Posts Tagged ‘arts’

May 1-2: Biggest Arts Weekend Yet

I am seriously looking forward to this weekend. It’s full of great events, not the least of which is an Elton John concert Saturday night at the Covelli Centre. [Edit 4/29: In response to a number of location requests, here's a map of the Ward Bakery and Calvin Center locations on Mahoning Avenue.] More...
April 28th, 2010 | Events | Read More

Controllar with Digimob Friday at Cedars

I got an e-mail from Thomas Myrmel. He’s from Amsterdam but will be at Cedars Friday night performing with Anat Spiegel as Controllar. He invited me to check out their music. I did, and I must say I enjoyed the originality and fresh approach in the tunes I heard. The songs, by the way, cover a...
January 22nd, 2010 | Events, Music | Read More

Power of the Arts Wrapup: The Next Arts Council

At the final meeting in the Power of the Arts series, four main components of a healthy, progressive arts community were laid out for discussion and prioritization: Advocacy/Arts Council Public Policy/Public Support Arts Incubator (including Artist Live/Work space & land bank) Audience Development/Arts...
November 20th, 2009 | Youngstown | Read More

Power of the Arts is in Organizing and Planning

[Edit 10/29/09: You can now download the summary transcript of the discussion.] Art is powerful. We’ve seen how it engages communities and serves as an economic development driver. How to we get to the payoff, however? At the end of the day, there’s an exhibition or a gallery or live-work...
October 22nd, 2009 | Youngstown | Read More

Power of the Arts Series

If you’ve been interested in what went on at the Rust Belt to Artist Belt conference, I encourage you to attend the upcoming Power of the Arts series here in the Valley. The first session is Wednesday afternoon at 4:30pm at McMenamy’s and is focused on “Valley Arts and Culture: What...
September 26th, 2009 | Events | Read More

RBAB2: Funky spaces

Whether in San Francisco, Nashville, New York or Youngstown, some of my favorite places to be specialize in funky design. First, there’s something about the space itself that’s unique–perhaps its basic shape or location, perhaps significant structural features. Then, interior design...
September 25th, 2009 | Youngstown | Read More