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American Roots Revue 2014 Summer Legacy Tour
Community Celebration of Place will be producing an American Roots Revue tour in five greater Minnesota communities, focusing on forgotten populations and audiences.
Ridgeway Community School Sings for Their Elders
Kids at Ridgeway Community School have been listening to their elders a little more closely lately. The students interviewed four elders from their community and wrote songs based on their lives with the help of artist-in-residence Larry Long.
Hundreds of families gathered on September 11 by the Nokomis Naturescape Gardens on Lake Nokomis for the Second Annual Monarch Festival
Hundreds of children and families gathered on September 11 by the Nokomis Naturescape Gardens on the northeast shore of Lake Nokomis for the Minneapolis Monarch Festival. The event, sponsored by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, the Nokomis East Neighborhood Association and Community Celebration of Place, included lots of arts activities for kids, music, dance performances, and opportunities for both children and adults to learn about our state's official butterfly—the monarch.
Celebration honors four special 'elders' at Forest School
Four special "elders" at Forest Elementary School allowed their life stories to be examples of the community's diverse fabric.
Chik's Pics - Photo Slideshow from the Monarch Festival
View this slideshow from the festival
Elders' Circle Featured in Spokesman Recorder
On Thursday, April 26, the North Community YMCA & Teen Enrichment Center played host to Elders’ Circle 2012, which gathered elders representing various West Metro area school districts and communities
Elders' Circle Focuses on Intergenerational learning.
Spokesman Record features Larry's work with local youth.
Zimmerman elder Carol Bray shares her thoughts on the process and celebration
On Thursday, March 18th, Westwood Elementary School hosted a community celebration featuring the Westwood Elementary 4th Grade Students with Larry Long and four elders who had several weeks earlier told their life stories to the students.
Folksinger Larry Long on Elders’ Wisdom, Children’s Song
A few weeks ago, Blue Planet Green Living (BPGL) interviewed troubadour and social activist Larry Long about some of the many significant projects he’s engaged in during his adult life.
Former teacher/principal Arlene Fischer honored at Green Isle celebration
Arlington resident Arlene Fischer recently sat on a chair in her old classroom at the Green Isle Community School.
Help Us to Preserve Our Archives!
During 2016, it is a primary program of Community Celebration of Place to transfer their collection into archives that will be open to the public for generations to come.
Hiawatha students learn about culture through stories and song
Longfellow resident and folksinger Larry Long is helping children understand different cultures through stories and song.
Highland Elementary Celebrate the Life Stories of Elders
Earlier this month, students recognized three community elders by sharing their life stories through musical performances.
Honoring the North Minneapolis Community through EWCS
Elizabeth Hall International Elementary School students recorded three original songs written with Larry Long at the Minneapolis Media Institute.
Larry helps write Section Town Song
The town of Section is celebrating the essence of its heritage this weekend with a special community program to honor town history and student involvement.
Larry Talks with Julia Wasson of Blue Planet, Green Living about his time in Okemah (Part Two of the Interview)
Through activism and song, Long has fought for social justice and environmental preservation his entire adult life.
Little Free Library Festival: A Build/Read/Connect Event
Community Celebration of Place is partnering with Little Free Library on Saturday, May 21, in Minneapolis, Minnesota for the first-ever Little Free Library Festival.
Minneapolis Monarch Festival
Larry Long will join an all-star lineup for the fourth annual Minneapolis Monarch Festival.
Nerstrand Celebrates 15th Annual EWCS Event
Nerstrand School's first Community Celebration took place fifteen years ago when Larry Long spent a week in residency at the school.
Pioneer Press Article: Classroom Troubadour Sings to Children to Honor Adults
The man the legendary writer Studs Terkel once called 'a true American troubadour' was thick in the middle of his day job the other day — helping a class of fourth-graders compose a song.
Red Roads and Blue Highways: An American Journey in Song and Word
Join highly acclaimed author Kent Nerburn and Larry Long, Executive Director of Community Celebration of Palce for an evening of songs, stories and music.
Sanford Middle School Honors Pat Bellanger
On February 12, 2013, EWCS honored Anishinabe Ojibwe elder Pat Bellanger at the Sanford Middle School celebration.
Clarence Schadegg interviews Larry Long for Access Press
Larry Long is a Twin Cities singer and songwriter, who uses his work to inspire others. He is executive director of the Minneapolis-based nonprofit Community Sense of Place and recently started the program Elders’ Wisdom. Larry Long started the Elders’ Wisdom Children’s Song program with the belief that people are never too old—or too young—to learn tolerance and understanding. www. America.gov’s profile on Elders’ Wisdom, Children’s Song asked “Can Tolerance Be Taught?” which takes a closer look at how our program is exploring that question through our work in schools and communities.
Songs of the Elders
Across the Twin Cities and in hundreds of other communities nationwide, school officials are raving about an educational project developed by Minneapolis troubadour Larry Long.
Toshi-Aline Ohta Seeger Passes
On Tuesday, July 9th, the world lost a beloved cornerstone of the traditional music world: Toshi-Aline Ohta Seeger, aged 91. Toshi was the wife of Pete Seeger and passed away just a few days shy of their 70th Wedding Anniversary.
