Famed duo opens SuperPops season
(NWPR) – The Grammy-award winning couple of Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. opens the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2010-2011 Kettering Health Network SuperPops Series on Friday, October 8 and…
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Universities collect ‘brain’ bucks
(AAPNW) – “When we created the “Bucks for Brains” program, our goal was to not only spur research and intellectual capital at our state’s major research institutions, but also…
Symphony recipient of manufacturer’s forum
(AAPNW) – Our commitment to music education is strong, and we are looking forward to participating in Nashville’s music education community,” said President of KHS America, Tabor Stamper. “Together…
Funnyman is sure to humor the goers
    (AAPNW) – Coming to the Clay Center in Charleston, West Virginia on Friday, October 8 at 8:00 pm, David Sedaris, author of “Barrel Feverâ€, “Holidays on Iceâ€, and a…
Agency encourages first timers to file
(PNAN) – November 1 is the deadline for the Minigrant application filing with the Mississippi Arts Commission. Offered in June and November, the Minigrants are to assist with smaller…
They ‘pour’ and ‘juggle’ works of art
(AAPNW) – Opening Tuesday, October 5 with an artist reception from 6:00-8:00 pm, “A Common Center: Benjamin Knepper & Kenneth Morgan” is a two-person exhibition of computer-generated digital monoprints…
Rocco is comin’ to town
(NWPR) – Once the Fine Arts Fund, it now becomes “ArtsWave,” an organization dedicated to connecting people through the arts, advancing the vibrancy of our community with the arts,…
Land of Lincoln leader talks job creation
(AAPNW-IL) – The 24th Annual Entrepreneurial Woman’s Conference is the oldest conference of its kind in the country and the premier event for women business owners in the Midwest,…
Prof Pen pens a philobiblist’s need
(AAPNW) – Associate professor of musicology at the University of Kentucky School of Music, John Pen, who is also the Director of the university’s John Jacob Niles Center for…
‘Mountain Biker’ to ride his ‘hog’ again
(AAPNW) – On Saturday, September 25, Governor Joe Manchin, along with fellow West Virginia motorcyclists, will ride their ‘hogs’ in a Fall motorcycle ride tour beginning in Charleston that…
Cultural works series begin flow
(PNAN) – A special aura surrounds the communities in New Jersey, one that has been supported, nourished and driven by not only its founded state Arts Council in 1966,…
New season to be ‘stormy’
(NWPR) – On Saturday, October 2 at 7:30 pm in the Crouse Performance Hall of the Veteran’s Memorial Civic and Convention Center, the Lima Symphony Orchestra begins its 2010-2011…
Tales of two-wheeler icons talk in artworks
(NWPR) – “Rosson Crow: Myth of the American Motorcycle” opens Saturday, November 6 at the Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) in Cincinnati, is an exhibition pairing all new work from…
Eat, drink and merry event is for the children
(AAPNW) – On Tuesday, October 26 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm, in the Beatrice Knapp McDowell Grand Lobby at the Akron Art Museum, “Grape Expectations” opens with the flow…
Hoosier schools sought for Poetry Out Loud
(AAPNW) – Coordinated by the Indiana Arts Commission, the sixth annual Poetry Out Loud Indiana State Finals competition, IAC encourages high schools to participate in the poetry recitation contest.…
Canadian group to impact their spell in Ohio
(NWPR) – In partnership with the Ohio Arts Council, St. Marys Community Public Library, and Wapakoneta Schools, both in Ohio, Arts Place will present French Canadian musical group, Mauvais…
Symphony releases scores
(NWPR) – Recorded live during their 2008-09 season, the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra has released a new compact disc recording of two 20th century works: William Grant Still’s Symphony No.…
Art is born again
(AAPNW) – New works by wood artist Tom Hawley goes on view during the fifth anniversary of the renovation of the Westcott House in Springfield, Ohio on Sunday, September…
Teacher’s work chosen for award
(AAPNW) – Since 2002, the Alma Wallace Lesch Award has been presented annually at the Kentucky State Fair for fiber or textile work using innovation in color or technique, which is…
Museum director stages workshops
(NWPR) – Workshops by Fort Wayne Museum of Art Executive Director Charles A. Shepard III are being conducted at Arts Place facilities in Portland, Indiana and St. Marys, Ohio.…
Show to reveal works that push beyond
(AAPNW) – Opening Tuesday, November 9, in conjunction with the 21st anniversary of the Wexner Center in Columbus, Ohio, “Six Solos” includes six independent exhibitions of the work by…
Paying Forward people also on honor roll
(NWPR) – Homecoming week, Friday, October 1 and Saturday 2nd, “Celebrating the Arts-HU style” pays not only honors to the 20th anniversary of the Merillat Centre for the Arts…
Goal: a goose egg score
(PNAN) – “Today’s news is very encouraging. It means that UNICEF and its partners are making many significant inroads against the gravest threats to children,” said President and CEO…
Fashion show to feature a pool of the bests
(AAPNW) – The Indianapolis Museum of Art will present a runway fashion show featuring uncanny silhouettes and unexpected materials. “Project IMA: Fashion Unbound” is all about the works by…
