Hamtramck Free School: bringing higher minds to free education

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Hamtramck Free School: bringing higher minds to free education

Published April 4, 2014 by Rosie Sharp

Freedom makes for great education. That’s the foundational principle of the Hamtramck Free School, a groundbreaking educational organization that has been offering materials and learning opportunities to anyone who shows up with a desire to learn, or teach. Co-founded by Michael Brown, a philosopher and Michigan State University Ph.D candidate;...

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The A.I.R. Dance Conference comes to MDC Kendall campus

Published April 4, 2014 by Neil de la Flor

The 3rd Annual Artistry in Rhythm Dance Conference: Engaging the Community (A.I.R Dance Conference) is an academic dance conference that's open to Middle Schools, High Schools, Colleges and the community. A.I.R. The conference features master dance classes, lectures and performances from guest artists that explore the...

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“Life with Father” is a perfect gem of comedy at Weathervane Playhouse

Published April 4, 2014 by Roger Durbin

Ah, the good old days. Actually they seem that way in Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse’s “Life with Father” being performed at Weathervane Playhouse, a Knight Arts grantee. Think about it. Set in a large Victorian house in the 1880s (which scenic designer Alan Scott Ferrall lays out resplendently, while...

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The 2014 Young Voices Monologue Festival: An inside look

Published April 3, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad

The 2014 Young Voices Monologue Festival was greatly expanded this year thanks to Knight Foundation. One component of the expansion was a Pre-Festival tour in October 2013 that took past winning monologues into 13 high schools around the Philadelphia area, inspiring over 875 students with the work of their peers...

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2014 Young Voices Monologue Festival: Expansion reflections

Published April 3, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad

By Angela Coleman, Philadelphia Young Playwrights Philadelphia Young Playwrights, in collaboration with InterAct Theatre Company, opened the 2014 Young Voices Monologue Festival March 19-29 to 14 packed houses of student and public audience members. The festival featured professional productions of 18 winning high school students’ monologues chosen from over 400...

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UNC Charlotte celebrates J.S. Bach

Published April 3, 2014 by Katherine Balcerek

David Russell, Anne R. Belk Distinguished Professor of Violin. In the Anne R. Belk Theater of Robinson Hall, J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos No. 3 and 6 will be performed at UNC Charlotte as part of the University’s Faculty and Friends Concert Series. On Wednesday, April 9...

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Cinedelphia Film Festival keeps film freaky

Published April 3, 2014 by CSchwartz

Even if you happened to catch the dizzying preview to this year's Cinedelphia Film Festival at PhilaMOCA on April Fool's Day, you still may not know what the city is in store for this month, or at least you may not be able to put it into words. The hour-and-change...

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National Poetry Month brings a host of literary events to St. Paul

Published April 2, 2014 by Susannah Schouweiler

As is the case every spring, there are scads of literary events going on in and around Minneapolis-St. Paul in honor of National Poetry Month. One of my favorites this year comes out of Greater Minnesota, actually: the students and faculty of the English Department at Minnesota State University, Mankato...

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Last minute tips for your Detroit Knight Arts Challenge application

Published April 2, 2014 by marika.lynch

DLECTRICITY is a 2013 Knight Arts Challenge winner As we all stare down the April 7 deadline for the Detroit Knight Arts Challenge, offering a share of $3 million to innovative arts ideas, we wanted to offer some final tips on submitting your application. As Arts...

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For the latest comedy offering at Actors’ Summit, performers “Handle with Care”

Published April 2, 2014 by Roger Durbin

Jason Odell Williams’ smart and fresh comedy, “Handle with Care,” recently had a long run off-Broadway. Actors’ Summit, a Knight Arts grantee, got the rights to produce the play as the regional premiere of the work while the New York production was still live. That’s pretty cool. It’s an amazingly...

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Celebrate First Friday at the Library Ballroom with Joe and Daniel

Published April 2, 2014 by Y-O Latimore

First Friday at the Library Ballroom. The architectural design, which includes the columns, doors, stained glass, stairway, detailed cathedral ceiling, turret and faces on the chimney, makes the Library Ballroom one of the most beautiful buildings in historic downtown Macon. It was designed to be Macon’s...

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Ana Mendez blurs the genre lines

Published April 2, 2014 by Anne Tschida

Detail of Ana Mendez's "The Fortress." Ana Mendez has done some exciting stuff in her young career. One of the new generation who blurs lines among disciplines, it’s hard to shoe-horn her work into any one category. She is a performance artist and trained dancer, and...

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Artists find layers of truth within the “Big Happy Lie” at Public Pool

Published April 1, 2014 by Rosie Sharp

"Untitled" by Don Staes. Of the diverse exhibitions at Public Pool, a common theme emerges that strikes to the core of this blogger’s particular art fancies. Foremost, a tendency to create interactive art experiences, which democratize the process of artmaking and art appreciation—in marked contrast to...

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“Shonibare in Context” tour and lecture with the Brothers’ Network

Published April 1, 2014 by CSchwartz

As part of the Henry Box Brown Festival, the Brothers' Network will be hosting a conversation and tour exploring the work of Yinka Shonibare, currently on display at The Barnes Foundation. This Knight Arts grantee seeks to open up a dialogue about race, culture, gender and class through a festival...

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Library Acts of Culture: West Boulevard Library

Published April 1, 2014 by mcantor

Library goers swayed in their seats as a trio of instrumentalists and a vocalist performed at the West Boulevard Library in Charlotte on Tuesday, February 18. The musical walk-through was part of the Knight Foundation's Library Acts of Culture program. The program, executed in partnership with the Arts & Science...