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Musical Empowerment

Jul 16 2022

N.C. native Ben Folds founds initiative to provide music lessons for children


Posted by Nic Johnson · Categorized: News · Tagged: ben folds, carrboro, Kelley Downey, Keys for Kids, Musical Empowerment, north carolina, North Carolina Arts Foundation

Dec 16 2020

Musical Empowerment Receives Largest Donation in Its 18-Year History, Chapelboro


Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: News · Tagged: chapel hill, Chapelboro, music, Musical Empowerment

Apr 02 2019

Vitamin O: Musical Empowerment


By Alicia Stemper/Vitamin O Christine Moseley launched Carolina Musical Outreach in 2002 while a student at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. With a belief that music empowers children and… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Featured Blogs, Monthly Features, Vitamin O · Tagged: arts education, music, Musical Empowerment, teach, UNC Chapel Hill

Aug 01 2018

2018-19 Arts Grants Announced


The Orange County Arts Commission (OCAC) is pleased to announce recipients of the 2018-19 Grassroots Arts Program and Artist Project Grants. The OCAC awarded twenty-four Grassroots Arts Program Grants and… Read More →

Posted by Katie Murray · Categorized: Press Release · Tagged: artist grants, Ben Hamburger, Benjamin Warshaw, Boomerang Youth, Carrboro Elementary School, Chapel Hill Philharmonia, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Foundation, Estes Hills Elementary, FRANK gallery, free spirit freedom, grants, Grassroots Program, Gravelly Hill Middle School, Heather Tatreau, hillsborough arts council, Hillsborough Elementary School, Iris Chapman, Juliet Kaplan, Kelly R. Johnston, Kristin Trangsrud, Marie Rossettie, Mary Scroggs Elementary, Max Miller, McDougle Elementary School, Music Maker Relief Foundation, Musical Empowerment, Nancy Smith, NC Arts Council, NC Arts In Action, New Hope Elementary School, Pam Baggett, Phillips Middle School, Renzo Ortega, Salome McNutt, Seawell Elementary School, Sol Ramirez, The Art Therapy Institute, Tinka Jordy, Voices, Women's Theatre Festival, Women's Voices Chorus

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