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• In celebration of Black Music Month: Icons Among Us

  
  
  

  By Gregory Lucas-Myers, Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History

  When the word “jazz” is spoken, minds tend to race one of two ways for artists to reference. When looking back, names such as Armstrong, Coltrane, Monk, and Davis stand tall with long, deep shadows. When [...]

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  Loriel Beltran's "Damaged Work."

  Most people know Tigertail Productions because of the cutting-edge performance, dance and spoken word the organization both nurtures and delivers to South Florida. And rightly so. Since 1979, Tigertail has introduced local audiences to an eclectic mix [...]

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• Culture & quilting: Random Acts of Culture surprises Minnesota Quilters

  
  
  

  By Brian Woods, The Schubert Club—a member of The Arts Partnership

  Quilters & culture are a great match! Random Acts of Culture® took the Minnesota Quilters’ 33rd Annual Quilt Show and Conference by storm this month, surprising attendees & convention center staff with 15 [...]

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• Greatest person of the day: Dennis Scholl & Random Acts of Culture®

  
  
  

  The Random Act of Culture® love continues to spread. HuffPost named Dennis Scholl, Knight Foundation VP/Arts and Random Act of Culture® creator, its Greatest Person of the Day Monday, June 20. The HuffPost piece outlines Random Act of Culture’s intention (“Scholl wondered [...]

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• Island beautiful: art on Detroit’s Belle Isle

  
  
  

  Belle Isle is spectacular. The Detroit island park is home to dense woods, weeping willow-lined lakes, vast fields, dramatic views of the skyline and passing freighters, and some truly inspired architecture. The contemplative tranquility of its natural and man-made beauty also makes it a [...]

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