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Want to give back? Arts, culture programs seek volunteers

Want to give back? Arts, culture programs seek volunteers

Delaware Shakespeare aims to keep the spirit of the titular Bard alive and well through various programming and events all year long. Volunteers are needed before and during the Shakespeare Under the Stars Summer Festival. This includes...

A Day Trip to Alexandria, Egypt: History, Culture, and Coastal Views

A Day Trip to Alexandria, Egypt: History, Culture, and Coastal Views

View from the citadel in Alexandria. Photo by Janna Graber We were nearing the end of our journey through Egypt — exhausted, sleep-deprived, and utterly captivated. Getting to Egypt from the United States isn’t exactly a casual hop: a long flight...

Mama Rauti Para: A celebration of Cook Islands matriarchs and culture

Mama Rauti Para: A celebration of Cook Islands matriarchs and culture

Former Miss Cook Islands to Miss Universe 1983, Carmena Wong, with 69-year-old Mama Rauti Para 2025, Tuainekore Taripo Kura. GERARDUS VEERSPEEK/25061326 She’s a beauty pageant queen and the first Cook Islander to walk the Miss Universe stage, but...

Dhofar reimagines Khareef 2025 as cultural, economic showcase

Dhofar reimagines Khareef 2025 as cultural, economic showcase

SALALAH: Dhofar is gearing up for a bold relaunch of its renowned Khareef Dhofar Season, with visitor numbers projected to increase by 10 to 15 per cent. The surge is set to be driven not only by upgraded event zones and expanded cultural...

Conservatory student blends culture and scholarship to find her voice

Conservatory student blends culture and scholarship to find her voice

To focus her studies on ethnomusicology, Meneses switched majors to a Bachelor of Arts in music, which provides flexibility with electives, and rounded it out with a minor in ethnic studies. Leading up to the summer of 2024, Meneses applied for...

Nisha’s Mumbai: From Formula 2 Fame To Family Legacies And OTT Honours, Nisha JamVwal Gives A Glimpse Of Moments That Lit Up Mumbai’s Cultural Skyline

Nisha’s Mumbai: From Formula 2 Fame To Family Legacies And OTT Honours, Nisha JamVwal Gives A Glimpse Of Moments That Lit Up Mumbai’s Cultural Skyline

Grand celebrations There are moments in life when grandeur meets genuine triumph, and Gautam Singhania orchestrated just such an evening with a backdrop of the nautical splendor of a top floor at JK House. Gautam was celebrating Formula 2 driver...

Inside the Kimberley: A journey through culture and country

Inside the Kimberley: A journey through culture and country

The Kimberley is a land defined by its extremes: a wild climate, harsh terrain and remarkable biodiversity. It's a place unlike anywhere else on Earth, and one few people experience in its entirety. Join Nyikina man Mark Coles Smith as he guides...

America needs to adopt Japanese convenience culture

America needs to adopt Japanese convenience culture

One of the most widely discussed cultural differences online between Japan and the United States is the idea of convenience, from vending machines on every street to a transportation system that gets people from one place to another quickly. Japan...

Salvadoran Flavor in Scandinavia: Pupusa Workshop Highlights Latin American Culture.

Salvadoran Flavor in Scandinavia: Pupusa Workshop Highlights Latin American Culture.

In an effort to promote Salvadoran gastronomy and culture, the Embassy of El Salvador in Norway recently hosted a hands-on pupusa workshop with the support of chef Roberto Carlos Martínez, a Salvadoran living in Norway. The culinary event was...

They'll be saddle sore in the morning! Naked cyclists take to London's streets to protest against car culture (but police asked them to stay clothed if they got near King Charles)

They'll be saddle sore in the morning! Naked cyclists take to London's streets to protest against car culture (but police asked them to stay clothed if they got near King Charles)

By JORDANA SEAL Published: 13:28 EDT, 14 June 2025 | Updated: 13:41 EDT, 14 June 2025 Thousands of cyclists ditched their clothes and hopped on their bikes to cycle across London. The annual World Naked Bike Ride is a 'peaceful protest' against...

Varanasi Commissioner, DM laud cultural heritage work at Gyan Pravah

Varanasi Commissioner, DM laud cultural heritage work at Gyan Pravah

Statesboro to host two-day Juneteenth celebration honoring freedom and culture

Statesboro to host two-day Juneteenth celebration honoring freedom and culture

The community will celebrate Juneteenth with two days of events on June 20 and 21 featuring live music, food, vendors, and activities that honor African American history and culture. Statesboro will mark Juneteenth with two days of vibrant...

Cultural and Natural Heritage Day events held in central China's Changsha

CHANGSHA, June 14 (Xinhua) -- A series of main city events were launched on Saturday in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, to celebrate this year's Cultural and Natural Heritage Day. At the opening ceremony, a selection of exemplary...

Great Place to Work Canada honors PHARA for outstanding workplace culture

Great Place to Work Canada honors PHARA for outstanding workplace culture

A commitment to employee wellbeing and inclusive culture has earned PHARA another nod from Great Place to Work Canada, naming it among the best workplaces nationwide. For the second consecutive year, North Bay-based nonprofit PHARA Community...

'I moved to Spain three years ago and I can't get over one big cultural difference'

'I moved to Spain three years ago and I can't get over one big cultural difference'

Brits continue to flock to Spain, with many wanting to chasing the sunshine and warm climate. 2023 saw a staggering 17.8 million trips made from the UK to Spain. This made Spain the most popular destination for British tourists that year,...

New anthem: Culture Ministry promises open and transparent competition

New anthem: Culture Ministry promises open and transparent competition

A meeting of the working group on the acceptance and consideration of drafts submitted for the national competition for the creation of a new text and music of the national anthem of the Kyrgyz Republic was held. The Minister of Culture,...

Colorado's new economic and cultural hot spot? Believe it or not, it's Greeley

Colorado's new economic and cultural hot spot? Believe it or not, it's Greeley

GREELEY — John Hall couldn’t be certain, but he had a hunch, an intuition, so to speak, as to how things might play out in front of the Greeley City Council on April 15. Sitting behind his desk on a late spring Friday morning, the then City of...

Culture is 'most important thing for human flourishing' and Bible provides the guide, says author

Culture is 'most important thing for human flourishing' and Bible provides the guide, says author

Mark Gerson, author of the new book "God Was Right," shares insights about an honor culture and a victim culture — and why the Bible encourages a different kind of culture, "one based on dignity." NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In...

Princess Kate returns to duty with careful presence at cultural venue

Princess Kate returns to duty with careful presence at cultural venue

Princess Catherine made a quiet yet meaningful visit to a storehouse cultural space in East London. The Princess of Wales toured the venue with curators and community team members, observing the creative work and preservation efforts behind the...

Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian celebrates rise in paternity leaves, hopes for further cultural change

Serena Williams' husband Alexis Ohanian celebrates rise in paternity leaves, hopes for further cultural change

Serena Williams' husband, Alexis Ohanian, welcomed the rise in paternity leaves across the U.S. The Reddit co-founder, who took time off after the birth of his second daughter, has since become a leading voice advocating for broader access to paid...

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