AFT Honored with State-wide Tourism Award

Wisconsin Secretary of Tourism Stephanie Klett (far left) and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (far right) presents Dave Maier and Holly Feldman of American Folklore Theatre the Governor’s Tourism Award for Arts, Culture, & Heritage.

American Folklore Theatre (AFT) was awarded the inaugural Wisconsin Department of Tourism Award for Arts, Culture and Heritage at the Wisconsin Governor’s Conference on Tourism (WIGCOT) in Green Bay. This award is presented to a business or destination that showcases the arts, culture, or heritage for the enhancement and economic wellbeing of a community.

“I was shocked,” commented AFT’s Manager of Marketing and Audience Development Holly Feldman. “We were nominated with several really amazing organizations.”

Each year, Wisconsin honors five Tourism Awards recipients at the conference. “These recipients exemplify the best of the state’s tourism industry, and they set the bar high for their peers,” said Governor Walker. “Their contributions guarantee travelers have a memorable and fun vacation experience when they visit Wisconsin and the tourism economy in the state continues to grow.”

AFT has made the full nomination application available to the public at http://www.FolkloreTheatre.com.

Tickets for AFT’s 2012 season will go on sale April 16 in the AFT box office at the Green Gables shops in Ephraim, via phone at 920.854.6117, and online at http://www.FolkloreTheatre.com.