Speaking of hope, I’d like to thank 1308 Productions , a nonprofit music education advocacy and public service organization, for giving hope to a lot of children in poverty stricken Haitian towns. The organization, run by siblings Allison and Jason Novack, recently established a youth music program in Tabarre, Haiti, Read more…
Allison Novack meets Bruce Springsteen backstage at The Concert for Valor show on Veterans Day 2014, selfie in Washington DC. The show was an awesome display of appreciation for and pride in America’s veterans.
1308 Productions has reached out to help start something new and worthwhile for the kids of Haiti. After months of preparation, its leaders and founders Allison Novack and Jason Novack traveled to Haiti on August 16, 2014 to participate in the opening ceremonies of a unique collaborative effort to make Read more…
Jason and Allison Novack, co-founders of 1308 Productions, travel to Tabarre, Haiti on Saturday August 16, 2014 to inaugurate a free after-school music education program at Tabarre’s City Hall. In January, Voice of America announced the Novack duo’s plan to hand-deliver instruments to Haiti where local officials will provide Haitian students with free Read more…
For several years now, I have had the pleasure of congratulating the winners of the Bob Novack Music Awards, presented at Miami Beach area schools, while also introducing the winners to you. I like that, because it puts some very deserving and talented students in the spotlight. Each year, the Read more…
Music faculty at local public schools select their most outstanding, talented and dedicated students each year and 1308 Productions presents each one with the Bob Novack Music Award and a scholarship check to recognize them and inspire their continued achievement. There are three student winners for 2014 at Nautilus Middle School and Read more…
A delegation of officials from the Republic of Haiti met in Miami on May 22, 2014 with Allison Novack, co-founder and producer of 1308 Productions, to discuss the importance of expanding music education opportunities for youth in Haiti. The group was extremely impressed with and receptive to Allison’s ideas and Read more…
The first annual Carole Taran Award for Performing Arts at Miami Beach Senior High School was presented to senior Hillary Zhuner, an incredible performer who was selected by the faculty of the Fine Arts Academy at Beach High. Hillary will be attending New School in New York City, majoring in Jazz Vocal Read more…