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On agenda for Monday night’s Burien City Council: location for potential Pallet Village, arts and culture grants, budget & more – The B-Town (Burien) Blog
On the agenda for Monday night’s (Nov. 20, 2023) regular Burien City Council meeting: code of conduct and services, location for a potential Pallet Village, arts and culture grants, mid-biennium budget and more. The meeting can be viewed starting at 7 p.m. in-person at Burien City Hall, on Comcast TV Channel 21, virtually via Zoom…
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Culture as a tool for revamping economy, strengthening Naira
There has been no time in the socio-economic evolution of Nigeria that the naira, the nation’s national currency, has been under more severe pressure than it is today. With the exchange rate of one US dollar to less than one naira in the 70s, the exchange rate of the naira to the dollar today has…
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Photos from Saturday’s Pangea: Cultivate Our Cultures event
MOORHEAD — Pangea: Cultivate Our Cultures was held Saturday, Nov. 18, at the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead. The event featured food, dance and culture experiences from around the world. Chinese Heritage of Recreation and Dance performs on stage at Pangea: Cultivate Our Cultures. The event featured food, dance and culture experiences from around the world…
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Arts: Wales ‘may not produce new stars like Michael Sheen’
The Old Vic By Cemlyn Davies BBC Wales political reporter Wales may struggle to develop actors like Michael Sheen in the future amid huge arts cuts, a theatre boss fears. Wales Millennium Centre’s artistic director Graeme Farrow said there was “panic” throughout the industry. “We’ve got Michael Sheen in a big show next May about…
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Chronicle of Higher Education: How do humanities majors fare in the work force? | Retirees Association
Excerpt from the Chronicle of Higher Education The wisdom of seeking a degree in the humanities is often called into question, with administrators perennially seeking to cut majors, state officials targeting them, and professors debating how best to defend their worth. Meanwhile, the number of bachelor’s degrees awarded in the humanities declined nearly 16 percent…
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Tour five regional museums through virtual reality
CHESTERTOWN — Washington College’s Center for Environment & Society (CES) and the Digital Scholarship in Museum Partnerships (DSMP) project are proud to invite local and regional visitors to virtually “tour” the collections from several regional museums, all in one place. Housed in the community space at 210 South Cross Street in downtown Chestertown, the exhibit…
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UGA Dodd Market supports student art in its third year
Racks of trendy, second-hand clothing, stands with artsy handmade jewelry and an array of original student art prints filled the first floor of the Lamar Dodd School of Art on Friday, Nov. 17, during the college’s third annual Dodd Market. Made possible by the University of Georgia Parents Leadership Council and put on by the…
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Arts Bonita honors veterans & first responders with big band tribute
As Hinman Auditorium at Arts Bonita is being decorated in patriotic colors, the South Florida Jazz Orchestra is rehearsing iconic Big Band songs in preparation for a concert to honor those who have served in the U.S. military. Dr. Chuck Bergeron is the orchestra’s director, but tonight he’s on the bass. “This concert is one…
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Portland vows an extra $1 million in direct arts funding
Arts in Portland doesn’t just come from the big mainstream groups. Some of the city’s most invigorating work arrives via small groups in small spaces. Above, Madeleine Tran in Renegade Opera’s early fall production of “Adam’s Run” at Shaking the Tree Theatre. Later in the fall, the inner-Southeast Shaking the Tree sold out its entire…
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Africa’s flourishing art scene is a smash hit at Art X
“I wanted to create a moment for Lagos on the global art calendar,” says Tokini Peterside-Schwebig, the founder of Art X, sitting in a chic private booth within the fair. “A moment that brought the rest of Africa together here and enabled us on home soil to encounter those around the world and ourselves.” From…
