The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will host a two-day workshop to explore new approaches to enforcing the antitrust laws in the pharmaceutical industry. The workshop will be held virtually on June 14 and 15 and will be organized by FTC and DOJ staff, offices of state attorneys general, and international enforcement partners.
“The Future of Pharmaceuticals: Examining the Analysis of Pharmaceutical Mergers” two-day workshop will feature a keynote presentation and panels organized by the Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Task Force. The sessions will showcase new learning about competition in the pharmaceutical industry and will assesses whether current enforcement approaches accurately reflect marketplace conditions. The dates are as follows:
Tuesday, June 14 from 9am – 12:00 noon ET
Wednesday, June 15 from 9am – 11:30am ET
The workshop will be open to the public, webcast on the FTC’s website, transcribed, and posted online. Registration is not required, and the link to each webcast will be made public on the day of the event.
On the first day of the workshop, FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter will deliver a keynote address, followed by plenary sessions on market concentration in the pharmaceutical sector and merger remedies. The second day features sessions on the innovation aspects of pharmaceutical mergers and how conduct by pharmaceutical companies affects merger analysis.
This workshop is the culmination of the work of the Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Task Force, formed in March 2021 by then-Acting Chairwoman Slaughter. Members of the Task Force include staff from the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, Offices of State Attorneys General, Canada’s Competition Bureau, the European Commission Directorate General for Competition, the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority.
These discussions will provide additional insights for adjusting the competition analysis, as the FTC and DOJ consider comments from their public inquiry into themerger enforcement guidelines. As part of that effort, the agencies havesolicited public inputfrom a wide variety of sources, including hosting an internationalEnforcers Summitand holdinglistening sessionswith Americans directly affected by past mergers.
The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will host a two-day workshop to explore new approaches to enforcing the antitrust laws in the pharmaceutical industry. The workshop will be held virtually on June 14 and 15 and will be organized by FTC and DOJ staff, offices of state attorneys general, and international enforcement partners.
“The Future of Pharmaceuticals: Examining the Analysis of Pharmaceutical Mergers” two-day workshop will feature a keynote presentation and panels organized by the Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Task Force. The sessions will showcase new learning about competition in the pharmaceutical industry and will assesses whether current enforcement approaches accurately reflect marketplace conditions. The dates are as follows:
Tuesday, June 14 from 9am – 12:00 noon ET
Wednesday, June 15 from 9am – 11:30am ET
The workshop will be open to the public, webcast on the FTC’s website, transcribed, and posted online. Registration is not required, and the link to each webcast will be made public on the day of the event.
On the first day of the workshop, FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter will deliver a keynote address, followed by plenary sessions on market concentration in the pharmaceutical sector and merger remedies. The second day features sessions on the innovation aspects of pharmaceutical mergers and how conduct by pharmaceutical companies affects merger analysis.
This workshop is the culmination of the work of the Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Task Force, formed in March 2021 by then-Acting Chairwoman Slaughter. Members of the Task Force include staff from the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, Offices of State Attorneys General, Canada’s Competition Bureau, the European Commission Directorate General for Competition, the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority.
These discussions will provide additional insights for adjusting the competition analysis, as the FTC and DOJ consider comments from their public inquiry into themerger enforcement guidelines. As part of that effort, the agencies havesolicited public inputfrom a wide variety of sources, including hosting an internationalEnforcers Summitand holdinglistening sessionswith Americans directly affected by past mergers.
A workshop on club licensing was held in May for clubs in the first- and second-women’s leagues
The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) is working closely with FIFA’s Women’s Football Division to develop women's football
The country is currently implementing six of FIFA’s eight women’s development programmes
The fact that women's football has experienced a strong boom in recent years is evident from new attendance records and well-filled stadiums around the globe. Worldwide popularity continues to grow enormously, and this is also true in Southeast Asia. Recently we saw the Philippines and Vietnam, make history by qualifying for a FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time. A momentum to build on, following Thailand’s participation in 2015 and 2019 who are aiming for qualification to the 2023 edition. For the past year, the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) has been working closely with the Women's Football Division at FIFA to regulate women's club licensing at national level for the top women's football competitions. For this reason, the FAT held a workshop in Bangkok attended by clubs from the first and second divisions. "In Thailand we have had club licensing in men's football for many years now, and we are proud to be one of the first member associations (MAs) in Asia to implement it in our women's national leagues. The women's club licensing workshop has been a key step to make the system a reality”, said FAT Vice President Sirima Phanichewa, underlining its importance.
On FIFA's recommendation, the FAT conducted a pilot project to test the criteria for their club licensing system. This pilot project allowed clubs to go through the system without the threat of sanctions for non-compliance. Globally, club licensing has been used as a development and monitoring tool for over two decades. As women's club football has continued to develop, competition organisers have begun to integrate club licensing procedures into their professional and amateur competition structures over the past five years. But what does it entail? Club licensing is a development and control tool that FIFA member associations can use to raise standards in the key strategic areas of football clubs. Traditionally, this includes (but is not limited to) the following areas: sporting, infrastructure, administration, legal and financial.
The system uses a set of criteria that clubs must meet to receive a license and be permitted to participate in a specific club competition, assuming the club qualifies based on sporting merit. MAs act as licensors, determining the domestic competitions for which clubs will require a license in order to participate and establishing the minimum criteria that clubs must meet.
“Today is the day that we could mark a key milestone for women's football in Thailand, since we have both FIFA and AFC representatives to introduce the club licensing system to the stakeholders in women’s football game as well as to encourage them to keep developing their clubs by the implementation of the club licensing”, says General Secretary Patit Suphaphongs.
"I truly believe that club licensing will drive and create the professionalism for women's football in many ways both on and off the pitch and will take our women’s football game to another level.”
