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A. Organizational Information: <br /> 1. The Three Rivers Community Theatre was originally founded in 1975 under <br /> thc name of Elk River Community Theatre. The organization changed its <br /> name to Three Rivers Community Theatre pursuant to Amended and <br /> Restated Articles of Incorporation dated September 11, 2000, and filed with <br /> the Minnesota Secretary of State on September 25, 2000. <br /> <br />All persons interested in theatre or the arts are eligible for membership in <br />our organization. Thc General purpose of the Three Rivers Community <br />Theatre is to "promote community interest and/or participation in all aspects <br />of the arts". <br /> <br />The Three Rivers Community Theatre has a proud history of presenting <br />quality plays for the Elk River area. While we have been recovering from <br />burnout for about three years, we are now arising from the ashes, having <br />produced a play at the Big Lake High School Theater last October, 2000 and <br />are in the process of producing an historical play for the second biannual Art <br />Soup festival to be held in down town Elk River this June, 2001. This will be <br />an original play being written by Robert Beverage, a professional writer. We <br />anticipate serving a population of about 30,000. <br /> <br />0 <br /> <br />There is no other theatre group in the Elk River Area. However we do work <br />on other arts projects in concert with the 'Elk river Area Arts Council' and <br />the '2001 Arts Alliance' whose main objective is in the area of visual arts, <br />music, and literature. <br /> <br />We have a ten member Board of Directors, no paid staff and a regular <br />volunteer base of about 15 persons. <br /> <br />B. Purpose of Grant <br /> <br />1. Situation <br /> <br />This project is intended to enhance the social, cultural, and leisure of <br />downtown Elk River. A mural painting, located in downtown Elk River, of <br />an artistic and historical significance will enrich and positively affect the <br />artistic and cultural climate of the community. The mural will be painted on <br />the side of a building adjacent to the Elk River downtown river's edge park <br />to draw attention to the river. We hope this will be the first effort to create a <br />pleasing park by the river. The downtown needs a focal point. The idea was <br />originally adopted by the 2001 Arts Alliance when planning the first Art <br />Soup festival in 1999. <br />This need was inspired by numerous community members interested in <br />downtown beautification and in furthering recognition of the arts community <br />of Elk River. Numerous persons have expressed a need for a visual impact <br />on this particular building wall and the need to draw our attention to the <br /> <br /> <br />