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SUMMARY:ReelAbilities Film Festival Cleveland and Akron
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DESCRIPTION:See an award-winning film celebrating the lives\, stories\, an
 d artistic expressions of people with disabilities. A panel discussion alo
 ng with a Q & A will follow. ASL Interpreted..\nhttps://akronlibrary.libne
 t.info/event/11528707
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>See an award-winning film celebrating the 
 lives\, stories\, and artistic expressions of people with disabilities.<br
  />This event is ASL interpreted.</p>\n<p>1pm: Hearts for Music Reception 
 in Meeting Room 2AB<br />Hearts for Music is a non-profit organization cre
 ated to provide opportunities and avenues for individuals with special nee
 ds wanting to pursue their love for creating and performing music in a pro
 fessional ensemble setting.</p>\n<p>2pm: Left Alone Rhapsody&nbsp\;film sc
 reening in the Auditorium\, followed by a panel discussion and Q&amp\;A.</
 p>\n<p>Panel discussion will feature Stewart M. Schulman\, Director-Writer
 -Producer of the film\; Alicia Hopkins\, artist and advocate who inspired 
 the Accessibility Library\; and Kitrael Chin\, Director and Founder of Hea
 rts for Music\, Inc.</p>\n<p>Enjoy the Look Beyond&nbsp\;Art Gallery insta
 lled by Summit Art Space in the Atrium and check out local organizations d
 edicated to accessibility.</p>\n<p>ReelAbilities Film Festival&nbsp\;is th
 e largest festival in the US dedicated to promoting awareness and apprecia
 tion of the lives\, stories\, and artistic expressions of people with&nbsp
 \;different disabilities. Initiated in New York in 2007\, the festival pre
 sents award-winning films by and about people with disabilities in multipl
 e locations throughout each hosting city. Post-screening discussions and o
 ther engaging programs bring together the community to explore\, discuss\,
  embrace\, and celebrate the diversity of our shared human experience. For
  a complete schedule of this year's events\, visit the&nbsp\;<a href="http
 s://reelabilities.org/cleveland/">ReelAbilities Cleveland and Akron websit
 e</a>.</p>\n<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor
 /akronlibrary/Left_Alone_Rhapsody.png" width="187" height="294" alt="" sty
 le="float: left\;" />At 25\, Leonard Bernstein prot&eacute\;g&eacute\;\, J
 ohn Bayless\, debuted at Carnegie Hall\, performing &ldquo\;Rhapsody In Bl
 ue&rdquo\; with full orchestra. His jaw-dropping technical prowess at the 
 piano initiated a 30-year-long concert and recording career as a solo pian
 ist\, composer\, and improvisor. At 54\, a left-brain stroke immobilized h
 is dominant right side. The music stopped. John&rsquo\;s magical &lsquo\;f
 irst act&rsquo\; disappeared.</p>\n<p>Left Alone Rhapsody chronicles John&
 rsquo\;s rise from four-year-old Texas musical prodigy to international st
 ar\; John&rsquo\;s fall post-stroke and courageous struggle to transcend p
 aralysis\; and John&rsquo\;s determination to re-invent himself as a one-h
 anded musician and storyteller.</p>\n<p>As neurologists discuss his brain\
 , rabbis his Jewish conversion\, friends the loss of his husband to cancer
 \, and Yamaha&rsquo\;s representatives their Disklavier piano technology w
 hich could allow him to play with &lsquo\;two hands\,&rsquo\; John embarks
  on an amazing journey. This is his musical story. 1hr 40 min.</p>\n<p>Ple
 ase Note: Some films may contain content and language not suitable for chi
 ldren.</p>\n<p>For questions regarding accessibility\, please contact&nbsp
 \;cadiv@akronlibrary.org two (2) weeks before the event.</p>\n<p>For more 
 information contact Culture &amp\; AV Division at&nbsp\;cadiv@akronlibrary
 .org&nbsp\;or 330.643.9015.</p>\n<p></p>\nhttps://akronlibrary.libnet.info
 /event/11528707
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