"Joyful Noise" Outdoor Musical Instrument Ribbon Cutting
Just one year ago the La Porte City Planner, Beth Shrader, invited Laura Cutler, a City Council Member and former Executive Director of the La Porte County Symphony Orchestra to create a music focused community project and apply for the Play Everywhere Challenge grant sponsored by KaBoom, a national non-profit organization focused on bringing active play into the daily lives of children. Their idea to populate La Porte with large scale percussion instruments made it to the finals and received an award, but still had a long way to go to reach the $26,000 needed to fund the project. A pitch to the Rotary Club of La Porte caught the attention of Mitch Feikes who offered his enthusiastic support. With Mitch and Laura as champions for the project, Joyful Noise became very community engaged with funding and support from multiple individuals, organizations, businesses and grants, including the Quick Impact Placebased Grant from the Office of Community and Rural Affairs in Indianapolis. Today we are preparing to celebrate the installation of five unique sound sculptures throughout La Porte’s parks and public spaces!
A ribbon cutting is scheduled for Friday October 27th to celebrate all five musical instruments that are part of the Joyful Noise project. Hosted by the Greater La Porte Chamber of Commerce, the ribbon cutting will begin at 4pm and travel at intervals of every 15 minutes to each location, ending at the Civic Auditorium for a reception. The schedule is as follows:
4:00pm Kiwanis-Teledyne Park, sponsored by Kiwanis Club of La Porte
4:15pm Unity Park, sponsored by Rotary Club of La Porte
4:30pm Fox Park, sponsored by American Licorice Company
4:45pm Plaza 618, Sponsored by the La Porte Urban Enterprise Association
5:00 pm Civic Auditorium, Sponsored by the Quick Impact Placebased Grant from the Indiana Office of Community & Rural Affairs (OCRA) and the Indiana Office of Tourism Development (IOTD)
5:00-6:00pm Reception at Civic Auditorium.
A special thanks goes out to the following donors for believing in and supporting the project, Kiwanis Club of La Porte, Rotary Club of La Porte, American Licorice Company, La Porte Urban Enterprise Association, OCRA & IOTD, Mitch Feikes, Mitch Feikes Builders Inc., Marcia & Leigh Morris, Mark Schreiber, City of La Porte Park and Recreation Department, La Porte City Park Foundation, La Porte County Symphony Orchestra, and KaBoom!
For more information contact laura@thaddeusc.com 219-326-8626
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Date and Time
Friday Oct 27, 2017
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM CDT
4:00pm- Kiwanis-Teledyne Park
4:15pm- Unity Park
4:30pm- Fox Park
4:45pm- Plaza 618
5:00pm- Civic Auditorium
5:00-6:00pm- Reception at Civic Auditorium.
Location
-Kiwanis-Teledyne Park
-Unity Park
-Fox Park
-Plaza 618
-Civic Auditorium, Sponsored by the Quick Impact Placebased Grant from the Indiana Office of Community & Rural Affairs (OCRA) and the Indiana Office of Tourism Development (IOTD)
-Reception at Civic Auditorium.
Fees/Admission
No charge.
Contact Information
219.362.3178
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