Olivia Fortunato
Farewell & Thank you to Board Member, Tena Morales
The Board of Directors of the Frankie Manning Foundation would like to thank Tena Morales for her outstanding service on our board from...
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Olivia Fortunato
- May 30, 2020
- 1 min
Video – Thriving in Crisis: The Chick Webb Orchestra and the Great Depression
Thank you to Professor Christi Jay Wells for this seminar on Saturday, May 30, 2020. ⭐For ESL, you can follow along with the script here....
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Olivia Fortunato
- May 30, 2020
- 2 min
Thriving in Crisis: The Chick Webb Orchestra and the Great Depression
Thank you to Professor Christi Jay Wells for this seminar on Saturday, May 30, 2020. For ESL, you can follow along with the script here....
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Olivia Fortunato
- May 13, 2020
- 1 min
May 30, 2020 – Virtual Seminar – “Thriving in Crisis: The Chick Webb Orchestra and
Save the date! On Saturday, May 30th the Frankie Manning Foundation is proud to host special guest Christi Jay Wells Ph.D who will be...
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Olivia Fortunato
- Apr 30, 2020
- 1 min
Frankie Month 2020: Shim Sham Relay for Frankie Manning’s Birthday!
It’s #FrankieMonth! This year we’re doing a new kind of global Shim Sham for Frankie Manning’s birthday. This time, it’s going to be a...
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Olivia Fortunato
- Apr 30, 2020
- 1 min
Emergency Fundraising Update
FMF COVID-19 EMERGENCY SUPPORT THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS DONATED! In response to COVID-19 and the many community members affected by...
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Olivia Fortunato
- Apr 16, 2020
- 1 min
EMERGENCY SUPPORT UPDATE
FMF COVID-19 EMERGENCY SUPPORT In response to COVID-19 and the many community members affected by loss of income, the Frankie Manning...
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Olivia Fortunato
- Apr 6, 2020
- 1 min
Contemporary Swing Albums to Purchase During COVID-19
Daphna Harel is a friend and supporter of the Frankie Manning Foundation. She has put together a wonderful list of swing music albums to...
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Olivia Fortunato
- Mar 27, 2020
- 1 min
Applications are now open – Emergency Support Program
🚨 EMERGENCY SUPPORT PROGRAM 🚨 APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN The Frankie Manning Foundation Emergency Support Program provides financial...
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Olivia Fortunato
- Mar 22, 2020
- 1 min
EMERGENCY SUPPORT PROGRAM
⭐ The Frankie Manning Foundation is preparing to launch an EMERGENCY SUPPORT PROGRAM in the coming days. Support will be made available...
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Olivia Fortunato
- Feb 12, 2020
- 1 min
Unveiling of Norma Miller’s Monument: CANCELLED
We will wait for a better time to celebrate the life of Norma Miller. Photo by Tamara Pinco
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Olivia Fortunato
- Jan 22, 2020
- 1 min
Herräng Ambassadors 2020
Congratulations to the new Frankie Manning Ambassadors to Herräng 2020. From the left, Pepe Rosas- Bogotà, Colombia; Misha Borodaevskiy –...
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Olivia Fortunato
- Jan 7, 2020
- 1 min
Hellzapoppin’ & A Day at the Races in Color!
Enjoy these newly released copies of Hellzapoppin’ and A Day at the Races, two of the greatest lindy hop performances of all time, now...
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Olivia Fortunato
- Nov 28, 2019
- 1 min
GoFundMe for Norma Miller’s Headstone
We are getting ready to mark Norma Miller’s 100th birthday on Monday! As a celebration of her life and legacy, we’ve started a GoFundMe...
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Olivia Fortunato
- Nov 25, 2019
- 11 min
Situating the Frankie Manning Foundation within the Context of Community Archives
Guest post by Zoë Webb Click here to view the document Existing literature is full of many, many articles attempting to define...
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Olivia Fortunato
- Nov 5, 2019
- 1 min
Wish Chazz Young a Happy 87th Birthday!
*Photo by Bårdar Chazz Young turns 87 on November 8th! As many of you know, Frankie’s son Chazz Young has been dealing with some health...
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Olivia Fortunato
- Nov 2, 2019
- 1 min
Norma Miller’s Harlem
A wonderful initiative by Karen Campos McCormack “So just a month to go for Norma’s 100th. Last year when I was staying in NY I created...
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Olivia Fortunato
- Oct 5, 2019
- 1 min
Ambassadors Have Fun at Herräng – Apply Now
Ambassador Cyle Dixon at Herräng Last summer Cyle Dixon Jr. of Cleveland, OH was a Frankie Manning Foundation Ambassador at Herräng Dance...
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Olivia Fortunato
- Sep 29, 2019
- 3 min
Calling all Lindy Hoppers – Honoring Norma Miller
The Frankie Manning Foundation is raising money for Norma Miller’s headstone and gravesite maintenance. Help make possible a headstone...
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Olivia Fortunato
- Sep 26, 2019
- 1 min
Commemorate Norma Miller, the Queen of Swing!
The Frankie Manning Foundation is raising money for Norma Miller’s headstone and gravesite maintenance. Help make possible a headstone...
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