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MC Gives! allows us a chance to introduce just a few of the many groups doing good.
Opinion

MC Gives! allows us a chance to introduce just a few of the many groups doing good.

  • Dave Faries
  • Dec 14, 2024

Dave Faries here, observing that Youth Orchestra Salinas gave a free concert—yes, past tense; it happened last night.

Youth Orchestra Salinas builds community through music, inspired by a movement to create social change.
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Youth Orchestra Salinas builds community through music, inspired by a movement to create social change.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Dec 12, 2024

Youth Orchestra Salinas (YOSAL) started in 2010, but its origin goes back to 1974 in Venezuela. That is when Dr. José Antonio Abreu gathered 1…

A man goes from high school teacher to community organizer – and meets the Pope along the way.
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A man goes from high school teacher to community organizer – and meets the Pope along the way.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • May 11, 2023

A meeting at his local church changed the life of Tim McManus. It happened over a decade ago, when he was a teacher in Dallas.

An original play by Hartnell performing arts students is a story about community and the power of journalism.
Theater

An original play by Hartnell performing arts students is a story about community and the power of journalism.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Apr 20, 2023

A group of 13 Hartnell College students collaboratively wrote the play In Loving Memory, which takes the stage for two evenings this week only…

Building Healthy Communities trains local citizens on how to engage in government to make positive change.
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Building Healthy Communities trains local citizens on how to engage in government to make positive change.

  • Caitlin Fillmore
  • Nov 17, 2022

Building Healthy Communities steps in where high school civics might have left off – offering political education to demystify the process of …

Jefferson Starship calls for social change in new songs, adding to a rich canon of music.
Music

Jefferson Starship calls for social change in new songs, adding to a rich canon of music.

  • Dave Faries
  • Sep 22, 2022

From the moment Cathy Richardson launches into the 2020 Jefferson Starship single “It’s About Time,” listeners are wrapped in an exceptional m…

SpectorDance’s choreographers showcase is a testament to dance as a vehicle for social change.
Arts & Culture

SpectorDance’s choreographers showcase is a testament to dance as a vehicle for social change.

  • Agata Popęda
  • May 19, 2022

Since 1997, SpectorDance’s recurring choreographers showcase has presented the local audience with over 450 dancemakers – both locals and gues…

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