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Members of the Charlottesville community hold a vigil for Heather Heyer following a protest organized by white nationalists that turned deadly at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017. Courtesy Kate Bellows/The Cavalier Daily/Handout via REUTERS

Arts May 23

Charlottesville drama teacher to get special Tony Award

By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press

Education Sep 27

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Boston brings the music back by boosting arts education

At a time when schools across the country are cutting arts education, this city is aiming to make it universal. Myran Parker-Brass, a classically trained mezzo-soprano who sang for the Boston Symphony, is working to provide weekly arts education to…

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Arts Feb 02

This youth classical music program turns no students away

A program in Yakima, Washington educates under-served students on classical music study and performance.

By Jenny Cunningham, KCTS

Arts Jul 20

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Free dance lessons teach NYC students to think on their feet

The National Dance Institute has been sending dance instructors into New York City schools for nearly 40 years, teaching kids who would otherwise have little access to arts education. Jeffrey Brown reports on how founder Jacques d’Amboise grew the institute…

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Education May 15

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This high school trains Baltimore’s students to be artists

At the Baltimore School for the Arts, students are admitted solely on their artistic potential; notable alumni of the pre-professional high school includes Jada Pinkett Smith and designer Christian Siriano. We meet some of the educators and current students who…

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Feb 17

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Underserved Austin students embrace their culture through the art of drumming

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Oct 02

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Kevin Spacey on playing a politician who ‘gets stuff done,’ and cultivating new talent

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“It's interesting to play a politician who gets stuff done,” says “House of Cards” star Kevin Spacey. “Ignore the murdering and the conniving.” On the eve of a benefit performance with the Shakespeare Theatre Company in the nation’s capital, Jeffrey…

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Oct 01

Kevin Spacey on the reality of Frank Underwood, singing and Jack Lemmon

By artsdesk

Backed by a 40-piece orchestra, two-time Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey performed songs from the likes of Sinatra, Simon and Garfunkel and Billy Joel for a sold out benefit concert for just under 800 people in Washington, D.C., on Monday.

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Sep 30

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Violinist Joshua Bell turns train station into concert hall to encourage arts education

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Sep 30

Grammy-winning violinist Joshua Bell delights masses at DC subway concert

By Victoria Fleischer, Anne Azzi Davenport

Back in 2007, pedestrians hurried by without realizing that the busker playing at the entrance to a Washington, D.C., Metro stop was none other than the Grammy-winning Joshua Bell. Today, Bell set up at the entrance of Union Station, but…

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