Organization | • | Illinois Arts Council | [X] |
| | | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 July 30 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The twelfth annual Midwest Folklife Festival returns to historic Bishop Hill, Illinois, located in the states western Henry County, August 4 5, 2012. The Midwest Folklife Festival is a two-day free outdoor public festival that highlights the ethnic and folk arts, customs, and practices of the participating Midwestern states. Each year this family-friendly festival is hosted by a different Midwestern state, and this year Illinois is joined by Minnesota and Wisconsin in presenting their states artists and folkways at the festival. The once bustling 19th century communal settlement of Bishop Hill has been selected as the festival site for 2012 and will provide an exciting location for the festival. The community of Bishop Hill continues to preserve its unique cultural legacy and is proud to again serve as the host for the Midwest Folklife Festival, having played host to the festival in 2006 and 2009. | | | | Date Created: | 07 30 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 869**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000044620 Original UID: 24113 FIRST WORD: Twelfth | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2010 May, 25 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press Release: NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman and Blue Star Families Chairman Kathy Roth-Douquet have announced the launch of Blue Star Museums, a partnership with more than 600 museums across America to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2010. | | | | Date Created: | 05 25 2010 | | | | Agency ID: | 607**10 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000029332 Original UID: 13777 FIRST WORD: Twenty | |
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