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The Cedar Cultural Center
Supporting organization:
The Cedar Cultural Center
URL:
http://www.thecedar.org
Location:
Minneapolis, MN
Affiliate organizations:
Cruiskeen Consulting LLC
Project Description:
The Cedar Cultural Center is a nonprofit music venue in Minneapolis, MN. August 23, 2006 The Cedar launched a new web site. The site was built in collaboration with Cruiskeen Consulting LLC
The new site has many features. It is very rich in audio and video material, and features information about upcoming performances.
One of the most exciting upcoming events at The Cedar is the annual Nordic Roots Festival, which features music from the Nordic countries.
More information about The Cedar:
The Cedar (also known as the Cedar Cultural Center) is a highly eclectic music venue located in the vibrant West Bank district of Minneapolis. Renowned for hosting some of the best acts in folk, blues, jazz, indie rock and world music in an intimate space, the Cedar is a 501(c)3 non-profit, largely volunteer-driven organization and welcomes your support!
The Cedar's mission is to promote inter-cultural appreciation and understanding through the presentation of global music and dance. The Cedar is committed to artistic excellence and integrity, diversity of programming, support for emerging artists, and community outreach.
The Cedar is located in the historic Cedar Theater building, which opened in 1948 and operated as a movie theater until the 1970’s before falling into disuse. The Cedar Cultural Center was established in 1989 when local real estate magnate Keith Heller donated the theater to a non-profit started by Deb Martin and Mary Ann Dotsen, Minnesota STAR (Society for Traditional Arts and Resources). Their mission was “to support the preservation of cultural diversity by promoting and presenting traditional music and dance of many cultures.” Bill Kubeczko has been the artistic and executive director since 1993, and with the help of a small, dedicated staff and a legion of energetic volunteers, the Cedar has been presenting 150 or more high-quality shows every year since.
Points of interest:
The new web site features audio clips from all upcoming performers. It also has an integrated calendar of upcoming events, which is searchable by music genre.
Fundraising occurs both through sales of memberships and direct donations, and through the sale of CD's produced by the acts appearing at The Cedar.
The Cedar plans to expand the use of this site after the initial rollout to include polls of their members, and to integrate the CiviCRM, CiviContribute, and CiviMember modules to have an integrated CRM environment built around their web site. This site will also be used as an internal database so the organization can track ticket sales and other information.
Some time in 2007 the site will also offer online ticket sales.
