Volume 2 No. 5 |January 28, 2020
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ARTS NEWS
& PROFILES
FROM
FLORIDA'S
TREASURE COAST & BEYOND
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Sharing our wealth of arts and culture.
We're having an ARTS BLAST!
Supporting arts and cultural councils everywhere.
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As you're reading this issue of Arts Blast
, schedules for the 2020-2021 season are beginning to trickle into the Arts Blast inbox. I'd love to hear from Treasure Coast residents and visitors who were here and searching for something to entertain and inform them twenty-five years ago. It's almost that long that I've been covering the Treasure Coast arts in one form or another and comparing nostalgic notes could be fun. In fact, that sounds like an Arts Blast series in the making!
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On the Calendar update emails go out to subscribers twice a week and are also at willimiller.com. Updates are added on the Willi Miller's Arts Blast Facebook page frequently. Scroll down for some of the things going on this week.
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Gardenfest! 2020
Last Chance to Audition
McKee's Children's Garden is Open
Terry Barber's Back in Town! (Stuart)
Eleanor Roosevelt Comes to Town (Vero)
A Little Night Music at VBMA
Derek Gores is Back
Volunteers Needed for ArtsFest
Notes from the Internet
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As always,
For Helen Miller
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Going Bananas at Gardenfest!
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It's difficult to point to what I love most about
Gardenfest! but if pressed, I'd have to say it's always knowing where my old favorites will be.
I've been a fan and customer of Gardenfest! since its beginning 19 years ago and I think I'm safe in saying there hasn't been a year when I didn't make a beeline for
Going Bananas, always on the same corner in Riverside Park. To my credit, I've learned to use Don and Katie's holding section instead of hauling around a couple of banana plants and a bag of fertilizer before heading home. There's also a holding section provided by Gardenfest! plus young people with wagons to get your purchases to your car when you're ready to go home and plant.
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Garden Club of Indian River County's annual event has climbed to the upper tier of the Treasure Coast's Do-Not-Miss-This list, drawing thousands to the two-day event in Riverside Park, Vero Beach.
Plants for sale will include palms, ferns, orchids, bromeliads, herbs, succulents, bamboo, fruit trees, bonsai, roses and geraniums.
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Visitors are encouraged to bring their own wagons "to shop for garden gems, and enjoy the amazing vendors, lectures, demonstrations, food, and raffle prizes." Proceeds from Gardenfest! help fund the club’s local student scholarships and community outreach programs aimed at enhancing, preserving and beautifying the landscape of Indian River County plus educating those interested in related topics.
And speaking of educating, the Ask the Experts program has a lineup of free talks. With chairs. In the shade. Saturday's programs include Container Gardening for Shade; Outstanding Roses for Vero Beach, Air Layering Made Simple; and Orchid Care for Beginners. On Sunday, it's Home-grown Flowers and Plants; Tillandsias and Bromeliads; Growing and Cooking With Herbs; and The Value of Worms in Your Gardening /Composting.
Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
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A note on the Going Bananas website:
All mail orders & shipments ceased as of January 1, 2020. Going Bananas will be open at the nursery on a 'limited hours' basis and appointment only.
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And while we're talking about Carnevale ...
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While the Treasure Coast Community Singers begin rehearsals for their many spring concerts, something interesting just happened. From a TCCS spokesperson:
We actually worked on something else last night - are you going to be at Martin Arts Carnivale 40th anniversary celebration this coming Saturday evening? We got asked to fill in for a cancellation with five days notice. Our group is singing 2 songs - in Italian - that we’ve never sung before. Sounded amazingly good last night...."
Ya gotta love the spirit!
And the absolutely very last call:
will perform Purifoy's Chronicles of Blue and Gray April 18 and 19 and May 23 and they're looking for additional singers to audition. Rehearsals have already begun, but Arts Blast's interested choristers should visit the website or call 772-224-8807 ASAP.
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Terry Barber's Back in Town for Carnevale!
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When I first met countertenor Terry Barber many years ago, I had no idea what a countertenor was. He soon set me straight. Barber, a former member of the outstanding Grammy-winning Chanticleer, will be in Stuart to perform for the Arts Council of Martin County’s Gala, Carnevale di mARTin Feb. 1.
