. They may be remembering the Pontiac dealership, the International Harvester tractor showroom, the poultry factory, the skating rink and the antique store that had all, at […]

Filed Under: Appalachia, Arts & Crafts, Arts and Culture, Business - small (<20 employees), Business Development and Marketing, Cultural Preservation, Georgia, Historic Preservation, Performing Arts, Regional Arts, Starting a Business, Storytelling, Theater

Richard Bresnahan: Artist and Environmentalist

June 29, 2012 By admin

Master Potter Richard Bresnahan, a world-acclaimed potter and environmentalist, incorporates sustainable materials in his art, many of which are found in the nature that surrounds him and his family on their 120-acre homestead in Avon, Minnesota. It is here that Richard and his wife, Collete, teach their two daughters and young son about the importance […]

Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Arts and Culture, Business - family, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Developing new products, Gathering and Hunting, Harvesting Nature, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Non-food ag-related, Pottery, Processing, Regional Arts, Sustainable Use, Value added, Visual Arts, Wood, clay and ash

North House Folk School

June 29, 2012 By admin

Preserving History for a Better Future “North House Folk School was created to promote and preserve knowledge, skills, and crafts of the past and present, and through them, to better understand the future and our role in it. The mission of the North House Folk School is to enrich the lives of individuals and build […]

Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Arts and Culture, Children, Families and Learning, Cooking Classes, Culinary Arts, Dance, Festivals, Historic Preservation, Lifelong Learning, Minnesota, Music, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Non-profit Planning & Development, Performing Arts, Program - non-profit, Regional Arts

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