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Dancer Liz Lerman Leaves Baltimore; Don Hicken Retires From BSA; Baltimore City Youth Go To Cuba

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As Maryland Morning focuses on the arts, LizLerman, a MacArthur award winning dancer and choreographer joins Tom to discuss her new appointment as a Professor in the Herberger Institute of Design and the Arts at Arizona State University.

Then, Donald Hicken, longtime head of the theater department at the Baltimore School of the Arts is retiring. He joins to share his reflections after three 
and a half decades of changing young lives. 
 
And, Sharayna Christmas is a dancer, writer and the executive director of Muse 360, an organization that works with youth to cultivate their interests in the arts. Next month, Muse 360 will be taking a group of young people from Baltimore City to Havana, Cuba where for two weeks they’ll study history, Spanish and dance. The trip is being put together in conjunction with The African Diaspora Alliance and Frederick Douglass High School. Sharayna and two of her students share their thoughts about the upcoming trip. 

Host, Midday (M-F 12:00-1:00)
Bridget no longer works for Midday at WYPR.
Rob is a contributing producer for Midday.