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Loudoun Now: New Series to Premiere in Loudoun Classrooms

August 31, 2022 Team Kentron, a new original Sci-Fi children’s series premiers in Loudoun County Public Schools this week. The series was created by A Place to Be music therapy working with Lindsay Orme, the coordinator for social and emotional learning for the school division. Tom Sweitzer, co-founder and creative director with Middleburg-based A Place…
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Same Sky Groups Take Center Stage

Over the past semester, clients got to participate in our same sky performance group. During group, clients got to build a show together from the ground up showcasing their individual interests and learning collaboration skills. Each performance featured clients singing and playing instruments as well as acting. Congratulations to all of our Same Sky performers!
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Loudoun Now: 100WomenStrong Awards $475K in Nonprofit Grants
May 4, 2022 On Tuesday, 100WomenStrong announced the award of $475,000 to 42 nonprofits headquartered or providing services in Loudoun County, bringing its total contributions to $3.6million since 2009. The group reverted to its normal grant-giving cycle of once per year after pivoting in 2020 to COVID-19 emergency grants. COVID emergency grants were designed to meet the…
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A Place To Be Welcomes Interim Director Judy Hanley

MIDDLEBURG – The Board of Directors of A Place To Be has named Dr. Judy Hanley as the organization’s Interim Executive Director, effective February 9, 2022. A Place To Be is one of Northern Virginia’s leading therapeutic organizations, known for its performance-based approach, clinical music therapy services, and community programs. In this role, Hanley will…
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National Endowment for the Arts: NEA Announces American Rescue Plan Grants to Arts Organizations
Jan 27, 2022 Washington, DC—The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) today announced it has recommended American Rescue Plan (ARP) awards totaling $57,750,000 to 567 arts organizations to help the arts and cultural sector recover from the pandemic. The organizations may use this funding to save jobs, and to fund operations and facilities, health and…
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ABC-7 Washington: ‘It just makes you feel happy’: Popular music therapy program a hit at Leesburg Elementary

January 13th 2022 There’s a toe-tapping reason why students, like 10-year-old Evi, look so forward to Thursdays at Leesburg Elementary School in Loudoun County. “It just makes you feel happy and relieved from stress,” says the fifth grade student. “It has been the greatest addition to our building,” adds Principal Shawn Lacey. Lacey is referring…



