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Fells Point Creative Alliance t/a Creative AlliancePromoting Cultural Tourism in Southeast Baltimore: Two Community-Driven Festivals

Request: $20,000.00 Baltimore NationalTotal Match: $20,000.00 Baltimore City

Fells Point Creative Alliance t/a Creative Alliance - Promoting Cultural Tourism in Southeast Baltimore: Two Community-Driven Festivals -

PROJECT TITLE: Promoting Cultural Tourism in Southeast Baltimore: Two Community-Driven Festivals

PROJECT SUMMARY:

Grant and matching funds will support expenses associated with organizing and executing both festivals during the annual planning period and the day-of each event. Event contractors, performer and artist fees, security, equipment rental, and supplies will be supported with these grant funds. Fabrication of kites, lanterns, and floats are included in the budget. Performer fees include culturally significant dance performances, presentations, and live music.

The three main objectives of this project are:

1.Increasing the heritage tourism value of Baltimore by celebrating the vibrancy of southeast Baltimore’s community, its rich cultures and diverse population.

2. Encouraging interaction, engagement, and acceptance between residents from a diversity of cultures by bringing them together in Patterson Park.

3. Expanding Creative Alliance’s partnerships with individuals, government agencies, local business, organizations, schools and churches.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

Project Description

Creative Alliance presents free, culturally significant public events throughout the calendar year. The two largest events, The Great Halloween Lantern Parade and Festival and The BIG Baltimore Kite Fest draw over 15,000 city, state, and Mid-Atlantic families to Southeast Baltimore's Patterson Park. Both festivals highlight the heritage and the rich history of Patterson Park and its surrounding neighborhoods, while celebrating the traditions of ever-growing and culturally diverse residents who now call Southeast Baltimore their home.

How will completing the project accomplish the goals and objectives your organization?

The completion of the project will accomplish five of Creative Alliance’s six organizational goals:

Goal 1: Provide interactive experiences to engage people in the creative process – the project will provide these experiences.

Goal 2: Reflect the ethnic and social diversity of Baltimore and be a welcoming place where all come together - Creative Alliance works with artists, partners and performers from diverse backgrounds that reflect our neighborhood and city. These partners and artists are engaged in the project.

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Goal 3: Promote the careers of Baltimore’s emerging and established artists with creative and professional opportunities – Artists and vendors are selected for the project. Performing artists, community artists and musicians are commissioned to create one-of-a-kind work for both festivals.Goal 4: Strengthen our neighboring communities through arts and education programs – the project will unite various communities from the Baltimore region to share unique experiences in Patterson Park.

Goal five: Expand our base of constituents: artists, audiences, contributors, and neighborhood – the project will elevate the profile of Baltimore, the community, and the artists. Increased fundraising will assist us with planning to attract new audiences and deepen existing partnerships within our neighborhood.

How will completing this project accomplish the goals and objectives of your heritage area?

Creative Alliance is the anchor of the Highlandtown Arts & Entertainment District. Our home base, The Patterson Theater, is located on Eastern Avenue, a Baltimore City Mainstreet. Dedicated partners, the Baltimore National Heritage Area awarded Creative Alliance a $5,000 grant in support of this year’s Great Halloween Lantern Parade, and they are excited about the heritage and cultural tourism work we are executing.

These programs increase the heritage tourism value of Baltimore by celebrating the vibrancy, diversity, and rich cultures of Baltimore’s southeast community.

Our project aligns with many objectives from BNHA’s most recent Management Plan. A few are cited below:

BNHA’s objective 1.3 “Programs and Events” – 1.3.5 Heritage Events applies to both festivals as they highlight BNHA’s interpretive theme of “Shaping a Monumental City”.

The project will attract visitors and residents by marketing the heritage area as a destination and highlighting Southeast Baltimore and Patterson Park’s cultural, natural, and historical resources. This aligns directly with BNHA’s Goal 3.1 “Building Visibility and Growing Audiences”.

The project will provide unique local experiences and encourage neighborhood pride, directly connecting it to BNHA objective 4.2 “Community Revitalization”.

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DELIVERABLES:

What will be the results of this project? What tangible and intangible deliverables do you anticipate?

The Great Halloween Lantern Parade and Festival and The BIG Baltimore Kitefest will provide a variety of opportunities for the public to produce kites and lanterns and draw thousands of residents and visitors to Patterson Park.

