6 groups get $99,000 for arts from NEA

WASHINGTON – Six National Endowment for the Arts grants totaling $99,000 have been awarded:

. $10,000 to support the Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s production of Back to the River – a Penobscot River Tour.

. $10,000 to support a production of Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” at the Penobscot Theatre Company in Bangor.

. $10,000 to support the 40th anniversary season of the Bowdoin Summer Music Festival in Brunswick and the commissioning of new works.

. $25,000 to support a three-tiered approach for the development of new work at the Portland Stage Company.

. $24,000 to support the publication and promotion of poetry titles selected from three annual competitions at the Alice James Poetry Cooperative Inc. in Farmington.

. $20,000 to support extended residency activities of dance troupes at Bates College in Lewiston.

Projects include commissions, residencies, rehearsals, workshops, performances, exhibitions, publications, festivals and training programs. NEA grants generate an average $7 for each dollar awarded.