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Don Van Vliet, better known as Captain Beefheart, has died at age 69, the Independent reports.
Van Vliet’s music was “often seemingly impenetrable,” but “his true genius was in his experimentation that, along with the work of his mentor Frank Zappa, helped pave the way for a generation of creative musicians and break the boundaries between art and rock,” according to a statement from his record label. Read the Entire Article
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The National Orchestral Institute + Festival Philharmonic gave a sold-out performance at Washington National Cathedral last night, playing Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D Minor with the Heritage...more
Fourteen Youngstown State University theater students are headed to Scotland this summer for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where they'll be performing in the Off-Broadway musical Here There Be...more
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts has awarded a $100,000 grant to the Rubin Center for the Visual Arts at the University of Texas at El Paso. The center, which is located in the...more
New Jersey's Economic Development Authority is putting out the call for proposals for its 2024 Cultural Arts Grant Program, which aims to "catalyzing community placemaking efforts by leveraging the...more
"We want Australian culture and creativity to be recognized globally for its innovation, complexity, and diversity," Creative Australia's executive director says. That's why the country's...more
"We want Australian culture and creativity to be recognized globally for its innovation, complexity, and diversity," Creative Australia's executive director says. That's why the country's...more
The University of Rhode Island's School of Creative Arts is in the news again, this time for a tuition hike that some are calling "absurd," reports the Providence Journal. The tuition increase,...more
"We're living in a time of poly crisis," says Stephanie Brobbey, a former private wealth lawyer and founder of the Good Ancestor Movement. "We need to shift the purpose of the economy from the...more
"We are honored to support these kinds of projects that build strength and resilience in rural, remote, and tribal communities," Erin Borla, executive director and trustee of Oregon's Roundhouse...more
Kandi Burruss used to be a Real Housewives star, but now she's a musician, entrepreneur, and mom, and she wants to look her best for a summer tour that kicks off later this month, People...more
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Hope Blooms is a social enterprise comprising of young entrepreneurs from north-end Halifax, Canada. It started as a community garden where students planted seeds and tended crops in an abandoned property in their neighborhood.