Tanglible deliverables include two large-scale festivals: 3,000 youth-made lanterns; 1,300 youth-made kites; 10 new partners; 50 parade floats; the participation of 8 local schools; and 5 new artist-made floats.

Intangible deliverables include 15,000 visitors to Patterson Park, Pagoda Hill, and the Pulaski Monument; 30,000 website views; 15,000 patrons learning about the heritage of Patterson Park; 15,000 patrons exposed to new cultural traditions and artforms; communities whose cultural traditions and art forms contribute to Baltimore City's diversity and vitality.

How will ongoing maintenance costs be paid for in future years (if applicable)?

There are no maintenance costs associated with the project. Future costs for the project in upcoming years is budgeted accordingly each fall.

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BUDGET:

Amount requested: $20,000.00

Other State Funds: $45,000.00

Cash Match: $20,000.00

In-Kind Match: $0.00

Other Project Costs: $88,455.00

Total Match: $20,000.00

Total Project Cost: $40,000.00

Budget Details:

List the source(s) of all non-state matching funds you are including in your proposed project costs. Please indicate if the funds and support are in-hand, committed, or not yet available.

The Joseph & Harvey Meyerhoff Charitable Fund - $20,000. $10,000 of the funds are in-hand, and an additional $10,000 is committed and will be released in June 2020.

Describe any state funds that are already committed for this project.

A portion of FY20 and FY21 awarded funds from Maryland State Arts Council and Community Development Block Grant will support the project.

Provide a brief explanation of each line item in your budget.

Personnel: Includes part-time day-of staffing for the two festivals and 50% of the salary of our full-time Community Arts Liaison, 15% of the salary of our Marketing Director, and 15% of the salary of our Performance Director.

Artists and Performers - All performing artists, visual artists, and commissioned artists expenses.

Event Contractors/Security- Event contractors include cleaners, vendors, parking valets and assistants. Security is provided at both Festivals

Licenses and Permits- Includes costs associated with Special Events Permits.

Supplies- Includes supplies for lantern and kite making, general day-of Festival supplies, first aid kits, lighting for tents, and decor.

Printing and Signage- All printing expenses associated with both Festivals. This includes marketing materials such as postcards, as well as day of maps and signage.

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Hospitality- Creative Alliance provides our performers with light refreshments and food.

Travel- Select artists are provided a small travel stipend.

Equipment Rental - Equipment rental includes staging and industrial lighting, A/V, tents, tables and chairs, and Uhaul rentals.

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URGENCY:

Is this project urgent?

Additional funding is required to support the success and growth of these two much anticipated festivals. The Big Baltimore Kite Fest and Great Halloween Lantern Parade and Festival demonstrate that Baltimore has a cohesive and dynamic community, which welcomes and celebrates its diverse neighbors, visual artists, musicians, performers, and projects a positive image of Baltimore and its residents. Permits are secured for both festivals in 2020.

Creative Alliance believes that bringing diverse community members together to celebrate Baltimore and its many cultural treasures is an urgent and critical need for Baltimore City residents. Creative Alliance is situated in one of the most culturally complex neighborhoods in Baltimore. The neighborhood includes a rapidly expanding Latino community, refugees from African countries, the Middle East, as well as African Americans, Native Americans, young professionals, and artists who have become part of the fabric of the community with longtime residents who are German, Polish, Czech, Italian, Irish, Greek, and Ukrainian..

In 2020-2021, we are intentionally expanding our outreach to include McElderry Park, north of Patterson Park, and Greektown, east of Patterson Park, so that K-12 students who participate in Creative Alliance's comprehensive afterschool education programs are included in these festivals. This effort is in direct response to feedback and survey results from families and students who have expressed that they do not benefit from the resources provided by Patterson Park. For many Latino and African American residents in these neighborhoods, lack of transportation and direct engagement hinders their desire and ability to experience Patterson Park. Creative Alliance will provide engaging workshops on kite-making and lantern-making in their neighborhoods, and will provide day-of shuttles for residents, families, and youth to attend both festivals. Creative Alliance’s ability to respond to their concerns underscores the urgency of the project.

IMPACT:

Describe how this project will address one or more of the Maryland Heritage Area's Program's three areas of focus.

