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    power2give arrives in Miami

    Published December 15, 2011 by

    By Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs This is a great month for the arts in Miami! The way that non-profit arts groups approach fundraising and the tools they have traditionally employed have fundamentally changed just before we end this year with the launch of power2give.org in Miami. By tapping...
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    Cool film explores cool house

    Published December 15, 2011 by

    Friday, Dec. 16 The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art (in partnership with American Institute of Architects Charlotte) presents “Koolhaas HouseLife.” It is this month’s Architecture + Film Series screening at The Bechtler Museum of Modern...
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    If you ever wanted to know

    Published December 15, 2011 by

    ...what it would be like to be an elf employed by Macy's during the rush and push of the holidays season, then see the sharp-as-razorblades satire “Santaland Diaries” by David Sedaris. This off-kilter show for mature audiences (beware of foul language), produced by Zoetic Stage and adapted by Joe Mantello,...
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    Ka Blog Bam

    Published December 14, 2011 by

    Dancer Silas Riener is currently on tour with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company’s Legacy Tour, a Knight Arts granteee. Today he checks in with a report from Paris. By Silas Riener, Merce Cunningham Dance Company We have arrived in Paris. Final city on our 2-year legacy tour. Ten performances of...
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    The House on Mango Street

    Published December 13, 2011 by

    By Teatro del Pueblo Teatro del Pueblo and Pangea World Theater are continuing their unprecedented collaboration project by working together to bring the beloved children’s novel, The House on Mango Street, to life on the stage in Minneapolis spring of 2012. The House on Mango Street is the powerful coming-of-age...
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    National Jewish Theater Foundation journeys to Washington

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    By National Jewish Theater Foundation The National Jewish Theater Foundation (NJTF) and its Holocaust Theater Archive (HTA) is pleased to announce that President and Founder Arnold Mittelman has been invited to speak at the Winter Seminar of the Association of Holocaust Organizations (AHO) in Washington, D.C. The conference will be...
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    Marilyn Holsing at Gallery Joe

    Published December 13, 2011 by

    Gallery Joe opened up its newest solo show of works by Marilyn Holsing on Dec. 10. The show is entitled “Further Tales of Young Marie Antoinette” and involves narrative scenes showing the infamous French monarch in different imagined stages of her youth and engaging in a number of activities. [caption...
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    Miami launches new fundraising platform for the arts

    Published December 13, 2011 by

    Free Gospel Sundays at the Adrienne Arscht Center in Miami, just one of the cultural projects individuals can contribute to on power2give.org Wednesday, Dec. 14 marks a new beginning for Miami’s arts community, as power2give.org launches its new, online fundraising platform. Developed in partnership with the Charlotte-based Arts & Science Council, power2give.org enables individuals to connect directly with arts organizations to help support individual projects. Cultural organizations list projects on the site (i.e. instruments for children in a youth orchestra, costumes for an upcoming theater production) and interested individuals can contribute to help meet fundraising goals. power2give.org debuted in Charlotte this August and has raised over $200,000 to date. 
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    “Trill-ogy” thrills

    Published December 13, 2011 by

    Generally, I don't like to believe the hype. I like to formulate my own opinions on things. Which is possibly why I feel so blown away by Ryan Trecartin's exhibit "Trill-ogy Comp” currently running at Center Galleries inside...