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Cinema Detroit, the Midtown indie movie theater that started 10 years ago, is shifting gears as economic realities force a search for a new location.

Following the news of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the University of Reading has reflected on the times she visited.

Award-winning poet Noʻu Revilla casts a spotlight on themes of desire and intergenerational healing in Ask the Brindled.

Old Dominion University's Asian American Film Festival will take place from March 13 to March 15 and includes films such as “Yellow Rose” and "A Work of Love: Preserving Fil-Am History,” directed by Ramon Domper.

ODU finishes campus memorial dedicated to Virginia Beach mass shooting victims After breaking ground in October 2019, ODU said it finally put the finishing touches on its Virginia Beach Monarch Memorial on campus. Author: Anne Sparaco (13News Now) Published: 12:09 PM EDT May 31, 2021 Updated: 12:39 PM EDT May 31, 2021 NORFOLK, Va. — Sitting in the middle of ODUs campus, families and friends of the victims, as well as students, will now find a sp...

University of Reading pays tribute to honorary graduate HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Connect with the University   The University of Reading has paid tribute to His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who died on 9 April and whose funeral is tomorrow (17 April). Extending condolences on behalf of the University, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Robert Van de Noort, paid tribute to the Duke, who was an Honorary Graduate of the University and Honorary Life Member of Reading Universit...

  Credit Daderot/WikimediaCommons / CC BY-SA 3.0 Tobacco heiress Doris Duke fell in love with Islamic culture and art on her round-the world honeymoon. Stopping in Honolulu on her way home, Duke decided to house her collection here, in an Islamic style setting on Diamond Head. After Dukes death, her collection and home opened to the public as the Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture, and Design. Leslee Michelsen is Curator of Collections and Exhibitions at Shangri La. While the museum is...

5:25 Jan Harada, Executive Director of the HT Hayashi Foundation; Trisha Kehaulani Watson, President of the Kalihi Palama Culture and Arts Society   Island Insurance Foundation on supporting arts and education Dana Tokioka is President and Executive Director of Island Insurance Foundation, which gave away close to $900 thousand in 2020, including seed funding for the new Downtown Art Center. Under Danas leadership, the foundation also bought the house for Lee Catalunas play at Kumu Kahua last ...

Katherine Don, E.D. of Hawaii Contemporary, discusses the Hawaii Art Summit 2021   Art today is not separate from life and thats the point, according to Katherine Don, Executive Director of Hawaii Contemporary. "You know, contemporary art, and the way Hawaii Contemporary is thinking about art, its not art for arts sake, says Don. "Art is a language for communicating  change. Whether were about climate change, or social justice or other relevant issues, these artists are thinking about it too...