In addition to club licensing, the Football Association of Thailand has actively participated in FIFA’s Coach Education Scholarships, League Development, Women's Football Strategy, Women's Football Campaign and Capacity Building for Administrators.
Thailand are a shining example of how a member association can collaborate with FIFA, under the banner of the Women’s Development Programme to access tailored expertise and support to develop women’s football.
Andres Portabella, FIFA Advisor
FAT’s efforts off the pitch are bearing fruit on the pitch, which was evident at the end of May when Thailand reached the final of the Southeast Asian Games. In the group stage, the Thai women defeated Singapore 3-0; Laos 5-0 and drew 1-1- with Myanmar. The final against Vietnam, which Thailand lost 1-0, was watched by around 16,000 spectators. Another highlight for women's football in Asia.
"At the first ever in person workshop for club licensing in women's football in Thailand, we congratulated the clubs for joining us in the journey to set up and implement club licensing in our competitions. It has been a long journey to get to where we are today, but we believe it has allowed us to create the correct club licensing system for our clubs in Thailand", said Natcha Tarateerasarn, FAT Women’s Club Licensing Manager
Additionally to the workshop, FIFA and AFC visited the Chonburi FC Women from first division and the Chonburi Sports School who is in the second division to get to know two of the clubs oft he Thai women’s leagues.
"Receiving a visit at Chonburi FC Women from FIFA, AFC, and FAT was a great opportunity for us to show our stadium and training fields. We were also happy to host the representatives during a friendly match so that they can witness the quality of our first team football players”, said Chonburi FC President Thanasak Suraprasert. "Going forward we want to keep learning from the club licensing system and use it as a guide for the development of our club."
The American Lamb Board (ALB) partnered with Australia and New Zealand to host a hands-on culinary medicine workshop for dietitian influencers in New Orleans, LA.
Eight leading dietitians from across the United States convened at the Tulane Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine for the Nourish With Lamb event. They received a deep dive into the various cuts of lamb, how to prepare them and lamb’s role in a healthy diet.
“The Nourish With Lamb culinary medicine workshop was a great opportunity to integrate lamb producers and nutrition thought leaders,” said Peter Camino, ALB chair from Buffalo, WY. “Our long range plan supports this type of collaboration and communication to inspire health and nutrition professionals and provide information about nutrient-rich lamb.”
During the two-day seminar, dietitians learned from David Fischer, ALB Board member in West Texas, about how he manages his herd and land. Kris Doll, a local New Orleans butcher, conducted a live butcher demonstration to explain the location of different cuts of lamb.
Lastly, attendees heard from registered dietitian and chef, Heather Nace, director of operations at the Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine. Chef Heather led sessions on the Culinary Medicine Model, which blends the art of food and cooking with the science of medicine, and its basis in the Mediterranean Diet, along with a cooking demonstration highlighting ways to build flavor using different cuts of lamb.
During the event attendees participated in hands-on cooking sessions while learning how to pair lamb with fresh herbs, spices and vegetables. Some of the recipes included Lamb Mushroom Burgers, Lamb Bolognese and Lamb Stew.
On the final day of the workshop, attendees were grouped together with a different cut of lamb and challenged to create their own recipes from scratch.
Nourish With Lamb will host another culinary medicine workshop for leading dietitian influencers in September of 2022.
Nourish With Lamb is a collaborative initiative between the United States, Australia, and New Zealand lamb producers to increase awareness in the United States of the nutritional value of lamb and its place in a healthy American diet.
ALB is an industry-funded national research, promotion and information checkoff program that works on behalf of all American producers, feeders, seedstock producers, direct marketers and processors to build awareness and demand for American Lamb. ALB conducts promotion and research programs with the goal of creating greater demand and profitability for the entire industry. One of its long-term goals is to collaborate and communicate with industry partners and stakeholders to expand efforts to grow, promote, improve and support American Lamb.
The Pike County Art Guild is continuing to find activities primarily with imaginative, aesthetic or intellectual content.
So, those who are interested in being a part of these activities are invited to participate in a workshop planned from 10 a.m. until noon on the last three Saturdays in June at the Sienna Cloud Studio just off the square in downtown Troy. The workshop will be unique, fun and like no other.”
Amanda Trawick, Guild member, said the workshop participants will learn the basics of paper mache art and each will create a paper mache sculpture.
Trawick said paper mache is light and easy to shape but is also rather delicate.
“Paper mache can be made into many shapes and is often used to create masks,” Trawick said. “Paper mache is an inexpensive way to create lightweight sculptures for many different uses.”
Trawick said the Pike County Art Guild’s paper mache workshop participants will create mushroom hats.
“The hats will be similar to the wide-brim hats worn by Asians while working in the rice fields,” Trawick said. “For the mushroom hats to be durable, we will use a foil base, which give the hats strength and durability. So, three classes will be necessary.”
At the first class, the hat bases will be built. The paper mache will be added at the second class and the third class will be devoted to the painting and decorating of the hats.
Just how and where the mushroom hats will be enjoyed will be up to each class participant. Or maybe a something public?
The paper mache workshop is open to ages 13 and is limited to 15 participants. The fee is $10, supplies will be provided.
For more information visit the Pike County Art Guild website or call 268-1304.
NEW YORK CITY: In one of the most significant artistic turnovers in recent years, New York Theatre Workshop has announced that Patricia McGregor will succeed James C. Nicola as artistic director of the influential Off-Broadway theatre. The hiring of McGregor, who will assume the role full-time in August, follows a yearlong search led by ALJP Consulting, a Black-owned nonprofit leadership search firm, and a dedicated search committee of artists, staff, and board trustees. McGregor joins Jeremy Blocker, who continues in the role of managing director.
