In Hampton Roads, the arts are a living, breathing presence—heard in the rhythm of a drum circle, seen in a dancer’s arc across a school gym, felt in the hush that follows a poem. Few people did more to ensure those moments could happen than Minette Cooper. Her leadership, vision, and relentless belief in the […]
About Me
Arts for Learning’s Gary “G” Garlic Jr. is a singer and musician who plays piano, drums, bass, and guitar. From a young age, he received extensive training from his father, longtime A4L percussionist JuJu Drum. In 2024, G graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Shenandoah University, where he performed with multiple concert and percussion ensembles and was the music director of the Harambee Gospel Choir and the Contempo Ensemble. Since then, he has taught at Young Musicians of Virginia in Virginia Beach and Quality Music and Dance in Chesapeake.
Gary has also been trained through the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning. Wolf Trap teaching artists partner with teachers and caregivers of children ages four to six-years-old to improve learning through the performing arts: using music, dance, drama, and puppetry to bring literacy and math concepts to life!
