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Things That Make You Go Buh?!? When A Conductor Tells Children There Is No Santa Clause

Tue, Jan 1, 2017
by Drew McManus
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Sometimes, patrons leave a concert early to get at the front of the parking rush. It’s a reality of live events and yes, it can be frustrating for both fellow patrons and performers. But why on earth a conductor would be so offended as to retaliate by telling children there is no Santa Clause during
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Here’s A New Year’s Resolution That’s Easy To Keep And Good For You

Mon, Jan 1, 2017
by Drew McManus
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You don’t have to look very far to see that there’s plenty of anxiety throughout the field to go around. If history is any indication, we tend to have a hair trigger gloom-and-doom reaction when it comes to negativity (remember the economic downturn?). So much so, there’s always a risk of it evolving into self-fulfilling
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The Most Creative People In Arts Administration

Fri, Dec 12, 2016
by Drew McManus
At the end of September, 2016 ArtsHacker introduced The Most Creative People In Arts Administration program, brainchild of ArtsHacker contributor Ceci Dadisman, and submission started rolling in shortly thereafter. Not only were applications full of detailed info the panel needed to deliberate, but the individualism and authenticity from each applicant was evident in each submission.
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Pop Quiz: Which Gets More Funding?

Thu, Dec 12, 2016
by Drew McManus
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It should come as no surprise that the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is rarely more than a blip on the national budget radar but it never hurts to keep things in perspective so as to help inspire action and reaffirm commitment for improvements. To that end, composer Rob Deemer posted an article on
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Quick Tips To Help Your Year-End Fundraising

Wed, Dec 12, 2016
by Drew McManus
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We’re only three days away from the deadline for claiming charitable donations so I decided to put together three three tips via an article at ArtsHacker.com on how you can use to maximize donations from procrastinating donors. Text Message: this is one of my favorites; according to IRS Publication 526, Charitable Contributions > When to
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