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    “Romantic Endings” at the Bakehouse Art Complex

    Published August 18, 2014 by

    There's nothing like a 10-course meal set to a montage of romantic endings, especially when chef Tanner Gill is behind the meals. "Romantic Endings." Next Wednesday, August 27th at the Bakehouse Art Complex, Pioneer Winter and Indiefilmclub/Film Gate Miami Interactive Festival will present "Romantic Endings," a...
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    Dabls: I love how the act of storytelling opens people to their dreams

    Published August 18, 2014 by

    This month, five Detroit arts groups are vying for the Knight Arts Challenge People’s Choice Award, a $20,000 prize the winner can use for a project of their choice. The award is one of the ways Knight aims to bring attention to small arts organizations and their impact on the city. Here, KnightArts.org has a quick word with  Olayami Dabls of nominee Dabls MBAD African Bead Museum. Vote for the museum by texting Detroit2 to 22333, and learn about the other nominees at knightarts.org/peopleschoice. Q. What do you love most about your arts group? A. I love seeing how the act of storytelling can open people up to their own dreams. Q. Three words or phrases your fans would use to describe your work? A. Iron, rocks and wood Q. Who, or what, inspires you as an artist? A. Telling stories that I feel need to be told. Q. What’s the best thing about Detroit’s arts  community? A. All the organizations I know about are labors of love. Q. Personal cultural highlight over the past year? A. Everyday that someone really takes the time to walk through the installations. Q. What was your proudest moment as an artist/organization? A. When I see my work inspire people to tell their own stories.
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    Karl Staven: Resident Animator

    Published August 18, 2014 by

    Although I grew up in Georgia, since I graduated from high school I’ve spent most of my time in the northeast. When I was accepted into the AIRIE program more than a year ago, I was excited to return to the deep south, about as deep as you can get...
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    Coming Home to Music comes together!

    Published August 15, 2014 by

    By Coming Home to Music staff Nearly a year into this adventure called Coming Home to Music, we’re excited to see the pieces coming together. And we’re really thrilled to be sharing our vision of creating an intimate, engaging series of concerts that rotate through the homes of Detroit and...
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    Imagine 2025: Share the Vision

    Published August 14, 2014 by

    Arts & Science Council. Reserve your seat now for “Imagine 2025: Share the Vision,” a creative and interactive arts event to debate, dream and envision the future of the cultural sector in Charlotte. Sponsored by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and presented by...
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    La fanciulla del West by Giacomo Puccini

    Published August 13, 2014 by

    By Minnesota Opera staff From the Italian master who wrote Madame Butterfly and Turandot comes a romantic portrait of America’s iconic Golden West. Puccini’s gorgeous melodies and blazing orchestral colors are set against a backdrop of a gold-mining frontier town, where a poker-playing, pistol-wielding saloon owner finds herself in a...
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    Artists U teaches artists how to make a life

    Published August 13, 2014 by

    By Nicole Rupersburg This story was originally published in the Knight-funded Creative Exchange. For more stories of community transformation through the arts, please visit Creative Exchange at SpringboardExchange.org. The hardest thing about making a life as an artist is actually making a life as an artist. That's where Artists U...