Articles by

Valerie Nahmad

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    Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival benefactors learn about connection between music and dance

    Published March 1, 2012 by

    By Jill Overacker, Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival On Sunday, December 11 the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival held its annual benefactor appreciation event. The event echoed the Festival’s collaborative theme by featuring artistic director and pianist James Tocco, and Eisenhower Dance Ensemble (EDE) artistic director Laurie Eisenhower. Tocco and...
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    Inside Musicopia

    Published March 1, 2012 by

    By Aaron Wolf, Musicopia Musicopia is a nonprofit organization that works with approximately 100 of our region’s professional musicians to present a wealth of music education programs and it is also dedicated to restoring and improving in-school music instruction throughout the Greater Philadelphia area. On Wednesday, February 22, 2012 the...
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    Inside ARTLAB+

    Published March 1, 2012 by

    By Milena Kalinovska, Hirshorn Museum & Sculpture Garden ARTLAB+, the Hirshhorn Museum’s signature youth program, gives DC-area teens the space, resources, and technology to explore their creativity while developing important visual and digital literacy skills. The ArtLab space in the Sculpture Garden reopened with new equipment in October 2011. The...
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    February 2012 at Akron Civic Theatre

    Published March 1, 2012 by

    By Val Renner, Akron Civic Theatre The month of February was extremely busy. The Festival of Nations 2012 was a top family pleaser. This was the third year for this event and it include performances by The German Family Society Tanzgruppe Dancers, Pura Salsa, The Cleveland Contemporary Chinese Cultural Association...
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    HistoryMiami’s Heritage Spotlight series off and running

    Published March 1, 2012 by

    By Michael Knoll, South Florida Folklife Center, HistoryMiami Earlier this year, HistoryMiami’s South Florida Folklife Center launched its Heritage Spotlight series, an artist-in-residence program featuring Miami-area tradition bearers. Our very first resident artist is Cuban drummer and drum-maker Ezequiel Torres who has been featured in two recent programs, which have...
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    Random Acts of Culture™ at the San Jose Airport

    Published February 29, 2012 by

    By Randy Bobst-McKay, Symphony Silicon Valley Valentine’s Day brought Carmen to the San Jose International Airport. Nine Random Acts of Culture™ performances featured Symphony Silicon Valley’s concertmaster on violin and two singers from Opera San Jose bringing to life Bizet’s most familiar music. The performances at various gates while passengers...
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    Random Acts of Culture™ arrives at IKEA

    Published February 28, 2012 by

    By Aaron Fiedler, Arts & Science Council On August 17, 2010 we set out on a two-year journey with a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to bring arts and culture to the people of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County through Random Acts of Culture™. On that...