People WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2021 FFeatureseatures late Fridaythatanyone seeking that festivaloffi Journal Sentinelreported Saturday through thegates. The Milwaukee a negativeCOVID-19testtoget to showproofofvaccinationor recently thatattendeeswillhave COVID-19. haven’t beenvaccinatedagainst ticket refundsforpeoplewho summer musicfestivalareoffering izing Milwaukee’ssignature reported. live eventsinDecember,theAJC to theCobbEnergyCentrefor outdoors, thoughitplanstoreturn its performancesandperforming pandemic. Itswitchedtostreaming ballet hasstruggledduringthe after 12years. Arturo Jacobus Atlanta BalletPresident&CEO and theirwork. of fi heritage, educatethenextgeneration serve thelegacyofAmericanfi a nationalartsorganizationtopre- Lyndon B.Johnson Garden oftheWhiteHouseby mandate announcedintheRose was foundedbya1965presidential ties. TheAmericanFilmInstitute business, andacademiccommuni- leaders fromthefi fees. Theinstituteiscomposedof funding andpublicmembership States motion pictureartsinthe ers andhonorstheheritageof organization thateducatesfi Film InstituteisanAmericanfi Journal-Constitution. TheAmerican tion wasfi in anewsreleaserecently.Hisselec- the endofSeptember,balletsaid sume hisnewdutiesattheballetby as itsnewexecutivedirector. chosen aleaderinthefi tute in offi (Agencies) dance company,theAJCreported. especially Blackballerinas,inthe resentation ofAfricanAmericans, tive, shesaid.Thereisscantrep- the fi increase minorityrepresentationin money forthearts.Hisworkto strong trackrecordofraising told thenewspaperWesthasa MILWAUKEE: ATLANTA: and truth,”Fleitsaid.“Shehadafewmedicalemergenciesduringfi theaters andbeginsstreamingOct.21onDiscovery+. an intimatedocumentarydirectedbyRachelFleit.ItdebutsOct.15in added. things,” saidBlair,whoattimesspokeinahaltingvoiceonZoom. and impairedcoordination.Itscauseisunknown. sheath thatcoversnervefi disease inwhichtheimmunesystemattacksprotectivemyelin to bemorehealed,”shesaid.“Idon’thaveanynewlesionsforming.” really godown,soIwasreluctanttotalkaboutitbecausefeltthisneed row, peripheralbloodorumbilicalcordblood. stem-cell transplantationwhichusesstemcellsderivedfrombonemar- Critics AssociationpanelonMonday.Sheunderwenthematopoietic disease in2018. tentions,” “LegallyBlonde”and“Hellboy,”wasdiagnosedwiththe from multiplesclerosisasaresultofundergoingstemcelltransplant. LOS ANGELES,Aug17,(AP):SelmaBlairsaysshe’sinremission Selma Blairsaysshe’s inremission from multiplesclerosis Festival offi Ballet boardchair His appointmentcomesasthe West, 54,willtakeoverfor Tom West cer attheAmericanFilmInsti- lmmakers, and honor the artists lmmakers, andhonortheartists “Selma was ready to tell this story in all of its honesty and rawness “Selma wasreadytotellthisstoryinallofitshonestyandrawness The actorrevealsherfi “Cognitively, I’mverychangedandthat’sbeentheharderpart,”she “There’s stillmaintenance,treatmentandglitches,wonderful According totheMayoClinic,multiplesclerosisisanautoimmune “It tookaboutayearafterstemcellfortheinfl “My prognosisisgreat.I’minremission,”BlairtoldaTelevision The 49-year-oldactor,bestknownforsuchmoviesas“CruelIn- lm industry wasalsoattrac- . AFI is supported by private . AFIissupportedbyprivate Los Angeles ❑ rst reported by the Atlanta rst reportedbytheAtlanta The AtlantaBallethas , chief advancement , chiefadvancement cials announced Offi cials announced lm, entertainment, , whoisretiring , willfullyas- cials organ- —to establish —to establish Nancy Field lm industry United United lmmak- ght withMSin“Introducing,SelmaBlair,” bers. Itcancausevisionloss,pain,fatigue lm lm lm lm

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