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Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson, Inc. Kicks Off 2022 Girl Scout Cookie Season
Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson Inc. (GSHH) is celebrating the national kick-off of Girl Scout Cookie Season, which will begin locally on Friday, February 11, 2022. - January 13, 2022 - Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson
Center for Irish Music to Celebrate St. Paul’s Irish Music Roots at Virtual "Gaela" Fundraiser
The Center for Irish Music (CIM) and Cork-born entertainer Máirtín de Cógáin invite you to celebrate Minnesota’s lively Irish music roots at Éigse CIM, a Virtual Gaela Event on February 26th, 2022. - December 24, 2021 - Center for Irish Music
Leadership Intelligence Creates Leadership Champions: Leading by Example, Dr. Tommy R. Nash, Virginia Businessman, Speaker, Author, and Immeasurable Expert
A True Inspiration - a progressive, thriving business endeavor that is a little more than three years removed from its ceremonious inception, Dr. Tommy R. Nash’s Leadership Intelligence Creates Leadership Champions customarily offers a variety of services, most notably what it known as Kick It Up Keynotes, Insight Through Interviews, and Constructive Consultation. Clients connect by purpose, not by circumstance. Always be the best version of oneself. - December 13, 2021 - COGA - Leadership Intelligence Creates Leadership Champions
Boston Students Bring Home a Win for America at the NASA International Space Apps Challenge 2021
A team of Boston students won the "Art and Technology" award at the NASA International Space Apps Challenge this year. This event, managed by the NASA Earth Science Division, is the world’s largest hackathon bringing together over 28,000 people from 323 locations and 4,534 teams... - December 11, 2021 - Binnovative
Composer Nathan Felix Presents Two Operas in One Night at Timucua
Composer Nathan Felix presents the Florida premieres of two of his chamber operas, The War Bride & Ribas-Dominicci live and in-person at Timucua on Friday December 10th in Orlando Florida. - November 23, 2021 - Nathan Felix
Riverside LGBTQ+ Pride Elects New Board of Directors - Pride Festival Planned for Sept. 3, 2022
Following a successful inaugural Pride Picnic this past June, non-profit Riverside LGBTQ+ Pride has elected a new roster to its Board of Directors and is working hard on plans for a 2022 festival. Newly elected board members include Ray Yu as President, David Giron as Vice President, Christopher... - November 20, 2021 - Riverside Pride
Aviva Backs Boleskine Plans to Plant Largest Wildflower Meadow in Loch Ness
With the COP26 conference now well under way in Glasgow, The Boleskine House Foundation has announced plans to create the largest wildflower meadow in Loch Ness, covering a six acre field in an elevated position near Foyers. The project is backed and supported by the Aviva Community Fund. - November 04, 2021 - The Boleskine House Foundation
Westchester Girl Scouts Earn Prestigious Gold Award for Impacting Lasting Change in Their Communities
Over forty girls in Westchester County, NY earn Girl Scouts' highest honor, the Gold Award. One, in particular, Erica Dunne of Chappaqua, earned one of the first GSUSA scholarships for her project which honors the Veterans of New Castle. - November 04, 2021 - Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson
Composer Nathan Felix Releases Texas Skies Featuring Pianist Timo Andres
Composer, Nathan Felix, is set to release a new classical music recording inspired by the various skies and landscapes across the state of Texas. The music, written for two pianos, features New York City pianist, Timo Andres, who recorded both piano parts. The album appropriately titled, Texas... - November 03, 2021 - Nathan Felix
The Elegant Fashion of Princess Diana Will Headline an Exhibition This Fall at the Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center in Hendersonville, Tenn.
