• Read more about Kim Poole Music

Ms. Kim Poole is a Soul-Fusion Performing Artivist and Founding Fellow of the Teaching Artist Institute, providing an opportunity for artists to learn techniques for social transformation while fostering outlets for socially engaged art.  Operating in the USA, Ghana, Liberia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and The Gambia through TAI Kim Poole and an international team of Teaching Artists are originating the Art for Social Transformation: Teaching Artistry in Action curriculum & workbook for change agents and universities interested in exploring the “Art of Possibility.”  

• Read more about Mariah Bonner

Mariah is a recording artist, singer and all around performer.  She was born in Baltimore, Maryland and moved with her family to France at the age of ten.  She attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Upon graduating, Mariah moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career as an actress. She appeared in television shows such as CSI, Rules of Engagement, and Scorpion and landed film roles alongside Justin Timberlake, Jean Claude Van Damme, and Dolph Lundgren. 

• Read more about Stephen Cyphers

STEVE CYPHERS Steve has been a professional drummer, percussionist and singer since 1988. He is a founding member, singer and percussionist with the band Blue Miracle. Blue Miracle is a genre-bending Jam Band with two original albums. They have played at clubs, festivals, colleges and private events throughout the country for over three decades and still perform today. Steve also collaborates with many different bands and musicians across the region.