Riverfolk Music & Arts Organization
Nurturing creativity and promoting cultural diversity.
Mission
Riverfolk’s mission is to engage the community in music and arts experiences which nurture creativity and promote cultural diversity.
Ruling year
2005
Director
Aileen Rohwer
Main address
PO BOX 146
MANCHESTER, MI 48158 USA
EIN
20-1545218
NTEE code
Music (A68)
Performing Arts Centers (A61)
Visual Arts Organizations (A40)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Riverfolk Music and Arts exists to enhance the cultural offerings of the greater Manchester area through music and art.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Blacksmith Shop Concerts
Once a month, Sept-May, ticketed live music performance in historic, intimate setting featuring musicians residing or touring through Michigan. Focused on classical, folk, jazz, world, singer/songwriters.
Cultural Art Strings
Youth Music Strings Education Program. Summer Day Camp in June, year round private lessons and group ensemble classes. Community Outreach and twice a year public recitals. Violin, viola, cello, bass, guitar.
Manchester Gazebo Concerts
once a week live outdoor music performance June-August featuring local performers in folk, country, R & B, world, singer/songwriters, bluegrass, americana etc.
Dance, Manchester!
Free quarterly community dances
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
To engage the community in music and art experiences
To promote cultural diversity
To offer music and art activities and educational resources to all individuals regardless of ability to pay
To provide respite, hope, and healthy connections through music and art
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We provide a weekly FREE live performance for the entire community during the summer months
We provide a ticketed event September-May with a limited number of free tickets
We provide music education opportunities to the youth of Manchester with instruments that are not offered in the schools
We provide a free community dance where individuals can physically participate and connect with others
We obtain funding for all our programs through a variety of granting sources and individual donations as well as corporate sponsors
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We diversity our income streams with grants, donations and program fees that fit within the financial capability of the community. We secure community partners willing to provide low rent or in-kind locations for our programs. We employ local and regional artists. We utilize local and regional media sources to carry out marketing and publicity.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Riverfolk Music and Arts Festival 2004-2011
Riverfolk Summertime Gazebo Concert since 2001
Riverfolk Blacksmith Shop Concerts since 2015
Cultural Art Strings-string music education for youth since 2012
Riverfolk Jam Camp -teens to adults since 2013
Dance, Manchester since 2018
Our next goal is to build up to having a centralized location for all our services: a community arts center that includes a concert hall/theatre, classrooms, dance studios, museum. A gathering place that becomes a regional cultural center for our corner of the county.
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Riverfolk Music & Arts Organization
Board of directorsas of 5/19/2020
James Horton
James Horton
Phil Cecconie
Carol Palms
Aileen Rohwer
Andrea Cecconie
Elaine Osterbur
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- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
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