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<br />ELK RIVER <br />ARE A <br />ARTS <br />ALLIANCE <br />-- -:~-t <br /> <br />The Handke Center. 1170 Main Street. Elk River, MN . 55330 . Ph: 763.441.4725 . Fax: 763. 241.3521 <br />www.elkriverart.org.elkriverart@sherbtel.net <br /> <br />March 22, 2006 <br /> <br />Elk River City Council <br />Lori Johnson, City Administrator <br />City of Elk River <br />13065 Orono Road <br />Elk River, Minnesota 55330 <br /> <br />Dear Mayor Klinzing, members of the Elk River City Council, and Ms. Johnson: <br /> <br />Thank you for your past support and for approving our request for continued support for <br />the Elk River Area Arts Alliance. In accordance with the City Council's approval, this <br />letter is a formal request to release the $10,000 designated for 2006. <br /> <br />We continue to offer programs and events that build community, increase the vitality and <br />economic impact of the Elk River area, and increase the quality of life for people of all <br />ages and abilities by offering access to the arts. We continue to offer: Strings for Youth; <br />art exhibitions at the Sherburne County Government Center, including Arts in Harmony, <br />which just celebrated it's 11th anniversary; our Performance Series at the Zabee Theater, <br />which offers an opportunity for area residents to experience musical and theatrical <br />performances by professional artists; arts classes and workshops at the Handke Center, <br />and the ArtSoup Festival. ArtSoup continues to be a vital part of our programming and <br />our 2005 festival in June offered an abundance of arts experiences for all. <br /> <br />The City of Elk River can be proud of its history of supporting the arts by helping fund <br />the Arts Alliance and its programs and events. With your assistance, we have been able <br />to continue to serve the needs of the community and to establish support from <br />foundations, corporations, and individuals. <br /> <br /> <br />In addition to the quality of arts programming that we provide, we continue to establish a <br />permanent home at the Historic Handke Center by working with District 728 Community <br />Education to create a community arts center in Elk River. This partnership includes the <br />development of ArtScape, which is a brochure to market arts classes and workshops for <br />youth and adults. <br />