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Welcome to Hull Live Community bringing you all the latest local news from in and around Hull and the East Riding.
Here we’ll be carrying stories from your charity events, schools, clubs and pubs, the local arts scene and community projects from across the region. We’re keen to hear what you’re up to from Hull to Hornsea, Howden to Hedon and all the towns and villages in between.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has been lashed by Australian musicians after sharing a photo and a celebratory tweet from the Super Rugby grand final.
Ms Palaszczuk was in the stands to watch the Queensland Reds seal a remarkable victory against the ACT Brumbies at Brisbane s Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night.
She posted a photo of herself and Sports Minister Stirling Hinchliffe after the final siren, before local music talents accused her of deserting the arts.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk sparked outrage after posting a photo with Sport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe with their thumbs up on Twitter after the game celebrating the Reds triumph
Promoting corporate partnerships for arts and culture
New roundtables between cultural and corporate sectors to boost the arts’ recovery from Covid-19 following the Culture Recovery Fund.
From: Lord Mendoza
On behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Lord Neil Mendoza the Commissioner for Cultural Recovery and Renewal will host a series of roundtables with Boster Group, bringing together leaders from the corporate and arts and culture worlds, to consider innovative models for sustainable cultural recovery.
The Boster Group is an independent consultancy that creates innovative and sustainable partnerships between global corporations, world class arts institutions and social impact foundations.
Saffron Hall is planning a programme for June when Covid lockdown restrictions should ease. The Hall is appealing for public donations after the venue received no government support in the latest round of arts funding.
Every one of us has things we’ve desperately missed during the pandemic. Very high on my list is experiencing live music. As my excitement builds to see live shows again soon, it also reinforces how much I took live music and its benefits for granted.
Walking past the historic Englert Theatre in downtown Iowa City is a clear reminder that I’m missing a critical piece of my happiness toolkit whether it’s in a stadium concert, an intimate bar or someone’s living room, the transference of energy between a musician and their audience can be magical. For years, I’ve depended on that energy both to tap into my own creativity and as ballast to anchor my life. According to Plato, “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.”