Natick Cultural Council Awards 29 Grants Totaling $12,850

In full transparency, the following is a press release submitted to SOUTCE media.

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NATICK -The Natick Cultural Council has announced the award of 29 grants totaling $12,850 for cultural programs in Natick.

Some of the grant recipients include Natick Historical Society, Voices of MetroWest and Natick Public Elementary Schools.

A complete list of recipients can be found below.

The Natick Cultural Council is part of a network of 329 Local Cultural Councils (LCCs) serving all 351 cities and towns in the Commonwealth. The LCC Program is the largest grassroots cultural funding network in the nation, supporting thousands of community-based projects in the arts, sciences, and
humanities every year. The state legislature provides an annual appropriation to the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency, which then allocates funds to each community. Statewide, more than $4 million will be distributed by local cultural councils in 2022.

Decisions about selecting activities to support are made at the community level by a board of municipally appointed volunteers.

The members of the Natick Cultural Council are: Kevin Baldwin, Prerna Dublish, Robert Hirsch, Shriya Joag, David Krentzman and Livia Mosanu.

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Grants from Natick Cultural Council will support an enormous range of grass-roots activities (in-person and virtual): concerts, exhibitions, field trips for school children, after-school youth programs, writing and educational workshops, historical preservation efforts and town festivals. A prominent chunk of funds has been granted to support educational activities for young people.

The Natick Cultural Council will seek applications again in the fall. For guidelines and complete information on the Natick Cultural Council, contact Shriya Joag (chair-person) at 347-708-3725 or natickculturalcouncil@gmail.com. Applications and more information about
the Local Cultural Council Program are available online at https://massculturalcouncil.org/.

This year’s grants include:

Amanda Formica – Natick Little Free Library Workshop

Opera del West, Inc. Divas and Doggies

Diane Edgecomb “Trail Mix” a Summer Reading

Robert Zammarchi Elijah T. Grasshopper & Friends

The Morse Institute in Natick New England Legends with Jeff Belanger

Voices of MetroWest, Inc. Return to the Stage!!

SPARK Kindness, Inc. SPARK Kindness Week

Carol Krentzman Rising Colors

Sean Fullerton Acoustic Memories For Seniors

The A Cappella Singers, Inc. Concert Season for 2021-2022

Jenny Dube The Catnip Junkies: Live! From The Natick Common=

Ioana Weichelt A Musical Afternoon

MUSIC Dance.edu Hip Hop Dance Chair Exercise for Seniors!

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Brown School Parent-Teacher Organization of Natick, Massachusetts, Inc. Painting the River: the Art of Chinese Writing through interactive music and drawing

Brown School Parent-Teacher Organization of Natick, Massachusetts, Inc Everyone has a Story: From Idea to Book

Swati Dave Vedic Loom Workshops

Howard Newman Music for Seniors

Gregory Maichack The Jellyfish: How to Pastel Paint

Natick Public Schools Wheelock Family Theater Performance

Historical Natural History and Library Society of Natick, Inc. – Know Natick History

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Brown School Parent-Teacher Organization of Natick, Massachusetts, Inc. Origamido

Zilola Ashurova Uzbek Heritage Exhibition

Eve Costarelli All Inclusive Spring Fling: Love makes the World Go Round

Davis R. Bates III A Celtic Celebration: Performance for Seniors

David Polatin “Swingin’ Sixties- Women Singers find their Voice”

Lilja Elementary School 4th Grade Cultural Arts Application

Sound & Spirit, Inc. Sound & Spirit’s first Holiday Stroll

Henry Lappen Henry the Juggler Performance

Taunton City Band, Inc. Taunton City Band Free Concert

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