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RECAP: 44th Annual Arts Awards

COMING TOGETHER

video created by Legacy Squad 

C. Newton Schenck III Awardee for Lifetime Achievement in and Contribution to the Arts

 

Maritza Rosa 

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Jesse Hameen II

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Ruby Melton

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Arts Award Winners:

*Evelyn Massey- Entrepreneur; Owner of Noir Vintage & Co.

*Our House Meriden- Community Organization

*Vivan Las Autonomas

(Co-Directors Vanesa Suarez and Nika Zarazvand Pictured)

*Zoe Jensen- Connectic*nt co-editor

*Jamaican American Connection- Cultural Organization

 

 

 

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