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Ellis, 92, has been playing jazz music and has paved the way for others to play jazz since the 1960s.
He co-founded the jazz program at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music along with Tony King.
In his prime, Ellis played a vital role in shaping Milwaukee's jazz scene by being a regular presence in jazz clubs across the city.
He is serving the community in his own way with the Manty Ellis Community Foundation.
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"Young Contemporaries 2025" will be the 41st consecutive iteration of the annual juried undergraduate student art exhibition.The Design and Multimedia Arts senior show will feature the works of 23...more
Ankeny High School students represented ACSD at the FCCLA Iowa State Leadership Conference.Students competed in both STAR (Students Taking Action with Recognition) events, which can advance to...more
PUCRS building 7, which has housed the School of Communication, Arts and Design (Famecos) for 51 years, will inaugurate its new spaces this Wednesday (14) The new spaces include the Creative Industry...more
Foundation: American Savings Foundation
Oddfellows Playhouse, Connecticut's oldest youth theater, will celebrate its 50th birthday over the Independence Day weekend at its Middletown theater.Every year 1500 kids and young adults...more
Food Jobs Work is expanding to Pine Bluff with $10,000 grant.The KFC Foundation awarded the grant to help launch the project.The 10-week program immerses adults from all backgrounds into the culinary...more
Before joining the public sector, Delahoussaye was Chief Creative Officer at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center.His career spans curatorial work, arts administration, and civic leadership, positioning him...more
Students from across Torbay took centre stage in a special and inspiring exhibition.The Artizan Collective celebrated the launch of its 2025 Students Exhibition.Young people from four schools...more
Nearly 20 Mississippi State faculty members are now better equipped to guide their departments, mentor peers, and contribute to institutional growth as graduates of the university's 2024 25 Faculty...more
The event is designed for professionals in health, aging and social services, as well as individuals from arts organizations and teaching artists.The initiative, part of the Oklahoma Creative Aging...more
"Shelly" Berg will step down from his position at the University of Miami's Frost School of Music next spring.Berg, an acclaimed pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader who is a six-time Grammy...more
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The U.S. Government on Cultivating Impact Investing And Social Enterprise
According to a Private Capital, Public Good report recently released at the White House from a group of A-list impact investing and social enterprise specialists, the U.S. government can do a lot to spur the growth among the impact investing and social enterprise sectors.
