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A new program co-launched by New Music USA and the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice aims to increase opportunities for women and non-binary musicians who remain underrepresented in jazz. ....
New Music USA and the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice have announced the launch of Next Jazz Legacy, a new mentorship program accepting submissions through Nov. 29. ....
Date Time Play your part as Yoko Ono Lennon Centre approaches final funding milestone The new Yoko Ono Lennon Centre is just £250,000 away from reaching its fundraising target, after donations totalling almost £700,000 were received last month. The major funding boost means the University of Liverpool has moved even closer to achieving its ambitious £3 million target, and is looking for your help to reach it by the end of 2021. The fundraising campaign, which launched in 2019, received generous support from a number of high profile donors, among them the Tung Foundation after whom the Tung Auditorium, the 400-seat high-specification performance space within the Yoko Ono Lennon Centre, has been named. ....
AUGUSTA When the Maine House of Representative convened March 30 at the Augusta Civic Center, State Representative Bill Pluecker, I-Warren, spoke on the House Floor to highlight the heroic action of Maine State Prison corrections officers and staff. “While the day was overshadowed by political party divisiveness surrounding the passage of the upcoming two-year budget, Representative Pluecker found it imperative to highlight the courageous actions of Mainers who work in a dangerous environment due to the COVID-19 health pandemic to help protect the well-being of residents of the state prison system,” a news release. Pluecker was notified of the incident that occurred December 21 by Sergeant Curtiss Doyle and Commissioner Randall Liberty when a resident at the State Prison was found to be unresponsive. Security staff performed CPR to keep the resident alive even while the medical staff were being called to the scene to pronounce the resident deceased. Correctio ....