This project addresses all three of Maryland Heritage Area Program’s areas of focus.

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Developing Heritage Tourism Product: The project will bring thousands of Baltimore, Maryland, and national attendees to Patterson Park to engage with diverse audiences. Attendees enjoy Baltimore’s culture, and the scenic landscapes of Patterson Park, all which enhance the visitor experience.

Building Partnership: The project involves and relies on the support of varying partners, including regional leaders, non-profits, artists, businesses, and state and city agencies. With funding from MHAA, partnerships will continue to grow.

Sustaining Regional Identity: The project features two festivals that highlight the diverse cultural landscape that makes Baltimore such an extraordinary city. Latinx, Immigrant, and African American communities are represented at these festivals, as well as working class and low-income families from Southeast Baltimore, neighborhood elders, and cultural bearers.

Does your project support or highlight the diverse history and cultural traditions of Maryland? If so, please provide details.

Creative Alliance intentionally programs and plans for inclusion of diverse neighbors, which include immigrants, people of color, and LGBTQ communities.

Creative Alliance and its programs serve as safe spaces. We will access our existing partnerships to continue to deepen relationships with the Latinx communities in Baltimore to help them acclimate to their new home and give them the tools they need to succeed and the confidence to celebrate artistic innovation and freedom of expression. Our festivals highlight Latinx traditional art forms while allowing Latinx residents to share their unique traditions with the surrounding community. Many members of our Latinx community struggle to find employment. Low-income Latinx neighbors and artists will be employed through the project.

The Great Halloween Lantern Parade and Festival features marching bands and step teams from area schools, floats designed to reflect folklore from the artists’ countries of origin, traditional dance and music, and many other artforms from our multi-cultural neighborhood.

During The BIG Baltimore Kite Fest, we will highlight the kite traditions of the Haitian community in partnership with Komite Ayiti. Artesanas Mexicanas, an all-female Latinx artist group based in Southeast Baltimore, will lead lantern-making and kite-making workshops, and sell traditional Latin American goods and arts.

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TIMELINE: Start Date: 8/1/2020

End Date: 8/1/2021

Key Steps and Timeline

Both festivals are currently being planned, dates and permits are secured, and Creative Alliance is committed to moving forward with the events.

Key steps for The Great Halloween Parade:

August 2020 - Staff finalize lantern design and public lantern-making workshop dates and teachers; day-of staffing plan reviewed and approved.

September 2020- At least 5 artist-commissioned floats are fabricated; print materials and signage are designed; supplies ordered; neighbors in 21224 and 21231 zip codes are contacted and encouraged to host Parade viewing parties.

October 2020- Site visits conducted with Friends of Patterson Park; meetings held with stage company, A/V and tech companies; rehearsals for performances and finale set; 2 free lantern-making workshops for families at Creative Alliance; lantern-making workshops offered at Baltimore City schools and libraries

October 24, 2020 - Daytime festival and evening parade executed.

November 2020- Debrief with participants and partners.

Key steps for The BIG Baltimore Kite Fest:

January 2021- Outreach to partners and cultural groups; print materials fabricated; supplies ordered; day-of staffing plan created.

February 2021 - Site visit at Pagoda Hill; kite design complete and free public kite-making workshops scheduled.

March 2021 - Signage designed and printed, 2 free all-ages kite-making workshops; 1 intermediate cultural kite-making workshop

March 27, 2021 - Daytime festival executed.

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ACCESS & OUTREACH:

Describe the benefit of the completed project to the general public.

The project draws a diverse group of thousands to experience free programming in one of Baltimore’s oldest parks. Attendees will experience and engage in arts and culture in an open and unbiased structure. There are many opportunities for hands-on activities that explore the unique cultural richness of Baltimore at both festivals.

A beloved highlight of the cultural calendar of Baltimore, The Great Halloween Lantern Parade has taken place each October for 20 years. Free festivities will begin at 3pm when Patterson Park comes alive with lantern workshops, kids costume contest, hayrides, crafts vendors, and food trucks. At dusk, the parade commences with floats and marching bands from neighborhood schools and groups, and a community dance party and finale to conclude the evening.

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The Big Baltimore Kite Fest gathers neighbors and newcomers together for a day of fun in the park. We anticipate more than 600 families from across the Greater Baltimore area will gather for day-of festivities like kite-making, repair, and decorating. Professional kite flyers, community organizations, wandering troubadour musicians, and local food vendors will mingle with more than 5,000 attendees. Artists commissioned to make and fly custom kites will also be present.

