[NFBF-Tampa] FW: PRESS RELEASE: Carrollwood Cultural Center to host a free lecture about braille for Blind Awareness Month

Sat Sep 24 17:51:15 UTC 2022

Good Afternoon,

    I hope you are doing well.  My name is Matt Weihmuller and I am a saxophonist who works at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa.  I am visually impaired and am trying to promote some work I am doing in regards to braille literacy as a personal project for a venue called the Carrollwood Cultural Center.  Therefore, I am hoping I can enlist some NFB members to help spread the word.  I apologize for not being a current NFB Tampa Chapter member and hope this doesn’t cause any issues.  Any assistance would greatly be appreciated.  Pasted below is an email I have forwarded with a press release regarding a lecture I am doing on October 6th at 7:30 PM at the Center.  Here is also a brief overview of the events as well.  It is as follows:

The events will include:

 - The Art of [BRAILLE] lecture with myself, Matt Weihmuller,  on October 6 at 7:30 p.m.

 - Blind Visionaries Light Painting workshop on October 8 at 3 p.m.

 - Blind Visionaries Concert on October 8 at 8 p.m.

 - Jazz with Jim featuring myself  as the special gues musician on October 21 at 7:30 p.m.

In addition, there  will be  a touch-exhibit titled Beyond Sight in the Carrollwood Cultural Center  Gallery at this time. 

Right now, the Carrollwood Cultural center is excited to share that they are getting ready to host their second weekend of FIRST DATE a musical comedy. This theatrical performance is their first with audio description, and are planning to offer audio description for all of our theatrical performances moving forward.

Thanks a lot for any assistance in spreading the word.  I really appreciate it.

    Matt Weihmuller

From: Adrienne Hutelmyer [mailto:adrienne at carrollwoodcenter.org] 
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2022 11:20 AM
To: Adrienne Hutelmyer
Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Center to host a free lecture about braille for Blind Awareness Month

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FROM:  

Carrollwood Cultural Center

Adrienne Hutelmyer

Marketing & Community Relations Director

4537 Lowell Road

Tampa, FL 33618

P: (813) 922-8167

E:  <mailto:adrienne at carrollwoodcenter.org> adrienne at carrollwoodcenter.org

W: CarrollwoodCenter.org 

CENTER TO HOST A FREE LECTURE ABOUT BRAILLE FOR BLIND AWARENESS MONTH

September 22  (Tampa, FL) – The Carrollwood Cultural Center will host a free lecture titled The Art of [Braille] with Matt Weihmuller on Thursday, October 6, at 7 p.m. for Blind Awareness Month. 

Weihmuller, a visually impaired music instructor and saxophonist in Tampa, will discuss his experience with braille and how he uses braille music code. He will also share his experience as a present-day music teacher instructing blind and sighted students.

Weihmuller is a graduate of H.W. Blake High School of the Arts. He completed his undergraduate and master of music degrees at Florida State University. Weihmuller has been the jazz and saxophone instructor at the Patel Conservatory at the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts for the last nine years and works with the annual jazz intensive summer camp furthering students' improvisational skills.

In addition to his time at the Straz Center, Weihmuller works with Arts4All Florida. He currently works with the Young Performers Program, which provides instruction for young performers with disabilities. Additionally, he speaks about his unique experiences regarding diverse learning, including several engagements as a guest lecturer at the Peabody Conservatory at John Hopkins University in Baltimore.

The Center received funding for The Art of [Braille] through the AARP Community Challenge grant. 

All of The Art of […] lectures are free and open to the public. As a courtesy, the Center requests patrons email events at carrollwoodcenter.org to RSVP to ensure appropriate seating.  

For more information about additional The Art of […] topics and dates, visit carrollwoodcenter.org or call (813) 922-8167.

The Carrollwood Cultural Center is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization with a mission of creating culture through community and community through culture.

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The Carrollwood Cultural Center is a partnership between Hillsborough County and the Friends of the Carrollwood Cultural Center. The mission of the Friends of the Center is to create culture through community and community through culture. The Friends of the Carrollwood Cultural Center, a 501(c)3  organization. For more information, visit the Center website at  <http://www.carrollwoodcenter.org/> www.carrollwoodcenter.org.

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Adrienne Hutelmyer

Marketing Director

Carrollwood Cultural Center

4537 Lowell Road  I  Tampa, FL 33618

(813) 269-1310

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