Friends of the Eagan Core Greenway

Press Release


FROM: Friends of the Eagan Core Greenway and Caponi Art Park       CONTACT PERSONS:David Brunet / Cheryl Caponi
TO: Twin Cities Press & Local Residents     TELEPHONE: 651-452-6847 / 651-454-9412
DATE: Friday, August 5, 2005       E-MAIL ADDRESS: Organizer@EaganCoreGreenway.org


EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

Subject: Greenway Music Festival
Event Date: Sunday, September 18th, 2005
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Venue: Caponi Art Park
Address: 1205 Diffley Road, Eagan, MN 55121
(1/4 mile west of Lexington on Diffley Road)                                                
Location in Park: Theater in the Woods

Eagan, Minnesota

Join fellow residents of Eagan and surrounding communities for an exciting afternoon of music at the Caponi Art Park's Theater in the Woods! Outstanding regional musicians Dan Chouinard, Prudence Johnson, Peter Ostroushko, Tim Eriksen, and an assortment of friends will be performing in a concert celebrating the harmony between Eagan's cultural and natural heritage. Hot!Dish, a vibrant local women's vocal ensemble, will kick off the performance at 1:30 p.m.

The concert is in support of the Eagan Core Greenway. If you've never visited the Greenway or the Art Park, don't miss this great opportunity to learn what a treasure we have in the center of Eagan. And if you're an old friend of the Greenway, you won't want to miss the chance to celebrate with some of the best music around.

Before and after the concert, join local scouts for tours of the Eagan Core Greenway. Admission is $8 for adults. The aim of this concert is further educate the community about the significance of the Greenway and to help preserve the it for our children and grandchildren. Children will be admitted for free.

The rain site for the concert is at Saints Martha and Mary Episcopal Church one block east of the Art Park, on the corner of Diffley and Lexington.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Eagan Core Greenway and Caponi Art Park, with support from local Eagan businesses such as Dakota Electric, MinnWest Bank, Thomson-West and Rainbow Foods.

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For more information about the Eagan Core Greenway and its Friends, visit: www.EaganCoreGreenway.org


To view a map of the Eagan Core Greenway, see: Greenway Location


For more information about the Caponi Art Park and its Programs, visit: www.CaponiArtPark.org


Caponi Art Park and Friends of the Eagan Core Greenway are members of the Eagan Open Space Coalition: www.eosc.org




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