What provisions exist or will be made for physical or programmatic access by individuals with disabilities?

Both Festival sites within Patterson Park are handicap accessible. Staff periodically assures that all ramps and paved pathways along the sites are clear of patrons or obstacles.

Print and marketing materials advertising the Festivals are bilingual. During the The Great Halloween Lantern Parade and Festival, on-stage billingual interpretation will be presented. Large print site maps will be displayed around the Festival site's indentifying first aid locations, restrooms, and park accessiblity details.

How will you ensure that the general public will learn about your property or project?

Creative Alliance’s marketing department works closely with media sources to ensure that coverage is provided for The Great Halloween Lantern Parade and The BIG Baltimore Kite Fest by submitting monthly press releases to newspapers, radios, TV stations, universities, partner organizations for all

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related Parade events. We publicize our events to diverse audiences and engage audiences through social media on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and through a weekly e-mail newsletter sent to 27,000 subscribers. We produce a bi-monthly print newsletter, place advertisements in the Baltimore Sun, on radio stations WTMD, WYPR and WEAA, posters, postcards, and flyers to promote upcoming activities. All printed materials are distributed to public libraries, universities, high schools, coffee and retail shops, neighborhood and community centers throughout the city. All print marketing material will be bilingual.

What is your organization's annual operating budget?

Creative Alliance’s annual operating budget is $2,875,756. More than two-thirds of our income is contributed. Creative Alliance has been operating without a deficit and just established an operating and building reserve in 2019, our most successful year to date.

How many staff members and volunteers does your organization have?

Creative Alliance is governed by a Board of 38 Trustees who work closely with staff to assure that proper management and procedures are maintained throughout the year. Our 18 full-time staff members produce over 400 performances, films, workshops, exhibits, and community festivals annually.

Over 100 part-time staff work onsite at Creative Alliance during events or as teaching artists to assist us with our offsite school programs.

Creative Alliance works with more than 200 volunteers annually. Volunteers are trained by staff leads in a volunteer orientation and receive specific training for each program.

Does your organization have board and staff members from diverse backgrounds? If not, have you taken steps to increase your organization's diversity over time?

One-third of Creative Alliance’s full-time staff and one-fourth of Creative Alliance’s Trustees are people of color. Diversifying staff and board is a priority in our strategic plan. Creative Alliance’s Governance Committee is working towards diversifying the Board of Directors in a variety of categories, including age, sex, race, and ethnicity.

What is the annual visitation at your site?

As a regional arts destination, our programs attract and engage more than 50,000 people annually. In 2019. More than 10,000 people attended The Great Halloween Parade and Festival and more than 5,000

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people attended The BIG Baltimore Kite Fest in its first year. Our afterschool, weekend and summer education programs serve 4,500 Baltimore City youth each year.

Creative Alliance has a vast and ever-increasing social media presence. We currently have 23,800 followers on Facebook, 17,900 followers on Instagram, and 12,300 followers on Twitter.

In 2019, our website had 466,700 page views, with 147,675 unique visitors.

What hours per day, days per week, and months per year will the project / property be open to the public?

The project consists of two festivals in Patterson Park. Both festivals will only operate during the day. The Parade will take place in the evening, as advertised; however, Patterson Park is a public space and is open to the public every day.

What amenities are or will be available to the public at the property?

Creative Alliance supplies signage with large posters of schedules, large maps of the festival area, and print-outs of maps and schedules for attendees. Portable restrooms, food and drink vendors, an information tent, and first aid is provided for both events. Additionally, Creative Alliance staff and partners create an emergency plan and lost child plan for both festivals.

Print materials and signage will be bilingual.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT:

Describe your organization's administrative and financial experience and ability to manage the property and to manage a grant of this type.

Creative Alliance’s Development department is well-versed in facilitating and managing five and six-figure grants, such as Maryland State Department of Education. Development Director Brittney Huff and Executive Director Gina Caruso work with program staff to ensure reporting and reimbursement deadlines are complete. Creative Alliance annually receives funding from National Endowment for the Arts, and just recently received a $400,000 grant from National Endowment for the Humanities in support of our Capital Campaign.

