Poetry and ecology converge in #Roanoke on Thu, 4/25! 🌍🍃✍️ Join @NationalBook at Grandin Theatre for a conversation between poets Arthur Sze and Brian Teare on what we can read, write & think through to save our planet. Register for this FREE event: loom.ly/gN9UkHY

NEH announces $26.2 million for 238 humanities projects across the U.S.

Grants will support exhibitions, films, digitization of historic collections, sustainability projects at museums & archives, advanced research, & programs in higher ed. tinyurl.com/5fpch689

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Poetry and ecology converge in #Roanoke on Thu, 4/25! 🌍🍃✍️ Join @NationalBook at Grandin Theatre for a conversation between poets Arthur Sze and Brian Teare on what we can read, write & think through to save our planet. Register for this FREE event: loom.ly/gN9UkHY

Join The MusicianShip's 36th Annual @WammiesDC Music Awards this Saturday, April 20, at Capital One Hall in Tysons, VA!

This show recognizes DC, Maryland, and Virginia-based artists and musicians for their works and community impact.

Learn more here: loom.ly/nmt0PkY

Our new Rosel Schewel Fellowship honors the legacy of Rosel Schewel, a tireless advocate for women’s rights, education, and racial justice, who holds the distinction of being Virginia Humanities’ longest-serving board member. Learn more & apply by 4/31: loom.ly/UtKH1aY

In the latest episode of our @GoodReasonRadio, Brenton Boyd, member of our 2023–24 HBCU Scholars Fellowship cohort, says that Black Americans and Carribeans have already coped with the rapture.

🎧 Listen to his segment (and the full episode): loom.ly/nNdZAFo

From April 19 to 21, PVCC will present “Flying In Place IV,” an interactive theatre experience that connects creative writings by incarcerated students to the lived experiences of audience members. Get your tickets for this free performance: loom.ly/c-fXNpU

Join our @Va_Ctr_Book on Fri, 4/19 at 5:30PM for a free talk with artist Aaron Cohick, whose work focuses on the intersection of books, print, and animation. He’ll also demonstrate collagraph and pressure printing. Learn more and register: loom.ly/hju86yU

Through our Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, Nelly Zapata of #Fairfax is mentoring her daughter, Paloma, in performing the Diablada, a trademark dance of Bolivia’s Carnival of Oruro. “I was immediately drawn to it,” Paloma shared. Keep reading: loom.ly/wCFYNdY

“Our Story,” the 2024 Hampton University Photovoice Research Exhibition, will exhibit how Photovoice projects move beyond the classroom to make a lasting impact. Visit Hampton University on April 15 from 4PM to 6PM for the exhibit's opening! Learn more: loom.ly/pVQBrqU

Hear from Brenton Boyd as he discusses how Black communities in New Orleans reclaimed their pre-Katrina legacy through jazz funeral.

Catch the episode here:
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Thomas Jefferson (Bill Barker of Monticello) and the Marquis de Lafayette (Mark Schneider of @ColonialWmsburg will visit the citizens of Abingdon on April 14 & 15! General admission is $25; one child 12 & under admitted free with paid adult. Learn more: loom.ly/UpMVsrU

#MasonResearch A grant from Virginia Humanities, a state-government agency, will enable George Mason University to continue efforts preserving the history of a 150-year-old African-American enclave in Hanover County. gazetteleader.com/fairfax/news/s… Virginia Humanities

A HUGE thank you to Virginia Humanities for their continued support of our podcast. We are working on a second season this year. We are so honored to have tribal elders and scholars sharing knowledge of their Tribe's history and culture. Stay tuned for posts from episodes in the works!