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“In 1974, one of the largest music festivals ever held in the Southeast broke records — and fences — at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Decades later, fans recall August Jam with fondness.” ourstate.com/peace-love-roc…

”Some actors and writers are worried that if they don’t take a hard line now on AI, when it is in its infancy, it will be too late.” wsj.com/articles/at-th…

“The label has made 200 albums available on streaming platforms, marking the first time streaming audiences will have access to the label’s catalogue in its 43-years history” classical-music.uk/news/article/h…

“One thing is undeniable: For folks on the creative team, Here Lies Love has had a genuinely transformative effect on their identities as Filipino Americans and on their Filipino diasporic experience.” americantheatre.org/2023/08/01/the…

“While the museum field is making strides in its recovery efforts, it will take years to fully rebound to prepandemic levels of staffing, revenue and attendance,” nytimes.com/2023/08/01/art…

“I love every step of the process, from the doodle to the sketch to the drawing to figuring out the light, the colors, the composition. All of that is what makes art brilliant and wonderful. And to outsource that process to a machine feels empty to me.”npr.org/2023/07/29/119…

“They told me this was because I refused to move the books,” she recalled. “They never told me which books they were referring to or why they should be removed to review.” thedailybeast.com/crowd-gives-ca…

The 2024 Piedmont Laureate application is officially open! The program is accepting creative non-fiction writers of works, including biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, travel writing, and new journalism for next year. ✍️ Apply by Oct. 2 Learn more: bit.ly/3KJc7ij

“I am very concerned that the big studios would rather let these movies come out and not have any of the performers talk about it, not support us in a way that would magnify the movies,” latimes.com/entertainment-…

“As contract talks stall, the vote, supported by 95 percent of Philadelphia Orchestra players, raises the possibility of a tense standoff.” nytimes.com/2023/08/20/art…

“Mr. Mosaval rose to became a principal dancer in Britain’s Royal Ballet after facing discrimination at home because of his heritage and skin color” washingtonpost.com/obituaries/202…

“In the shadow of the Washington Monument, six temporary installations tease out who and what should be commemorated, and how art can help us remember.” nytimes.com/2023/08/17/art…

“Wearable backpacks designed by Music: Not Impossible, which allow people to experience music as vibrations on their bodies, are becoming more accessible to the public.” nytimes.com/2023/08/20/sty…

“Very rarely can we see an entire system reflected in one person. The creator and executive producer of “Saturday Night Live” is such a person.” longreads.com/2023/08/17/lor…

“The challenge at the heart of Van Gogh’s Cypresses is that the trees carried associations in the late 19th century that are lost on us today.” hyperallergic.com/838381/the-dar…

North Carolina is well represented at this year’s LEAD Conference! Pictured below are members of the North Carolina Arts Council’s LEAD cohort and @raleigh_arts Arts Learning Community for Universal Access, North Carolina Museum of Art employees, and some North Carolina based interpreters.

“Buying discs is an affordable extension of fandom — and comes wrapped in a Y2K aesthetic” washingtonpost.com/entertainment/…

We will be having Hoke County Marching Band on the Halifax Lawn next Tuesday at 11:30am. Join us in support our talented students during this Arts in Education Week event! NCMEA Arts North Carolina Hoke County Schools Hoke County High School MightyMarchingBucks

Even if you are not in DC, you can still TAKE ACTION today! Using the Arts Action Center Arts Action Fund, send an email urging continued bipartisan support for Nat'l Endow f/t Arts in the FY 2024 Interior Appropriations bill to be funded at no less than $211 million. artsactionfund.org/ActionCenter

Are you a Raleigh-based nonprofit organization looking for #funding opportunities for FY24-25? Applications for the Raleigh Arts Commission Grants (up to $15,000) are now open! 👉 If interested, you must attend one of the grant workshops. #Register now: bit.ly/49kxH7d