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Dasan Ahanu

Feb 06 2025

Carrboro High School Mili Secena Finalist in Triangle-wide High School Spoken Word Contest


—Arshia Simkin, The Underline United Arts of Wake County, in partnership with the Raleigh Fine Arts Society, recently hosted the second Spoken Word Competition for high school students. On January… Read More →

Posted by Orange County Arts Commission · Categorized: Featured Blogs, Monthly Features, The Underline · Tagged: Arshia Simkin, Carrboro High School, Dasan Ahanu, Milagros (“Mili”) Lopez Secena, Raleigh Fine Arts Society, Spoken Word Competition for High School, The Underline

May 01 2024

Remembering local Hip Hop star Josh ‘Rowdy’ Rowsey


—David Menconi, Down on Copperline The local music community suffered a grievous blow on April 17 with the sudden death of Rowdy, performing name of hip hop emcee Kevin Joshua… Read More →

Posted by Orange County Arts Commission · Categorized: Down on Copperline, Featured Blogs, Monthly Features · Tagged: Dasan Ahanu, david menconi, down on copperline, Josh Rowdy Rowsey, Only Us Media, Pierce Freelon, Rowdy, Tracks, Tracks in the Stacks

Oct 14 2023

Pen2Page Shop Talks: Volume 4


  Pen 2 Page Shop Talk: Volume 4 Examining the Artist’s Journey Conversation, Live Audience Q&A, Music, and MORE! The Pen 2 Page Shop Talks are a series of conversations… Read More →

Posted by Orange County Arts Commission · Categorized: Events, Monthly Features · Tagged: Crystal Simone Smith, darrell stover, Dasan Ahanu, pen2page, piedmont laureate, queen sheba, shop talks

Aug 23 2023

Poems Come Alive: A Poetry Performance Workshop


Poems Come Alive graphic featuring Dasan Ahanu

Poems Come Alive: A Poetry Performance Workshop August 29 | 7pm – 9pm | FREE Eno Arts Mill Gallery 437 Dimmocks Mill Rd #17, Hillsborough, NC 27278 Spoken Word is… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Events, News, Piedmont Laureate, Uncategorized · Tagged: Dasan Ahanu, piedmont laureate, poetry, Workshop

Feb 24 2023

MEET THE 2023 PIEDMONT LAUREATE: DASAN AHANU


  —David Menconi, Down on Copperline Dasan Ahanu, the poet and spoken-word artist who recently became the 2023 Piedmont Laureate, grew up under his given name, Chris Massenburg. But once… Read More →

Posted by Orange County Arts Commission · Categorized: Down on Copperline, Featured Blogs, Monthly Features · Tagged: chapel hill, chris massenburg, Dasan Ahanu, david menconi, down on copperline, durham, orange county, piedmont laureate, poetry, spoken word

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