Barber first came to Martin County to be with his ailing mother and then learned to love Stuart for its focus on the arts. His favorite memory of his time here is “Working with kids through the nonprofit I founded, Artists for a Cause (
A4AC.org
). When my mother passed I wanted nothing more than to fight cancer. I also wanted to help other artists use their talent for the benefit of the community.” The singer is very proud of some of the students he knew. “Many of the students I had the pleasure of mentoring have gone on to establish themselves not just as great artists, but exceptional people. I truly believe the Treasure Coast youth talent is on a par with many larger communities I see in the USA.”
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Although Barber is based near New York City now, he couldn’t resist a call from Nancy Turrell, executive director of the Arts Council. “Nancy and I worked together well when I lived in the area. We are lucky to have her. And she knows that I still support local youth artists
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n a few cases … I ‘cast’ gigs from the local community in my professional US tours — and I stay connected and interested in the local arts community. She and Dr. Marie Juriet-Beamish are producing this great celebration of the Arts Council, so of course I was delighted to be asked.”
For the event, Barber will be partnered with Lorrianna Colozzo in “some recognizable Italian songs, classical and popular in nature. It will be my first time singing “Volare”. I am a fan of the Pavarotti recording.” Of Colozzo Barber says, “She’s tremendous. She and I have been drawn together artistically on several occasions. I love her ability to tackle many styles. We agree on a lot artistically and are friends, too, which makes it even more fun.” His attire for the evening will be white tie and tails, maybe a mask. “My tailcoat is from 1998 when I joined Chanticleer.”
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Barber will be back April 17 for an appearance at the Lyric Theatre despite a crammed schedule: “I’m 30 solo concert tour dates over my quota this season (fall-spring), with over 80 tour dates (6 different programs ranging from classical to musical theatre and rock) in the USA and Canada mainly. My newest program is 'Mercury, giving the audience a chance to get to know Queen’s front man in a rock concert, where I am the lead singer.” He won’t be alone on stage. “The group includes not only a couple of 'best of' musicians from the Treasure Coast (Jonathan Cummings and Robert “Bones” Moltedo) but also the Oakridge Boys’ lead guitarist, Don Carr and recent TONY winner, Grace Field.”
Keep up with Barber on social media:
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Barber photos
By Randall Kahn
If you'd like to know more about countertenors, click here for
Classicfm.com's informative article.
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McKee Botanical Garden's Children's Garden is Open!
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The ribbon's been cut and the schedule is out for the entire month of February for this long-awaited, one-acre addition to
McKee Botanical Garden, "
designed at the scale of children to be a place where they can play as they learn about plants while forming a powerful bond with nature."
From McKee: The Children’s Garden features include the entry Monkey Bridge and Grand Entry Bridge (which is wheelchair and stroller friendly), Waterlily Fountain and Karst Splash Garden, Music Maze, Blue Crab Reading Circle and Stumpery, Fairy Forest and Fairy House, Bamboo Village Boardwalk and Bamboo Village Huts, and the pinnacle of the Garden, the Scorpion Pirate Shipwreck in the Grand Discovery Tree.
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A few of the February highlights: Reptile Meet & Greet; Butterfly Blogger; visits from a pirate (Capt. Jack Sparrow!) and a magician; and Fairy Hair! There will be weekly events through April including Pond Investigations, storytelling and sensory play for toddlers and preschoolers, and dramatic play, with costumes. And there will be a new P.I.R.A.T.E. (Participate, Investigate, Read, Analyze, Tour, and Explore) adventure every week. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
See the website for all the details.
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Scorpion Pirate Shipwreck in Grand Discovery Tree
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Blue Crab Reading Circle and Stumpery
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JOIN US FOR
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC!
