BATON ROUGE, LA â Louisiana Public Broadcasting (LPB) will premiere a new digital-first childrenâs educational series, Ziggyâs Arts Adventure, that aims to teach young learners fundamental artistic and academic concepts through the magic of storytelling, puppets, and Louisiana culture. The 9-episode series premieres Monday, August 2 on its YouTube channel and lpb.org/ziggy.
With an exciting group of special guest artists that includes everything from musicians and dancers to painters and poets, the program will engage children in grades K-5 with Ziggyâs fun adventures and experiences. Each episode is aligned with Louisiana Academic and Arts Standards and is designed to help develop the critical thinking needed for STEM-subject problem solving by utilizing proven strategies developed by Harvard Universityâs Project Zero.
Bella finds Ziggy in Dallas Murdoch s new book
4 Apr, 2021 10:04 PM
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Dallas Murdoch with her muse, Bella. Photo / Paul Brooks
Paul Brooks is editor of Whanganui Midweek, in your letterbox every Wednesdaypaul.brooks@nzme.co.nz
After a career in education, Dallas Murdoch has turned her hand to writing the first in what she hopes will be a number of books for children.
From her century-plus old home, surrounded by her well-kept gardens and a haven of woodland in Upokongaro, overlooking the Whanganui River, she and her 5-year-old little dog Bella have joined forces to entertain younger readers.
Ziggy by Tom Wilson & Tom II for March 15, 2021
March 14, 2021
On another network (perhaps CNN, maybe MSNBC): We not only won’t retract, we will double down, we will suppress information, and we will weave more and more tangled webs.
Ziggy by Tom Wilson & Tom II for March 14, 2021
March 13, 2021
dcdete. 23 days ago
Does Ziggy live in England? I thought he lived in Pennsylvania along with Tom Wilson. Why else would the newsboy drive his motorbike on the left side of the road? Notice he has to get off his bike to throw the paper. In America he could stay on his bike and throw with his right arm.
Triad musicians seek out golden tickets on American Idol
FRAN DANIELS, The Winston-Salem Journal
March 12, 2021
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Growing up in the Triad, Mason Via and Presley Barker were familiar with the careers of each other as fellow musicians and singer/songwriters but had never met until they auditioned in California for the latest season of “American Idol.”
They are among hopefuls from across the country vying for golden tickets to Hollywood on the show.
Although he grew up in Danbury, Via (pronounced Vi), 23, now lives in Winston-Salem. Barker, 16, a native of Traphill, is a 10th-grader at East Wilkes High School.