Be in the Band Alumni Story: Emma Wolno
Emma joined Be in the Band at the Glebe Neighborhood Activities Group when she was around 15 years old. She
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Author: Alan Marsden
Be in the Band Alumni Stories: Mia Kelly
We first met Mia when she was just 12 years old in Wakefield, Quebec at the community centre.
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RBC Bluesfest Teams up with the NAC
from The Recorder… ‘Following a series of successful Drive-in concerts, the team behind Bluesfest is testing out some more uncharted
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Festival Community Programs Go Online
The ‘What’s in the Song’ community songwriting program started up at the Glebe Neighborhood Activities Group (GNAG) in April this year.
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Blues in the Schools Virtual Edition in 21 Local area schools
This was our school’s first year participating and we were blown away by the talent, engagement, enthusiasm and knowledge of the artists.
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From Volunteer to Stage Manager
20 Year Volunteer takes on job of Stage Manager at the Barney Danson Theatre.
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Blues in the Schools Artists Win Big in Memphis
Blues in the Schools artists JW Jones and Jeff Rogers from the band Horojo Trio won the prestigious ‘band of the year’ award in Memphis.
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Be in the Band Changing Lives
It’s easy to see why parents and youth have described RBC Bluefest’s “Be in the Band” program as transformative and life altering. The benefits are far-reaching and can change the trajectory of a young person’s life.
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CityFolk 2019: ASL Interpretation Success!
This year, CityFolk Festival partnered with ASL interpreter Kathleen Henderson, and along with Jo-Anne Bryan, provided American Sign Language (ASL) during the Dwayne Gretzky band performance.
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Robert Plant Visits With Anishinabeg Grand Chief Verna Polson at CityFolk
CityFolk this year was fortunate to have Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation Tribal Council Grand Chief Verna Polson come in for the closing
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