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Art & Entertainments

Pamplin Media Group – Local organizations and initiatives receive over $60,000 in funding for arts and culture

Support from the Oregon Community Foundation funds language programs, small business revitalization and local artists

Four Jefferson County organizations received a combined $60,000 in funding from the Oregon Community Foundation.

The Jefferson County Cultural Coalition, The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Warm Springs Community Action Team, The Tananáwit Warm Springs artist community and the Columbia River Institute for Indigenous Development all received grants as part of OCF’s Arts and Culture Recovery Fund, designed to support historically under-funded artists and communities in Oregon.

The Oregon Community Foundation funds hundreds of projects throughout the state every year. As a nonprofit, they distribute

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December 30, 2021
Art & Entertainments

Billings Gazette arts and entertainment reporter Anna Paige’s five favorite stories from 2021 | Local News

Arts and entertainment reporter Anna Paige presents her five favorite stories of 2021.

This is a love letter to arts journalism and a farewell — one that is bittersweet. My work has taken me across the state to bring stories of the arts to the pages of The Billings Gazette. From rebuilding after the fires at the foothills of the Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness to the parades of the Apsáalooke Nation to soaring above the city in my very first hot air balloon ride, this job has been an adventure. 

I joined the staff of The Billings Gazette in 2004 with

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December 29, 2021
Art & Entertainments

Arts & Culture Newsletter: ‘Sides’ is a smart web series with local artists ‘cranked up to 11’

Good morning, and welcome to the U-T Arts & Culture Newsletter.

I’m David L. Coddon, and here’s your guide to all things essential in San Diego’s arts and culture this week.

What happens when four struggling actors seek side jobs at a restaurant? That’s the premise of “Sides,” a web series created by six talented artists from the San Diego theater and filmmaking communities. The episodes available so far on the “Sides” YouTube Channel were written by Jordan Jacobo, filmed by Michael Lewis Foster at the Brew Bar in Chula Vista, and star Jacobo, Eric Casalini, Allison Pearce, Beth Gallagher

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December 9, 2021
Art & Entertainments

Erie Arts & Culture to support local entrepreneurs with two new programs

On Monday, Erie Arts & Culture announced two new grant programs are now available to support both creatives and non-profit organizations across the commonwealth.

The Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator Program matches eligible entrepreneurs with free small business consulting services and financial resources, ranging from $500 to $2,000, to help them grow their businesses and revenue.

Entry to Program Stream offers ongoing, unrestricted funding for small arts organizations and programs. The grant provides general operating support to pay expenses for staffing, business functions and programming

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November 30, 2021