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Opinion: Time to rethink how we fund arts and culture in Sudbury
A couple of weeks ago, I was directed to a webpage of the City of Greater Sudbury to “have my say” to help shape municipal budget priorities. I wanted to say something about the importance of properly funding the arts, but of the categories I could choose from that one wasn’t listed. To express my…
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3 art colleges influencing change through creative innovation
Art colleges are fertile grounds for creative thinkers to learn how to shape the world through innovative, boundary-pushing ideas. This is where they learn how to expand their influence beyond the canvas and create an impact on technology, society, and culture. Notable alumni from such institutions have changed the world. For example, Apple’s co-founder Steve…
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5 things to know today: Closed session, Roundabout nixed, Facing charges, Local 701, Art impact
1. West Fargo holds closed session over discrimination complaint filed by former city administrator West Fargo city commissioners met behind closed doors Monday, Nov. 20, to discuss a discrimination complaint filed by former City Administrator Tina Fisk against the city with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). According to the agenda for Monday’s regular…
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Todd Reeser and Angie Bedford-Jack will chair Pitt’s new LGBTQIA+ Steering Committee
Planning is underway for a new LGBTQIA+ Steering Committee that will lead efforts to support equality, inclusion and civil rights protections across the University of Pittsburgh community. During an October event, Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Clyde Wilson Pickett announced that Todd Reeser of the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences…
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Help shape arts and culture in Norwich
Norwich Creative City Compact is asking residents to help it assess how easy it is to enjoy arts and culture across the city, so it can identify gaps in provision and widen opportunities. It wants as many people as possible, whether they do or don’t attend any of the venues, festivals or events in Norwich,…
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These are the podcasts WBUR journalists are listening to
Here at WBUR, we make a lot of audio — from national NPR shows to local news stories and podcasts that truly consider all things. And we train our editorial ears by doing a lot of listening outside of our own shop. We’re taking stock of some of our favorite new podcasts this year, as well…
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Jackie Kennedy has never left the White House
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy left the White House with her two children under the most tragic of circumstances. But just days after her husband’s assassination on Nov. 22, 1963, Kennedy penned a little-known eight-page letter to her successor, Lady Bird Johnson. She asked Johnson to continue several initiatives close to her heart: preserving the White House,…
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Want to experience North Texas’ arts and culture on a budget? Here’s 15 under $15
It’s Saturday night and you want to enjoy a fun night experiencing North Texas’ arts and culture, but don’t want to break the bank. That’s where our list of 15 under $15 comes in. From theater shows to museum visits to poetry and jazz nights, our list shows that having a good time doesn’t have…
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Garden party raises curtain on performance series at new arts, culture complex
Ti Gong Artists perform at the NEW BUND 31 in the Pudong New Area. An autumn art and culture garden party on Sunday at the NEW BUND 31 in the Pudong New Area lifted the curtain on a series of performances at the newly opened cultural and commercial complex, which sits alongside the Huangpu River.…
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Green Safe Havens
A group of fifth-grade students from Frances W. McClenney Elementary School are running around Belle Isle, watching the rapids, and playing with bugs (or refusing to, depending on whether the student finds them gross or cool). These scenes may feel routine, but for many of the students reached by the Blue Sky Fund, they are…
