Blog Entries - August 2007

Rosa Lennix Heads to Guatemala

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The first of September, Rosa Lennix, a graduate intern from the International Economic Development program of Eastern Univeristy will become an Artist on Call member for BuildaBridge in

Guatemala city.

Her role will be to develop sustainable networks of artists to work among the poor and gangs in prison. She will be preparing [...]

BuildaBridge Welcomes New Vista Member

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BuildaBridge welcomes Saman Khan this week as a new Americorps Vista Member working in resource development.

Saman comes to us from the Baum School of Art in Allentown, PA where

she served as the registrar for all art programs. She is a graduate of Dickerson college with a degree in Art History and Italian Studi [...]

Boy Scouts Make an Impact at BuildaBridge

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Thanks to Jesse Steele and Chestnut Hill Troop 221 scouts, the Community Studio planned at the BuildaBridge House is on its way to becoming reality. To achieve his Eagle Scout rank in Boy Scouts, Jesse planned

the site clean-up project and organized 30 troop members and adults in late June 2007 to clean out the back yard by the Carriage House. The Carri [...]

Open Arms Reception

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After six months of preparation, Intermezzo was welcomed with open arms for a full day of joint rehearsals and an evening concert in Riva del Garda, Italy (Monday August 20). Choir Voci e Colori, the host

choir, had prepared music composed by Dr. Nix. In a workshop/exchange, the afternoon rehearsal of joint choir numbers prepared the group f [...]

Vienna Experience

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In a city known for its music and arts tradition, Intermezzo sang in one of the oldest Catholic cathedrals in Austria (The Church Minoritenkirche in Center City, built in the 13th Century). High arched ceilings and reverberating

acoustics presenteda challenge to the rich harmonies, melismas, and rhythm of African-American gospel. But church members and tourists visit [...]

Art a Smashing Success in Malaysia

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Lynne Farrow reports on her teaching art and spirituality in Malaysia in July as part of BuildaBridge's growing relationship with artists there.

The second day of the class Art & Spiritual

Development was a real smashing success. Literally. The fifteen students gathered in Penang from all over southeast Asia were presented [...]

Intermezzo Goodwill Tour Begins with a Hitch

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It has to happen once in a while. We are in transit at London Heathrow and amidst demonstrations outside over a new expansion that threatens the environment and also complicates the world's busiest airport,

a passport is lost or stolen. So onward with the group, minus two of us who head to the US Embassy in London for a new passport.

With lost luggage [...]

Environmental Art: Artology On Show

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Still on show at the Lucian Crump gallery in Germantown (through Friday August 17, 2007), sculptures and images by Artology student graduates and faculty demonstrate the excitement and learning of BuildaBridge's

pilot summer program teaching art and biology.

The reception brought parents, students, Germantown merchants and well wishers to th [...]

Act Out for Peace Concludes

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This summer, BuildaBridge piloted the first of it's Community Studio programs, Act Out for Peace. Parents

and supporters filled the Wissahicken Boys and Girls Club to participate in a final "performance" of learning on August 9, 2007. Sixteen youth fr [...]