Shari Dierkes

Shari Dierkes Clayton Emerging Visual Arts: Crafts By: Gail Obenreder “I need to know as many materials and processes as I can. I may not use them all, but when I learn them, I have them. It’s my personal currency.” Shari Dierkes didn’t grow up around art. Born into a military family, she lived in […]

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Todd Kilgoe

Todd Kilgoe Bear Emerging Jazz: Composition By: Gail Obenreder “Music lifts the heart, soul, and spirit of people, and I am honored to be a vessel in which this gift is carried.” Composer Todd Kilgoe has always had music as the soundtrack to his life. His father and uncle played in a notable Top-40 band, […]

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Carrie Sz. Keane

Carrie Sz. Keane Milton Emerging Literature: Creative Nonfiction By: Gail Obenreder “The book will explore the richness . . . of human circumstances. People are surprised by the stories I have witnessed of poverty, death, wealth, birth, love, and hatred.” Carrie Sz. Keane grew up in Pittsburgh, dressing her cat in baby clothes and playing […]

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