Congratulations to Cultura Plenera, a Howard County-based non-profit organization dedicated to community building through the traditional Puerto Rican musical styles of bomba and plena, recipient of the Maryland Traditions Folklife Program’s 2019 Heritage Award in the Tradition category.
In other awards news, Maryland State Arts Council’s 2019 Individual Artist Awards have been announced, with two Howard County residents among the recipients. Congratulations to Ivy Goodman (Creative Nonfiction/Fiction) and LeJea Williams (Works on Paper)!