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Philadelphia Community Farm Inc

Osceola, WI

GIG Fund

FY2024

About

Philadelphia Community Farm will bring Detroit-based theatre company, The Hinterlands, to Osceola, WI for three performances of “Will You Miss Me?” – an outdoor theatre piece that blends Appalachian songs with family stories and histories of Appalachian migration to the Midwest to ask questions about white identity and cultural assimilation. The Hinterlands and PCF will also hold a series of Open Singing events where artists and community members share traditional songs as a way of connecting to ancestry and regional history.

Award Details

  • GIG Fund
    Grant or Award Received
  • Wisconsin
    Location
  • $4,000
    Grant Amount
  • 2024
    Fiscal Year of Award

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