Arts and the Gay Games 2014; “Flair Fest” coming to Lock 3 in downtown Akron with headliners the Indigo Girls

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Arts and the Gay Games 2014; “Flair Fest” coming to Lock 3 in downtown Akron with headliners the Indigo Girls

Published August 13, 2014 by Roger Durbin

The games have begun! And so have a host of arts and cultural events in support of them. As Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown announced the beginning of the games at the opening ceremony of the international Gay Games (GG9) centered in Cleveland and Akron, arts and culture groups have come...

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Macon Symphony Youth Orchestra holding auditions for 2014-15

Published August 13, 2014 by Y-O Latimore

Macon Symphony Youth Orchestra at Mccorkle Music Building, "Fickling Hall." This weekend on August 16 and 17, the Macon Symphony Youth Orchestra will be holding auditions for the 2014-15 season. This is a great opportunity for aspiring young musicians who live in Macon and the surrounding...

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Mixed Precipitation’s picnic operetta tours Twin Cities community gardens with a punk retelling of Henry Purcell’s “King Arthur”

Published August 13, 2014 by Susannah Schouweiler

Production photo for "King Arthur" by Ty Sassman, courtesy of Mixed Precipitation. I’ve been eyeballing pressure canners lately. Our little front yard vegetable garden is coming in faster than I can handle – peppers and tomatoes, those lewd Italian trombone squash and too many cukes to...

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Locust closes out unique summer programming

Published August 12, 2014 by Anne Tschida

The surprising results at the Locust LAB. There’s one more week to catch the results of Locust Projects’ unique summer programming, culminating with a closing reception and exhibit on Saturday. For the fifth year in a row, Locust invited a group of high school students, chosen...

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Harvey B. Gantt Center celebrates 40 Years

Published August 12, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad

By Bonita Buford, Harvey B. Gantt Center In 1974, on a sweltering day in late August, an outdoor festival heralded the launch of a concept to celebrate and recognize the historical, cultural and societal contributions of African Americans in Charlotte, North Carolina. This Afro-American Cultural and Service Center represented the...

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Red Bull House of Art runs out a wild new summer collection

Published August 12, 2014 by Rosie Sharp

The crowd gathers outside Friday's Red Bull House of Art opening. The Red Bull House of Art opened its newest season with a brand new collection, featuring artists working in a broad range of media. Austin Brady, Chad Davis, Paolo Pedini, Rashaun Rucker, Tiff Massey and...

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Gary Petersen divides objects from experiences at Tiger Strikes Asteroid

Published August 12, 2014 by CSchwartz

Gary Petersen is first and foremost a painter, but it seems that he's got a knack for installation too, as evidenced by his solo show, “zip line tow rope,” at Tiger Strikes Asteroid. The New York-based artist has wound up in Philly for the exhibit curated by Alexis Granwell, which...

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Alternative cinema in the Queen City

Published August 11, 2014 by Katherine Balcerek

"The Double" movie poster. If, like me, you are largely unimpressed with the blockbusters hitting the major cinemas lately, rest assured there is a source for independent, artsy and foreign films in the Queen City: the Charlotte Film Society. Founded in 1982, the Society is a...

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Pennsylvania Girlchoir seeks young women from Philadelphia area to participate in two-day all-female choral festival: GETMusic!

Published August 11, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad

By Kelly Wilson, Pennsylvania Girlchoir The Pennsylvania Girlchoir, celebrating it’s 10th anniversary this year, is collaborating with young female singers from the Philadelphia area (and beyond!) to present this two-day choral festival on October 17-18, 2014 titled GETMusic! (Girls Empowered Through Music). Director Vincent Metallo pursued illustrious female composers and...

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Poet L. Lamar Wilson headlines inaugural Reading Queer Festival

Published August 11, 2014 by Neil de la Flor

My organization, Reading Queer, unveils its line up for the first annual Reading Queer Festival, which runs August 22nd - August 30th. The Festival was funded by the Knight Arts Challenge Miami and features poetry readings, performances, a salon and writing workshop by locally and nationally recognized queer writers and...

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Blues and Brews concert series features Moreland & Arbuckle at the Cox Capitol Theatre

Published August 11, 2014 by Y-O Latimore

Moreland & Arbuckle. The Delta blues is to Kansas like southern rock is to Georgia. August 22 at 8 p.m., Moreland & Arbuckle, natives of Kansas, will be the featured performers for the Blues and Brews concert series presented by The Outlaw 100.9 FM radio station...

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How the arts inspire change in Detroit

Published August 11, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad

The Mosaic Youth Theatre, a first-year winner of the Knight Arts Challenge. Photo by Doug Coombe By Anna Clark, Creative Exchange This story was originally published in Creative Exchange and was produced in partnership with Springboard for the Arts and the Aspen Institute Arts Program. For...

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2nd Annual Rev. Carl Walker & Grant West honors recital

Published August 9, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad

By Peter E. Leggett, Walker West Music Academy Walker West Music Academy held its 2nd Annual Reverend Carl Walker and Grant West Honors Recital on Sunday, June 22. The event was held at Walker West's new performance hall at 760 Selby Avenue. The Honors Recital is a celebration of Walker...

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Young Artists have been busy in Detroit

Published August 9, 2014 by Valerie Nahmad

By Becki Kenderes, Grandmont Rosedale Development Corporation Since mid-June, young artists in the Loyal to Your Soil Youth Arts Program sponsored by the Grandmont Rosedale Development Corporation and funded by the Knight Foundation have been meeting twice a week to learn about and produce a wide variety of original art....

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Jeremy Deputat’s “Nothing Lasts Forever” at Inner State Gallery

Published August 8, 2014 by Rosie Sharp

Kid Rock, Rick Rubin, and Eminem are just a few of Jeremy Deputat's high profile portrait subjects. While much of the subject matter in Jeremy Deputat’s solo photo exhibit is stand-out by design, there are a few moments where the body of work transcends the subject...