Featuring Michael Amante
A performing artist and actor, Michael has distinguished himself with his versatility and an outstanding range of talents and today, Michael sings a repertoire that includes Broadway, jazz, rock, gospel and American Standards as well as the soaring notes of opera. Michael’s stage appearances include leading roles in
West Side Story, Jesus Christ Superstar, Grease, Lil Abner, Puccini’s Madama Butterfly and La Bohéme, Cavaleria Rusticana
and most recently the lead role in the musical
Chess
. His live concerts with some of the nation’s best symphonies include music from
The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables
, Italian classics and songs from treasured American composers. His sold-out venues consist of
Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and Heinz Hall
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Vero Beach Museum of Art's
GALA 2020: A Little Night Music
January 31 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm$550 – $1000
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Gallery 14 has invited artist Derek Gores back for another guest solo exhibit in February. An opening reception meet and greet — with "celebratory surprises" — is scheduled for Feb. 1 from 5 to 8 p.m. Another reception Feb. 6 precedes the Feb. 7 First Friday Gallery Stroll in the Vero Beach Arts District. Everyone's invited to a special reception for Windsor residents and friends Feb. 20, 5 p.m. A portion of sales that evening will benefit the Windsor Charitable Foundation.
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ArtsFest 2020 Needs Volunteers!
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ArtsFest Ambassadors
ArtsFest Gates - Set up
ArtsFest Greeter
Artist Load in / Load out
Corning Mobile Hot Shop
CHOPPED Arena and Culinary
Cultural Center Docent
Entertainment
OFF THE WALL
Site Operations
VIP Experience
Volunteer / Information Tent
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From news.Artnet.com
Leaders of the
Museum of Chinese in American
(MOCA) on New York City’s Lower East Side are still grappling with the effects of a devastating five-alarm fire at its storage facility late Thursday night (January 23). The blaze may have destroyed up to 85,000 invaluable historical items and ephemera that collectively tell the story of more than a century of Chinese immigration in the US.
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Watch Mick Jagger Play an Evil Art Dealer in the Trailer for His Upcoming Art-World Thriller ‘The Burnt Orange Heresy’
Donald Sutherland and Claes Bang co-star as a reclusive artist and critic in the neo-noir thriller.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Comes to Town
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Every year, Florida Humanities Council's free programs introduce audiences around the state to Florida's history and current events. Many feature performers/lecturers who wear the fashion of the day and speak in the voice of a character in their story.
This season, the
Vero Beach chapter of American Association of University Women (AAUW) has reached across the country for a special fundraiser at Vero Beach Theatre Guild Feb. 16.
In playwright Sharon Whitney's,"Across a Barrier of Fear: The Life of Eleanor Roosevelt," Mrs. Roosevelt is portrayed by Jane VanBoskirk, a frequent presenter for the
Oregon Council for the Humanities.
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VanBoskirk remembers listening to Mrs. Roosevelt on the radio. "
My parents were big fans of hers so naturally I listened closely and was drawn to her humanity."
When the actress met Whitney in the 1980s, the two clicked and became fast friends, VanBoskirk said. They knew they wanted to work together but couldn't decide which historical character to collaborate on. "
While Sharon was teaching at Choate, she was wandering around its library and came upon a book that she had written on Eleanor. The book's cover was a picture of Eleanor in her 50s, and in a 'Eureka' moment, she said 'Jane!'"
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For VanBoskrk, acting came before her interest in history. "
I first was inspired to create drama with my older brother, who later in life was an accomplished pianist, composer, and music professor. We created plays with music together and recorded them on a tape recorder for the amusement of our family." In college and during summer breaks, she got involved with historical dramas and found herself in the company of inspiring people. "I had wonderful history professors in college who created a passion in me for making history come alive."
VanBoskirk is in the Southeast through March, touring her show in seven states. In Florida, in addition to appearing in Vero Beach, she will be doing fundraisers for the AAUW in Venice and Lake Wales.
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Youth Symphony - Ages 12 to 18
Brass Choir - Ages 12 to 18
Woodwind Choir - Ages 12 to 18
String Orchestra - Ages 12 to 18
Adult Studio Class
Open class for adults to get together, work on their individual art, and enjoy the atmosphere of the Lake Wales Arts Center. This is a self-guided class.
Elementary Fine Art - Ages 6 to 10
Children’s Choir - Ages 6 to 11
Middle School Digital Arts - Ages 11 to 14
High School Visual Arts Workshops - Ages 13 to 19
Adult Visual Arts Workshops
Home School Fine Arts - Ages 6 to 11r
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Thank You to Our Arts Blast Sponsors
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This Week On the Calendar
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Indian River County
Jan. 29, 7 p.m. -
LIVE! From Vero Beach
presents Herman’s Hermits, starring Peter Noone. At the Emerson Center, Vero Beach.
