Do you have songs to share? Stories to tell? Poems to read? This winter the New London Little Theatre is livestreaming monthly open mics! This is a new program for artists of all sorts. February 12, March 12, April 9. Get in on the ground floor and email Bethany at nllittletheatre@gmail.com if...
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Category Archives: Music
Resources for taking your art into virtual spaces
Posted by SMAC
OPENVOICES: Nurturing Artists, Building Community Visit bit.ly/ArtsInDigital for a comprehensive collection of resources from OPENVOICES on taking your art digital! These are especially good resources for artists and arts organizations to keep engaged with their audiences during the pandemic. Find prerecorded webinars, best practices, workbooks, checklists, helpful pdf’s and more! Take...
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Minnesota Music Coalition Workshops
Posted by SMACThe Minnesota Music Coalition has two free workshops coming up! How to Avoid Bad Band Breakups – Conflict Resolution Tuesday, December 15th, 2020 4pm Online via Zoom Free to attend, but registration is required Web Link Facebook Event Link Registration Link Event description: A one-hour interactive presentation on the underlying causes...
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Joy to the Polls
Posted by SMACNovember 3: Musicians across the country are organizing to bring Joy to the Polls! This nonpartisan effort is designed to diffuse tension by using music to unite us at the polls. With help from Live Nation, they are organizing artists and musicians to provide concerts at highly trafficked polling sites around...
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Third Thursday Artist Talk with SMAC & Lee Kanten
Posted by SMACOur monthly conversation for individuals will be on Thursday, October 15th at 5:30 pm and our guest artist will be musician Lee Kanten of Ortonville in Big Stone County! If you’d like a teaser, check out our feature on him from our Annual Celebration Highlight video for Big Stone County-Click...
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Updates & Opportunities from COMPAS
Posted by SMACJoin COMPAS Teaching Artist Desdamona to reflect and write your own poetry! Your Weekly Dose of Creativity Minnesotans have been dealing with a lot of hardship in the past few months, but we know that art will continue to heal and connect us. This week, take some time to reflect...
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Minnesota Music Coalition 10th Annual MN Music Summit Goes Online
Posted by SMAC
June 10, 2020 The Minnesota Music Coalition (MMC) presents its 10th annual MN Music Summit June 20-21, 2020 ONLINE. Free and open to any artists, industry professionals, and music fans of all backgrounds, this year’s theme of the MN Music Summit is Amplifying Biz Essentials, providing opportunities for musicians and...
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Resources for Virtual Music Programming
Posted by SMAC
The Music Impact Network has put together a collection of resources for music educators and aspiring musicians to keep working on their craft from home. Check out their Stay@Home, Play@Home page for easy lesson plans, Youtube videos, and inspiration to start on your musical journey: https://musicimpactnetwork.org/resources-for-virtual-music-programming...
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Bluenose Gopher Public House seeks your videos for virtual OPEN MIC!
Posted by SMAC
Bluenose Gopher is trying to keep their Open Mic alive, but virtual!!! 🎤If you have music, poetry, comedy, stories or anything you’d like to contribute to the virtual open mic e-mail it to Betsy at: bluenoseopenmic@gmail.com They will post a single video with all of the submissions on the Bluenose Page...
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Canby Area Arts Council Seeks Area Musicians & Literary Artists for Open Mic Night
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Canby Area Arts Council is hosting an Open Mic: Onstage at the Canby Theatre. 109 St Olaf Ave N, Canby, MN. Event to take place Sunday, April 26th from 2-5 pm. The Canby Area Arts Council is seeking area musicians & literary artists! Featuring host musician Lee Kanten. Artists will...
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