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Conversations on Hispanic Heritage Month

Media Cause

A lot of our food and music influence comes from her. . Music and dancing are very important in Hispanic culture, you have to know how to dance the bachata, merengue, salsa, etc. We have so many different types of Hispanic backgrounds here that you get a mix of it all, and it kind of shapes you into one blend of backgrounds.

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It Takes a Village: Using Peer-to-Peer to End Homelessness

Qgiv

” Obviously, this is a tricky question, and there probably isn’t one best solution. The 2021 event featured musical performances, a live interview, and short videos they called “vignettes of community brilliance.” People often ask, “What’s the best way to end homelessness?” They raised over $220,000.

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Getting in on the Act: New Report on Participatory Arts Engagement

Museum 2.0

It is framed as a kind of study guide; pop-outs provide questions that tease out opportunities and tensions in the narrative. I've often been asked about examples of participatory practice in theater, dance, and classical music, and this report is a great starting point.

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52 Nonprofit Event Ideas That People Will Love

Neon CRM

Attendees will enjoy themed trivia questions, compete for prizes, and contribute to your cause while having a blast. Here are nine arts and culture-related nonprofit events that blend entertainment, education, and appreciation while creating strong connections in local communities—and raising some funds to boot.

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Self-Identification and Status Updates: Personal Entrypoints to Museum Experiences

Museum 2.0

To some extent, ameliorating that facelessness via personalization is a question of guest service. When you enter, you start the visit by "logging in" at a kiosk that records your name, your voice, your photo, and your favorite color and music genre. I am just a faceless visitor.

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Free Graphics Software and Images

Tech Soup

The website has a support page where you can ask questions. The paint function has painting tools including Brush, Pencil, Airbrush, Clone, gradient editor and blending tool. The lite version is a free online tool that allows you to add titles and music to a succession of photos, and the effect is incredible.

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Kevin Danaher of Global Exchange Talks about the Global Citizen Center

Have Fun - Do Good

The basic idea is to bring together a combination of a green economy trade show with about four hundred green economy companies, and a conference on the green economy with about a hundred speakers, and then we have live music all day long, everything from hip hop to bluegrass. You are on a bad boat and you are so dumb you don't know it."

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