The regal fashion of one of the 20th-century’s most iconic figures will herald the holidays at the Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center (MACC) in Hendersonville, Tenn. The exhibition, titled, "The Elegance of Royal Fashion," will run Nov. 14, 2021 to Jan. 9, 2022 and will feature two... - November 02, 2021 - Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center
Ghana Diaspora PAC Announces the Endorsements of Terry McAuliffe (D-VA), Eric Adams (D-NY) and Bobby DuBose (D-FL)
The endorsements speak to GHPAC’s commitment to championing public leaders who are willing partners in its mission to empower the Ghanaian American through civic and political action. - November 01, 2021 - Ghana Diaspora Political Action Committee
Fundraising Doesn’t Have to be Scary
New Book Demystifies Fundraising for Nonprofits. - November 01, 2021 - Our Fundraising Search
New Podcast Preserves Native American History and Ancestral Stories
Native ChocTalk preserves stories of Native American heritage, culture and history. - October 28, 2021 - Native ChocTalk
Composer Nathan Felix Presents 4-Harpsichords in Surround Sound
Self-taught composer Nathan Felix and the San Antonio Museum of Art (200 W Jones Ave, San Antonio, TX 78215) will present a unique classical music performance on Friday November 12th from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. - October 25, 2021 - Nathan Felix
The Yards Collective Presents: the Spectral Carnival, Mask-Erade
The Yards Collective art space will celebrate a decade in business by hosting the Spectral Carnival, Mask-erade on Saturday October 23. Join them for an evening of spellbinding enchantment inspired by the experience of an old world carnival and Tim Burton films. The event includes musical acts,... - October 14, 2021 - The Yards Collective
Immersive Opera Rivers Unite: Divide to Premiere at High Line Nine Gallery
Mexican-American composer, Nathan Felix, will present his new immersive operetta titled: Rivers Unite: Divide at the High Line Nine (507 W. 27th St.) Gallery in Chelsea on Thursday, October 28 from 6:30 - 8:00pm. Rivers Unite: Divide tackles subjects such as re-appropriation, borderlands and rivers... - October 06, 2021 - Nathan Felix
The AngelWing Project Presents Clay's Place: Inside My Blue Mind, an Exhilarating New Play That Transports Audiences to Memphis's Beale Street Set in 1956
Set against the backdrop of the renown and popular downtown Beale Street; Clay Carter and Turner Davis are first cousins. Born in the lower Mississippi Delta, as teens they hopped a train aiming to leave the deceptive, one-sided sharecropping system in search of a better life. - September 23, 2021 - The AngelWing Project, Inc.
Gamble House Conservancy Appoints Alexandra Rasic to be Next Executive Director
The Gamble House Conservancy Board of Trustees is delighted to announce that Ms. Alexandra Rasic has been appointed the next Executive Director of The Gamble House Conservancy, the non-profit organization that administers The Gamble House, in Pasadena, CA. Rasic succeeds longtime Executive... - September 17, 2021 - The Gamble House
Eight Social Entrepreneurs Raising Capital to Build Businesses That Uplift Baltimore Neighborhoods
Innovation Works & Ignite Capital’s Investor Showcase helps entrepreneurs pitch investment opportunities to socially-conscious investors. - September 16, 2021 - Innovation Works
Restitution Study Group Announced as Inaugural Grantee in Multi-Million Dollar Initiative for Reparations Advancement -- The #Case4Reparations Fund
Today, Liberated Capital, Decolonizing Wealth Project’s donor community and funding vehicle focused on providing resources to Black, Indigenous and other communities of color, officially announced the Restitution Study Group (RSG) as part of the inaugural cohort who will receive funding to... - September 14, 2021 - Restitution Study Group
Affrolachian On-Time Music Gathering Concert Series; Sept. 22, 23, and 24
Imani Works invites you and your entire family to The Thang: The Affrolachian On-Time Music Gathering. It is an in-person and virtual music festival on September 22, 23, and 24 each evening from 6PM-8PM EDT. All events are on the farm located at 19362 Constitution Hwy., Nasons, VA 22960, just east of Orange near the municipal airport. Or, you can watch online. This is an outdoor concert. All proceeds go to the Imani Works Musicians Mutual Aid Fund. - September 09, 2021 - Imani Works Corporation
Humanity First USA 2021 Global Telethon is Presenting #Gifts4Humanity
Globally Humanity First USA is creating awareness of their various human development programs and disaster relief efforts via their Live 2021 Global Telethon on September 5, 2021. Humanity First aims to raise further funds to facilitate more projects as the organization continues to grow rapidly around the world. Event information: https://usa.humanityfirst.org/ - September 07, 2021 - Humanity First USA
The Nook and Composer Nathan Felix Present "2-Pianos" Benefit Concert