Born in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, McGregor, 44, is a director and writer working in theatre, film, dance, and music. She was inaugural artist-in-residence for Adam Driver’s Arts in the Armed Forces and is an Old Globe resident artist. High-profile productions include Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole at the Geffen Playhouse and People’s Light, for which she served as co-writer and director; Sisters in Law at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts; Skeleton Crew at the Geffen Playhouse; Good Grief at Center Theatre Group; Hamlet with the Public Theater’s Mobile Unit; Place at Brooklyn Academy of Music; The Parchman Hour at the Guthrie Theater; Ugly Lies the Bone at Roundabout Theatre Company; brownsville song at Lincoln Center Theater; Indomitable: James Brown at the Apollo Theater; Holding It Down at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Adoration of the Old Woman at INTAR Theatre; Blood Dazzler at Harlem Stage; Four Electric Ghosts at the Kitchen; the world premiere of Hurt Village at Signature Theatre Company; and series of productions at California Shakespeare Theater (A Raisin in the Sun, The Winter’s Tale, and Spunk) as well as at the Old Globe (Call and Response, Krapp’s Last Tape, What You Are, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Measure for Measure.
McGregor also served as director for HBO’s emerging writer’s showcase, and as tour consultant to Raphael Saadiq and J. Cole. She was associate director of Fela! on Broadway, and for many years has directed The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway. She co-founded Angela’s Pulse with her sister, choreographer and organizer Paloma McGregor. McGregor attended SMU, where she was a Presidential Scholar, and the Yale School of Drama, where she was a Paul and Daisy Soros Fellow and artistic director of Yale Cabaret.
“Patricia McGregor is a visionary artist with a long and critically recognized career as a freelance director,” said search committee co-chairs Rachel Chavkin and Noel Kirnon in a statement. “She has deep ties to the Workshop community, and the committee was particularly struck by how she demonstrated her experience with inclusive leadership, easily connecting with a wide cross-section of our community. We were moved by her intention to carry forward NYTW’s commitment to highlighting formally groundbreaking work, centering eclecticism, and valuing a director’s generative vision—a torch that Jim Nicola has long carried. Patricia will deepen this work by expanding the Workshop’s relationship to our neighborhood and the wider communities of New York City. We look forward to welcoming her this summer and supporting her in the months and years ahead.”
New York Theatre Workshop, whose budget is close to $6.9 million, has a long and impressive track record as an incubator of new work, from Rent to Quills to Slavs! to Dirty Blonde; it is the place where Hadestown and Once and Slave Play got their start, where auteur Ivo van Hove found a U.S. beachhead, and where artists ranging from Will Power to Martha Clarke, from Caryl Churchill to Aleshea Harris, have found an artistic home.
Though she has not directed on the Workshop mainstage (she came closest with a project, co-conceived with Colman Domingo, based on James Baldwin’s writing, but it foundered over rights issues), McGregor has been a longtime member of NYTW’s Usual Suspects, a cohort of affiliated artists and theatre workers, so that she considers the new job a sort of homecoming. Speaking of home: In an interview yesterday, she told me that she and her husband, Freedome Bradley-Ballentine, currently associate artistic director at San Diego’s Old Globe, plan to move with their two kids from the West Coast to the East to start this exciting new chapter.
ROB WEINERT-KENDT: Congratulations! This is such good news, not just for you but for the field.
PATRICIA MCGREGOR: Thank you. It’s very exciting!
Can you tell me a little bit about what led to this moment? Was it a long process of you and the Workshop sort of sizing each other up to see if this was the right fit?
I got a call, maybe in December. I think most people who know me knew there was going to be a time where I would take on artistic leadership in this way, but it was about what was the right place and the right time. So I was considering it, because the Workshop is so ethos-aligned; I love that place so much. For a variety of reasons, it would be a place I would really consider. And then I got a call from the search firm saying, “People keep recommending you for this job, would you consider applying?” I take those signs seriously, because I want to be at a place that wants what I have to give, and that the fact that I was being called and they were getting the message over and over again that this might be a good match felt like a great start.
Then it was a pretty thorough process of me getting to know them and them getting to know me in this capacity. The nice thing is, it’s like returning home. When I was 21 or 22, I saw Light Raise the Roof there and loved it. So as an audience member, I’d always loved the work that was being done there, and then I got invited to start doing readings. So I’ve had a long relationship, and there have never been unanswered calls to Jim Nicola or Linda Chapman, Rachel Silverman, Aaron Malkin—I have deep collaborators at the Workshop, so it feels like a return home in that way.
I also feel that in the last 10 years I’ve built tools, relationships, and understanding of what the field needs right now, of what this is moment asking for in terms of leadership. I know I challenge institutions at times when I talk about a commitment to accessibility, social justice, Black Lives Matter. A variety of things that feel urgent now for organizations and institutions to consider how they fold into their practice have always been central to my practice.
A number of New York City theatre leaders began as directors, but very few still direct very often on their own stages. Are you planning to direct at the Workshop, or are you fully transitioning to a career more of producing and supporting other artists?
I’m an artist, but art is my tool for community-building, for democracy-building and for interrogating things. And so while my primary practice has been in my freelance work, more and more, especially over the last several years, I’ve taken on leadership roles. I have a real appetite for that, and I feel that I now have the capacity to pump the brakes on my own work and really lay down roots in an organization where I believe in what they’re doing. I’m really excited to champion artists and audiences for these next steps. That’s my next calling: being a person who figures out what stories feel most urgent to be told and what artists feel is most necessary to champion. Selectively there may be, from time to time, a piece that it feels like my voice and my particular lived experience, my particular passions, may come to bear and I would take on helming a piece. But the robust ecosystem of the Workshop and the artists that are being supported there—that’s the primary focus. Ten years ago, I wouldn’t have been ready; five years ago I wouldn’t have been ready. Today I’m ready. I don’t have the appetite to travel all the time—I feel very lucky to have traveled internationally, nationally. I’ve worked with all the places that I had on my bucket list. Now I’m really ready to lay those roots in the right place, and New York Theatre Workshop feels like the right place at the right time.
