The East Side Freedom Library will celebrate Labor Day weekend with a âcelebration of the arts in laborâ Saturday, Sept. 5th. Highlights of the program include live music by Larry Long & Tou Saiko Lee; a puppet show by Maria Asp of the Childrenâs Theater
Larry Long will be performing with Dan Chouinard, Prudence Johnson, and Jearlyn Steele for an evening of community, inspiration, and music to support the work of two vital organizations working for environmental justice and sustainability: Neighborhoods Organizing for Change (NOC) and MN350. This Moment: The emergence
Larry Long will be bringing Elders' Wisdom, Children's Song process to the Racial Equity Leadership Institute in St. Paul, Minnesota this summer from June 13 - 24. High School students will gain training and service hours that will help them develop skills to further
Celebrating the publishing of over ten Community Celebration of Place student-illustrated books through Young Publishers this school year, along with the CD release of Honoring Men of Color by Young Men of Color from Lucy Craft Laney Community School in Minneapolis, and the viewing of
Lucy Craft Laney Community School will host an Eldersâ Wisdom, Childrenâs Song celebration with Larry Long honoring three community elders on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 1:30 PM â 2:30 PM. Address: 3333 Penn Avenue North, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55412. This yearâs theme is
Larry Long will be joining Anne Feeney, Bucky Halker, Lil' Rev, JP Wright, Jan Hammarlund, Paul Metsa, Emmett Doyle, and the Twin Cities Labor Chrous to celebrate Joe Hill! WHERE: EAST SIDE FREEDOM LIBRARY, 1105 GREENBRIER STREET, ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA WHEN: SUNDAY, MAY 10,
Larry Long will be honoring the writings of Louise Erdrich in story and song at the historic Marine Village Hall in downtown Marine on the St. Croix in Minnesota. Joining Larry will be Joe Savage (master musician & Anishinaabe quillworker) and Jacqueline Long (reading selective
Youth of Sumner Library Presents: âShake It Off! Stomp It Down!â in honor of Jerry Blue. Featuring: Larry Long (Troubadour), Abdulkadir Said (Somali Composer), Nothando Zulu (Master Storyteller), Joe Savage (Musician & Ojibwe Artist), and Joe Davis (Spoken Word).  Thursday, March 26, 5 PM â 6 PM Sumner Library:
The Twin Cities observance of the 1965 Selma March will be held March 8th, 2-4 p.m., beginning at the State Capitol and ending at Central Presbyterian Church in downtown Saint Paul. Music by Larry Long, Tonia Hughes, andCameron Wright. Led by a coalition of faith communities,
Larry Long brings his popular American Roots Revue series back to the Dakota Jazz Club on March 7th. A legendary Minneapolis rocker (now by way of New Orleans) and a well known New York actor, writer and international blues recording artist will join the latest incarnation of
Sonnesyn Elementary School will host an Eldersâ Wisdom, Childrenâs Song celebration honoring three community elders in their gym on Thursday, February 5, 2015, 6:30 PM â 7:30 PM.   Featuring  4th grade students with Larry Long, plus âthe first lady of songâ Debbie Duncan and âpianistâ Sam
Community Empowerment is the topic to end the year. It the holiday show on Urban Perspectives 12/28/14. I talk with the Chief Financial Officer of American Public Media:Morris Goodwin Jr, Dr. Margret Lovejoy Founder of the Family Place Shelter, Larry Long Director/Founder of Community Celebration
Larry will be taking a three-month break from American Roots Revue and solo performances to focus on his work in education through Community Celebration of Place. Over the past twenty-five years, Larry in partnership with Community Celebration of Place has honored nearly 1,000 community elders from
âWho will carry on this story when Iâm gone?â - Slava Bryn, Elder In school year 2013-2014, Larry Long initiated the creation and publishing of twelve story-song books through Community Celebration of Place in partnership with the West Metro Education Program and Minneapolis Public Schools. These books, written and illustrated
Larry is presently working with students from Sonnesyn Elementary School in New Hope, Minnesota to honor the life stories of Beni Persaud, Samuel Wagner Cooke, and Michael Favor in narrative and song through a program called, Elders' Wisdom, Children's Song.  The lyrics to their songs
Tickets are still available for the September show at the Dakota. Don't miss this chance to see American Roots Revue back together again for an end-of-summer celebration. And as if you didn't have enough reasons, Robert Robinson is back! Featuring Larry Long, JD Steele, Robert Robinson, Tonia