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Award Honors Volunteer During Pandemic The call is out for Oregonians who are making a difference in their communities through volunteering. AARP has opened nominations for the 2021 Andrus Award for Community Service, which recognizes individuals or couples who are helping out their fellow Oregonians. Sarah Bader, program specialist for AARP Oregon, said volunteers and nonprofits have still been going strong during the pandemic. “More than ever, we’re so honored to be able to award those folks who have done such great work, even during these difficult times,” Bader stated. Nominees must be 50 or older and perform their duties for the community on a volunteer basis. Both the winner of the award and their nominator will get to choose a nonprofit to get a $500 donation from AARP Oregon. The deadline for nominations is August 15. Bader noted she works with about 130 AARP volunteers across Oregon who have continued to help out over this past year. ....
A look at a Black teaching artist residency s inaugural musicians It’s a kind of open secret: Very few artists make a living solely from their creative work. The vast majority of painters, poets, dancers, and actors hold down day jobs. The same goes for most musicians – and perhaps especially Black composers and musicians, who often lack the institutional support given to their white peers. Kendra Ross, of ACT3 Consulting, co-created the residency program. Credit Denele D. Biggs That s the problem the Black Teaching Artist-in-Residence Program hopes to address. In February, this initiative of the Pittsburgh-based nonprofit UniSound – a collaborative of some three dozen area organizations that helps kids create music – welcomed its inaugural class of two artists. ....
Photo: Courtesy of Dr. Brittany Trotter Dr. Brittany Trotter For Black musicians in Pittsburgh, there are often hoops to jump through to get the recognition, funding, and support that comes more easily to their white counterparts. On top of the already fraught world of underfunded arts programs, Black artists say they have to deal with bias and being pigeonholed as one kind of performer. “Because you’re Black, people think you only do jazz or you only do gospel, which is not the case. There are a plethora of amazing classical Black musicians out there,” says Dr. Brittany Trotter, a renowned flutist who lives in Pittsburgh. ....