The Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts hosted full capacity audiences in the largest ever student lecture and sold out evening presentation on September 13th when Dr. Sanjay Gupta appeared as the first featured presenter of the new season.
During the student lecture, students from 17 central Ohio area schools had the opportunity to […]
Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jon Meacham & Joseph Ellis to discuss the Past, Present and Future of American Leadership with moderator David Gergen
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Glenn Close, Noah Feldman and Jeffrey Toobin, plus a Fareed […]
On February 1, 2018, The New Albany Community Foundation convened onstage together for the first time General Michael Hayden, General Stanley McChrystal and General Peter Pace for a national security panel discussion moderated by CNN’s Dr. Fareed Zakaria. With more than 100 years of service and 12 stars among them, the conversation provided rare insight […]
By MIKE MARX
After more than 20 years of service, Kathy Mayhorn recently stepped down as executive director of the New Albany Arts Council.
During her time as the arts council’s leader, Mayhorn helped launch several programs that either provided residents with the opportunity to participate in the arts or provided opportunities to be enriched by the […]
Thanksgiving, for many, is a time to reflect on all we are thankful for and to appreciate our blessings.
Living in New Albany, there is much to appreciate. Relatively speaking, our community is safe, friendly and beautiful, with great schools and parks. We also have so many enriching educational, cultural and health-related opportunities.
Behind all these wonderful […]
This year marked the 30th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger’s explosion.
The night of the tragedy, President Ronald Reagan addressed the country with what many view as one of his most poignant speeches.
The speech was written by Peggy Noonan, who will be in New Albany on Tuesday, Oct. 18, as part of the New Albany […]
By Dennis Welch for ThisWeek Community News
“We need to rebuild the civic infrastructure of democratic life.”
How appropriate that this call to action from the celebrated Harvard professor and political philosopher, Michael Sandel, was made in the heat of this sometimes contentious presidential-election year.
Described as a “rock-star moralist” by Newsweek, Sandel is a best-selling author who challenges audiences […]
By Jeff Rodek for ThisWeek Community News
As New Albany High School’s commencement approaches and the graduates prepare their speeches, I’m reminded of all the great speakers, both national and local, who have visited New Albany and interacted with our students.
Through the New Albany Community Foundation and its donors, New Albany students have met with Pulitzer […]
The New Albany Community Foundation is pleased to recognize Karen and Brian Bailey, longtime New Albany residents and business owners, for recently establishing a fund at the New Albany Community Foundation to support community mental health initiatives.
Inspired by mental health advocate Mariel Hemingway’s fall visit to New Albany and her interaction with the community, the […]
By Sarah Sole for This Week Community News
Starting this week, New Albany community members will be able to see and touch some of the documents that played a role in the nation’s history.
Such famous documents as the Gettysburg Address and the Federalist Papers are scheduled to be displayed from April 5 to May 11 at […]
