Empire State Development President, CEO and Commissioner Hope Knight said, “The Village of Westbury stands as a shining example of the transformative power of community spirit and visionary planning, as demonstrated through the Downtown Revitalization Initiative. With the completion of its DRI projects, Westbury has reinvigorated its downtown into a thriving hub where arts, culture,…

President Biden and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, face a host of thorny geopolitical issues as they meet Wednesday in San Francisco: trade, Taiwan and the war between Israel and Hamas. But they have found some common ground in the cultural sphere. Both leaders have in recent days praised the visit by a delegation of Philadelphia…

Date: Thursday, November 23, 2023 Time: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM CST Location: 136 ARTlab, 180 Dafoe Road W. University of Manitoba Registration (FREE event) : www.eventbrite.ca/e/patricia-bovey-my-senate-reflections-tickets-753280210387 The School of Art is thrilled to invite you to a captivating event featuring The Honourable Patricia Bovey. Join us on Thursday, November 23, 2023, from 7:00 PM to 8:30…

The history of the unique and world-renowned climbing in El Dorado County will be the focus of Arts and Culture El Dorado’s newest exhibition. Sending It: Climbing El Dorado opens Thursday, Nov. 16, at the Switchboard Gallery in Placerville. While Yosemite Valley will always loom large in the minds and mythos of die-hard rock climbers,…

MANCHESTER — Taconic Music will present its eighth annual Thanksgiving concert at 2 p.m. Nov. 25 in the Manchester Community Library. Taconic Music’s co-artistic directors Joana Genova and Ariel Rudiakov will be joined by Deborah Buck and Hannah Holman to perform Beethoven’s String Quartet in D Major, Op. 18 no. 3 and Allen Shawn’s Sleepless Night.…

“To Lewiston, With Love” Submitted photo; Background photo courtesy of Nick Charde, Bates College Class of ’22 Love takes on many forms and expressions, from simple acts of kindness to unsettling and oftentimes unresolved feelings of anger, grief and sorrow. In response to the recent mass shooting in Lewiston and as we work together as…

UM student Kyle Somelofske browsing through books in the Richter Library. Now entering its 40th year, the renowned Miami Book Fair is once again celebrating literary culture in Downtown Miami from Nov. 12-19. What started as a dream of independent bookstore owners, librarians and educational professionals has become one of the most successful and inclusive…

When considering foreign language education resources, much of the current materials available are focused on building vocabulary and language proficiency. For students at an advanced level who are interested in engaging with language for specialized purposes, particularly in the fields of science, technology, the arts, and mathematics (STEAM), there aren’t as many authentic learning materials…

[embedded content] en español Washington, DC—A new initiative from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced today aims to expand access to arts participation in our country. A partnership with South Arts and in collaboration with the other five U.S. Regional Arts Organizations (RAOs), ArtsHERE will provide non-matching grant support for organizations that have…