National Endowment for the Arts FY 2017 Fall Grant Announcement

$10,000 Lincoln, NE
To support a free music outreach program serving members of the immigrant and refugee community.
Members of Family Literacy, an English Language Learning program serving members of the immigrant and
refugee community in Lincoln, Nebraska, will receive free tickets to music performances, as well as
transportation to the concert venues. Audiences will take part in pre-concert talks, with translators, about
concert etiquette, classical music history, and the instruments used, and engage in family activities prior to the
performance, such as face painting, an instrument petting zoo, musical games, photo booths, and arts and crafts
projects.
Living Jazz
$10,000 Oakland, CA
To support: In the Name of Love, the 15th Musical Tribute Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The tribute will
feature San Francisco Bay Area vocalists Kenny Washington; Will Russ, Jr.; Terrie Odabi; Destani Wolf; and Luq
Frank as well as the 70-voice Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir and the 300-voice choir from the Living Jazz
Children's Project. The event, intended to serve a predominantly African-American community, will also include
a tribute to vocalist Marvin Gaye.
MVLE, Inc.
$10,000 Springfield, VA
To support an artist residency by choreographer Margot Greenlee. A production titled "Everyday Oz" will
incorporate dance, monologues, music, and audience participation. It will feature a mixed ability cast of
professional dancers working alongside people with intellectual and physical disabilities. Performances will be
presented onsite at MVLE's facilities, as well as at four partner venues in Virginia: the Fort Belvoir USO, a local
high school, the Fairfax County Government Center, and the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton.
Magic City Smooth Jazz
$10,000 Birmingham, AL
To support Jazz in the Park, a series of free concerts in community parks located throughout the state of
Alabama. An estimated 150 emerging Alabama-area jazz musicians will perform along with 20-30 established
artists. Partnering with area arts councils and municipalities, Jazz in the Park draws families from varied ethnic,
socio-economic, and geographic communities, increasing opportunities for residents to experience arts and
culture closer to their homes.
Mankato Symphony Orchestra Association Inc.
$10,000 Mankato, MN
To support Sephardic Journeys, an orchestral concert of Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) music in collaboration with
rising composter/violinist Ittai Shapira. Performed by the Mankato Symphony Orchestra and featuring Shapira
and cellist Tony Ross as soloists, the concert is intended to serve a growing immigrant community in Mankato,
Minnesota, and facilitate understanding between the rapidly diversifying population. Supplementary activities
will include visits to local schools, a panel discussion on music and the immigrant experience, and outreach work
by the guest artists and symphony staff and musicians to bring awareness of the performance to rural and
nontraditional communities.
Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, Inc. (aka MJCCA)
$10,000 Dunwoody, GA
To support a theatrical production by the Jerry Habima Theatre program, featuring actors with disabilities. The
production of "The Wizard of Oz" will feature Geoffrey Uterhardt in the role of the Scarecrow. As guest artist,
Some details of the projects listed are subject to change, contingent upon prior Arts Endowment approval. Information is current as of
December 7, 2016.