Saint Paul Awards Nearly $1.3 Million in Funding to 66 Arts and Cultural Organizations The Saint Paul City Council has approved $1,294,853 in Cultural Sales Tax Revitalization (STAR) grants to support programming, capital improvements, and organizational development activities for 66 local nonprofit arts and cultural organizations. A mayoral-appointed board of up to nine members of…

Upon entering the ninth annual Athens Academy Holiday Market, community members are immediately awash with holiday spirit after taking in the festive displays of over 80 vendors and hearing the delightful strum of a string quartet of students playing classic holiday tunes. Located in the Sinkwich Spartan Center on the Athens Academy campus, the school…

Current utility box art in downtown Eureka. Some of it, as you can see, is looking a little worse for wear. Photos: Andrew Goff. PREVIOUSLY: ### It’s been six years since the city of Eureka launched its program to adorn those big, ugly utility boxes that stand on sidewalks all around the city, and by…

Did you follow arts and culture news this week? Are you up to speed on the latest books, plays and movies? Take our quiz to test yourself. 1The 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize was awarded on Nov. 13 to which author? a. Sarah Bernstein b. Eleanor Catton c. C.S. Richardson d. Dionne Irving a. Sarah Bernstein.…

Cambodia’s arts, culture, cuisine and more will be on full display in Long Beach this weekend during an Asian World Film Festival event at the Aquarium of the Pacific on Friday, Nov. 17. The Asian World Film Festival, which celebrates and showcases Asian cinema from across the globe, has been underway in Culver City since…

The Reg Lenna Center for the Arts is receiving $25,000 from the New York State Council on the Arts. The funding will go toward general operations and is part of over $46 million in grant awards given to 1,000 nonprofit organizations and 500 individual artists in the state. Governor Kathy Hochul said that, “Research confirms…

The Recorder – A more fun Black Friday: Moonlight Magic illuminates downtown Shelburne Falls for 38th year, Friday, Nov. 24 <span class="lightgalleryimg" data-src="/getattachment/1987ce9c-4758-408a-8f13-d9209093ab0b/MoonlightMagic-ph01" data-sub-html="Organizers say there are some surprises in the parade this year, which begins at 5 p.m. with Santa lighting the town with a magic wand. The parade will also include drummers and stilt walkers. STAFF…

Plymouth residents think highly of the west metro suburb’s quality of recreation programs, education, music, arts and amenities, and that landed the city a 2023 Voice of the People Award for Excellence in Education, Arts and Culture. The award presented by Polco and the International City/County Management Association honors local governments that best engage residents…

Music By | Shelley Preston , Cornell SCE 11/17/2023 This Winter Session, students have a rare opportunity to visit “Planet Rap: Where Hip-Hop Came from and Where It’s Going (MUSIC 2370).” Only offered during Winter Session once before, this online course is taught by Catherine Appert, an ethnomusicologist and associate professor in the College of…

The state of Arizona is not among those that recognises Indigenous Peoples Day as a public holiday but this year, for the first time, the sprawling city of Phoenix is. An open-air market in a downtown park has been set up to celebrate all things Native American – jewellery, food, clothing – bringing their creators…