Art & Culture

The importance of the arts in schools

by Cheri Marshall Foreword by Martha Madison: Several weeks ago, I had a wonderful conversation with Cheri Marshall regarding the importance of arts education. I am turning the Dance Arts page in SOKY Happenings over to […]

Art & Culture

Dance Arts

Dancing around the world by Gabby Larios with introduction by Martha Madison Dear Readers, May I introduce you to Gabrielle Larios. Gabby is on of the most dedicated and talented dancers that the Dance Arts […]

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Literary Pages

Unintentional invite  by Sara Volpi I initially had this “summer reading playlist” idea for July – something along the lines of classifying the recent books I’ve read into musical categories, but I changed my mind when […]

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Classical Music

Who was Yankee Doodle? by Lee Stott It’s an interesting story. We’re told the British troops often marched to a version of the famous tune, believed to be about an American who was tarred and […]