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ENTERTAINMENT
A Mosaic Of Sound
David Ornette Cherry performing
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worked with poets on stage
and in recordings, collaborat-
ed with dancers, and produced
a tribute concert to Portland
raised, legendary Kaw /Mus-
cogee Creek saxophonist and
composer, Jim Pepper.
The pulses and melodies that
arise from his jazz, classical, Af-
rican, world music background,
and from playing with some
of the great jazz artists of our
times, speak about collective
human experiences through the
language of sound. They are a
musical fusion of cultures laid
firmly down on a foundation of
purely garage-style beats. He
listened with an open heart and
fresh mind to his collaborators
and the world around him in
a way that makes his compo-
sitions not only music, but a
way of life, a positive form of
energy, and a way to connect.
He trained young musicians in
world music, theory, and im-
provisation, encouraging them
to “learn the music, own the
music, and then give it back.”
David Ornette Cherry (64)
was born on April 13, 1958, in
Watts, Los Angeles, and died
November 21, 2022, in Lon-
don following a tribute perfor-
mance to his father, legendary
jazz trumpeter and world music
composer, Don Cherry. His last
release is titled Organic Nation
Listening Club, the Continual.
Creative Space
and Fun For Kids
Children interacting with the Mobile Children’s Museum. Photo
courtesy of Mobile Children's Museum
Mobile
Children’s
Museum During
Spring Break!
Friends of the Children-SWWA
will host Columbia Play Project’s
Mobile Children’s Museum for
six 2-hour play sessions during
Spring Break. Kids will have the
opportunity to create with loose
materials in CPP’s MakerSpace/
Artspace, participate in a guided
physics and engineering class fea-
turing BricQMotion kits or free
build with CPP’s Bricks Creation
Station which contains thousands
of bricks and mini-figs for endless
creative play. Because kids need
to move and jump around, there
will likely be a few impromptu
dance parties too.
Friends
of
the
Chil-
dren-SWWA Executive Director,
Allison Pauletto said, “When
looking for activities for Spring
Break, we were thrilled to part-
ner with Columbia Play Project.
Our kids deserve the opportunity
to have a lengthy engagement in
exploratory play. Time for play
can be difficult to come by during
the school year so giving kids the
space to relax, play and learn will
support them as they continue
their childhood journeys.”
“Exactly. Play is essential to
creating healthy bodies, minds
and emotions for kids” said
Jeanne Bennett, Board Chair for
Columbia Play Project, “Beyond
the benefit to kids, this partnership
is so important for Columbia Play
Project as we continue serving
kids and organizations with the
Mobile Children’s Museum.
Reporters interested in observ-
ing the FOC Spring Break activ-
ities are encouraged to contact
Jeanne Bennett to set up a visit
on Wednesday, April 5 or Friday,
April 7. Bennett can be reached at
Jeanne@columbiaplayproject.org
or 360-798-8768.
Columbia Play Project is an
intentionally planned project
designed to expand explorato-
ry play options to help families
grow healthy children and a vi-
brant community in Southwest
Washington.
The Columbia
Play Project exists to be a hub
where all families can safely
engage, connect, explore and ig-
nite their imaginations.
Columbia Play Project has a
three-phase plan to create ex-
ploratory play activities focused
on the subjects of Science,
Technology, Reading, Engineer-
ing, Art and Math (STREAM).
Phase I, launched in December
2021 with an at-home play-kit
called “Welcome to the Eco-
system.” Available online, the
kit includes a 100-page activity
book, slot-together critters, col-
ored pencils, stickers and a can-
vas string bag. Phase II, a Mo-
bile Children’s Museum, began
serving Clark County in Sep-
tember 2022. The Mobile Chil-
dren’s Museum allows a chil-
dren’s museum to set-up indoors
or outdoors and is available for
rental by schools, preschools,
clubs, organizations, businesses
or anyone. Phase III will be a
full-scale exploratory play space
with indoor and outdoor play
areas, permanent and rotating
exhibits, a variety of laborato-
ries, a makerspace and a curated
children’s library. Learn more at
www.columbiaplayproject.org.