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Littlest Man Band back together at Pub Rock BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer
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fter attempting to live what he called a “normal life” working in IT and various positions at a grocery store, Scott Klopfenstein realized how much he missed being a full-time musician. So, he made the bold decision to move his family from New York to California and focus on music for the first time in more than a decade. He had also felt inspired by his non-musician life to create art that empathized with his fans. “I needed to come off the road because I needed to figure out what being a person was like after I had been touring since I was around age 15,” Klopfenstein said. “I needed to know what it was like to be a person to make Klopfenstein: Scott Klopfenstein is set to hit the stage art that is about people and with The Littlest Man band June 11 for an enchanting for people. I feel like I’ve had evening of music. (Special to the Progress) experiences now and a perspective that I hope is worth sharing.” had passed since they last picked up In 2003, he formed The Littlest Man their instruments in the same room. “I think that’s the beautiful thing Band. about music and artists in general: “When I moved back to California it’s such a transient living and exisin July 2020, my manager asked who tence that we can pick up where we I wanted to play with and I said, ‘let’s left off and the communication lines get the gang back together,’” Klopfenthat were there are still there, espestein said. cially with cats that understand how I He re-recruited bassist Jake Berrery work,” he said. and guitarist/pianist Vince Walker Klopfenstein also began streamand the band got back to jamming. Klopfenstein said it felt as if no time ��� BAND ���� 38
OdySea Aquarium has brought back its conservation art challenge for a second year where kids ages 12 and under can receive a free ticket for creating an endangered animal out of recycled materials and filling out a submission form. (Special to the Progress)
OdySea’s conservation art challenge returns BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer
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fter receiving northwards of 300 art pieces last year, OdySea Aquarium has re-launched its conservation art challenge for kids 12 and under. They are invited to create an works that resemble endangered species out of recycled materials and earn a ticket for free admission. Each piece must resemble one of the over 40,000 species of wildlife listed on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s red list of threatened species. Artists must also fill out a printable submission form and turn that and their work to the OdySea Aquarium Aqua lobby by
June 8 on what is also known as World Oceans Day. “I just want to tell anybody that participates in this program, like, first of all, thank you so much for taking the time to make an impact,” said Jess Tammen, the supervisor of dive operations and conservation at OdySea Aquarium. “Hopefully, letting other people see your artwork and draw some sort of emotional connection to the animal that you chose.” In addition to receiving a free children’s admission ticket, the young artists will see their works on display in the aquarium’s “Kid’s Corner Gallery” near the facility’s penguin habitat and
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