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Here’s Hoping Some Good Comes From All Of The Klinghoffer Hoopla

Fri, Oct 10, 2014
by Drew McManus
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The opening night for the Metropolitan Opera’s production of The Death of Klinghoffer came and went. The protesters dissented and few even attempted to disrupt the performance albeit, fortunately, to no avail. If nothing else, the media storm attached to this particular performance will hopefully serve as the high water mark for John Adams’ embattled
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Some Amazing Design Tools To Improve Accessibility

Thu, Oct 10, 2014
by Drew McManus
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Toward the top of any good arts marketer’s tech resource list is SmashingMagazine.com, which published a fantastic article yesterday by design consultant Cathy O’Connor about design accessibility for online content. In short, there are some astounding tools available that help you simulate what users with one or more visual impairments experience when visiting your online
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Click. Click. Done. Sign Up For The ArtsHacker Launch

Wed, Oct 10, 2014
by Drew McManus
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ArtsHacker is marching steadily toward an early December launch and you can now sign up for the official launch notice (and maybe just a few special sneak peeks). While you’re at it, get your social on and connect via Twitter and Facebook where you can leave a question or topic suggestion for one of the
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A Sad Day: Stephen Paulus Has Died

Tue, Oct 10, 2014
by Drew McManus
Fifteen months after suffering a stroke composer Stephen Paulus passed away on 10/19/2014 and the field is better having him been a part of it. In addition to being a gifted and successful composer, Paulus was a genuine entrepreneur composer who was decades ahead of his time and generously shared his time and wisdom with
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Downfall. Orchestra Style.

Mon, Oct 10, 2014
by Drew McManus
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In what might be one of the funniest things to hit the field since Ryan Gosling, Arts Administrator, an orchestra version of the long running Downfall meme hit YouTube on 10/11/2014. If you aren’t already in the know, the Downfall meme is a series of videos based on the climactic scene from the 2002 German
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