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Honoring Men of Color by Young Men of Color

Lucy Craft Laney Community School will host an Elders’ Wisdom, Children’s Song celebration with Larry Long honoring three community elders on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM. Address: 3333 Penn Avenue North, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55412. This year’s theme is

JOE HILL 100 ROADSHOW

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,

Honoring the Writings of Louise Erdrich

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

Shake It Off! Stomp It Down!

Youth of Sumner Library Presents: “Shake It Off! Stomp It Down!” 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 – 6 PM Sumner Library:

Crossing Bridges: Selma to Minnesota

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,

Honoring Men of Color EWCS Celebration

Sonnesyn Elementary School will host an Elders’ Wisdom, Children’s Song celebration honoring three community elders in their gym on Thursday, February 5, 2015, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM.   Featuring  4th grade students with Larry Long, plus ‘the first lady of song’ Debbie Duncan and ‘pianist’ Sam

Larry Long on Urban Perspectives Sunday WCCO-TV

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

Community Celebration of Place

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

Young Publishers: Men of Color Series

“Who will carry on this story when I’m gone?” - 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

Elders’ Wisdom, Children’s Song

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

“For Pete’s Sake” to Launch Labor Day Observance on KFAI

KFAI will present “For Pete’s Sake”, a celebration of the life and work of musician and activist Pete Seeger, as a holiday-brightening opener on Labor Day morning from 6 to 8 am. Seeger was a lifelong supporter of organized labor and union causes. When Pete died

American Roots Revue 2014 Five-City Legacy Summer Tour

Community Celebration of Place (501 C-3), through a Minnesota State Art’s Board ‘Legacy Tour Grant’, sponsored American Roots Revue, which features several of Minnesota’s most gifted performers and arts educators, to perform in five outstate Minnesota communities in partnership with homeless shelters, incarceration facilities; community

Larry Long & American Roots Revue honor the Veterans in Crookston, Minnesota

American Roots Revue will be performing this Thursday & Friday, August 14th & 15th,  in Crookston, Minnesota, as part of Ox Cart Days to honor our Veterans, in partnership with Beyond the Yellow Ribbon and the Crookston Chamber & Visitor’s Bureau.  Free & Open to the public! The 4th Annual