By Carrie Chapter Philadelphia Theatre Company At Philadelphia Theatre Company, our PEP (Patron Enrichment Programming) events could be described as the goodie bags distributed at a birthday party – tasty diversions reminiscent of the core celebration, as well as a sweet way of saying, “Thank you for coming!” At least, this is how I picture our kick-off [...]
By Tom Sarago, DANCECleveland DANCECleveland, The University of Akron’s E.J. Thomas Hall and Dance Program are proud to present a repertory masterclass with Brett Perry and Ashley Werhun of the Trey McIntyre Project. The masterclass takes place on Saturday, October 6 from 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at The University of Akron’s Guzzetta Hall, located at 139 [...]
By Delta Giordano, Knight Foundation St. Paul Program Assistant I confess that I have put off writing this blog because it would mean admitting that summer is officially over! In St. Paul, the markers for the end of the season are the Minnesota State Fair which runs through Labor Day, with kids starting school the next [...]
By Steve Klotz, Embrace Music Foundation Excitement ripples through the room when teenagers and their mentors — the “Littles” and “Bigs” in the lexicon of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami, which organized the workshop — as soon as they enter. Greeting them is a selection of over 60 percussion instruments, large and small, arranged [...]
By Peter Leggett, Walker West Music Academy On Saturday, September 15th, Walker West Music Academy will open its doors to the community of Saint Paul for “ A Taste of Music” its annual open house to usher in a new season with students, their families, friends and supporters. This year’s open house will feature performances from [...]
By Kathryn Diamond, Detroit Institute of Arts Summertime in the museum is ordinarily a quiet place with visitors coming to wander the quiet galleries to escape the summer heat. Not so this year! On the heels of a positive vote for the tri-county millage on August 7th, a blockbuster exhibition of Five Spanish Masterpieces, and [...]
Creative placemaking takes another leap forward today as ArtPlace announces its third round of grant applications. A collaboration of 11 foundations, six national banks and eight federal agencies, ArtPlace invests in art and culture to help drive vibrancy and diversity in communities throughout the country. To date, it has awarded $26.9 million in grants to 76 [...]
By Jenifer Mangione Vogt, art and Italian culture writer Anyone familiar with Italy knows there’s a subtext of tension between antiquity and modernity that lies beneath its charming exterior. In relation to art, this tension has resulted in artistic movements, such as arte povera ( “poor art”), led by Michelangelo Pistoletto and Alighiero Boetti, that rejected classical [...]
Knight Foundation is celebrating its 1,000+ Random Acts of Culture™ with four big, blow-out performances in San Jose, Detroit, Miami and Philadelphia. The fun kicked off Sunday, Aug. 5 with a 250-person surprise performance in San Jose, continued Friday, Aug. 10 with a 150-person performance at Detroit’s Compuware World Headquarters and hit South Beach Saturday, Sept 1 with a [...]
By Letty Bassart, Thought Loom The idea for Thought Loom began with my memory of James Burke’s Connections. It was circa 1980 when I first watched him urgently address the camera and describe the connection between the hulls of massive ships and Strauss’ Indigo. It changed my entire world view. With a child’s logic, I [...]