Jan. 30, 2 p.m. - Travel Film at the North IRC Library - Yosemite
Jan. 31-Feb. 2 - Vero Beach Theatre Guild’s Apron Series - A View From the Bridge
Feb. 1, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - Novel Openings: Let’s Start at the Beginning - Adult Writers Workshop at Laura Riding Jackson Foundation Writing Center, Vero Beach.
Feb. 1, 12:55 p.m. - Met Live in HD at the Majestic, Vero Beach - Porgy and Bess (Gershwin)
Feb. 1-May 31 - From Homer to Hopper: American Art from the The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC. at Vero Beach Museum of Art
Feb. 1-2 - Rain or Shine! The Garden Club of Indian River County’s Gardenfest! 2020 at Riverside Park, Vero Beach.
Feb. 1-2, 3 p.m. - Gala of the Royal Horses at the Indian River County Fairgrounds. Lipizzaner Stallions, Andalusian, Friesian, Arabian, Quarter hors
Through Jan. 30 - Paul Davis and George Paxton - People and Places at Gallery 14, Vero Beach.
Through Jan. 31 - Art exhibition: Barbara Rowles, Counting Flowers on the Wall at Center for Spiritual Care, Vero Beach.
Through Feb. 9 - The 39 Steps on the Waxlax Stage at Riverside Theatre.
Through Feb. 26 - Celebrating Black History with artists Jemal Hayes, Henrimae Bell, Gary Lenard Moore, Monika King, and Viola Frierson at Art at the Emerson Gallery, Vero Beach
Through Feb. 28 - Clyde Butcher: Living Waters Series Art Exhibit at the Environmental Learning Center. Included in general admission. 29 images never seen in this area.
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St. Lucie County
Through Feb. 12 - From Mangroves to Mangoes by artist Julie Lounibos at Seriously Mixed Media, Fort Pierce.
Through Feb. 16 - Driving Force: Alfred Hair and the Florida Highwaymen at Backus Museum & Gallery, Fort Pierce
Through March 12 - Port St. Lucie Arts League Art Exhibition at Civic Center Gallery, 9221 SE Civic Center Pl., Port St. Lucie
Every Saturday. 3-4 p.m. - Critter Crunch & Munch at
Oxbow Eco-Center
. Free, all ages, no reservation required.
Jan. 28 - FDO - The Big Swingin’ Band at the Sunrise Theatre Black Box, featuring local singer Charles Jones.
Jan. 30-Feb. 1 - Art in Motion - McAlpin Dance at McAlpin Fine Arts Theatre at IRSC.
Jan. 31-Feb. 16 - The Undeniable Sound of Right Now at Treasure Coast Theatre, PSL
Feb. 1 - A Bronx Tale starring Chazz Palminteri at Sunrise Theatre
Feb. 1, 9 a.m. - Meeting of the Fort Pierce Art Club at Cool Beans, 1115 Delaware Ave.
Feb. 1, 6 p.m. - BlueBird Educational Foundation presents Roasting Darryl Bey at the Pelican Yacht Club, Fort Pierce.
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Martin County
Through Feb. 2 - The Producers at Barn Theatre, Stuart.
Through Feb. 27 - CUT BLOWN CAST: Contemporary Art Show at Court House Cultural Center Galleries
Through March 8 - Magnificent Me, interactive family exhibition from the Discovery Network at the Elliott Museum.
Through March 8 - In Her Image, Fort Pierce Art Club’s juried exhibition paying tribute to women & women’s issues.
Third Friday Pop-up Art Market, 5-8 p.m. at Notes Music Room & Social House, Stuart, with The Soul Arts Society
Jan. 29 - The Tap Pack at the Lyric
Jan. 30, 6 p.m. - Art Down the Hall Literary Lecture Series at Elliott Museum presents A Literary Giant: The Life & Works of John Steinbeck, with Robert Van Dellen.
