Cleveland, OH
U.S. Department of State Brings International Musicians to Cleveland, the Home of Rock and Roll, to Promote Peace and Cross-Cultural Connections – United States Department of State
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Using music as a diplomatic tool to bring people from around the world together to promote peace and cross-cultural connections, the U.S. Department of State announced today that American Music Abroad (AMA) Academy Cleveland will take place November 8-17 in Cleveland, OH. AMA Academy Cleveland will bring international and American musicians together around the theme of cultural preservation through music and will feature collaborations with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Ukrainian Museum and Archives. The AMA Academy will include musicians from Ukrainian refugee communities in Cleveland and Charlotte, NC, as well as musicians from Botswana, Egypt, Lebanon, and Nigeria. Local musicians will round out the AMA Academy Cleveland cohort.
AMA Academy Cleveland is part of American Music Abroad (AMA), the U.S.’ flagship music diplomacy exchange and an integral part of the recently announced U.S. Department of State’s Global Music Diplomacy Initiative, which supports broader U.S. foreign policy goals to expand access to education, economic equity and opportunity, and societal inclusion.
On November 17, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. at Case Western Reserve University’s Maltz Performing Arts Center, a free public concert featuring international and American musicians will cap the 10-day international exchange and will feature original collaborative pieces created by the AMA Academy Cleveland participants. The event is free and open to the public; tickets are available here to attend in person or watch virtually.
AMA Academy Cleveland’s 18 participants include vocalists, songwriters, producers, and instrumentalists in the genres of jazz, rock, hip hop, and Afrobeat. While in Cleveland, the musicians will participate in intensive creative and musical workshops with artist instructors from the United States who will mentor them in music business, production, and entrepreneurship.
American Music Abroad was first known as Jazz Ambassadors. AMA artists represent the new generation of musical ambassadors, reaching beyond concert halls in more than 30 countries annually to interact with citizens around the globe through performances and collaborations with local musicians, educational workshops, jam sessions, and media interviews.
For more information about AMA Academy Cleveland or to cover the November 17 concert at the Maltz Performing Arts Center in Cleveland, OH, contact eca-press@state.gov.
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Cleveland, OH
Ravens Using Veteran DE as Inspiration
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As Baltimore Ravens defensive end Brent Urban prepares for his 11th NFL season, it’s just as important as ever for him to remember where he came from.
A Mississauga, Ontario native, Urban suffered a torn ACL during his 2010 freshman season at Virginia, but rebounded to eventually become a starting defensive lineman. Then once he got to the NFL, he suffered three season-ending injuries – a torn ACL in 2014, a torn bicep in 2015 and a Lisfranc foot injury in 2017 – all in his first four seasons. As a result, he played just 25 games across those four seasons, 16 of them coming in 2016.
Urban, now in his second stint with the Ravens, has certainly been through the wringer throughout his career, but his perserverance to get where he is now is extremely impressive. As such, head coach John Harbaugh is using Urban’s story as inspiration for his younger teammates.
“I’m going to start using [Brent Urban] as an example for those guys, because it’s a perfect point,” Harbaugh told reporters. “I can remember him right over there, we were doing an inside-run drill against the [San Francisco] 49ers when we had the joint practices all of those years ago, and he tore his ACL right at the end of practice. It was like, ‘Oh.’ It was so heartbreaking, and [he] missed that whole year.
“We had high hopes for him coming out, we thought he was an odd-front defensive end in the Pittsburgh Steeler kind of realm, like the Brett Keisels of the world, and he’s turned out to be just that. He’s just that kind of player; he plays so well. But those first couple of years were tough, and here he is now. He’s got a testimony as a result of all the tests he’s been through.”
After his first stint with the Ravens came to an end in 2019, Urban has played for the Tennessee Titans, Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys. He then returned to Baltimore in 2022, and last season, he set a career high with three sacks.
Now the veteran on the Ravens’ defensive line, Urban is happy to be a mentor to the younger players at his position group.
“Just being in the league is privilege,” Urban said. “Every single day, you’ve just got to relish it, because you see so many guys in and out, and just even looking at my class now, nobody’s still around; so just finding your own role, just appreciating it. As I get older, I’ve started to be able to take a seat back and really just appreciate how thankful I am to be here.”
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Cleveland, OH
GCSC Summer Golf Classic | Greater Cleveland Sports Commission
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Golfers of all abilities are invited to play in GCSC’s Summer Golf Classic presented by First National Bank on Monday, August 5, 2024 at Cleveland Metroparks Sleepy Hollow.
Join us for a day of 18 holes with cart featuring beverages, contests & prizes, lunch and a buffet dinner.
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Cleveland, OH
Fatal shooting on east side after reports of large fight: Cleveland Police
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – One man is dead after a shooting following reports of a large fight on the east side, according to Cleveland Police.
Police got reports of a large fight around 2:50 a.m. on Saturday in the 1000 block of East 71st Street.
While officers were en route, they learned that two people were shot.
Police located a 22-year-old man and a 24-year-old man who were both shot, according to a release.
Both of the men were taken to the hospital by EMS.
The 22-year-old man later died at the hospital.
The condition of the 24-year-old is unknown.
Cleveland Police homicide unit is investigating, according to police.
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