The lobby of New York Theatre Workshop.
You and Jim aren’t strangers, obviously. Will be there some overlap in your leadership?
I think in this field we are often ill-advised to try and make such a drastic division between generations of leadership. I’m really lucky that Jim and I have an authentic relationship already. I’m really interested not only in what this particular period of transition is, but what is the continuous conversation? One of the things that is centered at the Workshop is this idea of being in conversation. So while we will have a new dynamic, it’s based in an old relationship that has a lot of love and respect. I’m interested in that continued conversation.
Jim is not a founding leader, but he has been there for a long time. We’ve seen a number of cases where such successions haven’t always gone smoothly, either because a new leader doesn’t have the full support of the board, or the finances were worse than advertised, or some other unforeseen problem. How secure and supported do you feel going in?
That’s a real question that has to be asked; we know what that narrative and what those histories are. No, Jim wasn’t officially a founder, but he has that founding force and has well earned that respect. That’s part of why I am interested in this not being some abrupt drop-off in the middle of the desert. This is a continued idea, and we are playing different roles on this part of the journey. Both in conversations with Jim and the partnership with [managing director] Jeremy [Blocker], with the variety of stakeholders, from staff to audience members, I feel supported in returning to New York, having spent a lot of time there. I also have great peers in the city. Kamilah Forbes at the Apollo is a dear friend; Oskar Eustis wrote one of my recommendations; Neil Pepe—there are a variety of peer leaders who’ve been doing it for a longer period of time who are invested in me. I feel both audacious enough to know that I have a vision and some resources where I think I can build something sustainable, and humble enough to say, those of you who have been doing it for a long time, I don’t have to reinvent the wheel, I can energize things you’ve been trying to do for a while and also lean on your wisdom, so that when I have a moment of crisis, I don’t feel like I need to solve it all on my own. So there are stakeholders within the organization and within the cohort of leaders, both nationally and internationally, that we can lean on each other.
So yes, it’s good to go in eyes wide open with these things, and we’ve already done those conversations. I’m aware, both for myself for the organization, that as a Black woman leading, this is a historic moment in many ways. And so setting it up correctly, I’m aware that will help make the way for others. I know that that’s part of my journey. People held it before me, the Seret Scotts of the world and others—they held it to make it easier for me. And now my job and my joy is to be able to successfully navigate the waters so that it will be easier for other people eventually.
It’s interesting that you gestured to the wider New York theatre community in your answer about whether you felt supported. That leads to my next question: Where do you see the Workshop fitting into the ecology of both the New York’s and the national theatre scene?
I feel very strongly about that. Some of my favorite people are scientists, and I feel that in order to innovate, you need a robust laboratory that is dedicated to rigorous investigation. At the Workshop that investigation is in the aesthetics of the work and how we push the form forward; it is in which questions that are both plaguing and uplifting our culture, and how we participate in those. It is not an exaggeration to say that there are attacks on our democracy happening now, and attacks on a variety of citizens in our country. If art is one of the frontlines of that transformation, New York Theatre Workshop to me is the most potent laboratory for trying to figure out how to be the antidote, how to be the medicine. And I think it’s essential, especially in light of the end of Sundance and The Lark—places that have not only produced work but have provided resources for a variety of voices to get to the place where that work can be produced on the mainstage. I’m interested in developing, and not only writers—one of the things I love about the Workshop is that while writers are very centered, it’s also about supporting work by directors and generative artists, hybrid artists and collectives. It feels like the most essential laboratory on that scene. If that developmental model is not supported in a really robust way, we will miss so many voices and so many opportunities.
And at the same time we can be international. I was the American directing representative at the National Theatre’s first directing cohort, and we had people from Palestine and from Hungary. There were a variety of directors there who I’m interested in knowing, how are they experimenting, both formally and in terms of combating this erosion of social justice in their spaces? I just keep thinking that pound for pound, theatre is the most important fighter out there. I mean, when I watched Light Raise the Roof all those years ago at the Workshop, I had to reconsider my relationships to people who were experiencing homelessness; I still think about it. I think the artistry of productions that really land in our psyche in a way we have to wrestle with for a long period of time is essential. Creating that soft landing spot and place for connection in this very rough moment—I can’t think of anywhere I’d rather be.
Rob Weinert-Kendt (he/him) is the editor-in-chief of American Theatre.
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BETTENDORF, Iowa (KWQC) - Around 200 parents attended a work session Wednesday night at the Waterfront Center in Bettendorf.
Bettendorf Community School district hosted the meeting in an effort to work towards solutions for issues parents and teachers have raised with student behavior at the middle school.
Heading into the meeting, many parents hoped to hear and see something that made them feel substantial changes were coming.
“When you let kids run amok around schools, something’s going to end up happening,” said Patricia Dywiak, a parent of two Bettendorf Middle School students. “So they need to get control over it. And they need to own up for it. And they need to move on. And let us be a better Bettendorf.”
Some parents had specific changes they wanted to see.
“That they’re gonna hire more staff of color,” said James Davis, parent of one student. “That represents the population of students they’re trying to educate.”
“What we’re hoping for the most is to hear, like a plan of action of what are going to be the steps that the school is going to take,” said Jacob Beardsley, whose partner has a child at the middle school. “That the district is going to take in order to address kind of the collective concerns.”
