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The Northeast Louisiana Arts Council has announced its nominees for the 36th annual Northeast Louisiana Arts Awards to be held on May 25.
Nominated artists, businesses and volunteers for excellence in the arts community are recognized during this program. The Northeast Louisiana Arts Awards have five categories: Edmund Williamson Visual Artist of the Year Award, Performing Artist of the Year Award, Dorothy Bassett Emerging Artist Award, BART Award and Volunteer of the Year Award.
Established in 1993, the Artist of the Year Award was renamed in 2009 after artist Edmund Williamson who changed the cultural landscape of northeast Louisiana. Nominees are professional artists who have shown excellence in their discipline and enriched Region 8 through their art form. The 2021 nominees include:
SAVANNAH, Ga. /Massachusetts Newswire – National News/ A global pandemic may have cancelled all of the shows, but nothing could cancel The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra’s creativity and desire to make music. With a newly unexpected empty calendar, The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra focused its attention on recording.
Jeremy Davis and Clay Johnson took their band to the NFS Ranch in Elkton, Florida, during Summer 2020 to record original songs and original arrangements of popular songs. They recorded 26 songs that are separated into three albums. The first album released this year is entitled “Bridge.”
Most musicians and performers were caught off guard when their “well” went dry. Jeremy and Clay took the occasion to dig a new well. Exciting opportunities arose as the well began to take shape. From virtual shows in an empty theater to socially distanced neighborhood block parties, The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra has been able to work while many were forced to sit at home.
SAVANNAH, Ga., March 5, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — A global pandemic may have cancelled all of the shows, but nothing could cancel The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra’s creativity and desire to
SAVANNAH, Ga., Mar 05, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) A global pandemic may have cancelled all of the shows, but nothing could cancel The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra’s creativity and desire to make music. With a newly unexpected empty calendar, The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra focused its attention on recording.
Jeremy Davis and Clay Johnson took their band to the NFS Ranch in Elkton, Florida, during Summer 2020 to record original songs and original arrangements of popular songs. They recorded 26 songs that are separated into three albums. The first album released this year is entitled “Bridge.”
Most musicians and performers were caught off guard when their “well” went dry. Jeremy and Clay took the occasion to dig a new well. Exciting opportunities arose as the well began to take shape. From virtual shows in an empty theater to socially distanced neighborhood block parties, The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra has been able to work while many were forced to sit at home.
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