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6th Annual Solo Jazz Piano Festival Friday 4/22/22 8- 10 pm & Saturday 4/23/22 10 am- 10 pm FOR ALL MUSIC LOVERS, not just pianists, interested in both the practical and spiritual aspects of jazz and improvised music. Together we will hear six brilliant pianists perform & discuss their relationship to music, to the jazz lineage, to structure and to freedom. Featuring Sullivan Fortner, Benny Green, Arcoiris Sanoval, Xavier Davis, Roela Oloro & Andrew Wilcox. The piano is both a work of art & a tool for personal expression, an instrument that gives access to simultaneous harmonic, melodic and rhythmical vocabularies. The VJC invites you to participate in a festival that showcases the myriad ways people who have invested their lives in the piano relate with the instrument and with the sounds that spring forth – with reverence, discipline and joy. Artist biographies & full schedule of concerts,masterclasses,panels,& interviews: https://vtjazz.org/2022-spf-bios/ https://vtjazz.org/calendar/spf-2022/ This year each concert has an in-person audience & a livestream component. You may purchase in-person tickets above &/or donate to the livestream below. Please give generously and support live music. Tickets are valued at $80 for the weekend, $20 per concert, and $40 for Saturday’s daytime educational offerings. Your contribution goes directly to sustaining the Vermont Jazz Center’s mission of providing access to top quality jazz music to all, & fair employment to jazz musicians. https://vtjazz.org/2021-safety-protocols-for-in-person-activities/ Vermont Jazz Center 72 Cotton Mill Hill #222 Brattleboro VT 05301 (802)254 9088 gingervjc@gmail.com www.vtjazz.org

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The attorney general says work is going well in redacting the special counsel's report about the Russian interference in the 2016 election — and DOJ has at least one other report coming too.

"Because TMT construction is not imminent, I am withdrawing the emergency proclamation effective immediately," Ige said on Tuesday following a decision to allow an extra two years for construction.

Reps. Bennie Thompson and Carolyn Maloney write in a letter that the IG's actions "cast serious doubt on his independence and his ability to effectively conduct such an important investigation."

It’s Summer, that special time when New York City opens its vast array of parks and outdoor spaces to the sound of music. Jazzmobile returns with its 58th annual Summerfest series, which takes over a myriad of stages throughout the city’s five boroughs with a dancing and diverse assemblage of nearly 30 jazz stars and emerging talents from July 6 to August 31. The much-anticipated return of Jazzmobile presents audiences with another year of Free top-notch musical performances that parallel New York City’s dynamic diversity – from straight-ahead, Latin, post-bop, blues, swing and beyond. To see the full schedule, please visit www.jazzmobile.com.

Hope From Home: A United Night to Save Sight Sunday, March 6, 2022 7 pm ET | 6 pm CT | 5 pm MT | 4 pm PT Join the Foundation Fighting Blindness at Home from Home: A United Night to Save Sight on Sunday, March 6th with celebrity emcee and entertainer Wayne Brady! Experience a virtual party packed with comedy, inspiration, and special musical performances, all while supporting the Foundation Fighting Blindness’ mission from the comfort of your own home. This event features world class entertainment, a silent and live auction, and the opportunity to interact and move between different party rooms with activities including tastings, music, games, sports, and a kid’s room. It’s an evening you won’t want to miss! Since its founding in 1971, the Foundation has been committed to finding treatments and cures for blinding retinal diseases. The Foundation currently funds 84 research projects at the field’s most prominent laboratories and research clinics. There are currently more than 40 clinical trials underway. The proceeds raised from Hope from Home will help the Foundation invest in research projects conducted by the world’s top researchers who have achieved remarkable success that will forever change the lives of people affected by blinding retinal diseases. https://give.FightingBlindness.org/HopeFromHome For more information, please contact 800-683-5555 or events@FightingBlindness.org.

A federal audit finds Medicare spending on hospice care for patients in nursing homes increased by 69 percent to $4.9 billion over just four years. Much of the increase was due to longer duration of hospice care in nursing homes compared with services provided at home.