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Cumbria County Council is supporting Children’s Mental Health Week next week with a variety of events for young people and their families.

"SUPERNOVA: Charlotte and Gene’s Radical Imagination Station," Panczenko MFA Prize exhibit, through 3/1, Chazen Museum of Art. Open by appointment, noon-5 pm Tuesdays-Wednesdays and noon-7 pm Thursdays-Fridays.

"SUPERNOVA: Charlotte and Gene’s Radical Imagination Station," Panczenko MFA Prize exhibit, through 3/1, Chazen Museum of Art. Open by appointment, noon-5 pm Tuesdays-Wednesdays and noon-7 pm Thursdays-Fridays.

    The competition ‘Express Yourself’ will seek submissions from Primary 6 and 7 pupils to express their thoughts and feelings about the past year through creative writing, encouraging young people to think about their experiences during the coronavirus pandemic.     The shortlisted poems will be selected by Joel M who recently fronted his own BBC television show ‘Life is Magic’ and has one of the largest TikTok followings in Ireland with over 7 million fans. AWARE NI hopes for a f...

Joel M (23), who fronted his own TV show Life Is Magic on the BBC last year, says taking time out from social media is a must. "Im a big advocate of reducing social media and screen time, which I know is hilarious given that Im a social media influencer," he says. "But Ive experimented with a whole bunch of things, and its worked out the absolute best for me just not to use my phone in the mornings. Some people do no phone one day a week, but that didnt work for me because it didnt really chan...

The worlds greatest cities for music lovers Dream of 25 places where you can to dance to, delight in and listen to different musical styles New Orleans Jazz & Heritage festival is one of its many musical treats Credit: Getty For all the perils of the past 10 months, music has been a great constant – the firm friend who has stayed with us, providing solace with inspiring songs and favourite tracks; a consolatory sound-track to tough times that is never inaudible, however hard the wind is howli...

Place2Be’s Children’s Mental Health week will return in 2021, taking place between February 1-7. The theme for the week is Express Yourself, and Place2Be will be encouraging children (and adults) to explore the different ways they can express themselves, and the creative ways that they can share feelings, thoughts and ideas. This could be through art, music, writing and poetry, dance and drama, photography and film, and doing activities that make you feel good. Free primary and secondary...

"SUPERNOVA: Charlotte and Gene’s Radical Imagination Station," Panczenko MFA Prize exhibit, through 3/1, Chazen Museum of Art. Open by appointment, noon-5 pm Tuesdays-Wednesdays and noon-7 pm Thursdays-Fridays.

Ames Public Library notes: Wanna make something of it? Anastasia Tuckness, Ames Public Library Special to the Tribune 2020 has been a rough year, there’s no doubt about it. And this winter is not really getting any better. Most evenings are long, dark and quiet. There are no more fireflies to chase, no more flowers to tend. COVID keeps us home when we’d rather be out taking a class or pursuing a hobby with friends. And you can only watch screens for so long! Under these conditions, it can ...

Anwar Floyd-Pruitt 5:00 PM November 17, 2020 Casey Coolidge/courtesy the Chazen A segment of the installation "SUPERNOVA: Charlotte and Gene’s Radical Imagination Station," by Anwar Floyd-Pruitt, at the Chazen Museum of Art. Its hard to believe theres just two weeks left to see SUPERNOVA: Charlotte and Gene’s Radical Imagination Station, a temporary installation at the Chazen. The show is from Anwar Floyd-Pruitt, creator of two of the State Street BLM murals and winner of the Russell...