Community Celebration of Place has been nominated for a 2013 Nonprofit Mission Award for our work in communities and schools. From their website: Through its Elders' Wisdom, Children's Song⢠program, Community Celebration of Place works to eliminate prejudice and racism in society by demonstrating a commitment
Larry Long will be featured on the Mary Hanson Show July 1st, Monday, on Channel 6 at 9 PM, Metro Cable Network (MCN).  For more information: www.maryhansonshow.com
Richie Havens was a warm and kind person. He was a strong man, with radiant ebony skin and full beard, a ring on every finger, and often wearing a long, blousy African shirt, draped with necklaces he'd collected from around the world. The man commanded
Join Larry Long and Community Celebration of Place on May 30, 2013, from 9am to 1pm, for the Youth & Elders' Circle 2013 to celebrate the elders honored by Elders' Wisdom, Children's Song during the 2012-2013 school year as well as all the elders honored
On February 12, 2013, EWCS honored Anishinabe Ojibwe elder Pat Bellanger at the Sanford Middle School celebration. Bellanger is a founding member of the American Indian Movement and shared her story with students, who wrote the song Awanakwe to honor Bellanger. You can read more
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Elizabeth Hall International Elementary School students from Minneapolis Public Schools, under the direction of music teacher Rebecca Totzke, recorded three original songs written with Larry Long at the Minneapolis Media Institute. This was a wonderful opportunity for young people to work in a historic studio,
Larry Long and Elders' Wisdom, Children's Song are featured on the front page of The Circle, March 2013. Â The article talks about honoring Anishinabe Ojibwe elder Pat Bellanger on February 12th at Sanford Middle School in Minneapolis. Read the article:Â EWCS HONORS PAT BELLANGER WITH SONG For more
Larry Long and Elders' Wisdom, Children's Song are featured on the front page of this month's Longfellow Nokomis Messenger. The article talks about Larry's work in schools as well as the upcoming celebrations at both Hiawatha School and Sanford Middle School. Read the article: Hiawatha students
From the History Theatre's website: With Labor organizations and Unions under attack on the political battlefield, now is the perfect time to reflect on the life of one of Minnesota's most important labor activists and civil rights leaders! Nellie had played an important part in Hubert
The Martin Luther King Day Celebration will celebrate Inaugural of the President , the election of the 113 new members to Congress, the new members to Senate and the House of Representatives, and the defeat of the two state amendments. Will include Food, cash bar. Entertainment,
On November 15, 2012, the Okemah city council voted to make the song Okemah Waltz the official city song. Speaking before the council voted, Larry McKinney, who worked with Larry back in 1988, spoke about his first conversations with Larry, who was looking to come
Larry joined Dale Connelly in the KFAI studio this Wednesday to talk about his song, Water In the Rain, which honors the 38 Dakota men who were hanged on December 26, 1862, following the US-Dakota War of 1862. To listen to the interview and hear
âCreating Intergenerational and multicultural opportunities for all students to prosper.â Larry Long will be honoring over fifty elders with students in communities throughout the United States this school year of 2012-2013. Â Alan Lomax, one of the great American field collectors of folk music of the 20th
Hang Dynasty - (Members & former members of Steve Miller Band) and special guest star- Larry Long "America's Troubadour" perform this year at A Taste of Rochester! 100% of Hang Dynasty Concert Ticket Sales go to support our Veterans and Military Visit the website here.