Self-taught composer Nathan Felix and Nook on Robinson will present the 2-Piano Project, an immersive classical music performance where the audience sits in the middle of two pianos, on September 24 at the Nook at 2432 E Robinson St., Orlando, FL 32803. - September 07, 2021 - Nathan Felix
Haiti Renewal Alliance via OneDiaspora.Org Activates Emergency Response Unit for Haiti Earthquake 2021
Haiti Renewal Alliance (HRA) activated it’s Haitian Diaspora Emergency Response Unit (HDERU) shortly after the August 14, 2021, 7.2 magnitude earthquake that devastated the Southwest Region of Haiti. Diaspora organizations are invited to register at www.Onediaspora.org to streamline the relief efforts. HRA pledges $50,000 towards it’s $3M Earthquake fund goals and encourages friends of Haiti to donate, and pledge towards these relief, recovery and sustainability efforts. - August 31, 2021 - Haiti Renewal Alliance
Larz Anderson Auto Museum Honored at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
The Larz Anderson Auto Museum was invited to show a car at the prestigious Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, where it won the award for “Most Well-Preserved Pre-War Car.” - August 26, 2021 - Larz Anderson Auto Museum
The Filipino Cultural Immersion Summer Camp That Aims to Inspire Children to Go Beyond Adobo and Lumpia
The 8th Annual Filipino Cultural Immersion Summer Camp spearheaded by the University of the Philippines Alumni Association of San Francisco (UPAASF) concluded August 6, providing one week of fun learning for the participants. The children had lessons in how to speak Tagalog, Philippine history,... - August 21, 2021 - University of the Philippines Alumni Association of San Francisco
Afromaha and WorldRemit Present Afro Fest Omaha
Afromaha and WorldRemit proudly present the third annual Afro Fest Omaha on Saturday, September 4, 2021, from 2pm-10pm at Stinson Park in Aksarben Village. This family-friendly event celebrates Omaha’s diversity, and is the area’s largest showcase of African and Afro culture, featuring... - August 18, 2021 - Afromaha
Composer Nathan Felix Virtually Presents 4-Harpsichords
San Antonio Museum of Art will virtually premiere classical music by Nathan Felix featuring 4-Harpsichords - August 09, 2021 - Nathan Felix
Parker Symphony Performing a Free Concert
The Parker Symphony Orchestra will be performing a free community concert titled, "Remembrance and Hope" on Friday, October 15, 2021 at the PACE Center in Parker, Colorado. - August 06, 2021 - Parker Symphony Orchestra
First-Ever Dalai Lama Library & Learning Center to be Built in Ithaca, NY
Supported by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, a Public Fundraising Campaign is Underway to Develop a Hub of Compassionate and Humane Education on the Grounds of Namgyal Monastery, the Dalai Lama's North American Seat. - July 31, 2021 - Dalai Lama Library & Learning Center
"Gitenstein Nomination for Ambassador to the European Union is Good News for US and Europe," Says Alianta Chair Jim Rosapepe
Alianta, the DC-based organization dedicated to strengthening Romanian-American cultural, economic and security ties, praised President Joe Biden’s nomination of its co-founder, Mark Gitenstein, as US Ambassador to the European Union. Alianta is a national organization of Americans, US... - July 30, 2021 - Alianta
LVG Learning & Networking Welcomes Keith Beecham as Director
Vision, inspiring, communicative. These are all qualities of new director, Keith Beecham. - July 29, 2021 - LVG Learning & Networking
National Lighthouse Museum Presents the 11th Annual Lightkeeper’s Gala
The National Lighthouse Museum’s mission is to collect, preserve, and display objects related to the history of lighthouses throughout the United States. On August 7, 2021, they are hosting their 11th Annual Lightkeeper’s Gala at the Historic Pavilion on the Terrace (est. 1835). Join them as they honor friends & supporters of lighthouses & the museum. If you are unable to attend, your support is greatly appreciated. Please see the details below for more information. - July 24, 2021 - National Lighthouse Museum
Leading Wellbeing Organization Therme Group Expands Relationship with Superblue
Therme Art Co-founder and CEO Mikolaj Sekutowicz Joins Superblue Board of Directors, Committing Increased Strategic, Programmatic, and Operational Resources to Superblue. - July 14, 2021 - Therme Art
GHC Workspace Now Open in Georgetown, CO
The Georgetown Heritage Center is pleased to announce the grand opening of the GHC Workspace, Clear Creek County's first of its kind co-working space in Georgetown, CO. - July 06, 2021 - Georgetown Heritage Center
LA Fashion Week Appoints Steven James Tingus as New Director of Diversity & Inclusion
Steven Tingus Joins Forces with LA Fashion Week - LAFW - July 04, 2021 - LA Fashion Week
RoGallery.com Offers Up Dali’s Paperclip Bust of JFK as Bezos, Musk and Branson Reignite Space Race - Mission Not Possible Without JFK and Operation Paperclip
