The Oscar Fuentes Combo Fuses Poetry And Music

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The Oscar Fuentes Combo Fuses Poetry And Music

Published September 30, 2010 by Neil de la Flor

On Saturday, October 9th, The Oscar Fuentes Combo will perform original beat poetry during October's Second Saturdays, Wynwood Art Walk. They'll perform Fuentes' latest beat-poem: “I Am A Crystal And Your Lips Are of Honey”. I first met Oscar Fuentes, before The Combo, in a creative writing workshop about ten...

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Why Contests in Philanthropy Work: Report on Innovation and Grant-making

Published September 29, 2010 by Knight Foundation

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Check Out Today’s Stories on Transportation Safety from Unprecedented Reporting Project

Published September 29, 2010 by marika.lynch

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UM Musical to Spotlight Tenor Lanza

Published September 29, 2010 by Gregory Stepanich

Mario Lanza (1921-1959). Last year, I interviewed the great Catalan tenor José Carreras for a story, and one of the things we talked about was our mutual admiration for the work of Mario Lanza. It’s still not fashionable in serious critical circles to say anything nice about Lanza, who in...

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New Tools Will Help Communities Assess the Flow of Local News and Information

Published September 28, 2010 by Mayur Patel

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This Space, a New Frontier

Published September 28, 2010 by Anne Tschida

"And Yet Another Wayward Landscape," a solo outing from Sinisa Kukec, feels more like another-worldly, all-engulfing landscape when you walk into the large exhibition space filled to the brim -- literally -- with his work at the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood. His biomorphic forms, resembling either molecular structures...

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Porgy & Bess Update: Akron Symphony Orchestra

Published September 27, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad

By the Akron Symphony Orchestra Kerry Clawson of Ohio.com/Akron Beacon Journal was present at the Porgy and Bess auditions held earlier this month. While there, she spoke with a number of audition hopefuls as well as Maestro Christopher Wilkins: "Auditioners ranged from professional singer Pat Harris from Cleveland, who sang...

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KAC Winner Update: Leggo My Demo

Published September 27, 2010 by Valerie Nahmad

Start-up independent music project Leggo My Demo is in the home stretch of its matching grant fundraising drive. The group aims to level the playing field for independent music and has 3 days to raise a final $500. The funds will successfully release the final payment of a $30k Knight...

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Knight FOI Fund Plays Role in Revealing Large Public Pension Fund Loss

Published September 27, 2010 by Knight Foundation

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Buika To Perform At Knight Concert Hall

Published September 27, 2010 by Neil de la Flor

Are you ready for Buika? On Saturday, November 20th, 2010 Buika--one of Spain's most sensational and sensual voices--will perform at the Knight Concert Hall. When I first heard Buika's "Mi Niña Lola", I immediately thought of Volver, the acclaimed film from Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar. I jumped out of my...

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Student Journalists Publish Unprecedented National Investigation in Washington Post/MSNBC.COM

Published September 27, 2010 by marika.lynch

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Akron Institute Wins Federal Grant to Commercialize New Technology

Published September 24, 2010 by marika.lynch

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What’s Up With Locust Projects’ Walls?

Published September 24, 2010 by Anne Tschida

Walk into the Locust Projects space and it looks like something has smashed through the walls of a South Beach hotel -- okay, not something, but what we all know and fear, a hurricane. The installation from New Yorker Valerie Hegarty, "Break-Through Miami," is at first glance [caption id="attachment_6663" align="aligncenter"...

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Chicago Community Trust assesses local news landscape

Published September 23, 2010 by Michele McLellan

The Chicago Community Trust has conducted surveys of about 800 local residents and about 250 community leaders to get a better idea about whether Chicagoans believe their news and information needs are being met. The survey found that internet access is widespread and, in general, 87 percent of Chicagoans feel adequately or well informed. Libraries are playing a significant role in meeting information needs, according to the survey. Despite the positives in general, those surveyed cited these shortcomings in the news ecosystem:

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Survey: Chicago Residents Feel Informed, But Lacking Coverage of Politics, Diverse Views

Published September 23, 2010 by Knight Foundation