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Blandin Foundation Supports Reif Performing Arts Center Expansion With $475,000 Grant
May 29, 2025
Planning for New Amphitheater and Cultural Center Underway Key Points: Blandin Foundation has awarded a $475,000 grant to Reif Performing Arts Center to explore plans for a new amphitheater and cultural center. Potential new facilities would serve as additional year-round cultural and civic hubs, offering outdoor concerts, community events and increased arts access for residents.…
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From Shared Meals to a Shared Vision: Marietta’s New Gathering Space
April 29, 2025
One Sunday each month, 80 to 100 people from Marietta, Minnesota, and surrounding communities descend upon the town firehall for a shared community meal prepared by volunteers from the HomeTown Group, a community enrichment organization that’s been connecting the community since 2009. For the small Minnesota community on the border of South Dakota, that attendance…
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