Creative Arts

Youth and Adults: Do You Want To Become an Author? You Can Do It: Learn about the technical aspects of writing, publishing and book design from Elise S. Prehoda, author of Relic Unraveled: A Purr-fectly A-mews-ing Mummy Mystery. From Prehoda's mind comes a story of history, mystery and kitty cat curiosity. Pack your bags — you're going to ancient Egypt with Relic!
Speaker: Elise S. Prehoda

Challenged, Banned or Burned: Reactions to Controversial Books, Then and Now: Negative public reaction to controversial texts goes back centuries, even predating the European printing press. This 45-minute lecture presents an overview of censorship from antiquity to the present day. It specifically explores why materials were censored, how objectionable texts and authors were dealt with throughout history, and how our reaction to controversial material has evolved.
Speaker: John T. Rasel

Creative Arts: Kwabena Bediako is passionate about creative arts. He believes that purpose can be fulfilled through creative arts. Bediako has designed African jewelry for Novica under the auspices of National Geographic. He has self-published numerous poetry books, a novel and a short story and has helped other creatives publish their books. He brings a decade of experience in turning the creative arts into income.
Speaker: Kwabena Bediako

Creative Writing for Everyday Life: In this talk, Luke Schlueter, Ph.D., draws upon his many years of experience teaching creative writing and how it can help people at any level achieve a fuller, richer, more aesthetically fulfilling life.
Speaker: Luke Schlueter, Ph.D.

The Ecological and Domestic Visions of American Poets Gary Snyder and Wendell Berry: This speech will introduce audiences to the works of American poets Gary Snyder and Wendell Berry by focusing upon the rich expressions of family and community in their prose and poetry. Upon request, the presenter can focus his talk on one poet or the other.
Speaker: Luke Schlueter, Ph.D.
 
I Hate Opera: Join composer, director and performer Kira Seaton as she winds her way through the history, hostility, love, hate, beauty, ugliness and sheer madness of opera. Why would we listen? Expect live performing, great stories and lots of fun!
Speaker: Kira Seaton

The Legacy of Music: Musician, director and composer Kira Seaton gives a fun and interactive presentation about the legacy, psychology and impact of popular music, including its wonderful past, blossoming present and possible future. What happened to the beauty and craft of the past? What has caused today's music to become so eclectic, media-driven and sometimes downright crazy? You decide — is there hope?
Speaker: Kira Seaton

Music as Healing: What does music do to "heal the savage beast?" How do experiences in music — both listening and participating — make a difference in our physical, mental and emotional well-being? Research made fun and experiences galore give an overall picture of this most interactive of art forms.
Speaker: Kira Seaton

Tri-C's Creative Arts Academy — What, Who, Why and How: Tri-C's Creative Arts Academy strives to inspire young people through year-round, high-quality arts education programs at low or no cost. By ensuring access to the academy's vibrant music, dance and media arts programs, all students have opportunities to strengthen their academic and personal growth and create a clear pathway to college. The academy promotes social justice and inclusion by leveraging the greatest strengths of the arts to inspire understanding and acceptance. The Creative Arts Academy is passionate about impacting young lives in profound ways through the arts. We look forward to sharing more information about our programs and opening the doors to all that Tri-C offers!
Speaker: Carol Lee Iott

Violins and Hope | From the Holocaust to Symphony Hall: Author of the book and exhibition, Violins and Hope, Associate Professor Daniel Levin shares how the Tel Avivian master luthier Amnon Weinstein restores violins that survived the Holocaust, even as many of their owners did not. Weinstein restores the violins to their ultimate playability. Famous violin virtuosos and young violinists across the globe perform on the violins in full music halls, sharing the visceral beauty of these instruments and the music that comes through them. The exhibition has been shown in New York, Memphis and Pittsburgh. Concerts have been held in Rome, Berlin, Nashville, Monte Carlo, Cleveland, Jerusalem, San Francisco, Madrid and London. Violins and Hope was named the Gold winner of the 2022 Independent Publishers Book Award for Best Book of the Year — History (oversized). Levin also received Tri-C's 2022 Ralph M. Besse Award for Teaching Excellence.
Speaker: Daniel Levin