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Does D.C. really need another museum? In a city full of them, it’s an ambitious undertaking to launch a concert series under the museum moniker. Most artists would shy away from such a risky endeavor; after all, it’s hard enough to draw a crowd to a regular club show. And yet, Christylez Bacon has forged ahead with his Washington Sound Museum since April 2011. First launched as a monthly series at Bloombars in Columbia Heights, the Washington Sound Museum has evolved into a quarterly offering at its new home on H Street NE, at the Atlas Performing Arts Center.
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On Dec. 5, Rosemary DeIorio and Julianna Landt, ballet students with the Performing Arts Conservatory of Ocala, performed at the sixth annual Hope Illuminates Community Candlelight Remembrance at Highland Memorial Park in Ocala. The event was free of charge and open to the public. Read more here…

LINCOLN SQUARE — In the spirit of turning Martin Luther King Day into a day “on” not a day “off,” Old Town School of Folk Music’s singalong for peace and justice drew hundreds of people Monday who honored the civil rights leader with clasped hands during a resounding chorus of “We Shall Overcome.” Read more here…

(Newswire.net — January 17, 2015) Atlanta, Georgia — Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born into a musical family on 9 August 1963, in Newark, New Jersey, the daughter of gospel star Cissy Houston, cousin of singing star Dionne Warwick and goddaughter of soul legend Aretha Franklin. She began singing in the choir at her church, The New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, as a young child and by the age of 15 was singing backing vocals professionally with her mother on Chaka Khan’s 1978 hit, ‘I’m Every Woman’. Read more here…

SAUK RAPIDS, Minn. — Erin Ebnet found her voice through music. Now she uses her talents to help others. The Sauk Rapids woman, who was raised in St. Joseph and is a 2001 Apollo High School graduate, is a music therapist. She was inspired to seek her profession after she broke her pelvis during an inline skating accident in college.
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A few days before Christmas, Wyatt Morrison’s room is decorated with traditional décor of the holiday season. There’s a small tree in the corner, a few toys spread out. Hand-colored pictures and cards, a wrapped gift.
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SAUK RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) – Erin Ebnet found her voice through music. Now she uses her talents to help others. The Sauk Rapids woman, who was raised in St. Joseph and is a 2001 Apollo High School graduate, is a music therapist. She was inspired to seek her profession after she broke her pelvis during an inline skating accident in college.
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ARCHIYE, Haiti (PIX11) – This small storage space in lower Manhattan holds more than just old broken instrument. It’s filled with a vision Bennett Rathbun had to make a difference in Haiti. “A violin that’s missing some strings or a saxophone that needs a tune up,” Rathbun said. So four years ago, he left his management consultant job here in New York City to pursue an unexpected opportunity. Read more here…

Top stories this morning from the KERA Newsroom: We continue our coverage of the Texas Legislative Session; the director of Preservation Dallas says he’s not sure what’s up next for Lakewood Theatre; Lauren Silverman looks at how music helps terminally ill patients.  Read more here…

Ever wonder how sound and music affects your central nervous system? Turns out it’s similar to how it affects dogs. By using resonance, entertainment and pattern identification, both humans and dogs can charge up or calm their central nervous systems. Read more here…