By Mark | November 15, 2015
Not too long ago on The Saturday Six Pack, I talked with Ypsi Community Schools (YCS) art teacher Lynne Settles, local historian Matt Siegfried, an Ypsi High student by the name of Paris, and Jackson-based artist Douglas Jones about the work they’d done, along with several dozen YCS students, to create a new mural on […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Education, History, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Douglas Jones, Dream Real Photo & Video, HP Jacobs, Lynne Settles, Matt Siegfried, murals, YPS |
By Mark | November 8, 2015
On last night’s episode of the Saturday Six Pack, I talked with Ypsi Community Schools (YCS) art teacher Lynne Settles, an Ypsi High student by the name of Paris, Jackson-based artist Douglas Jones, and local historian Matt Siegfried about a new mural that, thanks to their tireless efforts, and the efforts of a good many […]
Posted in A2Awesome, Art and Culture, Education, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Alejandro Chinchilla, Ann Arbor Awesome Foundation, cool local initiatives, Currie's barbershop, Dos Hermanos, Douglas Jones, Eastern Michigan University, EMU, Harriet Street, HP Jacobs, immigration, Jackson State University, Lynne Settles, murals, Normal College, public art, QR code, runaway slaves, slavery, undocumented resident, undocumented workers, Washtenaw Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights, WICIR, WICIR teen group, Ypsilanti Community Schools |
By Mark | January 27, 2015
Earlier this month, in a post about the first annual MarkMaynard.com Ypsilantian of the Year award, I mentioned several people who had been nominated for the distinction. One of those was a 9 year old girl named Juna, who publishes a small newspaper called the Oakwood Seed. She was nominated by Rob Hess, the man […]
A friend who teaches first and second grade sent me the following today. She says that she found it waiting for her when she entered her classroom this morning.
By Mark | September 24, 2012
I was recently alerted to the fact that a young woman had left Ypsilanti to pursue her dreams of becoming a professional ballerina in New York City. Fortunately, I was able to track her down. Following is the transcript of her exit interview. MARK: Let’s start with your name, OK? NICASIA: My full name is […]
Posted in Special Projects, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Ann Arbor Ballet Theatre, ballet, Black Swan, Carol Radovic, CAS Ballet Theatre School, choreography, City University of New York, dance, exit interviews, Joffrey Ballet, Kathy Sharp, kids today, Natalie Portman, New York City, New York Times, Nicasia Marie, Nicasia Marie Solano-Reed, Riverside Park, Sarah Lane, Ugly Mug, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews, Ypsilanti Township Recreation Center |