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Creative Class: Ann Delisi, WDET
Ann Delisi has been an influential part of Detroit media for more than 20 years. From radio to television to voiceovers, Ann Delisi is a familiar voice to metro Detroiters. A Wayne State grad and former WDET staffer (1983-1995), Ann … Continue reading
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Creative Class Profiles
As anyone that regularly reads my blogs, they know I initially started this blog as part of my process for creating a film documentary. Since the completion of my film, my blog has expanded into an array of topics centered on … Continue reading
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Chaplin’s Pawnshop 100 Year Birthday
As we get older, the more we reflect on our past. Depending on where our minds are on a particular day, this could be a good memory or a bad one. Today I saw a tweet that showed that yesterday (October … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 Years, art, Charlie Chaplin, Comedy, film, Golden Age, Memories, movie, music, silent
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Sosy Krikorian Kadian (1928-2016)
Far too often whenever we hear that someone has passed away, we automatically look at their age at the time of their death and evaluate their life by how long they actually lived. I think sometimes we do not look at … Continue reading
Posted in Armenian, Uncategorized
Tagged Armenian, art, culture, dancing, music, musicians, tradition
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165 Belmont Street, Home of the Oud Maker
If you are an Armenian, Greek, Arab or other ethnicity type musician living in the United States and you have played the oud (Middle Eastern lute), the name Peter Kyvelos is someone you know. Peter is a luthier and by … Continue reading
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One year later, what’s next?
For the Armenians, 2015 was an important year. Notice I didn’t say it was a memorable or a joyous year. It was the year that Armenians from around the world commemorated, remembered, mourned and bonded over the 100th year of … Continue reading
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Tagged 100th, Ara Dinkjian, Armenian, armenian genocide, commemoration, Genocide, music, oud
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When did you first discover the arts?
Over a month ago, I was sitting in a board of directors retreat (Creative Many Michigan) when the question was asked of each of us – when did you discover the arts? Such a simplistic question you would think, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Arts, brain, discovery, imagination, preten
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Guardians of Music One Year Anniversary
Hard to imagine that exactly one year ago today, my film documentary, Guardians of Music: A History of Armenian Music was released on Detroit Public Television. Like everything else, it seems like it was yesterday. My wife, Della seems more proud … Continue reading
Does collaboration invent creativity?
Is creativity the sole invention or product of one individual or does collaboration pay an pivotal part in the process? Recently on a local Detroit radio station, reporter John McElroy reminisced about the old Pontchartrain Hotel’s bar located in downtown Detroit. He remarked how … Continue reading
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Tagged collaboration, creating, detroit, Henry Ford, inventor, John McElroy, network, Pontachartrain
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An Eastern Wind Reunion
As many of you know, music is not my full time occupation. I am happy that it is not and very fortunate that it permeates my life in the manner in which it does – when I want it to. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Armenian, bouzouki, detroit, eastern winds, Greek, guitar, Immigrant Suns, Middle Eastern, music, oud, rehearsal, violin, world music
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