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Identify any key individuals within the applicant organization who will be involved in the implementation of this project, in addition to the primary contact identified on the "Applicant" tab.

While both festivals are all-staff events, Community Outreach Coordinator Ari Pluznik, Director of Marketing Heather Keating, and Director of Programming Josh Kohn play key roles in project management.

Ari Pluznik oversees all logistics for both festivals and works closely with Friends of Patterson Park and Baltimor City to assure permits and site plan are in place.

Heather Keating manages all in-house design and printing from our 3-person marketing staff. Heather also works closely with Ari to assure volunteers are secured and that the day-of timeline is accurate and engaging.

Josh Kohn supports Ari in programming live music, roaming performers, dancers, and MC’s.

Our three-person Education Department assists in lantern-making and kite-making workshops in local schools and at the festival site. A contracted lantern coordinator is hired annually to design and prep materials for lanterns and handle coordination details for the workshops leading up to the Parade.

Identify any key individuals outside of the applicant organization who were consulted in the development of this grant application or who will be involved in this project (i.e. contractors, consultants or partners).

No additional individuals were consulted in the application process. Creative Alliance will work closely with Friends of Patterson Park on the project. Individual artists and cultural bearers will be identified for each event 3 months prior.

Partners for the two Festivals include: Friends of Patterson Park, Southeast CDC, John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle School, Tench Tilghman Elementary/Middle School, Highlandtown Community Association, Audubon, Banner Neighborhoods, Centro SOL, WTMD, WYPR, Cristo Rey Highschool, and Komite Ayiti.

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PROPERTY INFORMATION (Capital Grants Only):

Property Name: Where will this project take place?

Both projects will take place in Patterson Park. In 1827, William Patterson donated six-acres of greenspace to the city. In 1850, Baltimore city purchased an additional 29 acres to design Patterson Park. The historical significance of the park is rich and includes the site of the 1814 Battle of Baltimore; an early 20th century re-design by The Olmsted Brothers; and various monuments, structures and buildings in the architectural styles of Italian Villa, Gothic Revival, Exotic Revival, and Romanesqe Revival. The Great Halloween Lantern Parade and Festival is held in the Southeast corner of the park, and the activities and tents surround the Pulaski Monument. General Casimir Pulaski's recruitment of Maryland soldiers and historical legacy are presented on stage by Jean Pula, a member of the Polish community, during the daytime festival. The BIG Baltimore Kite Festival activates the entire footprint of Patterson Park but particularly highlights Pagoda Hill and its Asian-inspired Pagoda structure designed by Charles H. Latrobe in 1890.

Property Owner:

Relationship to Applicant:

Property Significance:

Does MHT hold an easement on this property? No

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Project BudgetCreative Alliance | Promoting Cultural Tourism in Southeast Baltimore: Two Community-Driven Festivals

Grantee's ContributionLine ItemNo. Work Item (Description) Grant Funds Cash Match In-Kind Match

Other ProjectCosts

Total ProjectCost Source of Funds

1 Personnel $0.00 $6,000.00 $53,128.00 $59,128.00

Organizationmatch, variousfoundations andrevenue, CDBG,

MSAC

2 Artists and Performers $9,000.00 $2,500.00 $10,635.00 $22,135.00

Variousfoundations andearned revenue,

MSAC

3 Event Contractors/Security $2,500.00 $2,500.00 $2,040.00 $7,040.00


MSAC

4 Licenses and Permits $0.00 $0.00 $3,500.00 $3,500.00


MSAC

5 Supplies $2,000.00 $2,000.00 $2,350.00 $6,350.00


MSAC

6 Printing and Signage $0.00 $3,000.00 $2,900.00 $5,900.00


MSAC

7 Hospitality $0.00 $0.00 $2,825.00 $2,825.00


MSAC

8 Travel $0.00 $0.00 $450.00 $450.00


MSAC

9 Equipment Rental $4,000.00 $4,000.00 $1,450.00 $9,450.00


MSAC

10 Indirect Costs @ 10% $2,500.00 $0.00 $9,177.00 $11,677.00


MSAC11121314 $0.0015 $0.0016 $0.0017 $0.0018 $0.0019 $0.0020 $0.0021 $0.0022 $0.0023 $0.0024 $0.0025 $0.00

TOTALS $20,000.00 $20,000.00 $0.00 $88,455.00 $128,455.00

Total Match $20,000.00

· The maximum grant award is $100,000 for capital projects and management grants, and $50,000 for non-capital grants.The minimum amount is $5,000.

