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Author? Youth and Adults, You Want to Become an Author? You Can Do it!: Learn about the technical aspects of writing, publishing and book design from Author Elise S. Prehoda of Relic Unraveled: A Purr-fectly A -mews-ing Mummy Mystery. From the mind of Elise S. Prehoda 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 & Now: Negative public reaction to controversial texts goes back centuries, even pre-dating 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 over time.
Speaker: John T. Rasel

Creative Writing for Everyday Life: In this talk, Dr. Luke Schlueter draws upon his many years of experience with teaching creative writing, and on his own creative work, in addressing the role creative writing can have in helping persons at any level achieve a fuller, richer, more aesthetically fulfilling life through creative writing.
Speaker: Dr. Luke Schlueter

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 through focusing upon the rich expressions of family and community in their prose and poetry. Upon request, Dr. Schlueter can focus his talk on one poet or the other.
Speaker: Dr. Luke Schlueter
 
I Hate Opera: Join composer, director, and performer Kira Seaton as she wends her way through the history, hostility, love, hate, beauty, ugliness and sheer madness of Opera... Why would we listen? 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 - wonderful past, blossoming present, and possible future. What happened to the beauty and craft of the past? What has caused today's music to be so eclectic, media-driven, and sometimes down-right 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-around, 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 in the process.

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, 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 to full music halls, sharing the visceral beauty of these instruments and the music that comes through them. In 2023, Levin's exhibition will be shown in New York, Memphis, and Pittsburgh. Concerts have been held in: Rome, Berlin, Nashville, Monti Carlo, Cleveland, Jerusalem, San Francisco, Madrid, and London. Violins and Hope was named the Gold winner of the 2022 national Independent Publishers Book Award for Best Book of the Year - History (oversized). Levin is the recipient of Tri-C's 2022 Ralph M. Besse Award for Teaching Excellence.
Speaker:  Daniel Levin

The World of Creative Arts, a Tri-C Center of Excellence: This talk explores the three main areas of Tri-C's Creative Arts programming-- Academic, Cultural Programming and the Preparatory Academy. Creative Arts' academic programs cover nine disciplines--Recording Arts, Visual Communication and Design, Art, Music, Theater, Dance, Film, and Media Arts (journalism) and Interior Design. Cultural Programming outlines the 42-year history of JazzFest Cleveland with a focus on the artists that appeared over the years and their contribution to jazz education at Tri-C. Finally, the presentation will feature a discussion about the Creative Arts Academy and Tri-C's growing programs for K-12 students and adults in music, dance, photography and film.
Speaker: Dr. Paul Cox 

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