Laura Sievert Hesseltine
February 24, 2025 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Laura Sievert Hesseltine, executive director at Arts Quincy, has all kinds of ideas for what could be included in a proposed amphitheater on the Quincy riverfront. Now she’s requesting public input on what they want to see. Arts Quincy is asking for residents to complete a survey about the amphitheater project. Go to https://tinyurl.com/ArtsQuincySurvey to…
Read Full Article December 17, 2024 | By Emma Dalke, MRN Content Creator
QUINCY — The Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County broke ground on the addition to the History Museum on the Square Tuesday morning. The project calls for a ground-level entrance, elevator, accessible restrooms on the second floor, increased gathering space, new egress stairs and general ADA upgrades. It is funded by a $1.5 million grant…
Read Full Article November 17, 2024 | By Aspen Gengenbacher, MRN Journalist
QUINCY — In the third grade, Laura Sievert-Hesseltine attended the Quincy Symphony Orchestra’s Young People’s Concert, a free concert that 3,000 students from 10 counties continue to attend to this day. It inspired her to pick up the violin. Sievert-Hesseltine is now the executive director of Arts Quincy, also known as the Quincy Society of…
Read Full Article September 10, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A rewritten resolution that authorizes giving $25,000 from the city’s Economic Growth Fund to the Quincy Society of Fine Arts got the two extra votes it needed from the Quincy City Council on Monday night. After voting to permanently table the original resolution, aldermen voted 8-6 to approve a revamped resolution. Director of…
Read Full Article September 4, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A resolution to authorize giving $25,000 from the city’s Economic Growth Fund to the Quincy Society of Fine Arts didn’t get enough votes from the Quincy City Council on Tuesday night. However, the resolution will be back on the agenda for the Sept. 9 meeting. Six aldermen — Ken Hultz (R-3), Mike Farha…
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