One of the country’s leading artist residency programs, MacDowell, has awarded a lifetime achievement prize to Yoko Ono.

An eclectic lineup of musicians is turning out for an online tribute to Adam Schlesinger, the prolific songwriter who died a year ago of COVID-19.

Today is Friday, Oct. 9, the 283rd day of 2020. Today’s Highlight in History:On Oct. 9, 1936, the first generator at Boulder (later Hoover) Dam began transmitting electricity to Los Angeles. In 2009, President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize for what the Norwegian Nobel Committee called “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.”Today’s Birthdays:Retired MLB All-Star Joe Pepitone is 80. Nobel Peace laureate Jody Williams is 70. Actor Steve Burns is 47.