Parents leaving the meeting, which media was not allowed into, told TV 6 the format was a presentation from the superintendent, and then small group discussions, identifying strengths, weaknesses, problems, and solutions for the administration to review.
Parent reaction to this format was mixed.
“I would say it helped, from my perspective,” said Ryan McGivern, father of one Bettendorf student. “I think it helped us be encouraged that there’s, you know, there’s actions being taken in regards to getting to understand what, you know, what are the priorities.”
“We’ll see if anything really comes from this meeting,” said Desiree Johnson, who also has one child at the middle school. “I mean, actions speak louder than words.
Other parents were less satisfied with the meeting.
“I would have liked tonight to have had the opportunity for Dr. Morris to let maybe one person at each table, stand up and talk,” said Melissa Zumdome, parent of one Bettendorf Middle School Student. “Let the parents talk.”
The school board is giving an update on the workshop at tomorrow night’s regular board meeting, we’ll update this story with more details as they become available. KWQC requested to attend Wednesday’s night meeting in person and were told no media was allowed inside.
The Tisbury open space and recreation committee will host a community workshop Thursday, June 2, from 5:30 to 6:30 pm at the Tisbury Emergency Services Building to discuss opportunities for improvements at Lake Street Park. In a 2020 public survey, residents identified Lake Street Park as a park that could accommodate more activities and benefit from improvements. The open space and recreation committee will share a 15-minute presentation that reviews existing conditions at the park, suggests possible improvements, and shares new activities that might be possible at the park. Following the presentation, there will be workshop stations where community members can share their ideas and preferences with the committee members. This public input will help guide the committee’s efforts to plan, fund, and implement improvements at the park.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) -The community’s next mural project is looking for your support.
The Public Painting Project was created by two brilliant Chippewa Valley-based artists who are now seeking other area creatives to help paint the town.
“We’ve found that there’s been a lot of enthusiasm for the creation of new murals here but there hasn’t really been a framework in place for how to pursue those projects,” says Sylvia Annelise Hecht, PPP co-creator and creative director. “And we just want there to be some systems in place.”
Sylvia Annelise Hecht is the Madison-native, Eau Claire has to thank for downtown’s newest mural, “Sanctuary,” located on the Graham Avenue-facing wall. Hecht teamed up with Eau Claire resident and artist, Jo Ellen Burke, in looking to cultivate a larger presence of murals by local artists.
In the process the two also realized the need for an easier way to get large-scale projects underway in Eau Claire and beyond.
“So that means connecting clients to artists, and connecting artists and clients to funding,” says Hecht.
Their plan for the Public Painting Project (PPP) involves workshops for groups of 15-20 artists, where participants will receive hands on instruction on the components of business, creative design, and installation of mural art.
Muralist Sylvia Hecht joins Hello Wisconsin Tuesday morning to discuss how artists can get involved.
The first inaugural PPP workshop begins June 13, but the deadline to apply is May 31.
High school students: if you’re ready to see what it’s like to be a journalist during challenging times, check out next month’s Urban Journalism Workshop. (Photo by Urban Journalism Workshop)
The deadline is June 3 for students interested in applying to the annual Urban Journalism Workshop at Marquette University.
High school students: if you’re ready to see what it’s like to be a journalist during challenging times, check out the Urban Journalism Workshop.
During the program, you’ll learn how to use digital equipment to cover events, gain interview skills, and create journalism in a variety of media. You’ll work in teams that focus on multimedia news gathering using your phones and iPad minis to record and shoot video.
Now in its 36th year, the Urban Journalism Workshop has offered aspiring journalists like you a sense of the real world of news reporting. Check out The Urban Voice to see past examples of student work.
A local art gallery will host the Storefront Guy for a free workshop.
ArtRat Gallery will offer the workshop Storefront Mastery from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, at its studio, at 46 S. Division Ave. in Grand Rapids.
The free event will feature architect Jaime Izurieta — a.k.a the Storefront Guy — who will present his Storefront Mastery program to participants. The program is offered in association with Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. (DGRI) and will help entrepreneurs and business owners develop the skills necessary to create an attractive and purposeful storefront display.
The program will provide an overview of the tools and strategies needed to transform a storefront into an attractive display that interests shoppers.
“The Storefront Mastery workshop is designed to help any business think creatively about how to use their storefront to showcase their products and services,” said Melvin Elede, operations manager, DGRI. “We’re optimistic that it will help create unique spaces that attract customers and promote vibrancy in downtown.”
Izurieta is an international architect with a background in urban planning and design. In 2018, he founded Storefront Mastery, a creative agency with the goal to help local organizations and small businesses create great customer experiences.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - This weekend’s performances of The Brave New Workshop's new show about returning to "normal" amid the COVID-19 pandemic have been canceled because members of the production have tested positive for COVID-19.
Hennepin Theatre Trust’s website says the May 20 and May 21 performances of "Back to Workshop or Everything’s Fine" are canceled and those with tickets will be contacted with more information.
"We apologize for the disappointment and inconvenience this change may cause and thank you for your patience and continued support of The Brave New Workshop. All remaining performances are playing as scheduled," the Brave New Workshop said on Facebook Thursday.
The Brave New Workshop, which is the longest-running satirical comedy theater in the United States, has been closed since 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was bought by Hennepin Theatre Trust in December 2021, and "Back to Workshop or Everything’s Fine," which opened earlier this month in Minneapolis, marked the theater’s return to live performances.
Ironically, the show is about returning to "normal" amid a global pandemic. Here’s how the theater's website describes "Back to Workshop or Everything's Fine":
"Heading back to the office? Adjusting to the ‘new normal’? Quietly repressing the stress of a world that requires denial just to function? Then we have just the show for you … In their triumphant return after being closed by executive order, The Brave New Workshop takes a look at all the things at which we constantly have to avoid taking a look. Take a break from ‘doing your best’ for an evening of laughter, because if the last two years have taught us anything, it’s that our best is…not great."
