Monthly Archives: January 2015

Historic Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh, NC is focusing on the changing style of interment with a juried competition devoted to the art of Cremation Urns, entitled Urn Art & Garden Faire. What is an urn? An urn is a container that is used to hold the ashes of someone who...

Pioneer Public TV is teaming up with public television stations around the country to once again offer the PBS Kids Writing Contest to promote the advancement of creativity and literacy skills in the Pioneer Public Television region. The contest is designed for students from kindergarten through third grade.  Contest rules...

The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. The Big Read provides organizations with grants and comprehensive resources that support their efforts to inspire their community to read and discuss a single book or...

The LSU Student Union Art Gallery at Louisiana State University has announced a call for entries for the 2015 20″x 20″x 20″: A National Compact Competition and Exhibit to all Artists residing in the United States. The National exhibit will be held April 9- June 10, 2015 in the LSU Student Union...

Crow River Singers community choir will begin rehearsals January 15, 2015.  They rehearse Thursday evenings from 7:00-8:30 at the Peace Lutheran Church Choir Room, 400 Franklin St SW, Hutchinson.  The choir is directed by Paul Otte, with Naomi Shadis as pianist.  The spring concert theme will be “choir member favorites.”...