Today the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance announced the nominees for the annual Icky Awards. Now first let me an explain that a nomination for such an award is not as dubious as it sounds. To quote the ICCA, "The Icky Honors were created to elevate the awareness of the artistic and cultural organizations in the Corridor and to celebrate excellence in innovation in programming and events of ICCA partners throughout the previous calendar year."
This is the Academy's second nomination and we are very proud of this fact. We would love to win it this year, but the competition is pretty fierce. We face:
Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau – FRY Fest 2010
Marion Arts Festival – 18th Annual Marion Arts Festival
The Englert Theatre (in partnership with Mission Creek Festival) – Mission Creek Festival
Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Center (in partnership with Humanities Iowa, Linn County Conservation Department, Coe College, Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center, Sierra Club, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Trees Forever, The United Nations-USA: Linn County Chapter, and Indian Creek Nature Center – 4th Annual Cedar Rapids Environmental Festival
These are very well-deserving organizations and I hope that our musicians will be able to stand amongst the elite with a trophy in their hands. They've worked hard for it.
The ceremony takes place on January 31st in Iowa City. Keep watching for updates!
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