The show runs through Aug. 6. Tickets are $20 or $40.
The Palm Coast City Council meets regularly to discuss and vote on official City business. These meetings are open to the public and Palm Coast residents are strongly encouraged to attend. An increase in public engagement helps to build a stronger sense of community, increases valuable discussions, and decreases division.
A special budget workshop meeting will take place beginning at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. No action will be taken during the workshop. Details of the items on the agenda are listed below.
The Flagler County Property Appraiser will provide an overview of the services provided by that office to the residents of Palm Coast.
The Flagler County Tax Collector will provide an overview of the services provided by that office to the residents of Palm Coast.
The Financial Services Department will present a fund accounting and revenue source restrictions to prepare for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2023 budget.
The Public Works Department will present an overview of current operational effectiveness, successful Public Works service provisions, and future opportunities.
The Utility Department will present an overview of potential budget challenges along with cost escalation examples in preparation for the upcoming budget session. The presentation will include examples of Safe and Reliable services, Data Driven Metrics, Succession Planning and more.
The Stormwater & Engineering Department will present an overview of the department in preparation for the upcoming budget session. The overview will detail current operational effectiveness, challenges, and future opportunities.
Public Comments will be opened at the beginning and end of the business meeting in accordance with Section 286.0114 Florida Statutes and pursuant to the City Council’s Meeting Policies and Procedures. Each speaker will approach the podium, provide his/her name and may speak for up to 3 minutes. Comment cards are available for contact information in order for staff to follow up with each speaker.
Meetings of the Palm Coast City Council typically occur three times per month. A 6 p.m. business meeting on the first Tuesday of the month, a 9 a.m. workshop meeting on the second Tuesday of the month, and a 9 a.m. business meeting on the third Tuesday of the month. All meetings take place in the Community Wing at City Hall at 160 Lake Avenue in Palm Coast.
Business meetings and workshops are open to the public and both are streamed live on the City’sYouTube channel. Meeting agendas for all public meetings are posted in advance of each meeting on the City’s website. All agendas can be viewed here.
If you wish to obtain more information regarding the City Council’s agenda, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 386-986-3713. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing assistance to participate in any of these proceedings should contact the City Clerk at 386-986-3713, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
University of Maine Cooperative Extension 4-H Waldo County is offering a shooting sports workshop for ages 9–18 from 10 a.m.–noon June 18 at Maine Outdoor Sportsman, 144 Atlantic Highway, Northport.
TheExplore 4-H Shooting Sportsworkshop will introduce participants to the basics and principles of archery, including marksmanship, the principles of hunting, safe and responsible use of firearms, and more. The workshop will be taught by certified archery instructors.
The workshop is free; all materials will be provided. Registration is limited to 15 participants. Register on theevent webpage. The monthly Explore 4-H workshop series introduces youth and families to the opportunities available in Maine 4-H. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact 207.342.5971 orsadee.mehuren@maine.edu.
The Palm Coast City Council meets regularly to discuss and vote on official City business. These meetings are open to the public and Palm Coast residents are strongly encouraged to attend. An increase in public engagement helps to build a stronger sense of community, increases valuable discussions, and decreases division.
A special budget workshop meeting will take place beginning at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. No action will be taken during the workshop. Details of the items on the agenda are listed below.
The Flagler County Property Appraiser will provide an overview of the services provided by that office to the residents of Palm Coast.
The Flagler County Tax Collector will provide an overview of the services provided by that office to the residents of Palm Coast.
The Financial Services Department will present a fund accounting and revenue source restrictions to prepare for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2023 budget.
The Public Works Department will present an overview of current operational effectiveness, successful Public Works service provisions, and future opportunities.
The Utility Department will present an overview of potential budget challenges along with cost escalation examples in preparation for the upcoming budget session. The presentation will include examples of Safe and Reliable services, Data Driven Metrics, Succession Planning and more.
The Stormwater & Engineering Department will present an overview of the department in preparation for the upcoming budget session. The overview will detail current operational effectiveness, challenges, and future opportunities.
Public Comments will be opened at the beginning and end of the business meeting in accordance with Section 286.0114 Florida Statutes and pursuant to the City Council’s Meeting Policies and Procedures. Each speaker will approach the podium, provide his/her name and may speak for up to 3 minutes. Comment cards are available for contact information in order for staff to follow up with each speaker.
Meetings of the Palm Coast City Council typically occur three times per month. A 6 p.m. business meeting on the first Tuesday of the month, a 9 a.m. workshop meeting on the second Tuesday of the month, and a 9 a.m. business meeting on the third Tuesday of the month. All meetings take place in the Community Wing at City Hall at 160 Lake Avenue in Palm Coast.
Business meetings and workshops are open to the public and both are streamed live on the City’sYouTube channel. Meeting agendas for all public meetings are posted in advance of each meeting on the City’s website. All agendas can be viewed here.
If you wish to obtain more information regarding the City Council’s agenda, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 386-986-3713. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing assistance to participate in any of these proceedings should contact the City Clerk at 386-986-3713, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
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The Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center in Stillwater, Oklahoma, is set to host a public two-day Food Labeling Workshop June 8-9. Participants will learn about the Food and Drug Administration food labeling regulations.
Andrea Graves, business and marketing specialist, said misleading food labels can be confusing for consumers and small businesses and startups will benefit from the workshop.
“This workshop will provide an opportunity for food industry professionals to design an honest and attractive label, while still abiding by regulations,” Graves said. “Experienced specialists at FAPC help guide workshop participants to exceed the consumers’ desire for clean-labeled products.”
