Author Archives: Richard Guzman
At the Band Festival
What a joy it was to be able to attend several performances during one day of the Orchestra and Band Festival of the Riverside Unified School District in California this late March 2024. The 8-minute Video below shows two performances. … Continue reading
The Neighbor Project Recieves $2 Million Grant
Note: In addition to the honor reported below, read about how The Neighbor Project’s precursor, Emmanuel House, was named one of the Top 100 Most Innovative social change organizations in world in 2016, and how executive director Rick Guzman was … Continue reading
Li-Young Lee: Furious Versions
This article is part of two series: one on Chicago writers, the other on the many people I brough to North Central College during my time as director of its Cultural Events program. Born in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 1957 to … Continue reading