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Scott Joplin Ragtime Foundation asks Sedalia for $2,000 budget increase as festival attendance and economic impact rise
Summary
Presenters for the Scott Joplin International Ragtime Foundation told the Sedalia City Council the festival drew visitors from across the U.S. and abroad, produced roughly $358,848 in direct economic impact last year and requested a $2,000 increase in city support during the upcoming budget process.
John Simmons, a presenter for the Scott Joplin International Ragtime Foundation, asked the Sedalia City Council to increase the city’s annual festival support by $2,000 during the upcoming budget process.
The request came during a presentation to the council’s Finance, Administration and Vice Chair Thomas Oldham. Simmons and Festival Director Shelly Rounds outlined the festival’s operations, attendance and economic impact, and described plans for the foundation’s 2025 program.
“This year we have 33 performers scheduled and committed to come,” Rounds said, describing a program of concerts, symposiums, daytime activities and new outreach such as trolley tours and a silent-movie accompaniment. Rounds said the 2024 festival ran four days, included 52 musicians, two open-air venues and six ticketed concerts at a variety of locations…
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