Musician, Performing-Songwriter and Master Teaching Artist Sue Trainor has a gift for stirring up other folks' enthusiasm and creativity. Since the mid-1990s, she has offered arts-integrated educational programs in Maryland, nationally, and internationally. Currently, through the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts, Sue designs classroom residency lessons to meet the needs of individual teachers, and she offers in-service programs for schools, workshops and keynotes for education conferences, and training in art-integrated program planning for teaching artists.
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Slim Harrison - Sunnyland Music: Biography
For over 40 years, Slim has performed at Schools and Festivals, Hoedowns & Throwdowns all over North America and around the world.
Considered a "Self-taught" multi-instrumentalist, storyteller & Barn Dance caller, Slim says he, "learned a little bit from everyone I met as I traveled around this great country and around the world!" His greatest joy is sharing the music & dances of America and the world with children & adults.
The Frederick Jazz Festival is the premier, live jazz music event in Frederick, MD. The festival serves the community by promoting America's unique music art form, providing a platform for professional musicians, and creating a safe, family friendly environment for attendees to enjoy high-quality music entertainment. Located in the heart of historic Downtown Frederick, the festival works closely with City and County businesses, government, and non-profits to further advance the artistic reputation and work of the community.
The Mission of the Frederick Book Arts Center is to teach the craft and techniques associated with the Art of the Book. Letterpress printing, printmaking, bookbinding, photography, paper arts, and language arts are taught through a combination of workshops, field trips, school visits, and classes. All members of the community have the opportunity to learn, intern, and display work at the Center.
For over 20 years, the Eric Byrd Trio (EBT) has traveled the world as enthusiastic jazz ambassadors. Rooted in swing and be-bop, The Trio also embraces gospel and the blues as core elements of their expansive performance style. Their body of work spans seven unique studio and live recordings on which they shine as a Trio and as collaborators with an expanded 8-piece ensemble they call The Eric Byrd Trio: Brother Ray Band, in tribute to The Genius of Soul icon Ray Charles.
Lesa Cook grew up in South Carolina and received a BA in Studio Art from U.S.C. in 1987. After moving to the DC suburbs, she continued her fine art studies part-time at: The Maryland Institute College of Art, The Corcoran School of Art, The Art League in Alexandria, Va., and The Shuler School in Baltimore. She was a full-time student at The Florence Academy of Art in Florence, Italy from Oct. 2018 until March 2020, when COVID-19 interrupted her studies.
Sue Slagle (stage name SUE-C) is a video artist and educator working at the intersection of creative coding and live performance. For the past 20 years she has created handmade videos and live media performances, taught college level courses and workshops, and traveled extensively in the USA and internationally. Sue is the recipient of a 2020 Creative Capital Award and a MacDowell Fellowship.
By providing quality professional arts programs to the community, the Weinberg Center for the Arts strives to entice, enliven, educate, and enchant patrons of all ages, abilities and interests. The Weinberg Center for the Arts, Inc. was established in 1995 to serve as a support organization assisting in fundraising and community relations for the Weinberg Center for the Arts. Funds raised by the Weinberg Center for the Arts, Inc. are used to underwrite programs and support Weinberg functions.