· See Grant Guidelines for complete information about eligible costs and matching funds.· All grant funds AND match funds must be spent on the scope of work you have defined in this budget.

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· Applicant match (cash and in-kind), may come from non-state sources such as corporate, institutional, and individualdonations or pledges to provide direct funding for the proposed project or to provide in-kind services. · Please note that other state funds, including state employee time, cannot be used as match for this grant.

· Funds already spent toward the project prior to a grant award cannot count as match, and cannot be paid from grantfunds.

· Grant funds must be matched, dollar for dollar. A minimum of 75% of the required match must be cash match. No morethan 25% of the required match can be in-kind match. In no case should a match in excess of a dollar-for-dollar match beproposed. For example, if the “project” you have defined will cost $250,000, you may request $100,000 in grant funds, commit a$100,000 total match, and include $50,000 as “other project costs”.

· On the next tab is a sample for guidance in completing your budget. Your budget must be specific to your project. Donot simply duplicate the line items in the sample for your budget.

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The Great Hallo�een

Lantern Parade & Festival!

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Link to promotional video for the 20th Great Halloween Lantern Parade and Festival:

https://vimeo.com/362638535

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https://vimeo.com/362638535

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Budgeting for the project is overseen by program leads and Creative Alliance’s Finance Director. A

review of previous year’s expenses for both Festivals is referenced annually. Attached are a sampling of

invoices from the 2019 Great Halloween Lantern Parade.

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BALTIMORE, MD 21224

CREATIVE ALLIANCE AT THE PATTERSON

HALLOWEEN PARADE IN THE PARK

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Directional Contract

Contract Date 8/23/2019

Client Information

Creative AllianceAri Pluznik410-276-1651 ext 219

Event Information

400 Block S. LinwoodBaltimore, MD 21224

Event Date

Oct. 26, 2019

Event Name

Great Halloween Lantern Par...

Event Time

10AM - 10PM

# of Guest

60 vehciles

# of Attendants

3

Valet Arrival Time

10AM

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Description Rate Amount

Directional Services 1,175.00 1,175.00

1 Directional attendant from 10AM - 2PM3 Directional attendants from 2PM - 10PM

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DATE: 10/19/2018INVOICE # 08073

803 Gorsuch AvenueBaltimore, Maryland [email protected]

BILL TO:Creative Alliance3134 Eastern Ave.Baltimore, Maryland 21224410-276-1651

DAYS RATE AMOUNT1.00 $600.00 600.00

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Adam B. Cooke INVOICEAudio Engineering

DESCRIPTIONLantern Festival Audio Rental: 10/26/19

rain date 10/27/18

OTHER COMMENTSincludes microphones, DIs, stands, xlr cables, FOH tent, etc. delivered and picked up from festival site

Thank You For Your Business!

Make all checks payable toAdam B. Cooke

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INVOICELighting Dragon Design DATE: 10/18/19

6418 Rosemont Ave. INVOICE # 6

Baltimore, MD 21206 Customer ID 32

Phone: [410-688-0776]

Email: [email protected] All checks can be made out toChris Allen or Lighting Dragon Design

BILL TO or sent via PayPal to

Creative Alliance [email protected]

DESCRIPTION TAXED AMOUNTFront Lighting - Two towers, eight led pars 125.00

Backlighting - Two towers, four moving lights, four led pars 300.00

Owl Lighting - Four led strips 100.00

Hazer 25.00

Fogger 50.00

Lighting Control 100.00

Labor 300.00

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ARI PLUZNIKCommunity Arts Liaison, Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Spanish, with a minor in Music Performance (2016)St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM), St. Mary’s City, MD

Honors/Awards: summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa (2016), Omnicron Delta Kappa (2015), Nitze Scholars Program (2013-2016), Latin American Studies Award (2016)

Study AbroadCentro de Lenguas Modernas, Universidad de Granada, Spain (Fall 2014)

Attended classes, including Introduction to Arabic, taught exclusively in Spanish Nitze Scholars Program Study Tour, Yunnan Province, China (May 2015)

Visited sites throughout Yunnan and met with community leaders to engage in cultural exchange and understand issues dealing with ethnic minority cultures such as the Bai, Naxi, and Tibetans in China.

