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The Mouse That Roared Part 2

Mon, Oct 10, 2005
by Drew McManus
At the conclusion of Part 1, the community advocates at Save Richmond were just beginning to discover apparent discrepancies in the financial information claimed by the Virginia Performing Arts Foundation (VAPAF). In an attempt to verify the VAPAF’s financial status, they took an unusual step of filing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with
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The Mouse That Roared

Fri, Oct 10, 2005
by Drew McManus
The issues surrounding institutional transparency and patron empowerment are examined on a continuing basis here at Adaptistration. Recently, the two issues collided head-first in Richmond, Virginia when the Virginia Performing Arts Foundation (VAPAF) found itself at odds with a pair of local community advocates. The result was something akin to “The Mouse that Roared”… In
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Concert Hall Projects Update: Richmond – Part 2

Thu, Oct 10, 2005
by Drew McManus
This installment will answer the questions from the conclusion of Part 1 as well as examine additional issues surrounding how the RSO plans to deal with continued artistic and customer service issues while living a nomadic existence throughout the coming years…
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Concert Hall Projects Update: Kansas City & Richmond – Part 1

Wed, Oct 10, 2005
by Drew McManus
The next two organizations in this series of follow-up articles are the Kansas City Symphony and the Richmond Symphony…
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Concert Hall Projects Update: Nashville – Part 4

Tue, Oct 10, 2005
by Drew McManus
The final article in the series of concert hall project follow-up articles is the conclusion the virtual tour of Nashville Symphony’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center…
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