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    New documentary on Marsalis performance premieres in Charlotte, N.C.

    Published February 3, 2015 by

    "Everyone Has a Place" (trailer) from Knight Foundation on Vimeo. This week WTVI PBS Charlotte will premiere a new documentary that tells the story of Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s 2013 performance of the Abyssinian Mass in Charlotte. Below, Knight Vice President for Arts Dennis Scholl, one of the film’s directors and producers, writes about the experience. When Knight Foundation heard it had the opportunity to bring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and the 80-member Chorale le Chateau to Charlotte, a community with such a rich jazz tradition, we knew right away that this was a project we wanted to be involved in. Related Link  "New Documentary captures Wynton Marsalis’ Charlotte performance of  his historic composition" - press release, 2/3/2015 Then we found out the performance was going to be at one of Charlotte’s greatest houses of worship, the Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, and we knew it was a project that would bring the community together. Anyone who watches the film will see how engaged the audience was.  
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    How 3 groups came together to present an Interactive Hip-Hop Carnival

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    The Hyper Interactive Hip Hop Carnival - A Detroit Collaboration from DETROIT LIVES! on Vimeo. More than 5,000 people came out to see last fall’s Interactive Hip-Hop Carnival in Detroit, a visual and aural spectacle that combined b-boy dancers in lights, island-inspired Mardi Gras costumes and music, a dancing crowd and more. What the organizers want everyone to remember though is the backstory of how it all came together.
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    Small pictures of life at an exhibition

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    Small pieces drawn and found make up “Everyone Goes Home at the End of the Day.” Jorge Pantoja might be best known for his cinematic take in his paintings and drawings: smallish canvases filled with color but also melancholy and nostalgia, with somewhat figurative depictions of...
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    Don’t miss “Deep City” in Miami Beach Feb 8

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    Join producer Dennis Scholl and director & artists Willie Clark and Helene Smith at a special screening of Deep City Sunday, Feb 8 at the Miami Beach Cinemetheque. Tickets are just $5 - click here to get yours. About Deep City This one-hour original WLRN Public Televison proudction, produced by...
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    Trusting Octavio Campos

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    Thanks to Octavio Campos, I danced Merengue on a countertop in an abandoned outdoor bar in Wynwood and learned the value of being and becoming a culture instigator. Octavio Campos. FilmGate Interactive kick off party. Photos by Carlos Andrews Cuervo Campos headlined the kick off party...
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    The MOCAD Quilting Bee project launches full steam

    Published January 30, 2015 by

    Guest artist Theadra Fleming talks about one of her signature log cabin quilts. Everyone’s going to pieces over at the MOCAD’s Mobile Homestead, where Radical Scavengers: the MOCAD Quilting Bee Project kicked off on Sunday, January 25th, with a meet-and-greet that commences a community collaboration of...
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    22 ideas win Knight News Challenge: Libraries

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    In September we launched the 12th Knight News Challenge, on libraries, asking the question, “How might we leverage libraries as a platform to build more knowledgeable communities?” Today we’re announcing 22 winners of that challenge, awarding the recipients a share of $3 million for their ideas. Related Link "Knight News Challenge on Libraries awards $3 million for innovative ideas" - Press release, 01/30/2015 Building on previous experience working with libraries, this challenge has helped us learn a great deal about libraries and the challenges they face while serving the information needs of their communities. Several themes emerged among the winners, including focusing on digital rights and privacy; history and digital preservation; the maker movement; and open data. We look forward to learning more as the projects develop and to applying that knowledge to our work more broadly. Additionally, we have experienced firsthand the enthusiasm inside and outside of libraries for making them vibrant civic institutions in a digital age.