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The three-year funding allocation will target $40 million specifically for the ailing live music sector. After a year of unprecedented struggle, the Canadian government is pledging to inject badly needed emergency funding into the country’s depleted music economy. The government said this week that its latest budget allocates $70 million (about USD $56 million) for the Department of Canadian Heritage’s Canada Music Fund — $50 million (USD$40 million) of which is targeted for the ailing l...

“This is a crucial step towards enhancing the sustainability of festivals and events across Canada." Author of the article: Lynn Saxberg Publishing date: Apr 20, 2021  •  2 hours ago  •  2 minute read  •  Once the vaccine has done its work, in-person activities of every kind will boom. Here, the crowds gather at Bluesfest in 2019, the year before the pandemic curtailed our direct interactions with each other. Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia Reviews and recommendations a...

Reply April 20, 2021 Supervisor Judi Bosworth and the Town Board encourage residents to participate in collecting data for the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project (MLMP) and the Empire State Native Pollinator Survey (ESNPS). This spring, pollinators such as bees are beginning to emerge from overwintering and monarch butterflies will soon migrate to Long Island, which means that the Town will be participating in these community science research projects to help learn about these important animals,...

A Simple Way to Support the Outdoors at Tax Time You can make a difference for Virginia’s natural areas by contributing a portion of your state tax refund to the Open Space Recreation and Conservation Fund. The fund was established in 1988, and, each year since, DCR has received voluntary contributions from tax refunds. The fund is used to acquire natural areas for conservation and to develop recreational facilities for public outdoor recreation. Recreation  In 2020, the physical and emotion...

A landowner will preserve 70 acres with the best water, most diverse life in Berks County.

The Public Facilities and Spaces Commission will review the history surrounding the names of buildings, streets and statues in the county and decide if that public facility “participated in or encouraged the oppression of African Americans, Indigenous Americans and other individuals of color and contributing to the history of systemic racism,” according to Howard County Executive Calvin Ball.

By Sean Smith, Contributor to BostonIrish February 1, 2021 Sean Smith, Contributor to BostonIrish Maggie Holtzberg, manager of the Folk Arts & Heritage Program for state agency Mass Cultural Council, began playing traditional fiddle styles in her teens. "I do think that being a musician yourself can be helpful in evaluating and assessing musicians in other traditions. You feel you’re with family, because you have something in common."   Boston-area resident Maggie Holtzberg’s job involves...

Idahoans slowly uncovering 120-year old mining trail By Nicole Blanchard, The Idaho Statesman Published: December 26, 2020, 4:03pm Share: This undated photo shows a view of central Idahos Thunder Mountain from the south and the reclaimed mining areas that yielded more than 100,000 ounces since mining began there in the late 19th century. (jim collord/Trust for Public Land files) BOISE, Idaho — Idaho hikers and historians have teamed up in an effort to uncover a 120-year-o...

By Nicole Blanchard The Idaho Statesman Idaho hikers and historians have teamed up in an effort to uncover a 120-year-old route used by miners during one of the last gold rushes in American history, and this week they shared updates on the project during a virtual gathering. Morgan Zedalis, assistant forest archaeologist for the Payette National Forest’s Heritage Program, gave the backstory on Idaho’s Three Blaze Trail during an Idaho Trails Association Zoom presentation Thursda...

Refugio Countys Heritage Program helps seniors in need Behavioral health program provides Telehealth services KRIS file photo. and last updated 2020-12-11 07:43:09-05 REFUGIO, Texas — A program in Refugio County has been around for approximately 23 years. Now, it is expanding its services to neighboring counties to assist more seniors in need. The Heritage Program at Refugio County Memorial Hospital provides an outpatient program for treatment for adult seniors ages 50 and up who suffer f...