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Creative Class: Sarah Nesbitt
Sarah Nesbitt was born in Syracuse, New York and has a MFA in Photography at Pennsylvania State University and a BFA in Photography and Drawing at the State University of New York at Oswego. Her interests lie in studying how … Continue reading
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Creative Class: Kathleen Pfeiffer
Kathleen Pfeiffer is an essayist, memoirist and literary critic living in Rochester Hills, Michigan. Kathy was raised in Trumbull, Connecticut. She earned her B.A. from Emmanuel College, and her M.A. and Ph.D. from Brandeis University. Kathy taught writing at Yale … Continue reading
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Arts Advocacy Month – Support the creativity in Michigan
As many of you know, I am a proud Board member of Creative Many Michigan (CMM) and our mission is very straightforward: Creative Many is a statewide organization that develops creative people, creative places and the creative economy for a … Continue reading
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Creative Class: Heidi Kaloustian
Heidi Kaloustian is a writer who lives and works in Detroit. She has received numerous awards and honors for her writing, including a 2015 Schulze Fellowship for a debut novel, a 2012 Kresge Fellowship in the Literary Arts, and a … Continue reading
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Creative Class: Michael Shimmin
Michael Shimmin is one of the most in-demand percussionists in the state of Michigan. Well versed in the styles of jazz, world, folk, rock, and classical music, he continually proves to be a valuable asset to any musical project. Graduating … Continue reading
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Creative Class: Greg Hosharian
Musician, composer, conductor, pianist and orchestrator, Greg Hosharian began playing the piano at the age of four, when his father, composer/conductor Edward Hosharian, became his first music teacher. When Greg was 13, he studied under pianist Akiko Dohi and … Continue reading
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Creative Class: Jason Gittinger
Jason Gittinger is an avid community builder and entrepreneur. Through his music school, The Detroit School of Rock and Pop Music® he goes out of his way to educate and nurture young and aspiring musicians about being a professional in … Continue reading
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Creative Class: Monte Nagler
Monte’s photographs, which have won numerous awards, are found in many private and public collections including the Detroit Institute of Art; the University Of Michigan Museum Of Art; the Grand Rapids Art Museum; The State of Michigan; General Electric Corporation: BASF … Continue reading
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Creative Profile: Rick Robinson
Rick Robinson began playing double bass in Highland Park public schools until he attended Interlochen Arts Academy, Cleveland Institute of Music and New England Conservatory. He held several principal positions in regional orchestras as well as the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra … Continue reading
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Gypsy Esma: Macedonian Queen Passes
Growing up and listing to all forms of Middle Eastern music allowed me to enter the world of Roma, music of the Balkans. As I got older and become more interested in varying forms of music, I discovered the varies … Continue reading
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Tagged Balkan, esma, gypsy, macedonian, music, queen, Rom, Roma
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