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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The A Cappella Singers 
MetroWest Medical Center