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    ASC’s Connect with Culture Day

    Published January 8, 2015 by

    The Arts & Science Council (ASC), the primary advocate and fundraiser for Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s cultural sector, launches its 2015 Annual Fund Drive with a new Connect with Culture Day on Saturday, January 10th. This free day-long celebration will feature a range of cultural experiences, from a poetry slam workshop with Quentin...
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    ‘Knight Cities’ podcast: Paul Levy on how Philadelphia transformed its Center City

    Published January 7, 2015 by

    He’s been called the shadow mayor of Center City Philadelphia, and there is no one in America today who knows more about how to cultivate a downtown than Paul Levy. Paul is president and CEO of Center City District, the organization supported by property owners that makes the district appeal to businesses and residents alike by keeping it clean, safe, green and active.
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    CitizenDetroit: The rebirth of civic engagement in the ‘arsenal of democracy’

    Published January 7, 2015 by

    An 8-minute documentary on CitizenDetroit. Irvin D. Reid is Wayne State University president emeritus, distinguished professor and inaugural holder of the Eugene Applebaum Chair in Community Engagement, and CitizenDetroit co-director. Detroit once stood tall and proud. It was a blue-collar boomtown and model industrial center. By World War II Detroit had become the automobile capital of the world known as the “arsenal of democracy,” a nickname the city earned, in part, for switching manufacturing production from cars to tanks during the war. More recently, Detroit stood on the edge of financial disaster following decades of disinvestment, declining population and shrinking revenue. Its financial situation was so severe that the governor appointed an emergency manager. And in 2013, Detroit became the largest municipal bankruptcy in the nation’s history.
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    A look back at December at Reading Terminal Market

    Published January 7, 2015 by

    By Ann Mintz, Reading Terminal Market Reading Terminal Market celebrated the winter holidays throughout the month of December with an unprecedented seven performances: six scheduled, and one popup. The festivities began on Saturday, December 6 with a popup performance by the Philadelphia Freedom Band. The Freedom Band is comprised of...
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    Making theater from the ground up

    Published January 7, 2015 by

    By Christopher Tiffany, University of Michigan School of Education The Mosaic Youth Theater of Detroit is helping high school students at the Detroit School of Arts (DSA) literally learn the nuts and bolts of theater production. Mosaic was founded in 1992 to bolster arts education in Detroit, and the program...
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    GardenMusic Festival at Fairchild is an adventure in musical discovery

    Published January 6, 2015 by

    Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, one of the treasures of South Florida, is also the setting for one of the area’s most intriguing musical events. Now in its third year, Fairchild’s GardenMusic Festival, a 2012 Knight Arts Challenge winner, offers chamber music—with a twist. The festival, which runs Jan. 9 through 18, includes four concerts with a distinct theme. Overall, they showcase a range of musical styles, from chamber and folk music to jazz and Latin music. The program also includes two children’s concerts Jan. 10 and 17. The Sixth Floor Trio developed and directs the festival, which began in 2012. Its members include Teddy Abrams, a conductor, composer, clarinetist and pianist, Harrison Hollingsworth, bassoonist and violinist, and clarinetist Johnny Teyssier. Drummer and educator Gabriel Globus-Hoenich coordinates the educational programming of the festival.