Alba Music Festival, Alba, Italy (May 2013) Studied and performed pieces with musicians from around the world in a week-long

music festival

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD (2019 -present)

Community Arts Liaison (2019 – present) Acting Community Liaison for Creative Alliance, working with community members, leaders, and local

non-profits to develop exciting and engaging Community Arts programming aimed at bringing the diverse communities of Baltimore together to engage in spectacular creative experiences

Programs and manages year-long Community Arts programs that include smaller community events of about 300 people, such as World Refugee Day Festival and Kwanzaa Family Day, as well as larger annual community festivals such as the Big Baltimore Kite Festival and Great Halloween Lantern Parade of 2,000 – 12,000 participants respectively

Engages in quarterly monitoring and evaluation of Community Arts programs and works with the Development Office to identify sources of funding and help with grant-writing

Assists with the development of Spanish-language media, including translating pre-existing English materials into Spanish, as well as Portuguese where appropriate.

Peace Corps, Mozambique (2016-2018)

Project Manager, Cross-Cultural Music Collaboration (2017-2018) Facilitated collaboration between Mozambican and American musicians and producers to write and

record three songs dedicated to Mozambican Youth that promote healthy lifestyle choices and HIV/AIDS prevention.

Engaged in grant writing, budgeting, and fundraising to successfully implement the project through the Peace Corps Partnership Program.

Distributed the recorded music amongst over 2500 students and youth group participants using social media platforms, as well as amongst fellow Peace Corps Volunteers and Mozambican counterparts for use as educational discussion tools.

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Published a six song, cross-cultural musical album entitled Somos Todos Iguais on iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, and other music listening platforms, in order to foster cultural exchange and mutual understanding between Mozambicans and Americans.

Youth Development Program Coordinator (2016-2018) Worked with a Mozambican counterpart to facilitate two Grassroots Soccer Interventions that trained

two groups of 14 students in HIV/AIDS prevention and community advocacy, using soccer as an educational tool.

Co-facilitated a three day long Grassroots Soccer Camp, where 60 students from across the province were trained in HIV/AIDS prevention and community advocacy.

Worked with Mozambican counterparts and fellow Peace Corps Volunteers to facilitate two Co-Ed JUNTOS youth group workshops and one all-girls REDES workshop where groups of 80 students from across the province were trained in HIV/AIDS prevention, leadership practices, communication styles, and the importance of gender equality and domestic violence awareness.

Secondary School Biology Teacher (2016-2018) Taught Biology in Portuguese to 8th and 9th graders for 14-16 hours a week, with class sizes of 100

students. Worked with colleagues to develop original lesson plans, promoting student-centered teaching methods

and hands-on, real world experiences. Promoted a system of incentives and rewards for students as an alternative to punishment. Strove to cut down on cheating and corruption, implementing variations on tests and non-multiple-

choice tests and projects.

OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Volunteer Coordinator, Nicaragua Service Trip (NST) Committee, SMCM (May 2013-2016) Assisted the library Puertas del Saber in volunteer project development for teaching of literacy and

environmental education in Limón 2, Nicaragua, including mobile library activities and conservation-focused theater performances, to supplement student’s environmental education and fortify literacy.

Collaborated with NST leadership in selection process of NST volunteers, evaluating level of service and international experience including Spanish proficiency, as well as conducting basic travel Spanish tutoring sessions to ensure a well-prepared and diverse volunteer cohort.

Organized and facilitated fundraising events, including Salsa Dancing and live band performances, to spread awareness of the NST and raise money for the travel expenses of current and future volunteers.

Served as Trip Leader in May of 2016

Student Assistant, ILCS 390: Spanish in the Community, SMCM (Fall 2015) Coordinated student-tutoring sessions with Hispanic immigrant ESL students in local public schools,

acting as a contact between supervisors and students, to facilitate communication and ensure positive and effective tutoring experiences.

Helped with general logistics of the class, including research on topics such as Hispanic Immigrant voter data and immigration law, as well as helping coordinate visits to campus by community educators and activists, to further enrich students’ understanding of the Hispanic community in Maryland.

Orientation Leader, SMCM (August 2015) Provide leadership and guidance to incoming students during Orientation activities, including an

academic discussion and community service component, to encourage tolerance, service, and positive community living.

