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

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

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.

We will track the number of individuals attending our events and participating in our programs. We will regularly survey participants at the end of programs that engage over a period of time. We will track reviews, comments and feedback for engagement. On a more personal level, we will know we are making progress by the retention rates in our programming and the individual conversations we have with our stakeholders-parents, participants, and audiences.

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.