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Last update: 6 hours agoDetroit Music Legacy: The John Lee Hooker Foundation is officially expanding into Michigan, staging its inaugural “Life & Legacy Celebration” in Detroit on Aug. 22 at Aretha’s Jazz Café—bringing Hooker’s story back to the city that shaped the “Detroit Sound.” Education & Community: Anchorage’s Class of 2026 graduates—about 2,500 students—crossed the stage despite budget cuts and pandemic-era disruption, while Indiana’s New Prairie United Schools opened an Amazon “Think Big Space” STEM lab with robotics, coding, and a podcast room. Arts & Heritage in Motion: Norwich’s Chenango County Historical Society and local bookstores are teaming up for “Heritage Night: Books, Coffee & Local History,” and South Bend Lyric Opera returns with Puccini’s “La Bohème” for its 10th anniversary season. Museums as Bridges: International Museum Day spotlights “Museums Uniting a Divided World,” with major programs in Moldova and UNESCO pushing World Heritage higher-education partnerships across Africa. Local History Loss: Demolition has begun on Tampa’s historic Wallace Stovall/Tampa Tribune building, a reminder that culture isn’t just what’s built—it’s what’s preserved.
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