Tag: Quality of Place
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Happy New Year! Enjoy a Special Song by Alexis Cunningham to Start off 2010
We love finding and sharing West Virginia talent of all sorts. One of our favorites is Alexis Cunningham, a young singer-songwriter from Huntington. To kick off the new year, enjoy one of her original compositions.
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Scenes from Create WV 2009 – Thank you Huntington!
The third Create WV Conference came to a close on Tuesday with over 420 people experiencing the power of an emerging creative community – Huntington, WV. Special thanks to othe local Create Huntington team who put in countless hours and contributed valuable leadership and ideas. Most often heard comment? “Wow…Huntington has changed a lot!” If you…
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The Stories of Three Creative Communities: Glenville, Spencer, MountainMade
Think creative community building principles are just neat ideas but lack tangible impact? Listen to these stories of West Virginia communities creating a more prosperous future for themselves: Glenville, WV Spencer, WV MountainMade (Thomas, WV)
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Can’t Attend the Whole Conference? Special 1/2 Day and Student/Artist Rates
The energy surrounding Create WV 2009 Conference and the movement to build 21st century economies in our West Virginia communities continues to build. However, we realize that not everyone has the type of job or even income that can allow them to attend. At the same time, the conference is 100% self-funded by sponsors and…
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Good Jobs, Green Jobs: A special workshop at Create WV October 18
What are “green jobs” and how can they help shape a vibrant future for West Virginia? Join us for a stimulating afternoon of ideas and discussion about green strategies for economic growth and jobs that support families. The West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy and Create WV present: Good Jobs, Green Jobs A special pre-conference…
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Invigorating the Creativity of West Virginians
by Jason B. Keeling Organizers of the 2009 Create WV Conference are asking the public to jump start the conversations that will take place there by using Twitter, Facebook and blogs to answer this open-ended phrase: “WV, I WILL CREATE…” Because conferences can tend to offer too many ideas and not enough results, people are…
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More Great News and Events from WV Film Office
WV COMPANY WINS TELLY AWARDS The Walkabout Company of Wheeling recently received two Telly Awards for humor and lighting design for commercial production as well as two Videography Awards for commercials produced for the Wheeling Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. Walkabout has produced a series of commercials to promote tourism in the region. For more info…
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Ugandan Group Among 25 Performances at 6th Annual Culturefest
Kinobe & Soul Beat Africa of Uganda come to Pipestem, WV as the sixth annual Culturefest World Music & Arts Festival rolls into town September 10-13 at The Appalachian South Folklife Center. Kinobe and 25 other music and dance performances from around the world and right here in West Virginia will be featured along with…
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Fund Development Seminar For Non-Profits, Foundations & Colleges – New Approaches in a New Economy
Fund Development Seminar for Non-Profits, Foundations and Colleges: New Approaches for a New Economy Leveraging Board Relationships Think Globally. Act Locally. The Courting Game — Corporate Relationships Major Campaigns — The 80/20 Rule How Visible Are You? — Eyes Wide Shut Seminar Location: Charleston, TBA Registration fee: $45 To enroll, call Mary Jane Wright @ 304.566.7332…
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Mountain Stage @ Create WV ’09 Conference!
We’ve often held WV Public Radio’s Mountain Stage up as a tremendous example of creative economy entrepreneurship. Larry Groce, Andy Ridenour & team have built an internationally known and appreciated cultural asset that has gained the respect of the world’s greatest musicians during its 25+ years. So what better way to celebrate one of our state’s greatest…