During the workshop, industry professionals will learn about mandatory label elements, nutrition labeling requirements, health and nutrition claims, the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 and special labeling exemptions.
Register now for the Food Labeling Workshop. For any other questions contact Karen Smith, FAPC workshop coordinator, at karenl.smith@okstate.edu or call 405-744-6277.
PEORIA (Heart of Illinois ABC) - With more entering the field, medical professionals had the chance to stay sharp during a skills workshop Wednesday at Bradley University.
Training group Skills Made Easy based out of Houston paid a visit to the school to provide an extra training opportunity for those in the field to practice with. Topics in focus included multiple aspects of essential care, including suturing, splinting and casting, skin biopsies, and more. Coding and billing patients for services was also covered. Everyone from nurse practitioners to medical doctors were welcome to attend.
According to instructor Dr. Obi Oji with Skills Made Easy, the field has seen a recent increase in NPs, especially for family care.
“You want to know as a family nurse practitioner what to do and what not to do,” she says, “and then of course provide the best care for your patients because they rely on you.”
Dr. Oji adds having workshops like these increases clinical confidence before seeing patients in real time, especially with the spike in new practitioners. She says understanding the guidelines properly is essential to practice.
The workshop cost $475 for Bradley students and $575 dollars for non-students. Attendees also got 16 hours of continuing education and 3.75 hours of pharmacology.
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The Parks, Recreation and Golf Department will host a public workshop meeting to discuss future improvements for the Riverview Park Non-Motorized Boat Ramp on May 25 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held in the City Hall Council Chamber located at 900 E. Strawbridge Avenue, Melbourne.
Property owners, area businesses, area residents, and current and potential users of the non-motorized boat ramp are encouraged to attend.
Staff from the Parks, Recreation and Golf Department will be available to accept comments and address questions.
LYNN – :Lynn residents got the opportunity to suggest possible uses for the money from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) during a two-session Workshop held by the mayor’s office Saturday at the Briarcliff Lodge Adult Day Health Center.
The ARPA money is allocated for FY 2024-25, and is in response to the coronavirus public health emergency and its negative economic impacts.
“It gives us another look at where the city can make future investments based on need and demand for services,” said Nichol Figueiredo, CEO at Capital Strategic Solutions. “As far as reporting goes, we will need to provide this information to the federal government to demonstrate that the money was proportionally allocated.”
Figueiredo said that right now the city is in the submission process, meaning that the residents, agencies, and businesses are submitting their projects. The submittal process closes May 31, but there will be another opportunity to submit projects.
Concurrently, the city is making sure the projects meet the ARPA criteria. The next step — departmental review — lasts through early June.
The city will then do Project Selection Survey in mid-June, allowing the residents to give their feedback concerning how the projects should be prioritized.
The city will then do the project selection that will review the community’s’ feedback from the surveys that have been conducted through the ARPA process. This phase will last late June to early July.
“We will use the community’s feedback to drive the selection process of the projects and present a package to the City Council in July,” said Figueiredo.
Lynn is eligible to receive more than $75 million in direct ARPA funds, which will complement ARPA funds obtained from the state. It will then be obliged to obligate those funds until the end of 2024 and to spend them until the end of 2026.
The funds are intended to be used for households’ assistance, as well as for the small businesses and nonprofits, and to aid impacted industries such as tourism, travel, and hospitality. They cannot be used for depositing funds into any pension fund, debt and settlement payments, stabilization or matching funds for other federal grants.
As not all of those who came Saturday to discuss or submit their projects could estimate their costs,Jean Michael Fana, outreach director for the Mayor’s Office,said that the residents did not have to know the exact cost of the project, and the city was hiring consultants to help with that.
“We don’t expect everyone in the community to be financial experts,” said Fana.
One group — the Flax Pond Association — said its proposal was intended to make sure that the water in the pond was clean, that there was no more erosion, and to maintain the appearance of the pond edges.
“We are just looking to help around the area of the pond with erosion, the water quality, and take out some of the invasive plans, and kind of just make sure that green spaces and the parks around the area are maintained,” said organization president Megan Gonzalez.
Pathways Inc., which offers adult education funded by the U.S. Department of Education, including English classes and GED/HiSet classes, wanted to use ARPA funds to offer an insurance stipend for the part-time employees, according to business manager Juana Perez.
Quendia Martinez, career advisor at Pathways, said it also had a very long list of students waiting for their English classes and citizenship classes, and they wanted to offer more classes and to have a computer lab.
“We also want to create a fund for helping the students with their needs, like how to pay their rent, or other expenses,” Martinez said.
LEO Inc., the region’s community action agency that helps low-income individuals and families access resources to improve their stability and upward mobility, suggested a renovation of office space at 156 Broad St. to a 15-classroom preschool for low-income children in Lynn. Lisa McFadden, LEO’s director of development, said the project would cost approximately $15 millions.
“At the moment it’s a mixed-use administrative headquarters, and this project will consolidate classrooms from three buildings and add two additional preschool classrooms, which will open up 38 additional slots for 3-5-year-old children,” said McFadden.
ARPA was signed into law March 11, 2021, and it is intended for the creation of the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (CLFRF) to provide support to state, local, and tribal governments in response to the pandemic. Projects can be submitted on paper, and the forms are available at the Mayor’s Office. They can also be submitted online athttps://lynnarpa.com.
KINGSTON, N.Y. — High wire artist Philippe Petit will host a knot-tying workshop on Sunday, June 5, at the Hudson River Maritime Museum, 50 Rondout Landing.
Two workshop time slots, 10 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 2:30 p.m., are available for the workshop, titled “Nuts for Knots.”
