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CBC
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Music Monday in Mount Pearl! 350 students come together to jam
Students from eight schools in Mount Pearl got together at O'Donel High School on Monday as part of Music Monday, a cross-country event. The CBC's Darrell Roberts and Mark Cumby dropped by to feel the beat.
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Rockford mayor declares week-long celebration of early childhood development programs
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara has proclaimed April 5th – 11th as 'The Week of the Young Child,' in conjunction with a national movement to encourage early childhood learning and development. The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) organizes and promotes the week-long event that highlights the role of early childhood education in shaping an individual's future. Each day this week revolves around a different theme, with today being Music Monday, focusing on the importance of music in a child's development. 'We use it all throughout our entire day. We use it as a vehicle for academics. We use it as a vehicle to move kids from one area to another, like transitions,' said Summerdale Early Childhood Center Principal Dr. Jennifer Lak-Keilman. 'Music can be linked to being a vehicle to help children learn their phonetic awareness words, putting things together. Also, math concepts can be tied to music, and we can use them for rhythm and for counting activities and such.' 'Early childhood programs play a key role in the development of language skills, social-emotional skills, those crucial foundational skills for reading, math skills, and even when you think social studies, taking care of the environment, ecology, and things like that are all learned during these young years,' said executive director of Early Chilhood Education Kim Nelson. Harlem High School, at 1 Huskie Circle, in Machesney Park, will host a 'Week of the Young Child' family fun fair on Saturday, April 12th from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Axios
10-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Iconic Black musicians and their Nashville ties celebrated in library series
The Fisk Jubilee Singers saved their university from financial ruin with a historic international tour in the 1870s. Etta James recorded one of the most famous live R&B albums ever released at the downtown New Era Club in 1961. Young activists sang protest music anthems during their meetings while strategizing the Nashville Civil Rights movement. Charley Pride altered the course of country music by becoming the largely white genre's first Black superstar. Why it matters: Music City's ties to trailblazing Black musicians like those are on vivid display in a video series by the Nashville Public Library called "A Journey Through Black Music History." The library is bringing the series, as well as its extensive Civil Rights collection, back to the forefront as part of its Black History Month programming. Driving the news: Our Music Monday playlist this week is composed of the songs highlighted by the library's program specialist Elliott Robinson for the video series. Listen here. In addition to sharing the history of legends like James and the Fisk Jubilee Singers, Robinson performs excerpts of their songs. The intrigue: James' live recording of "Etta James Rock the House" is an unheralded piece of Nashville music history. The album's 11 tracks were recorded at the New Era, a club located at the corner of Charlotte Avenue and 12th Avenue North, roughly where the HCA office tower is today. James frequently toured through Nashville, playing the New Era and clubs on Jefferson Street, which is considered Nashville's original Music Row. If you go: In addition to the video series, the downtown library's Civil Rights collection includes a mock segregated lunch counter and historic photos of Nashville's movement. Nashville Public Library branches are holding events throughout February to celebrate Black History Month including story time sessions for children and an abstract painting session in the style of artist Alma Thomas.