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LANGUAGE SKILLS Fluent in Spanish and Portuguese Conversational Italian and Hebrew

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February 24, 2020

Maryland Historical Trust

100 Community Place, 3rd Floor

Crownsville, MD 21032

Re: Letter of Support for the Creative Alliance

To Whom it May Concern:

I am writing in support of the Creative Alliance’s application for funding through the Maryland Heritage

Areas program. The Great Halloween Lantern Parade is in its 21st year and is a cornerstone of

Baltimore’s cultural calendar. More than 10,000 people attended the event last year, which was comprised

of a family festival replete with hayrides, a costume contest, lantern making workshops, a parade with

local marching bands and community-made floats, and a dance party. Planning the event is truly a

community-driven process as neighborhood organizations play a part in every aspect of the parade. Last

year, 27 of the 50 participants were new to the Parade.

In its second year, the Big Baltimore Kite Fest attracted 5,000 neighbors, families, and visitors (including

my family!) to Patterson Park for a day of fun. Among a list of other community partners, Creative

Alliance collaborated with Komite Ayite, a grassroots organization geared towards connecting the Haitian

community to educational, social and cultural resources within the greater Baltimore Area. Additionally,

kite making workshops that highlighted the rich kite flying traditions in Haiti were a centerpiece of the

event. This year, they hope to welcome even more families and kites!

Creative Alliance has played a large role in supporting Baltimore’s artistic community. These events are

designed to highlight our many cultural traditions, as well as to create a welcoming, fun, and safe space

for all our residents. They accomplish these goals by engaging Baltimore-based artists and partner

organizations in creating, planning, and promoting many of our events. They would like to continue to

create awesome artistic spaces that focus on the multicultural traditions of our residents from Latin

America, Southeast Asia, the African diaspora, the Middle East, Indigenous Americans, and Europe.

With these festivals and through all of their programs, the Creative Alliance celebrates the best Baltimore

has to offer. A grant from the MHAA would help them engage even more with communities across the

District 46, and add great value to Baltimore City.

Sincerely,

Brooke E. Lierman

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Brittney Huff 3208 Cedarhurst Rd. Baltimore, MD 21214 I 240.346.9978 I [email protected]

Education

Maryland Institute College of Art Bachelor of Fine Arts, Art History

May 2010

•Community Arts Partnership

Work Experience

Baltimore, MD

Creative Alliance at The Patterson Nov 2019-Present

Director of Development

•Responsible for writing, submitting and administering

corporate, government, and foundation grants and reports

•Planning and facilitating all aspects of two annual

fundraisers, The Marquee Ball and Art To Dine For Series

•Responsible for managing relationships with and further

engaging mid-level and major donors

•Overseeing cultivation, VIP and member events.

•Manage and oversee database development and custom

reporting

•Supervising and training Development Associate

Creative Alliance at The Patterson Jan 2014 - Dec

2016 Development Manager

•Managed all individual giving, major donor plan and

memberships to reach annual goal. Including, writing and

designing solicitations, generating thank you

letters and donor research

•Managed grants calendar and family foundations,

including sending LOl's, and researching new funding

•Assisted with grant writing, reporting and sponsorship

proposals

Creative Alliance at The Patterson Oct 2010- Dec 2014

Office Manager I Program Assistant

•Managed the database transition and

implementation to Patron Manager

•Managed volunteer program and evening staff.

•Managed marketing duties, including email schedule,

website and print materials

•Assisted with performer logistic, hospitality, tech needs and

contracts.

•Managed, hired and trained front of house staff and Box

Office Manager

Skills

Computer I Database Patron Manager, Wealth Engine, Adobe

Suite, Choice Ticketing, Microsoft Suite

Marketing Design for web and print, HTML,

Constant Contact, MailChimp, Dru pal

Other Visual artist, teaching experience,

community arts programming, lesson

planning, experience with hiring,

supervising and training employees

References

Josh Kohn Performance Director

Creative Alliance

410-276-1651 ext. 203

[email protected]

Candace Mitchell Director of Finance

Baltimore Clayworks

410-578-1919

[email protected]

Dawn Niederhauser Director of Development

Center for Economic and Policy

Research

202-293-5380 ext. 121

[email protected]

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