Norah Long
  • HOME
  • UPCOMING EVENTS
  • PERFORMANCE ARCHIVES
    • Listen
    • Look
    • Reviews >
      • Theater >
        • Lombardi
        • The Heiress
        • Dollhouse
        • Miss Julie
        • Cyrano
      • Musical Theater >
        • Beyond the Rainbow
        • My Fair Lady
        • Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
        • Camelot
        • The Sound of Music
        • The Last Five Years
        • I Do! I Do!
        • 1776
        • Christmas of Swing
        • Orpheus and Euridice
      • Operetta >
        • Naughty Marietta
        • The Desert Song
        • Countess Maritza
        • Die Fledermaus
    • Archive Listing with Links
  • Teaching Studio
  • Hi-Lake Initiatives
  • Shop
    • Pay-it-forward Meals!
    • Paint our Peace Face Mask - Hello My Name Is...
    • CD - View from Violet Hill
    • CD - Sweethearts of Song
  • CONTACT

Hi-Lake Initiatives: A Retrospective

In the immediate days following George Floyd's murder in 2020, Norah's Minneapolis Third-Precinct neighborhood was reeling with deep wounds and needs. At that time, Norah joined together with neighbors to spearhead a cluster of community projects which came to be called the Hi-Lake Initiatives. Here are some of those stories.
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture

Paint our Peace

#PaintourPeace facilitated community paints on plywood covering the windows of neighborhood businesses, providing supplies and space for every passerby to add their visual voice. 800+ neighbors from preschool to community elders created 5000SF of art in 5 written languages on the boards of a dozen businesses during May-June. See more pictures of the art and artists on Facebook at Paint our Peace.

TedX Youth Minnetonka

Norah had the privilege of being the closing speaker for a TEDX Youth conference held in Minnetonka MN in 2020, speaking about Hi-Lake Initiatives and her "Year of the Proactive Yes." View that presentation here.

Common Table South

#CommonTableSouth brought revenue to neighborhood businesses, food to neighbors, and increased connection to the neighborhood via donation-funded, festive, pay-as-able outdoor lunches. In 25 events, CTS served  2,700+ meals and drove $27K of revenue to primarily BIPOC owned and run small food businesses, funded by attendees and sponsors. For photos visit FB@ Common Table South.

 Pandemic Hymn Sing

#PandemicHymnSing was a series of social media posts of hymns and favorite songs recorded in Norah's home and themed toward comfort, joy, hope, social justice and unity. Find archives on her Instagram and Facebook pages. 
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
©2022-2028 Norah Long All Rights Reserved
CONTACT               
BOOKING

BIO