Monday, June 12, 2006
BOOKFEST GETS GRANT: The Casper Area Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Wyoming Community Foundation, has awarded a $2,500 grant to the Equality State Book Festival, set for Oct. 19-21 in Casper. This is the third major grant to the bookfest. Already announced was a $6,000 grant from the Casper Area Convention and Visitors Bureau and a $7,500 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The event’s major funder is the Casper College Foundation. The bookfest web site should be up and running soon. I’ll keep you posted.