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    Inside “The Lady of Charlotte Mystery”

    Published April 16, 2012 by

    By Aaron Fiedler, Arts & Science Council In February, the Arts & Science Council (ASC) and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation brought murder, mystery and intrigue to the streets of Uptown Charlotte. Mysterious author J.P. wrote The Lady of Charlotte Mystery which took readers on a journey...
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    Brigid Baker is Comet LoveJoy

    Published April 16, 2012 by

    Last Friday, I met Brigid Baker at her 6th Street Dance Studio WholeProject in Little Havana. Baker is a quantum force of nature and a Northern girl who comes from a politically active family heavily involved in the fight for civil rights. She isn't shy about speaking politics and the...
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    Spring update: Cultural Passport 2011-12

    Published April 13, 2012 by

    By Michelle Berra, Miami-Dade County Public Schools Since the start of the 2011-2012 school year, Miami-Dade County Public School students have had the opportunity to experience Miami’s vibrant cultural atmosphere through Cultural Passport. Cultural Passport is an innovative educational initiative designed to provide M-DCPS students in grades K-12 with a...
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    Writers of the world, apply

    Published April 13, 2012 by

    "Art criticism doesn’t pay anything. And in all likelihood in the future it will pay even less so. So what that means is that you have total freedom in what you write about. There is no writing for money. You’re writing for the reader, and reading about art can be...
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    A joyful noise

    Published April 13, 2012 by

      To explain what last week’s concert by The Knights was like, it’s easiest to start not at the beginning, but with the encore. After finishing a satisfying program of classical-ish music from the Americas, a percussionist came up to the conductor’s box. He...
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    Haas & Hahn plan a Philly makeover with Mural Arts

    Published April 12, 2012 by

    Philadelphia is in the midst of a makeover courtesy of world-famous Dutch artists Jeroen Koolhaas and Dre Urhahn, the duo also known by their suffixes: Haas & Hahn. The pair of painters is here thanks to a Knight Arts Challenge 2011 grant to the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program....
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    Have a “Field Day”

    Published April 12, 2012 by

    Art is a playground of energy + imagination. It's a force that cannot be contained and often stops us in our tracks — and sometimes it gives us whiplash. This Saturday, April 14 at 8 p.m., jump into the Sandbox at...
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    Visit the AIRIE Artists in Residence April 12

    Published April 11, 2012 by

    By AIRIE Staff AIRIE and Everglades National Park are pleased to invite the community to visit our Artists in Residence, Joanna Kidd and Danni Downing, at the Anhinga Trail on Thursday, April 12, 2012. Joanna and Danni will be on site from 2:00p-5:00p and will be working on a video...
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    “Songs of our Mothers”

    Published April 11, 2012 by

    “A multicultural cabaret.” That’s how the New World Performance Laboratory is billing a benefit event by two Akron actors, a guitarist and director, on April 12, 13 and 14. It’s also not a bad description of this company’s sophisticated...