Proclamation_Scandinavian Music and Culture Week (March 18-23, 2019) Copyrighted
March 18, 2019
City of Dubuque Proclamation(s) # 1.
ITEM TITLE: Scandinavian Music and Culture Week(March 18-23,
2019)
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Scandinavian Music and Culture Week Proclamation Supporting Documentation
THE CITY OF
UB E
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
WHEREAS, Norwegian folk group, the Unni Boksasp Ensemble visits Dubuque March 18t" through
March 23, 2019 for the group's only lowa engagement as part of an Arts Midwest World
Fest n ine-state tou r; and
WHEREAS, Arts Midwest connects small and mid-sized Midwestern communities to world cultures
through week-long residencies with global performers; and
WHEREAS, the Unni Boksasp Ensemble marks the final of four global music ensemble residencies
over a two-year period with groups representing Israel, Japan, China, and Norway; and
WHEREAS, the Dubuque Arts Council and University of Dubuque Heritage Center team up in a
collaborative venture to make this engagement possible along with support from the
National Endowment for the Arts, the lowa Arts Council, The Hearst Foundations, 3M,
the Japan Foundation through the Performing Arts program, the Kaufman Family Fund
for Israeli Cultural Exchange, the Nordic Culture Fund, and Music Norway; and
WHEREAS, the Unni Boksasp Ensemble will perform educational outreach throughout the week for
two thousand students in grades Pre-K to 8 throughout eight area schools including
Eisenhower, Resurrection, Bryant, Marshall, and St. Anthony/Our Lady of Guadalupe,
all of Dubuque, as well as outlying schools located in Farley, Peosta, and Dyersville;
and
WHEREAS, the Unni Boksasp Ensemble will offer a pre-concert talk from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. in Babka
Theatre prior to their mainstage concert presentation in Heritage Center's John and
Alice Butler Hall on Saturday evening, the 23rd of March; and
WHEREAS, Dubuque values a harmonious relationship between the state of lowa and the United
States of America and Norway as a critical necessity to the citizenry of both countries.
NOW THEREFORE, I, ROY D. BUOL, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY COUNCIL, STAFF AND THE CITIZENS OF DUBUQUE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM
THE WEEK OF MARCH 18 - 23, 2019 AS
"SCAN DINAVIAN MUSIC AN D CULTU RE WEEK"
IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the Great Seal of the City of
Dubuque to be affixed this 18t" day of March 2019.
Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest:
Kevin S. Firnstahl, CMC, City Clerk
2019: 2 ORIGINALS Submitted for and accepted by Thomas Robbins, Special Assistant to the
President & Executive Director, Heritage Center, University of Dubuque, 2000 University Ave.,
Dubuque, lowa 52001-5099, Phone: (563) 589-3325. Presented by Mayor Buol at the March 18, 2019
City Council meeting and the UD event.