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Community Action to host MLK breakfast, arts festival | Local News
A neighborhood breakfast will after once more kick off a weekend of celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Working day. Coastal Georgia Space Local community Action Authority will host the yearly MLK Breakfast at 8 a.m. Friday at School Area United Methodist Church, 3890 Altama Avenue in Brunswick. Doors will open at 7:30 a.m. The breakfast will be the 1st of lots of events celebrating King’s legacy. Other activities include a parade at 10 a.m. Monday beginning at Howard Coffin Park, a virtual Equity Dinner hosted by Glynn Clergy for Equity at 6 p.m. Jan. 20, and additional. Group Action will also host the to start with MLK Jr. Arts…
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Coos Art Museum hires new executive director | Local News
The Coos Art Museum not long ago declared the retirement of its latest Executive Director, Steven Broocks. Broocks joined the museum as its executive director in August 2007 adhering to a career spanning 32 decades in arts instruction, studio artwork, publishing and museum administration in Illinois, Washington and North Carolina. “I have labored and taught in a extensive range of configurations and have generally wished to give cultural experiences for men and women residing in scaled-down communities,” Broocks explained. Underneath Broocks’ management for the duration of the previous 14 a long time, the museum has, amid lots of other accomplishments: · Acted as a catalyst for the productive development of…
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Around the Town: Helena-area arts and entertainment news published Jan. 6 | Local
Music Shwayze and more at Tap Room All Bets are Off, a local band with an incredible female vocalist, covers everything from Linda Ronstadt and Dolly to the Pretenders. They play 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, at Lewis & Clark Tap Room. All Bets are Off, a local band that covers everything from Linda Ronstadt and Dolly to the Pretenders plays 7 to 10 p.m. Jan. 6, at Lewis & Clark Tap Room. Photo via Facebook Gallatin Valley’s Close 2 Toast plays songs to warm your heart and get you up dancing, 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8. FilthyFamily presents classic hip-hop artist Shwayze performing live at…
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In a COVID-ravaged 2021, the local arts scene found a way to flourish | Westerly
It was a roller coaster of a yr for area artists and arts organizations for the duration of year two of the world-wide pandemic, 1 loaded with fits and commences but plenty of joy and delight. Whilst some groups cautiously introduced in-man or woman occasions, other individuals remained in the digital realm and still other folks creatively managed to merge the two. Even with the worries, artists tailored, flourished and even triumphed while obtaining new strategies to attain and touch audiences. The Westerly Band returned with concerts in Wilcox Park and at the Westerly Armory, where Westminster Strings also executed an in-particular person “masked” live performance. The Granite Theatre experimented with…
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Around the Town: Helena-area arts and entertainment news published Dec. 30 | Local
Music New Year’s Eve jazz The Montana Club hosts: Wilbur Rehmann, Ken Nelson, Bob Schmitt, Gerry Secher and vocalist Sarah Elkins 5:30 to 8 p.m. New Year’s Eve for a special dinner performance. MJ Williams, Ken Nelson and Bob Bowman perform 9 p.m. to midnight. For information and reservations, visit https://montanaclub.coop/. Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs with The Recession Special play Americana with a rock ‘n’ roll drive and vibe 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 30 at the Lewis and Clark Tap Room. Provided photo Americana, rock, ska and more Laney Lou and the Bird Dogs with The Recession Special play Americana with a rock ‘n’ roll drive…
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Around the Town: Helena-area arts and entertainment news published Dec. 23 | Local
Music Holiday tunes and Americana coming to Tap Room Join David Casey & Friends for a holiday show of upbeat Christmas Classics 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 23. This will be a special full-band show featuring Jeremy Slead on drums, Josh Loveland on pedal steel and trumpet, Nathan Casey on bass, with special guests, cellist Katie Cavanaugh and Ten Years Gone guitarist Robert Doughty. Helena’s David Casey & Friends take the stage at 7 p.m. on Dec. 23 for a show of upbeat Christmas classics at the Lewis & Clark Taproom. Photo provided Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist David and his wife, Deidre, are from Helena, with 10 albums of lush and harmony-rich…