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Visionary Leadership Award Luncheon reflection
March 13, 2019
On what would have been her father Johnny Cash’s 87th birthday, Rosanne Cash was warmly welcomed with applause at the 9th annual Visionary Leadership Award luncheon. She was humbled and inspired by...
Aleta Staton on Teaching & Theater
February 25, 2019
Meet our new Community Engagement Manager, Aleta Stanton, in this second half of our interview in which she talks of how her 35 years of teaching experience has shaped her life. Her passion and open...
Aleta Staton on Art & the Community
February 20, 2019
The International Festival of Arts & Ideas is excited to introduce our new year-round Community Engagement Manager. As a part of our dynamic team, the candidate needed to be a hard-working individual...
"yours and hers and mine"
February 11, 2019
Join us in celebrating singer-songwriter and activist Rosanne Cash as the recipient of our 9th annual Visionary Leadership Award on Tuesday, February 26th. The Award Luncheon and Conversation will...
Rosanne Cash: Don't Be Bullied into Silence
January 28, 2019
Join us at our annual Visionary Leadership Award Luncheon and Conversation on Tuesday, February 26th. The Award Luncheon raises money toward the dynamic and inspiring programs presented at the...
Rosanne Cash: 9th Annual Visionary Leadership Awardee
January 2, 2019
Join us on Tuesday, February 26th for the 9th annual Visionary Leadership Award Luncheon and Conversation. The Award Luncheon, which draws over 400 attendees from across the region, raises money for...
Join the Journey to Pepperland
April 3, 2018
At the 2017 Golden Globes, Donald Glover made the proclamation that the Atlanta rap trio Migos was “The Beatles of our generation.” It was an ambitious statement, one that made audiences question...
Visionary Leadership Award Reflection
March 13, 2018
Claudia Rankine sits on stage. She has just won the 8th annual Visionary Leadership Award. Speaking calmly, taking pauses only to let her words resonate more clearly, Rankine discusses her award...
A Closer Look: Whitman, Melville, Dickinson - Passions of Bloom
June 20, 2017
Conguring three mammoth literary ghosts when their freedom of expression may be most needed, and most imperiled.
Aaron Jafferis on (Be)longing: Personal stories provide people with a pathway to connection.
June 12, 2017
“Paying attention to folks who might feel excluded and reaching out directly, and also creating entry points for folks indirectly who we might not know are feeling excluded, that’s one of the biggest...
Taylor Ho Bynum: Music In The Moment
May 30, 2017
“We need to remind ourselves of what it means to be in the moment and not distracted by all the various distractions of the modern age, and what it means to be together and to be human and to be...