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Patrick Hayes calls himself a creative entrepreneur. A business school graduate from Huntington Beach, Calif., this arty hipster made the move to Nashville in 2014 to pursue a dream in music, but wound up using his creative abilities to found 1767 Designs an artisanal enterprise that turns reclaimed wood from century-old homes facing demolition into something powerful, soulful and artful.
“I just really enjoy bringing things back to life and have a real interest in architecture. I guess I just fell out of love with music and fell in love with other creative endeavours,” he says, adding that the real inspiration behind his art is salvaging a piece of history and keeping the story alive.
Greenfield loses an icon in Conrad A. Curren
Former judge, mayor and longtime attorney was 87 Pictured are Kevin and Conrad Curren at the Cincinnati Reds Opening Day game in March 2019. Longtime Greenfield attorney and baseball fan Conrad A. Curren attended the 2019 Opening Day game with his sons, Kevin and Walter; and grandson, Jake. Mr. Curren attended Reds Opening Day for more than 50 years. The Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-3, before a sold-out crowd of 44,049. It was the largest regular-season crowd ever at Great American Ball Park. (HCP file photo)
Former judge, mayor and longtime Greenfield attorney Conrad A. Curren passed away Saturday, May 15.
Greenfield loses an icon in Conrad A. Curren
Former judge, mayor and longtime attorney was 87 Pictured are Kevin and Conrad Curren at the Cincinnati Reds Opening Day game in March 2019. Longtime Greenfield attorney and baseball fan Conrad A. Curren attended the 2019 Opening Day game with his sons, Kevin and Walter; and grandson, Jake. Mr. Curren attended Reds Opening Day for more than 50 years. The Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-3, before a sold-out crowd of 44,049. It was the largest regular-season crowd ever at Great American Ball Park. (HCP file photo)
Former judge, mayor and longtime Greenfield attorney Conrad A. Curren passed away Saturday, May 15.
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When he was a teenager, Ken Fischer got to visit the White House and play music for President Kennedy.
But he almost missed out on the opportunity.
At Interlochen s National Music Camp in the summer of 1962, Fischer was sixth chair in the orchestra s horn section.
As Fischer explains in his new memoir Everybody In, Nobody Out: Inspiring Community at Michigan s University Musical Society, only the top five horn players were invited to perform in the orchestra that would be visiting the White House.
At the last minute, though, three musicians were added to the final roster: a violin, a trumpet and a horn. Fischer got to go after all.