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The Kehrein Center for the Arts will host an aging well together event from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 2. Then at 2 p.m. author Shaleka Smith will discuss her book “Grief – I Didn’t Sign Up For This.”
Reesheda Graham Washington has been named founding executive director of the Kehrein Center for the Arts. She will share her vision for the center on March 1.
Two schools in Austin participate in Sistema Ravinia, which provides music education in under-resourced schools. The goal is for the 3rd through 8th graders to develop a life-long appreciation for music and the arts. “The bottom line is that it helps to develop the whole child. It helps to develop the left and right brain,” said Shemeka Nash, the orchestra’s conductor and an Austin resident.
West Side families are invited to a holiday dinner and community musical Dec. 11 at Kehrein Center for the Arts, 5628 W. Washington Blvd.
The free performance of the Apollo Chorus will be at 3 p.m. Nov. 5 at Kehrein Center for the Arts, 5628 W. Washington Blvd.
Vivaldi will be the featured composer at the Oct. 17 concert, which will be held at the Kehrein Center for the Arts. Register in advance for the performance.
Recently retired CSO conductor Riccardo Muti led a rehearsal of the Symphony of Oak Park River Forest last weekend at the Kehrein Center for the Arts. It was a chance for the public to see Muti in action at no cost.
Artist Barrett Keithley created the piece with the idea of representing Black people in the beauty of their own neighborhood.
Celebrate the latest artwork in Austin at 9 a.m. Sept. 13 at 5628 W. Washington Blvd.
Residents are invited for a community meal before seeing the award-winning documentary “Westside Stories: Paradise Lost” on April 27.