Cook's music classes is just one of the many YMCA programs that are making an impact in the Erie community, and in the 2,700 YMCA locations across the country dedicated to educating youth beyond ...

FLUSHING, MI—Three internationally-traveled artists from Flint are teaching with YMCA to help children harness their unearthed musical talent this summer. "We want to give them a song instead of ...

The third annual Jefferson City Area YMCA Send a Kid to Camp Music Festival is coming up. The festival is 6 p.m. June 2 at the Highway 63 Soccer Complex. Gates open at 5:30 p.m.

If you thought that YMCA by Village People was a gay anthem, think again. According to Victor Willis, who wrote the lyrics, the famous song is entirely heterosexual – and anyone suggesting ...

Thousands Celebrate Dogpatch YMCA Dedication With Live Music, Lion Dance, and Youth Festival Provided by Business Wire May 3, 2025, 9:34:00 PM.

The year was 1977, and French music producer Jacques Morali was writing songs for the third album by the Village People, a stereotype-satirizing disco ensemble he formed in New York City ...

Why some Village People & others consider “YMCA” a gay song. Randy Jones, who performed as Village People’s cowboy, told Spin magazine in 2008 that he helped inspire Morali to create the ...