AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoBrazilFest in Toronto: Earlscourt Park hosts Canada’s biggest Brazilian festival (July 18–19), with samba/forró/funk dance classes, capoeira, food and a World Cup final screening. Arts access in the UK: Creative Tendring launches a three-year programme to co-design arts and culture with local communities, including “Tendring Beasts” straw-costume making and youth “Side Quest Summer” missions. Heritage after disaster: Venezuela’s Cultural Heritage Network is diagnosing earthquake-damaged temples, churches and historic centers in La Guaira, Miranda, Aragua and Caracas, with the Cathedral of Caracas flagged for high-risk structural damage. Cross-border music ties: Nagaland Conservatory of Music and Chiang Mai University close an “Echoes of the Hills” collaboration with a joint choir performance. Celebrity + culture politics: Matt Damon and Tom Holland talk Nolan, India and why they’d love a Bollywood project; Swara Bhasker backs Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike at Jantar Mantar. Local culture funding: Milwaukee County updates rules for parks partnership support groups, aiming for clearer, fairer nonprofit agreements. Festival traditions: Bronson, Michigan gears up for its 56th annual Polish Festival with polka, parade, craft market and fireworks.
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