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Paul Allen Foundation giving another $10M to support arts and culture groups in Washington state
Cascadia Music in Okanogan County, Wash., features programs for performers of all experience levels and abilities. (Steve Mitchell Photo) The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation is giving another $10 million to support arts and culture in Washington state, building on a gift of the same amount last year that ultimately benefitted 671 organizations. In partnership…
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City seeks applications for historic site in city centre
The City wants to breath new life into the Historic Fire Hall No. 1 and North-West Travellers buildings on the corner of 1 Street S.E. and 6 Avenue S.E. and reimagine the site as an arts and culture hub and iconic destination in the city centre. The City released an Expression of Interest in which…
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County awards over $90,000 in grants to local art organizations
Badger Prairie Needs Network (BPNN) will soon offer bilingual painting workshops for the public with the help of a “Dane Arts” grant from Dane County. On Thursday, Nov. 9, County Executive Joe Parisi, along with the Dane County Arts and Cultural Affairs Commission, announced that dozens of local organizations promoting community arts, history and culture…
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Gloria Oladipo Receives Medina Prize for Cultural Criticism
NEW YORK: New York-based critic and journalist Gloria Oladipo received the second annual Edward Medina Prize for Excellence in Cultural Criticism last weekend from the American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) at its November 2023 conference in New York. ATCA created the award last year to honor their late colleague and to recognize United States theatre…
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ARTS PICKS | Nov. 17-19
Jacksonville Today Arts and Culture Editor Matt Shaw shares his arts and culture picks for the weekend. L.O.V.E. Culture performing in the Cummer Gardens | Courtesy: Toni Smailagic, @cre8Jax Saturday Cummer Garden Concert Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens | Riverside On Saturday, the typically tranquil Cummer gardens is the setting for a concert by the…
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Northern Light Opera Company, Heartland Concerts and Nemeth receive arts grants
The Region 2 Arts Council board of directors awarded $173,502 in Arts and Cultural Heritage Funds to 10 organizations following a community panel review of 15 season/series arts support grant applications. According to a Nov. 14 press release, each awarded organization will offer two or more activities benefiting the people of Beltrami, Hubbard, Lake of…
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Ask A&C: What is the best Thanksgiving food?
In “Ask A&C,” University of Mississippi students ask culture-based questions about university and Oxford life, and members of the arts and culture writing staff answer with their own personal takes. This week, sophomore exercise science major Avery Stewart asks: “What is the best Thanksgiving food?” He says his favorite Thanksgiving dish is rolls. Granny’s…
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Athens weekend preview: John Mulaney, Dodd Market and more
The Red & Black compiles a weekly roundup of shows and events for the upcoming weekend. This weekend includes stand-up comedy from John Mulaney, Bad ATH Babes, a Black heritage festival and more. Thursday, Nov. 16 BAD ATH BABES WHAT: Enjoy a night of laughs and see Bad ATH Babes, an all-woman group of Athens…
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Vincent Neil Emerson Releases The Golden Crystal Kingdom
Vincent Neil Emerson of Van Zandt County, Texas, released his third album last week titled The Golden Crystal Kingdom. Emerson is quickly becoming a staple among folk and country music fans nationwide, celebrated for his honest tales of life on the road, heartbreak, and struggles of all sorts. On the new album, Emerson transcends the…
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Living memorial exemplifies student’s enduring spirit
campus news UB architecture students and faculty work on the installation of the Sydney Gross Memorial along the Erie Canal in Medina. Photo: Douglas Levere By DAVID J. HILL Published November 16, 2023 Even now, 14 years later, Joey Swerdlin fondly recalls the brief time he spent with Sydney Gross as classmates together in the…
