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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://nfbofsc.org/?p=1985">Click here to access the membership form for the National Federation of the Blind of SC</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Steve Cook<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>District 2 State Board Member of the National Federation of the Blind of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>President of the Columbia chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1<sup>st</sup> Vice President of the Computer Science & Technology Division of the National Federation of the Blind of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The National Federation of the Blind of SC owns and operates Rocky Bottom Retreat & Conference Center. Below is a link to read more about Rocky Bottom and to make a reservation for a mountain retreat!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://rockybottomofsc.com/">Rocky Bottom Retreat & Conference Center</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please join the National Federation of the Blind of SC on Face Book at any of the below links!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/NatFedofSouthCarolina/">National Federation of the Blind of SC on Face Book</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/Computer-Science-Technology-Division-of-the-NFB-of-SC-343263089815304/">Computer Science & Technology Division of the National Federation of the Blind of SC</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/RockyBottomofSC/">Rocky Bottom Retreat & Conference Center</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/Scabs1944/?refid=46&__xts__%5B0%5D=12.%7B%22unit_id_click_type%22%3A%22graph_search_results_item_tapped%22%2C%22click_type%22%3A%22result%22%2C%22module_id%22%3A1%2C%22result_id%22%3A103680927718372%2C%22session_id%22%3A%22dde06b014c19c1fa49889d82a62edcda%22%2C%22module_role%22%3A%22ENTITY_PAGES%22%2C%22unit_id%22%3A%22browse_rl%3Aaed5eb18-5eed-4148-8ec7-5150ce26bf7b%22%2C%22browse_result_type%22%3A%22browse_type_page%22%2C%22unit_id_result_id%22%3A103680927718372%2C%22module_result_position%22%3A0%7D">South Carolina Association of Blind Students</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/groups/375092969314880?_rdr">South Carolina Parents of Blind Children</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> NFBofSC <nfbofsc-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Steve Cook via NFBofSC<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 28, 2021 7:21 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB of South Carolina Mailing List' <nfbofsc@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Steve Cook <cookcafe@sc.rr.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFBofSC] Invitation from NLS (Matthew Whitaker concert on March 3, 2021)<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NLS is pleased to announce a free virtual concert featuring stellar <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>jazz pianist Matthew Whitaker<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>on Wednesday, March 3, at 8:00 p.m. (EST). The concert will kick off a yearlong commemoration of NLS’s 90th anniversary. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Whitaker is an NLS patron and piano prodigy who has used the Music Section’s accessible scores and instructional materials on his rise to fame. He was<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>featured on the CBS newsmagazine 60 Minutes<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>last year. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The concert will be broadcast on the Library of Congress YouTube channel (<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>youtube.com/libraryofcongress).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>An interview with Whitaker conducted by NLS Director Karen Keninger will be posted there at 8:00 a.m. (EST) on March 3.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We encourage you to share this information with your patrons so they can join us for this event. Below is some language that you might consider using in<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>your publications, website, and social media channels. Attached to this email is a photo of Matthew Whitaker; if you use it, please credit Jacob Blickenstaff.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For more information, contact:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Juliette Appold<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Head, Music Section<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:japp@loc.gov">japp@loc.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Attachment: Photo of Matthew Whitaker by Jacob Blickenstaff (JPG)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Social media post: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You’re invited to a free virtual concert by jazz pianist Matthew Whitaker on Wednesday, March 3, at 8:00 p.m. (EST), sponsored by the National Library<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS), Library of Congress. Whitaker, who has been blind since birth and started playing the piano at age three,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>is an NLS patron who has garnered accolades in the jazz world. The concert, which kicks off NLS’s yearlong 90th anniversary celebration, will be broadcast<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>on the Library of Congress YouTube channel (<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.youtube.com/libraryofcongress">www.youtube.com/libraryofcongress</a>).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For more information, follow NLS on Facebook (<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.facebook.com/thatallmayread">www.facebook.com/thatallmayread</a>)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>or check out the Library of Congress Events page (<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.loc.gov/events">www.loc.gov/events</a>)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>or the NLS Music Notes blog (<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://blogs.loc.gov/nls-music-notes">https://blogs.loc.gov/nls-music-notes</a>).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Newsletters/Publications: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS), Library of Congress, will kick off its 90th anniversary celebration with a free virtual<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>concert by jazz pianist Matthew Whitaker on Wednesday, March 3, at 8:00 p.m. (EST)—and you’re invited! Whitaker, who has been blind since birth, is an<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NLS patron who has garnered accolades across the jazz world. He won ASCAP Foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards for 2019 and 2020 and has been<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>featured on stages around the world and on TV shows including Ellen and NBC’s Today. In a story on the CBS newsmagazine 60 Minutes <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(<a href="https://cbsn.ws/3oDMQIM">https://cbsn.ws/3oDMQIM</a>),<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>neuroscientists discussed how Whitaker’s brain is stimulated by music—so much so that his visual cortex lights up when he plays. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Like previous NLS concerts that featured José André in 2019 and Justin Kauflin in 2014, this event showcases the NLS Music Section’s work in providing<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>patrons with direct access to the world’s largest collection of braille, audio, and large print music materials. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Whitaker’s concert will be broadcast on the Library of Congress YouTube channel (<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.youtube.com/libraryofcongress">www.youtube.com/libraryofcongress</a>).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>An interview with Whitaker will be posted there at 8:00 a.m. (EST) on March 3.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For more information, follow NLS on Facebook (<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ThatAllMayRead/">www.facebook.com/ThatAllMayRead/</a>)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>or check out the Library of Congress Events page (<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.loc.gov/events">www.loc.gov/events</a>)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>or the NLS Music Notes blog (<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://blogs.loc.gov/nls-music-notes">https://blogs.loc.gov/nls-music-notes</a>).<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>