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The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) honored New Jersey Assemblyman Clinton Calabrese with the Creative Communities Award at the organization's Community Changemaker Night on June 5, 2025.
The 2025 award recipients broke ground excelling in the Foundation's focus areas.
Since the Fund's founding, several organizations have received grants to support various causes, including the Fund for Armenian Relief.
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W.Va. Folklorist Receives Highest National Honor 
Gerald "Gerry" Milnes of Elkins, West Virginia, has been named a 2026 National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellow.Milnes moved to West Virginia in 1975 and began recording and studying...more
Gerald "Gerry" Milnes of Elkins, West Virginia, has been named a 2026 National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellow.Milnes moved to West Virginia in 1975 and began recording and studying...more
Fhsu to Host World Premiere of Original Musical At Annual New Music Festival 
FHSU to host world premiere of original musical at annual New Music Festival."Collisions" is an original musical theatre composition by Catherine Trieschmann and Alex Underwood.It will be the...more
FHSU to host world premiere of original musical at annual New Music Festival."Collisions" is an original musical theatre composition by Catherine Trieschmann and Alex Underwood.It will be the...more
University of Miami Program Builds Belonging and Business Readiness For Students 
The University of Miami program, now called "Belonging in Business," is designed to foster deeper engagement and more meaningful conversations.The program was born from direct conversations with...more
The University of Miami program, now called "Belonging in Business," is designed to foster deeper engagement and more meaningful conversations.The program was born from direct conversations with...more
Gaming, Music, and Digital Culture Converge At Rpi 
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will host the 13th North American Conference on Video Game Music on May 1 and 2.The conference brings together scholars from across the world to explore the latest...more
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will host the 13th North American Conference on Video Game Music on May 1 and 2.The conference brings together scholars from across the world to explore the latest...more
Pamela Mayer: Guiding the Arts Festival Into Its Next Creative Chapter 
Pamela Mayer is the newly appointed Chairwoman of the Coconut Grove Arts Festival.Mayer brings a thoughtful blend of leadership, creativity, and community focus to help guide its next chapter.Mayer...more
Pamela Mayer is the newly appointed Chairwoman of the Coconut Grove Arts Festival.Mayer brings a thoughtful blend of leadership, creativity, and community focus to help guide its next chapter.Mayer...more
Music Therapy Program Helps Young Ga. Patients Find Their Voice 
Music therapy program helps young Ga.residents cope with stress, anxiety, depression.Music therapy program is aimed at helping them cope with life's challenges.The program is led by a group of young...more
Music therapy program helps young Ga.residents cope with stress, anxiety, depression.Music therapy program is aimed at helping them cope with life's challenges.The program is led by a group of young...more
Rotten Tomatoes Critics Rank Top 10 Pop Music Biopics
'Walk the Line' (2005) earned five Oscar nominations, including Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix.'What's Love Got to Do with It' (1993) earned Bassett and Fishburne Oscar nominations for Best Actress...more
'Walk the Line' (2005) earned five Oscar nominations, including Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix.'What's Love Got to Do with It' (1993) earned Bassett and Fishburne Oscar nominations for Best Actress...more
Atlas Expo Highlights 
Riem is an interactive art installation that lets visitors control lighting to explore how shadows transform through stereographic projection.Sunnyside Scrambler is the CU Boulder Theme Park...more
Riem is an interactive art installation that lets visitors control lighting to explore how shadows transform through stereographic projection.Sunnyside Scrambler is the CU Boulder Theme Park...more
Cfa's 2026 Kahn Award Winner and Finalists Plan to Use Their Prize Money to Make An Impact
Foundation: Boston Foundation
CFA's 2026 Kahn Award Winner and Finalists Plan to Use Their Prize Money to Make an Impact.Carlo Balmoria: I experienced firsthand what it's like to grow up in a rural area with little access to...more
Foundation: Boston Foundation
CFA's 2026 Kahn Award Winner and Finalists Plan to Use Their Prize Money to Make an Impact.Carlo Balmoria: I experienced firsthand what it's like to grow up in a rural area with little access to...more
American Music Honors Bridges Generations As Springsteen Center Expands Its Vision 
Bruce Springsteen inducted Patti Smith into American Music Honors 2026.Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music will open new home in June.Springsteen performed "People Have the Power" with...more
Bruce Springsteen inducted Patti Smith into American Music Honors 2026.Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music will open new home in June.Springsteen performed "People Have the Power" with...more
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