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The Oregon Bach Festival’s PR Crisis Just Got Weird

Fri, Nov 11, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 023
Just when you thought things were settling into the “quietly fade away” phase, the Oregon Bach Festival’s (OBF) public relations crisis flared right back up. The latest outbreak surrounds a document obtained as part of a public records request from Eugene Weekly. The 11/14/2017 edition of the Eugene Weekly published an article by Bob Keefer
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#TBT Jason Heath’s Big List Of Classical Music Podcasts

Thu, Nov 11, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 143
Today’s Throwback Thursday post is a guest author article from Jason Heath, who compiled a list of classical music podcast blogs. Simply put, Jason is the man when it comes to classical music podcasts; not only does he know where to find the gems, he’s the author of the long running crown jewel, Contrabass Conversations
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Are You Ready For Facebook’s #GivingTuesday Matching Campaign?

Wed, Nov 11, 2017
by Drew McManus
Giving Tuesday
Did you know Facebook Is Matching Donations On #GivingTuesday this year? They are partnering with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to match donations made through Facebook on #GivingTuesday (November 28) up to $2 million. Ceci Dadisman wrote an article for ArtsHacker with all of the need-to-know info about the project along with pointers on what
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Bach’s Office Bandit

Tue, Nov 11, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 132
As if comp tickets weren’t already a briar patch of a topic, you now have to worry about them covering up embezzlement. This latest example in alleged nonprofit crime happened right here in Chicago. The Chicago Tribune published an article on 11/10/2017 by John von Rhein that reports Chicago Opera Theater’s (COT) former box office
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The Topic With Staying Power: Patron Behavior

Mon, Nov 11, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 153
The New York Post published an article on 11/4/2017 by Michael Riedel titled Actors say rude audiences are destroying Broadway. Although the focus is Broadway, all the complaints are nothing new; it’s like a crewing a well-worn cud of dissatisfaction. Ticket buyers: talk during the performance. unwrap candy. cough incessantly (but never leave). drop programs.
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