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Three Ames arts groups seek fall 2025 special-project funds as panel readies recommendations
Summary
Ames-area arts organizations asked a grant panel to cover extra costs for a fall concert, help with rising production expenses for a youth theater production, and fund an expanded Empty Bowls project. The panel has $9,562 available and will compile member recommendations ahead of a June meeting.
Three local arts organizations asked an Ames grant panel on May 10 for extra money to cover artist fees, rising production costs and materials for a community fundraising event, while the panel set a schedule for member recommendations.
At a special-project grant hearing, representatives from Ames Town and Gown, Story Theater Company and the Ames Community Arts Council described planned fall 2025 events and explained why each needs additional support. The panel chair said members should submit individual recommendations to staff; the compiled list will be considered at a June 2 meeting.
The most specific request came from Ames Town and Gown, which is planning an opening concert on Sept. 26, 2025, with the Beijing Guitar Duo. Bill Dilla, representative of Ames Town and Gown, told the panel the duo is now U.S.-based and “have won multiple international competitions” and that programming will include Chinese arrangements alongside standard…
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