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Altoona Mirror: Meatballs In New York
August 25, 2023 The play “20 Seconds,” by Altoona native Thomas “Tom” Sweitzer will be performed off-broadway for six weeks on the Irene Diamond Stage at the Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 West 42nd St., New York, Sept. 10 to Oct. 21. Formerly known as “Meatballs and Music,” Sweitzer stars in this biographical, one-man show…
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Loudoun Times-Mirror: Sweitzer Set For Off-Broadway Production This Fall
August 23, 2023 The co-founder of the Leesburg-based music therapy program A Place to Be is embarking on an exciting new project this fall when his one-man show hits the stage Off-Broadway in New York City. Tom Sweitzer’s 90-minute show, “20 Seconds,” portrays the roller-coaster experiences in his life, including the passing of his mother…
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Broadway World: 20 SECONDS, Award-Winning Play with Music, to Make New York City Premiere in September
August 9, 2023 Winner of 2022 The Capital Fringe Festival for Best Solo Performance, Thomas Sweitzer will premiere his award-winning tale of love, forgiveness, resilience and the extraordinary power of music, 20 Seconds, in New York City for a limited six-week engagement, September 10 – October 21, 2023. Written and performed by Sweitzer, with direction…
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ARP Grant Spotlight: A Place to Be (Middleburg, VA)
Apr 12, 2023 Music is more than just songs. For some, it can also be a powerful therapeutic tool. A Middleburg, Virginia, music therapy and arts organization is helping people with all abilities reach their goals. Through music therapy, A Place To Be promotes health outcomes for everyone, including neurodivergent, disabled, and marginalized individuals through…
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Loudoun Now: Getting Hoppy with APTB’s ‘The Grumpy Bunny’
March 23, 2023 Are your kids suffering from spring forward saltiness? Tom Sweitzer and the team from A Place To Be Music Therapy have got you covered. APTB’s latest seasonal family musical “The Grumpy Bunny” is designed to help kids process negative feelings and look for positivity. When the cheerful Easter Bunny moves in next…
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Claude Moore Foundation Distributes $2.6M in Grants
January 12, 2023 The Claude Moore Charitable Foundation is distributing $2.6 million in grants to nonprofit organizations in Virginia and Washington, DC. The grants are designed to support organizations that work to improve the lives of individuals living in under-resourced conditions and to initiate programs and partnerships that increase academic competence and encourage leadership, especially for…
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Loudoun Chamber Foundation Awards $44,000 in Grants to support the work of 11 Loudoun Nonprofits
January 4, 2023 Lansdowne, VA – The Loudoun Chamber of Commerce today announced the Loudoun Chamber Foundation has awarded $4,000 each to eleven local nonprofits working to support workforce development, economic growth, and quality of life in Loudoun County. Founded in 2014, the Loudoun Chamber Foundation invests in local nonprofits that are focused on the economy, workforce…
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Loudoun Now: Loudoun Impact Fund Awards $112K to Nonprofits
Dec 14, 2022 This year, more than $633,000 was requested from 59 organizations, highlighting the scale of community need that continue to increase in the wake of the pandemic and rising inflation. Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties Vice President of Grants and Nonprofit Programs Nicole Acosta noted the long-term impact of the…
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Loudoun Now: Finding Home in The Snow Monster
November 25, 2022 As the most wonderful time of the year moves into full swing, negative and complicated emotions can rear their heads. Loudoun’s noted music therapy studio A Place to Be addresses anger and learning to communicate emotions in its new winter show, “The Snow Monster,” an original musical written and directed by co-founder…
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The Burn: A PLACE TO BE MUSIC THERAPY HEADED TO VILLAGE AT LEESBURG
November 18, 2022 A new music therapy center is headed to the Village at Leesburg, taking a large storefront space next door to the CMX movie theater. It’s called A Place to Be and is currently headquartered in Middleburg. A Place to Be first opened in 2011. It uses music therapy, including group musical therapy and performance therapy,…