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Author Archives: April
EVENT: Creative Conversation on Radical Inclusion
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”
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
A hushed room: open mic at Pastry Art
Originally published in This Week in Sarasota This week gave me the chance to make the fourth stop on my local tour of the Open Mic scene abuzz in our fair town. This journey began four months ago as … Continue reading
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HoodRoving News: I am not alone!
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
Posted in Building Community, Neighborhoods, Published Articles
Tagged action, April Doner, burn-out, citizenship, civic engagement, community, community building, diversity, exchange, florida, friends, Gillespie Park, innovation, meals, neighborhoods, neighbors, roving, sarasota, SCOPE, sharing
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Amazing Neighbors: Don the Unstoppable
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
Posted in Building Community, Local Events, Neighborhoods, People Who Inspire Me, Published Articles
Tagged ABCD, action, asset-based community development, civic engagement, climate change, community, community building, connecting, DIY, Don Hall, Economics of Happiness, gifts, movements, neighbors, resources, sarasota, SCOPE, social change, social innovation, Transition
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Bee Ridge Park Jam: 15 years of bluegrass, country and gospel
[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
Posted in Building Community, Local Events, Music, Public Space, Published Articles
Tagged April Doner, bee ridge, bluegrass, community, country, florida, gospel, hospitality, inclusion, local, music, music jam, musicians, neighborhoods, open mic, roving, sarasota, Southwest Florida, sustainability
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Why Tango? Conversation with my neighbor, Albert Rombold
Interview: Albert Rombolt Owner and Instructor, Tango & Salsa Dance Studio Gillespie Park/Rosemary District Neighborhood 6/15/12 April Doner (TWIS): One of the things I noticed about you before I ever me you was that you’re always sitting outside in … Continue reading
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Circling back: A year of Dial Tones
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
Me, Mom & Thomas (the Check-out Boy)
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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Tagged community, connection, grocery store, innovation, mother, public space, spontaneity, technology
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