MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (12/15/11) -- On Sunday, January 15, 2012, from 4-6 p.m., the University of Minnesota will host the 31st Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert featuring Committed, winners of NBC’s The Sing-Off, plus Larry Long with musical guests Tonia Hughes, Billy Peterson, and Billy Steele. The concert will take place at the
Larry just facilitated his second in a series of collective songwriting workshops in the Appalachian communities of Section and Camp Hill, Alabama through a partnership with PACERS through Larry’s nonprofit, Community Celebration of Place. Celebrating Appalachian communities is a project through which young people and
Check out this great article on Larry's work with Elders Wisdom in the schools and his residency at Sanford this past school year: Elders' Wisdom, Children's Song at commongroundmeditation.org
In 2007 I was asked to write a song to honor the Eden Prairie Fire Department. After going out with them on a fire run the first draft of Duty, Honor, Courage, was written. The song remained unfinished until 2009, when I visited Ground Zero. Duty,
This year, the Minneapolis Monarch Festival will be held on Saturday, Sept 10, at Lake Nokomis. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, the Nokomis East Neighborhood Association and Community Celebration of Place invite you to join us at the Festival to learn about our state’s
In 2007 Larry wrote a song to honor the Eden Prairie Fire Department. After going out with them on a fire, the first draft of Duty, Honor, Courage, was written. The song remained in limbo until 2009, when he performed at Pete Seeger’s 90th Birthday
Check out the slideshow from the Northside Benefit. With kind permission of Tony Nelson Photography to post.
This month's Longfellow-Nokomis Messenger has a great article on the Minneapolis Monarch Festival, which will be held this year on September 10 at Lake Nokomis. Get close to monarchs during Lake Nokomis festival Sept. 10 By Tesha M. Christensen Send a monarch butterfly on its amazing journey from
Through 2011-2012 CCP and Larry are working in partnership with PACERS: Celebrating Appalachian Communities. Throughout Appalachia there are examples of celebrations and festivals that have positive financial outcomes and improved community resilience and well-being. With generous assistance from the Appalachian Regional Commission, PACERS will build upon
Larry's appearance on the Mary Hanson Show will be re-broadcast on Channel 6, the Metro Cable Network (MCN) on Sept. 5 at 9 PM in honor of Labor Day. The interview, "An Interview with Larry Long," will also be seen on the Minneapolis Television Network
Larry's currently in Alabama leading workshops through his not-for-profit Community Celebration of Place and its program Elder's Wisdom, Children's Song. The organization goes into schools across the United States, bringing with it elders from the community-at-large who then share their life stories and life lessons
Eight community organizations working on the tornado recovery effort in North Minneapolis were the recipients of funds from the June 12, 2011, benefit concert at the State Theatre. Larry Long, who headed the organizing committee and was instrumental in organizing both the concert and the
TWIN CITIES — July 12, 2011 — Eight community organizations working on the tornado recovery effort in North Minneapolis will receive funding from a June 12, 2011, benefit concert at the Hennepin Theatre Trust State Theatre on Wednesday, July 13, 2011. The event will take
Hot on the heels of a wildly successful Father's Day show at The Cedar, Larry will be joining Kevin Kling this Thursday, June 30, to kick off the Toast and Jelly Days Revisited Storytelling Festival. Kevin Kling describes his zodiac sign as “Minnesota with Iowa rising
Join Kevin Kling and Larry Long as they speak and sing about a few things that are Dad. In a Fathers Day tribute, Kevin and Larry head down the Dad side of the street, taking detours at an Uncle or two, a Grampa, or the guy
At the annual PACERS conference, held in Camp Hill, Alabama, Larry Long was honored to receive an award from the Camp Hill PACERS Chapter award for his decades of work on behalf of people in rural Alabama. Along with receiving the award, Larry facilitating a workshop