Category Archives: Building Community

Naming Gifts: An Underrated Power

Posted on October 1, 2012 by April

Today I was winding down after an intense weekend when I had the random notion to check my “Other” Facebook messages. To my surprise, there was a message there from a name I didn’t recognize but it was addressed to … Continue reading →

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HoodRoving News: I am not alone!

Posted on September 30, 2012 by April

Excerpt from latest article on my adventures in neighborhood connecting (aka HoodRoving). Full article is linked below. Enjoy and share your thoughts please!!! ~ April HoodRoving News: I am not alone! I value citizenship—the ability we each have to … Continue reading →

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EVENT: Creative Conversation on Radical Inclusion

Posted on September 27, 2012 by April

JOIN ME for this “Creative Conversation”~ I’m grateful to have been invited to this wonderful local hub of artistic skill and community spirit to share about my favorite subject!RADICAL INCLUSION: THE ART of COMMUNITYAs part of the Creative Conversations series at … Continue reading →

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“A hushed room: open mic at Pastry Art”

Posted on September 17, 2012 by April

Here’s my latest article on This Week in Sarasota. Hope you enjoy it. Let me know what you think and if you’d like to join me on my next Open Mic excursion. ~=A=~ This week gave me the chance … Continue reading →

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HoodRoving News: I am not alone!

Posted on September 10, 2012 by April

I value citizenship—the ability we each have to make a difference through our actions around something we care about, in the company of others. Yet, from over at least a decade of witnessing people trying to make the world a … Continue reading →

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Amazing Neighbors: Don the Unstoppable

Posted on August 27, 2012 by April

Who lives around me? What makes them amazing? How could knowing that be useful? This is what I’ll be exploring in a new series of blogs called “Amazing Neighbors.” My first interview is with someone I’ve admired since we first … Continue reading →

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Bee Ridge Park Jam: 15 years of bluegrass, country and gospel

Posted on August 12, 2012 by April

[Originally published in This Week in Sarasota] Last Thursday gave me an opportunity to do two cool things: Fulfill a pledge made two months ago to visit and report on one local open mic per month, then report back on its … Continue reading →

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Dial Tone defies Debby: a sensory recap

Posted on July 2, 2012 by April

Originally published in This Week in Sarasota In case you haven’t noticed, I’ve become a somewhat obsessive fan of the unique local project The End of the Dial Tone Radical Experimental Collaborative Music Band Band. It’s pretty serious — … Continue reading →

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Circling back: A year of Dial Tones

Posted on May 31, 2012 by April

Originally published in This Week in Sarasota When I heard that this month’s End of the Dial Tone would take place upstairs at the Gator Club, I got a particular kind of excited. Aside from the fact that the antique … Continue reading →

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Me, Mom & Thomas (the Check-out Boy)

Posted on May 12, 2012 by April

I was on the phone with my mom as I went to check out my groceries at Publix tonight to pick up mac’n’cheese (mad craving!) and bananas, apples, and yogurt (for my favorite morning smoothies). Got to the counter, still … Continue reading →

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