阿宾顿 to host public event highlighting Black history, music, culture

Arts funder and music critic Don Palmer

Arts funder and music critic Don Palmer will lead a conversation at 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校 exploring the complex relationship between art, 文化与商业 and how to chart a future in which creativity can thrive in communities of care.

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阿宾顿,爸爸. — 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校 invites the community to a conversation centering on "黑人历史, 音乐, and Culture as Catalysts for Communities of Care: Categorizing Artistic Expression," led by arts funder and music critic Don Palmer at 6:30 p.m. 2月4日. 29.  

一顿清淡的晚餐之后, attendees will explore the complex relationship between art, 文化与商业, and chart a future in which creativity can thrive in communities of care. Palmer will highlight the implications of choices made by artists and their representatives. He also will delve into the potential long-term implications for artistic discovery, monetization of creativity, and integration of art in communities.  

Palmer's experiences will stimulate the conversation, and he will integrate his professional perspective, which spans the vinyl and digital ages.  

Palmer attended Pomona College and the University of Nairobi. 大学毕业后, he hitchhiked from Nigeria to Senegal before moving to Wisconsin where he worked as a journalist and disc jockey. After moving to New York City in 1981, Palmer was hired as an editor at Pete Seeger’s Sing Out magazine and in the mayor’s press office. He worked as a speechwriter and joined the New York State Council for the Arts as an analyst and later director of its Individual Artists Program.  

Palmer has published more than 100 articles on jazz, 蓝调, 世界, rap and hip-hop music in The Village Voice, The New York Times and other publications. He consults with the Maryland Arts Council and serves on the community board of an NPR station in the Baltimore area. Palmer has traveled extensively across Africa and completed speaking and journalistic engagements in Sri Lanka and several Caribbean islands. 

pre-register to attend this dinner event, which will be held in the Lares Building at 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校, located at 伍德兰道1600号 in 阿宾顿. The presentation is sponsored by the 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校 Office of Inclusive Excellence

"Black 音乐, History, and Culture" is the second workshop in the Communities of Care series. On March 25, the event will highlight women's history, disabilities and communities of care. Complete this form to learn more about 阿宾顿's community offerings.

About 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校 

宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校 provides an affordable, accessible and high-impact education resulting in the success of a diverse student body. It is committed to student success through innovative approaches to 21st-century public higher education within a 世界-class research university. 有3个以上,100名学生, 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校 is a residential campus that offers baccalaureate degrees in 25 majors, accelerated master's degrees, 本科研究, the Schreyer Honors College, NCAA Division III athletics and more. 

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