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After a year of collaboration and creation, the Project Sunshine team at Artstreet has discovered many ways to help foster a sense of connection between the residents at Artstreet and our Graduate Assistant, Sean Kaschak. Here are a few things we discovered this year!

1. Never underestimate the power of a hand-written card! This year, the residents at Artstreet were all given hand-made birthday cards!

2. Let them eat cake! Once a month, Artstreet class was turned into a class celebration, where we ate cake and celebrated the different successes our residents had accomplished throughout the week.

3. Don’t be afraid of your creative side! This year, the Project Sunshine team had the chance to interview and work side by side with a variety of performers, artists, dancers, and writers. We have helped create sculptures for memory rockets, Irish danced with UD alumnae, created collages with native Daytonians, and learned about percussion and Jazz Diplomacy throughout the United States.

4. Remember to give back! Residents took great strides towards giving back to the Dayton community. Our residents have helped create art at assisted living homes, fundraised at K-12 Gallery downtown, and provided Music Therapy services at We Care Arts to name a few!

Kelly Jameson is a Senior, Education major from Cleveland, OH. She enjoys attending arts events downtown and is very involved with the music department on campus. She is an Artstreet resident, and Thursday Night Live liaison. In her spare time, she enjoys dreaming up ways to throw the perfect dinner party, or searching for delicious brownie recipes online.

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The tUnE-yArDs explain their genre of music as experimental and wild. With the goal of altering the way the music industry functions to positively and responsibly influence their communities and people to serve as activists, it’s no wonder their music is like nothing you’ve ever heard. It inspires innovators and revolutionary booty shakers, but the best part about this song is listening to the lead singer change the tune of her voice from verse to verse. If you close your eyes it’s hard to believe the song is sung by only one girl.  

Sam DelBrocco is a senior at the University of Dayton where she is studying Public Relations and Psychology. Traveling south to Dayton from Cleveland every year, this Ohio native has found a love for traveling and music. If she isn’t attending a music festival or concert, she is at school finding more music to put on her iTunes playlist and share with her fellow UD students.

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I tested this recipe over break when I had a craving for home made pizza and the results were delicious! What I most enjoyed about this recipe is extra parmesan-y taste of the garlic bread crust. If you’re a pizza fanatic, I recommend adding toppings of your liking. Enjoy!

Adapted from howsweeteats.com

Garlic Bread Pizza Crust

1 1/8 cups warm water (100-105 degrees)

3 teaspoons active dry yeast

1 1/2 tablespoon olive oil

1 teaspoon garlic powder

5 tablespoons unsalted butter

2 garlic cloves, pressed or very finely minced

2 tablespoons parmesan cheese

In a large bowl, combine water, yeast, honey and olive oil. Mix with a spoon, then let sit until foamy, about 10 minutes. Add in 2 1/2 cups flour, salt, garlic powder and dried basil, stirring with a spoon until the dough comes together but it still sticky. Using your hands, form the dough into a ball and work the additional 1/2 cup flour (you don’t need to use all if it is not needed) in to the dough, kneading it on a floured surface for a few minutes. Rub the same bowl with olive oil then place the dough inside, turning to coat. Cover with a towel and place in a warm place to rise for about 1 1/2 hours.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

After the dough has risen, punch it down and place it back on the floured surface. Using a roll pin or your hands, form it into your desired shape (sometimes I use baking sheets and do rectangles or free form pizzas). Place the towel back over the dough and let sit in the warm place for 10 minutes. While the dough is rising again, melt 3 tablespoons of butter. Mix it with the garlic and 1 tablespoon of parmesan cheese. Bring the dough back out and using a spoon or pastry brush, douse the outside edges with the butter and garlic mixture. You can spread the butter all over, just make sure to focus on the edges. Use it all up! Continue to make your pizza with your desired toppings.

Bake the pizza for 23-25 minutes (or longer if needed, depending on your toppings), or until crust and cheese are both golden. While pizza is baking, melt remaining butter and combine with the last tablespoon of parmesan. Remove pizza from oven and immediately brush the outside edges with parmesan butter, using it all up. Sprinkle a bit of parmesan over top if desired. Serve!

Note: I realize that if you buy yeast in the packets, it can be a pain to measure 3 teaspoons. If you don’t want to do that, I suggest making a double recipe of this crust. However! I also prefer buying jars of yeast these days instead of packets, and just keeping it in the fridge, so I suggest doing that. 

Kelly Jameson is a Senior, Education major from Cleveland, OH. She enjoys attending arts events downtown and is very involved with the music department on campus. She is an Artstreet resident, and Thursday Night Live liaison. In her spare time, she enjoys dreaming up ways to throw the perfect dinner party, or searching for delicious brownie recipes online.

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Listen to music, make lots of art.