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Funding 101: A Lesson from the Wise

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NC4Tell me about the history and your role in the Rowan County Jazz and Blues Festival: 

In 1999, I started having fish-fry’s in downtown Salisbury. I was a member of the United Arts Council and I knew that my community wanted to see a festival. I pushed for a festival and I got it. It wasn’t easy. My first festival was with a homemade stage made from a single-wide mobile home. I even made the festival banner from shower curtains.

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