Jan. 31-Feb. 2 - ’Til Death Do Us Part … You First! at A.C.T. Studio Theatre, Cedar Pointe Plaza, Stuart.
Feb. 1 - Carnevale di Martin: Arts Council of Martin County’s 40th Anniversary Gala at Willoughby Golf Club
Feb. 2, 1 p.m. - Rock’n Riverwalk, downtown Stuart
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Brevard County
Through Feb. 1 - Journey in Landscapes: Art by Brett Pigon at Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, Melbourne
Through Feb. 2 - Menopause, The Musical at Henegar Center, Melbourne.
Through Feb. 2 - Sense of Humor at Strawbridge Art League and Gallery, Melbourne.
Through Feb. 2 - Mamma Mia! at At Titusville Playhouse; Feb. 7-March 1 at Henegar Center, Melbourne
Through Feb. 2 WEEKENDS -
Brevard Renaissance Fair
at Wickham Park Amphitheater. Details and complete schedule on the website
Through March 14, 2020 - Crosscurrents: Selections from the Rodriguez Collection of Cuban Artists at Foosaner Art Museum.
Jan. 28, 7:30 p.m. - The Battle of the Big Bands at King Center. The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and The Glenn Miller Orchestra
Jan. 29-30, 7:30 p.m. - Jazz for the Soul is offered by the Melbourne Community Orchestra at Melbourne Auditorium, 625 Hibiscus Blvd. Elizabeth Bublitz is featured vocalist. Free, no tickets required.
Jan. 31-Feb. 16 - Rodgers + Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music at Coca Village Playhouse
Feb. 3 - Deadline for design submissions for the Cape Canaveral Call for Muralists.
Click for details.
Feb. 3-March 2 - Local Views at Strawbridge Art League and Gallery, Melbourne.
Feb. 3-29 - 14th Annual 100% Pure Florida juried exhibition at
Fifth Avenue Art Gallery,
Melbourne. The awards presentation will be at 7 p.m. at the First Friday Opening Reception on February 7.
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Palm Beach County
ONGOING:
Caring for Australia’s Koalas.
Fundraiser for the rescue and rehabilitation of Australian Wildlife at the Palm Beach Zoo and Conservation Society.
Through Feb. 1, 2020 - Main Gallery - Made in Palm Beach at the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, 601 Lake Ave., Lake Worth Beach
Through Feb. 2 - Chicago at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Through Feb. 2, 2020 - Georgia O’Keeffe Living Modern at Norton Museum of Art, WPB
Through Feb. 13 - H2O Trickle Down exhibition at Lighthouse ArtCenter, Tequesta
Through Feb. 29 - Eroica: Compared to the Rest of the World at Spady Cultural Heritage Museum, Delray Beach.
Jan. 28-May 31 - The Boca Raton Museum of Art presents Phyllis Galembo: Maské.
Jan. 28-Feb. 16 - Hamilton at Kravis Center, WPB.
Jan. 26, 3 p.m. - Parker Quartet at The Society of The Four Arts
Jan. 28, 3 p.m. - Esther B. O’Keefe Speaker Series at The Society of The Four Arts-Niall Ferguson
Jan. 28, 7:30 p.m. - Flagler Museum Music Series at Flagler Museum, PB - Auréole Trio
Jan. 28-May 10 - Walk This Way: Historic Footwear from the Stuart Weitzman Collection at Flagler Museum, PB
Jan. 29, 4:30 p.m. - Elmar Oliveira Violin Master Class - Lynn University Count and Countess de Hoernle International Center / Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall
Jan. 29, 6:30 p.m. - Delray Beach Historical Society presents Patricia Yost with Late to the Party in the Roaring ‘20s. 3 NE 1st St., Delray Beach. Reservations required. 561-274-9578
Jan. 29, 7:30 p.m. - The Tell-Tale Heart, a gripping musical ghost story, for The Society of the Four Arts Wednesday Society Salon, Palm Beach
Jan. 31, 3 p.m. - Winter Exhibition Lecture/panel at Flagler Museum, PB
Feb. 1-2 - 34th annual Museum Art Festival, Boca Raton Museum of Art.
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Thank You
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Thank You, Arts Blast Friends and Supporters
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Supporting Arts Councils Everywhere
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