A Celebration of Bedford’s Cultural Community on Saturday, September 24

Submitted by the Bedford Cultural Council

The Bedford Cultural Council is hosting a reception honoring the FY16 grant recipients (see list below) at the Bedford Free Public Library on Saturday, September 24, 2016 from 2-4 pm. The public is invited to attend and learn more about the cultural community in Bedford and mingle with current and past Cultural Council grantees.

State Senator Mike Barrett and State Representative Ken Gordon will say a few words. There will be short presentations by Bedford Embraces Diversity, the Bedford Citizen and Bedford POMS.

Members of the Bedford Cultural Council and the Massachusetts Cultural Council will be available to answer questions about the new online application process and the grant cycle which closes on October 17^th. Light refreshments will be served.

FY2016 Grant Recipients:

• Annemarie Silver – Arts and Crafts for Transitional Housing Families
• Bedford Arts and Crafts Society – A Series of Artist Demonstrations
• Bedford Citizen – Creation of an Online Bedford Community Calendar
• Bedford Destination Imagination – Awareness Campaign Bedford DI
• Bedford Embraces Diversity – Educational Event on Racism
• Bedford Embraces Diversity – Multicultural Diversity Festival
• Bedford Historical Society – Reenactor Kate Carney as Paul Revere’s Mother-in-Law
• Bedford POMS – POMS “Meet the Teachers” Salon event
• Bedford TV – Preserving Bedford Oral History
• Carlisle Chamber Orchestra – December 2015 Holiday Concert
• Concord Orchestra – Young Artist Concerto Concert
• Council On Aging – Art Matters
• Davis Bates – COA performance: Celebrating New England: A Performance for Seniors
• Hanscom Middle School – Museum trip
• John Root – Bedford Recreation presentation: Edible Perennial Gardening and Landscaping
• Kammerwerke Double Wind Quintet – Three Concerts at First Parish
• Job Lane Elementary School – Life Cycle of Chickens

A local affiliate of the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the Bedford Cultural Council provides grant money to individuals and non-profit organizations in the arts, sciences, education and humanities.  To qualify for a grant, applicants must either reside in Bedford or present a project that benefits a substantial number of Bedford residents. More information is available at https://www.mass-culture.org/Bedford.

Current Cultural Council Members:  Barbara Purchia and Kelley Dadah, Co-Chairs; George Epple,  Treasurer; Linda Connelly, Secretary; Gyasi Burks-Abbott, Elaine Grace, Chuck Lipson, Judy Mabry, and Leslie Wittman.