Ben ‘unfolds’ his hands willingly
(AAPNW) – Nashville resident Ben Folds wants to help the Nashville Symphony, which sustained an estimated $40 million in losses after its concert hall, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, was severely…
Texas city to bloom with the arts
(PNAN) – On Saturday, September 25 between 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, the museums and Fort Worth Community Arts Center in the Fort Worth Cultural District will stage the…
Art center new location is ageless
(NWPR) – Known as those upstairs storage areas, in the century old buildings that line downtown many main thoroughfares have and are becoming the center stages that bustle with the…
What’s between show ‘caught’ for IMA’s walls
(AAPNW) – Opening on Friday, November 5, in the Forefront Galleries at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, and remaining on view through March 6, 2011, “Framed” is an exhibition…
Show to be an ‘uprising’ view for goers
(AAPNW) – Featuring works by international artists, Zheng Fanzhi, Wang Guangyi, Shen Jaiwei and Hung Liu, opening Saturday, October 16 at the Akron Art Museum, “Culture Revolution” allows viewers…
Aspiring youth poets sought to compete
(PNAN) – “The Council is proud to support Poetry Out Loud because it challenges students of all levels to discover their own unique voices and to express themselves in…
Hengst: They have ‘amazing talent’
(AAPNW) – Executive director of the Ohioana Library, Linda Hengst expressed, “Ohio has fostered amazing talent! Among this year’s award recipients are former Poet Laureate of the United States…
Prose choices sought Hoosier commission
(AAPNW) – Nominations for Indiana Poet Laureate are being enlisted by the Indiana Arts Commission, to be submitted by email only by Monday, November 1, no later than 5:00…
Brown sounds open AP’s season
(NWPR) – Launching the Arts Place 2010-11 Performance Series at the Portland Center on Saturday, October 9 at 7:30 pm, the Alison Brown Quartet showcases an original instrumental sound…
Show to shine on works of time
(NWPR) – On Friday, September 24, at Bear’s Mill, paintings by Evelyn Mahrt and along with cabinets crafted by Bruce Bayman are the exhibiting highlights that will be on…
The ‘beat’ is on for Lincoln’s Windy City
(AAPNW) – Move over Hollywood because Illinois’ film industry is on track to experience tremendous growth in 2010. Last year film and television productions in Illinois generated more than…
Noche del Bicentenario de Mexico en Chicago
State’s ‘coal miner son’ joins the fight
(AAPNW) – Governor Joe Manchin joined the West Virginia Coal Association, Citizens for Coal, the Federation for American Coal, members of the FACES of Coal campaign, and many West…
University project to spur job growth
(AAPNW) – The University of Chicago no longer needs to have their visions remain on pins and needles. Governor Pat Quinn told them to begin planning their campus…
Wife to tell all about husband and horses
(AAPNW) – A gallery talk by Lisa Borel, wife of Derby winning jockey Calvin Borel, will be on Thursday, September 23 at 6:00 pm at the Kentucky Museum of…
Actors sought for final play
(NWPR) – Since 1988, New World Arts have been dedicated in their mission in the production of quality plays. As the only all-volunteer theater in Northeastern Indiana, this Goshen…
National Ohio landmark ‘legend’ to live again
(NWPR) – “Harvest time was and is a time of celebration for agricultural communities like Darke County,” said outreach manager Becky Dynes of the Friends of Bear’s Mill in…
Vermont arts provider to celebrate 25th
(PNAN) – National arts organization, CERF+ (Craft Emergency Relief Fund + Artists’ Emergency Resource) will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a reunion, workshops, and a fundraising auction at Snow…
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Alumni show on view
(AAPNW) – The Huntington University (Indiana) Visual Arts Alumni Exhibit has opened in the Robert E. Wilson Gallery. The exhibit features recent works by visual arts alumni, is open until…
Black Broadway by Holly Bass
Piazzolla’ s scores shout with amore
(AAPNW) – Recorded by the Tennessee’s Nashville Symphony at the end of 2009 in Schermerhorn Symphony Center, works by Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla’s (1921-1992) highlights his “nuevo tango” style…
Todd calls it quits
(AAPNW) – “Whether as an award-winning faculty member, a successful entrepreneur or outstanding president of the institution that he loves, there’s never been any question that Kentucky and her future…
Buds become beasts over beauty
(AAPNW) – The Pultizer-prize play, “Picnic” made its debut at Broadway’s Music Box Theatre in February 1953 and ran for 477 performances. Beginning on Thursday, September 23 at 7:30…
Neal and his ‘band’ to go live
(NWPR) – Beginning on Thursday, September 23 and then on Saturday the 25th, the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2010-2011 Miami Valley & Good Samaritan Hospitals Classical Series will open with…
Grant applications filing open
(APPNW) – Tuesday, October 12 at 4:30 pm, the window closes to file online grant application through the Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) for grants through its Technical Assistance Program.…