2014 – Page 33 – Adaptistration

Is Eventbrite’s New Reserved Seating Solution A Game Changer?

Thursday, May 15th, 2014 by Drew McManus

Eventbrite, an online ticketing service provider, has come a long way since it launched in 2006 but the lack of reserved seating functionality has been a critical drawback that kept many nonprofit performing arts organizations from considering it as a serious ticketing solution. But all that changed on March 5, 2014 when Eventbrite launched a new reserved seating feature that, simply put, is pretty damn slick. Here’s Eventbrite’s self-described overview of …

Met Negotiations Progress As Anticipated

Wednesday, May 14th, 2014 by Drew McManus

A move that might be best described as entirely expected, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra musicians unanimously authorized their negotiating committee to call a strike if negotiations fail to produce a new agreement after the current one expires on Thursday, July 31, 2014. Interestingly enough, the 5/12/2014 edition of the New York Times reported that the “union representing the orchestra…vot[e]d to authorize a strike should negotiations with management fail.” This is a …

We’ve Got Listings, Lots Of Listings…

Tuesday, May 13th, 2014 by Drew McManus

Have you stopped by Adaptistration Jobs lately? If not, you’re missing out on a huge number of recent listings throughout ten different states; full time, part time, internships positions in everything from exec admin, artistic, marketing, development, ops, and more. Director of Artistic Operations & Administration Hartford Symphony Orchestra – Hartford, CT Artistic Operations Coordinator The Florida Orchestra – Tampa Bay – St. Petersburg, FL Director of Development West Michigan Symphony – …

Three Ways You Can Prevent Frustrating Design Problems When Working With Portrait And Landscape Images

Monday, May 12th, 2014 by Drew McManus

One item we run into over and over again with Venture Platform users is trying to fit portrait dimension photos into a landscape dimension container, such as the homepage slider or something like a standardized event image template. It is the digital image equivalent of pounding a square peg into a round hole but here are three solutions you can use to help solve, and even prevent, the problem. THE PROBLEM …

A Concert You Don’t Want To Miss

Friday, May 9th, 2014 by Drew McManus

It isn’t often that I take time to promote a specific concert event but today is an exception to the rule. On Sunday, 5/11/2014, The MET Orchestra is performing an all Dvořák concert conducted by James Levine and featuring Lynn Harrell performing Dvořák’s Cello Concerto in B Minor; to top it off, it’s at Carnegie Hall. Personally, I’m eating myself up over the fact that I can’t be there but if you’re …