Billionaires race to space, Salvador Dali's 1965 Work Entitled "Paperclip" Homage to John F. Kennedy offered to collectors, museums and cultural institutions. - July 02, 2021 - RoGallery.com
Georgetown Plein Air 2021 - Painting Event and Art Exhibit/Sale
The Georgetown Heritage Center & Cultural Arts Program is pleased to present their fourth annual Plein Air event in vintage, picturesque Georgetown on July 30 and 31, 2021. A charming town of colorful Victorian buildings ringed by mountain views, Georgetown has long been a favorite of artists. - June 28, 2021 - Georgetown Heritage Center
Mimi-Choon Quiñones, PhD, MBA, Joins Hispanic Health Council as the Co-Chief Research Officer
Dr. Mimi-Choon Quinones, MBA, has joined the Hispanic Health Council as the co-chief research officer to lead the Research, Advocacy and Training Departments. She is a Medical Anthropologist graduated from the American University in London and has Master’s in Business Administration from the... - June 25, 2021 - Hispanic Health Council
Local Young Phoenix Artist to Attend World-Renowned Interlochen Arts Camp
Caroline Schumann, 14, of Phoenix, AZ has been accepted and will attend Interlochen Arts Camp, the nation’s premier multidisciplinary summer arts program for aspiring artists in grades 3 through 12. Schumann, the daughter of Mr. Paul Schumann and Dr. Kathleen Schnier, will study classical voice at Interlochen. - June 24, 2021 - Interlochen
"The Peach Pit Mask" by Sammi Yamashiro; Under the Confines of Abuse, a Survivor Paves Her Own Path Forward
To abusers, control is their strongest weapon. They are the masterminds of their game, and the players – the victims who have no say in how the rules are made – are incapable of redemption and escape or, at least, that is what abusers presume. In her debut poetry collection, "The... - June 21, 2021 - Sammi Yamashiro
Venvi Art Gallery: Post-Pandemic Art Market Landscape
Out of necessity, many artists and gallerists have found new and creative ways to sell artwork online. An ongoing survey featured on NPR says 95% of artists have experienced loss because of the pandemic. Brinda Pamulapati and Veernag Pamulapati, owners of Venvi Art Gallery located on the East side of Capital Circle at 2901 E. Park Avenue, Tallahassee, Florida have been working hard on enhancing their new website, which allows users to buy artwork from the comfort of their home. - June 12, 2021 - Venvi Art Gallery
"Compassion Through the Arts" Free Online Event June 15
"Compassion through the Arts" - a free online streaming event - will be presented June 15. It features a variety of accomplished musicians, visual artists, and poets whose works express compassion. - June 10, 2021 - Compassionate Houston Inc.
Volunteer MBC Announces Host Urz Heer, Nominees and Entertainers of the 2021 Virtual V-Oscars
Maritime Ontario presents this year's Virtual V-Oscars, Peel Region's Volunteer Recognition Awards by Volunteer MBC, hosted by UN Women Canadian Delegate, TV host, peace and human rights activist Urz Heer. - June 07, 2021 - Volunteer MBC
2021 WNBA Award Winner Announced
The Women's National Book Association announces Hannah Oliver Depp as the 2021 WNBA Award winner. - June 04, 2021 - Women's National Book Association
Founder of Vietnam Veterans Memorial to Visit the Wall
May 30 visit to Memorial at Noon - May 28, 2021 - Friends of Vietnam War Memorial Ad Hoc
SFCMP Announces Executive Director Lisa Oman to Transition in Fall of 2021. Application Period Opens June 1.
The Board of Directors for the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players today announced that Lisa Oman, after six seasons, is leaving her role as Executive Director which will open up the position on September 1, 2021. Oman shares, “It's been an enormous honor to lead this organization and to... - May 25, 2021 - San Francisco Contemporary Music Players
The Wizard of Loch Haven Park: A Choose-Your-Own-Path Musical Performance
The Wizard of Loch Haven Park is an audience participation and choose-your-own-path musical performance. - May 18, 2021 - Nathan Felix
Teen Ambassador Program - Applications Open
The Yards Teen Ambassador program is a summer 2021 initiative from The Yards Collective, offering teens in and around Rochester the opportunity to work directly with visual artists and immerse themselves in our local community of professionals. Applications are now open. - April 30, 2021 - The Yards Collective
Girls in Cities Recommend Bold and Concrete Action from Government in New Study by EMpower
Adolescent girls from 7 cities in India interviewed their peers to understand the real impact of COVID on girls. There are major setbacks in access to education and healthcare for those living in resource-poor settings. However, girls remain hopeful, and they have made actionable recommendations for the government and funders to help recover. - April 14, 2021 - EMpower-The Emerging Markets Foundation