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Healing through Art and Music

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Join me as I search for answers, and my own healing along the way.

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Melanie is an advocate for peace and equal rights.

To see Melanie on stage in Buffalo, NY click here:

https://theatreofyouth.org/the-hobbit/

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Melanie is an advocate for peace and equal rights.

To see Melanie on stage in Buffalo, NY click here:

https://theatreofyouth.org/the-hobbit/

Birds in the Sky - Music educator Melanie Stang shares the importance of pursuing a creative lifestyle

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