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Inside the Dayton Arts Merger Part 2

Fri, Aug 8, 2012
guest-author
Part 1 in this series examined the background, reasoning, timeline, and process behind the Dayton Ballet, Dayton Opera, and Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra merger. Today’s installment will examine key factors and present conclusions.

Inside the Dayton Arts Merger Part 1

Thu, Aug 8, 2012
Guest-Author
It’s been a busy summer so far here in Dayton, as well as a hot one!   As of July 1, the Dayton Ballet, Dayton Opera, and Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra are now one organization – the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance, the first merged ballet company, opera company, and symphony orchestra in the United States.  When Drew

Good Guilt Charlie Brown!

Wed, Aug 8, 2012
Joe Patti posted a fascinating piece over at Butts in the Seats which examines why a sense of guilt may be a strong indicator of leadership potential. Not only is it sincerely thought provoking but Patti asks some tough questions regarding how arts managers are drawn to the field. And be sure to stop by

Hot Summer Job Openings

Tue, Jul 7, 2012
Hooray
It’s always fun to go digging through metrics and one of the more interesting trends for Adaptistration’s Weekly Email Summary is the steady increase in clickthroughs to listings at the jobs site. Over the past month, two out of five of the most clicked links have been to job listings. And with the recent increase

Speaking of Awkward Photos…

Mon, Jul 7, 2012
Digital Photo
I was remiss in failing to mention one of the more entertaining classical music websites around in last Friday’s post about artist and arts manager photos: Awkward Classical Music Photos. If you haven’t visited the site before or haven’t been there in awhile, take a slice of time out of day for a good laugh. 
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