Arts, Culture & Humanities, General/Other News
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Tina Webb, director of the Coal Miners' Museum, has recently been recognized as Eastern Kentucky Pride's outstanding volunteer of the month.
Webb has been volunteering for the past 12 years. She...more
Zack Danger Brown, who spearheaded the scrumptious potato salad Kickstarter campaign that started with a modest amount of $10 for a quality side dish, will host a benefit concert to help alleviate...more
An online marketplace has been set up to help Boston-area artists sell their artworks, ArtLifting.
ArtLifting is founded by brother-sister duo Spencer and Liz Powers. The site, artlifting.com, is...more
Known as the patron saint of liberal education, Socrates is also recognized as one of the founders of Western Philosophy. However, he is not credited to be an active participant of civic...more
Huffington Post writer and Executive Director of National Corporate Theatre Fund (NCTF), Bruce E. Whitacre, regards arts development with a "cautious optimism."
This cautiousness stems from the...more
West Oakland artist, Greg Kloehn, drives around the streets near his home studio looking for illegally dumped trash piles that show up every night.
Along with a team of volunteers, Greg fashions...more
"The Supermom", which debuted in 2010, is currently seeking new entries for its fourth season dubbed as the "Heart of Gold Edition."
Organizers of the reality TV show are looking for women who...more
An 18-year-old Etruria entrepreneur has recently launched his social enterprise called Young Creatives.
Young Creatives is part of Emeka Forbes's plan to help squash youth unemployment rates in...more
The arts and cultural organizations in the greater Capital Region and North Country have received nearly $6.5 million in economic-development funds.
These organizations also maintain the vital...more
A video and photography project titled Vets Finding a Home, which opened at Project H.O.M.E.'s 1515 Fairmount Avenue residence, gives a face and a voice to veterans who have experienced...more
