Main Street Arkansas Update - July 12, 2010

Quarterly Training – July 21-22. Paragould.

Main Street Arkansas Calendar July 12 - 16, 2010
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MONDAY Mark – out
TUESDAY Cary – Texarkana; Susan – Heber Springs
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY Mark – Osceola
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IN THIS ISSUE:

Tourism Study of the River Valley & Eastern Arkansas
WM Taste of the Town Press
Old Movie Houses Find an Audience
Rural Sourcing in Jonesboro
2 Grant Opportunities

Tourism Study of the River Valley & Eastern Arkansas
http://www.thecitywire.com/?q=node/10619
- Sandy Key of Ozark & others have been very involved in this work for years.

WM Taste of the Town Press
http://www.crittendencountyarkansas.com/guest-columns/from-the-wmcoc/205-8th-annual-main-street-west-memphis-taste-of-the-town

Old Movie Houses Find An Audience
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/05/us/05theater.html?_r=2&hp

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/07/04/us/20100705-THEATER.html?ref=us

Rural Sourcing in Jonesboro
http://money.cnn.com/2010/07/08/smallbusiness/rural_onshoring/index.htm?source=cnn_bin&hpt=Sbin


America’s Historical and Cultural Organizations Planning and Implementation Grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities
These grants support projects in the humanities that explore stories, ideas, and beliefs that deepen our understanding of our lives and our world. The projects can be traveling exhibitions presented at multiple venues, long-term exhibitions at one institution, interpretive Web sites or other digital formats, interpretation of historic places or areas, reading and discussion programs, panel exhibitions that travel widely, reach a broad audience, and take advantage of complementary programming formats (e.g., reading and discussion series, radio, or other media) or other project formats that creatively engage audiences in humanities ideas. The application deadline is August 18, 2010. Visit the NEH website for more information.

Interpreting America’s Historic Places Planning and Implementation Grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities
These grants support public humanities projects that exploit the evocative power of historic places to explore stories, ideas, and beliefs that deepen our understanding of our lives and our world. The projects should interpret a place that played a significant role in American history; enrich the visitor experience at one or more historic places by interpreting these places in light of broader themes in American history; make use of the specific features of one or more historic places—the site, its location, buildings, or other natural or built features—as integral parts of the proposed interpretation; be based on sound humanities scholarship; involve humanities scholars in all phases of development and implementation; approach the subject thematically, analytically, and interpretively through an appropriate variety of perspectives; interest broad audiences; and employ appealing and accessible program formats that will actively engage the public in learning. The application deadline is August 18, 2010. Visit the NEH website for more information.