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Arts and culture in Durango: A vital force for community and local business
When the lights go up at the Concert Hall and a performance begins, it’s not just a show – it’s a celebration of who we are as a community. (Photo by Jonas Grushkin) Charles Leslie Scott Griggs Every year in Durango, we come together to celebrate the arts – whether it’s watching our children shine…
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Portland Office of Arts and Culture discusses upcoming events
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — In March, ARC PDX talked about the Portland Office of Arts and Culture’s grantmaking programs, which fund arts and culture organizations of every shape and size across the city. Assistant Director of the Portland Office of Arts and Culture Darion Jones joined the show on Thursday to discuss some upcoming events…
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Experience Houston Culture with These 10 Festivals
When it comes to culture, Houston is flowing in diversity and these festivals prove it. This story is part of our “Reasons to Love Houston” package, published in the Spring 2025 issue. MAny communities call the Bayou City home, and Houstonians have countless ways of accessing and celebrating that diversity. Perhaps the most fun? All the festivals…
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Ohio House opens door to Summit County cigarette tax for arts
Inside the Ohio Statehouse, the first domino fell in a long row that could lead to Summit County joining Cuyahoga County as the only two Ohio jurisdictions legally allowed to tax cigarettes to fund local arts and cultural programs. “A regional tool to support arts and culture could be invaluable to Summit County, but only…
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Colorado Arts Spotlight: Sundance incentives signed into law, new music venue coming to Centennial, punk album from local artist Gregg Deal and more
On Tuesday, Gov. Jared Polis signed a tax incentive for film festivals that want to operate in Colorado into law, providing economic support for Sundance and other Colorado film festivals. VENU, the hospitality group behind the Ford Amphitheatre in Colorado Springs, announced plans for a new live music venue in Centennial. Local visual and performing…
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Arts and culture organizations add billions to Minnesota’s economy. Federal funding they rely on is at risk.
count Campbell Norsgaard sits in the cockpit of a destroyed Nazi airplane in Norway. Norsgaard, the official photographer for the Royal Norwegian Air Force, immigrated to the United States after the war. The photograph is among the records the Norwegian American Historical Association at St. Olaf College was digitizing using now rescinded federal grant money.…
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Serving up tennis history with magazine archives and NotebookLM
“Digitizing the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s archive and helping unlock its sports history using Google Arts & Culture’s storytelling platform and NotebookLM supports the ITHF’s mission to preserve these stories and inspire the next generation,” says Amit Sood, the director of Google Arts & Culture. “Our partnership combining sports history with the latest technology…
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EXPO CHICAGO’s Frieze-Era Shift: Tony Karman Discusses the Fair’s Expanding Local and Global Influence
EXPO CHICAGO will return to Navy Pier’s Festival Hall later this month. PHOTO EVAN JENKINS, Courtesy EXPO CHICAGO In the 1980s, Chicago became one of the first cities in the U.S. to have its own major art fair, first with the Chicago International Art Exposition and later with Art Chicago. However, the game really changed…
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Best Phallic-Themed Weather Report 2025
Ever watch the weather and think, “I should call him?” That was certainly the case for many Cincinnatians when AccuWeather shared images of a hot pink, phallic-shaped snowstorm moving through the area just after the new year. The storm dropped its load of white stuff on Greater Cincinnati, essentially shutting down the city for days.…
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Best Way to Get Back into Film Photography and Drink Good Coffee 2025
Last year, photographer Taylor Kubik installed a film vending machine inside Collective Espresso Newport. He calls the company Camera Vitamins. The state-of-the-art machine dispenses different types of film. Once the roll is used, drop it off because Kubik processes the film in a darkroom. You can get scans, and he’ll make 8×10 prints. Film photography…