
Julia Meek
Arts & Culture Reporter, Producer/Host for Folktales & Meet the MusicA Fort Wayne native, Julia is a radio host, graphic artist, and community volunteer, who has contributed to NIPR both on- and off-air for forty years. Besides being WBOI's arts & culture reporter, she currently co-produces and hosts Folktales and Meet the Music.
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The East Allen Community Youth Band is a new initiative that provides students in the Paul Harding/East Allen University attendance area an opportunity to continue in music education.Open to anyone who plays a band instrument, the group is comprised of musicians from five schools—spanning junior high through college ages—and will be presenting its spring concert at Pearl Arts on Thursday.
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In honor of National Poetry month, WBOI’s Julia Meek discusses Poetz Portal’s mission and the power of the spoken word with Tehilayah Ysryal and Jessica Lynn, two of its 6 founding members.
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After more than 25 years in the tavern business, Tony Henry has passed along the reins of the Deer Park Irish Pub to new owners. WBOI's Julia Meek talks with Henry about what is up next for him.
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The Allen County Public Library is partnering with the Clyde Theatre throughout April to raise funds and awareness for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program.
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Canto de Corazon is a city-wide, Hispanic community choir, open to the public, dedicated to sharing Hispanic cultural heritage and building language skills, in both Spanish and English.
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The Arena Dinner Theatre’s production of I Hate Hamlet, opening tonight, offers a clever comedy of errors to Shakespeare lovers and haters alike.
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At the heart of the commemoration is a photographic exhibition called Violins and Hope: From the Holocaust to Symphony Hall, created by Cleveland photographer Daniel Levin.
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The Fairfield, a 100-year old building located at 1510 Fairfield Avenue, has been brought into the 21st century, and now offers connectivity pathways to the heart of the city as well as Parkview Field, Electric Works and other neighboring attractions.
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One major achievement is the organization’s new library, which will be formally dedicated to retired librarian and literacy advocate, Condra Ridley in a special ceremony on Feb. 22.
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The organization is one of the oldest children's theaters in the nation, having been around and operating continuously since 1934.