Written by Angela Mack   (c) 2004 The time period between 1918 and 1929 contained an explosion of African American immigration, literary and artistic expression in Harlem, NY.(c) Angela Mack 2004    The Harlem Renaissance, also known as “The Negro Movement” was the time period between 1918 and 1929 in which there was an explosion of African [...]

So You Want To Be A Singer?  By Angela Mack ©  7/14/08 Vocal Instructor http://www.northshoreacademyofthearts.org Blues Educator http://www.paramountshome.org Recording Artist http://www.creativeconnectionarts.com There is something inside all of us that yearns to express our deepest emotions in song.  The blues is a genre that provides a lot of freedom of expression despite one’s musical background.  The [...]

When it’s OK to be Ostentatious © Angela K. Mack 1/21/09 previously published on http://www.creativeconnectionarts.com I seem to have been obsessed with the term “ostentatious” this year. It took me awhile to figure out how to spell it, but I just love the sound of it for some reason. My main use for the word [...]

One of the amusing things spotted during my rummage sale today was an 85 year old woman who regularly walks the neighborhood.  She is extremely fit with an extremely tiny waist.  She generally wears red and a stylish hat with stylish sunglasses. (I JUST KNOW she was a flapper “back in the day”. ) We observed [...]