Best-known as the man who secretly rigged a wire and walked on it between the towers of the World Trade Center in 1974, Petit has performed on the high wire at majestic sites all over the world, including Notre Dame, the Eiffel Tower, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Lincoln Center, and Grand Central Terminal. A master rigger, he personally rigs every wire on which he walks
Petit will share a selection of loops, bends, hitches, binding knots, and termination knots in the hands-on workshop. Each workshop has a maximum number of 14 participants. Registration is $20 for individual tickets or two tickets for $35.
For more information and to register, visit hrmm.org
With gardening season in full swing and plenty of vendors at local farmers markets, Oklahomans are sure to enjoy the fresh-picked taste of vegetables from a spring and summer garden.
Canning these tasty treats is one way to enjoy that fresh taste throughout the rest of the year, but for some, canning is a mystery. To explain the water-bath canning process, Oklahoma State University Extension educators from Lincoln, Okfuskee and Okmulgee counties are hosting the Tri-County Canning Workshop from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 8 at the First Baptist Church, 800 W. Elm St., in Paden, Oklahoma.
The workshop is open to adults and children ages 9 and older, but youth must attend with a parent or guardian. Registration is $25 and due by June 1. Call Jessica Riggin, Lincoln County OSU Extension educator, at 405-258-0560 to register or for additional information. Riggin will provide participants with a list of common kitchen items they’ll need to bring to the workshop.
“Canning is an art in which many people saw their ancestors participate. They likely saw jars filled with colorful fruits and vegetables on their great-grandmothers’ pantry shelves,” Riggin said. “There’s a lot of nostalgia associated with canning, and this workshop will help ensure participants are doing it correctly and safely.”
During the workshop, attendees will make both salsa and jelly using the water-bath canning method. Riggin said she will also demonstrate some freezing techniques of food preservation.
“There’s always been interest in food preservation and canning, but it has increased some over the past couple of years during the pandemic,” she said. “More people put in gardens, and they’re looking for ways to capture that fresh taste and cut down on waste.”
Thirty students from Schenectady’s CSD’s Dance Connections program recently participated in a “Soul Steps” workshop led by Maxine Lyle at the SPAC School of the Arts. The workshops explored the basics of step movement, focusing heavily on the principles of leadership, discipline, team support and communication, which are embodied in the step culture. Stepping is a percussive dance movement that uses the hands, feet, arms and legs to create polyrhythmic sounds. (Photo provided)
BugFest is back! York County Mosquito Control, Public Library, and Parks & Recreation invite you to celebrate bugs at its 3rd Annual BugFest, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 14 at Grafton Middle School. View insect displays, listen to bug facts from local experts, experience bug talks, crafts, activities and more. Bug-themed storytime starts at 11:10 a.m. and 1:35 p.m. in the auditorium. Participants include the Virginia Cooperative Extension Office, Master Gardeners, Master Naturalists, ODU Tick Team, Colonial Beekeepers, and The Butterfly Society of Virginia. The Sweet Frog Dessert Truck will be on-site with cold treats available for purchase.
The Gweedo Memorial Foundation is now accepting applications for two annual scholarships
Applications are open for the annual Connor Gweedo Memorial Foundation Scholarships. Two Annual Gweedo Scholarships are given out each year honoring Conner Guido, who died tragically at age 16 in an automobile crash on Oct. 26, 2019:
Gweedo Memorial Scholarship — An annual Gweedo Memorial Scholarship given out to a graduating senior each year in memory of Guido. Interested applicants should apply here.
Gweedo Giving Scholarship — An annual $1000 Gweedo’s Giving Scholarship given out to a graduating senior each year in memory of Conner Guido. Interested applicants should apply here.
SCORE Workshop: Business Model Canvas — A Tool for Business Planning
Williamsburg SCORE is offering a workshop on Saturday, May 14, from 9-11 a.m.: Business Model Canvas — A Tool for Business Planning. Presented by Dr. Jorge Yinat, participants will learn how to use the 9 basic building blocks in the Business Model Canvas to organize thoughts, validate ideas and create a blueprint for success:
customer segments,
value proposition for each segment,
channels to reach customers,
customer relations,
revenue streams,
key resources,
key activities you require to create value,
key partners, and
the cost structure of the business model.
The workshop will provide an opportunity for business owners and entrepreneurs to brainstorm their value proposition and customer segments in a classroom environment. The event takes place at the Greater Williamsburg Chamber & Alliance, 421 N. Boundary Street, Williamsburg and the cost is $15 with advance registration, $20 at the door.
Household Chemical/Computer Recycling Collections Paper Shredding
The next VPPSA collection event of the year in York County will take place Sat, May 14, from 8:00 a.m. to noon on County Drive (off of Goodwin Neck Road). Acceptable materials are those typically found in a home environment, such as household maintenance and cleaning products, paints, fuels, automotive chemicals, and lawn and garden products.
The following computer items are also accepted at this event: Computers; Desktop and laptop computers, servers, computer monitors, cell phones, computer wiring, desktop printers including multifunction printers or “All in Ones”, fax machines, and desktop photocopiers and scanners. Please note that only the computer items listed will be accepted. Televisions are not accepted.
In addition to the services listed above, a shredding truck will be provided for citizens to bring up to five boxes of paperwork to be shredded. Staple and paperclip removal is not necessary, however, binders, three-ring notebooks, accordion files and other metal objects are not acceptable.
VPPSA will verify city or county of residence (proof of residency may be required), and what materials brought. Residents are asked to remain in their vehicles, VPPSA staff will unload all materials.
For more information, contact the Waste Management Center at 757-890-3780 or at www.yorkcounty.gov/wastemanagement, and visit VPPSA.org for more information on acceptable and unacceptable materials.
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