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A Stark Reminder About The Importance Of Transparency And Ethics

Thu, May 5, 2015
by Drew McManus
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The 5/12/2015 edition of BlouinARTINFO Blogs published an article by Larry Blumenfeld that examines (h/t Thomas Cott) a recent instance of nonprofit governance abuse for personal gain. The details are worth your time but one overarching item in particular that stands out in sea of conflict of interest driven misconduct Blumenfeld chronicles was a decision
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When You Put It Like That…

Wed, May 5, 2015
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 082
It never ceases to amaze just how much one can miss at any given concert event; especially when it comes to the perspective of concert-goers that haven’t grown up with musical training or steeped in the nuances of classical music culture. To that end, Chattanooga Symphony concertmaster and Neo Classical author, Holly Mulcahy, decided to
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Aaron Copland Composed The Score For A 1939 Suburbia Propaganda Film. Who Knew?

Tue, May 5, 2015
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 154
The 5/9/2015 e-newsletter from Curbed.com included an article by Marni Epstein-Mervis about the ongoing propaganda war between proponents for suburban and urban lifestyles. One of the focal points in the article is a YouTube video of a 1939 film they assert “launched America’s debate about the suburbs” and although fascinating in its own right for
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What Structured Data Is And Why Marketing Pros Should Care

Mon, May 5, 2015
by Drew McManus
ArtsHacker.com
I published an article today at ArtsHacker that dives into the extraordinarily powerful, yet easy to use Data Highlighter tool Google provides and how it can do more for boosting event search results in 15 minutes than you accomplished with years of old school SEO strategies. If you’re still hung up on fine tuning every
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How To Look Like The Smartest Person In The Room When Talking About Colorado

Fri, May 5, 2015
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 150
In the wake of yesterday’s post about the Colorado Symphony musicians and the musicians’ union, a number of readers reached out with questions about the most prominent instance of orchestra musicians leaving the American Federation of Musicians (AFM), the Seattle Symphony Orchestra (SSO). In the spirit of knowledge is power combined with the general lack
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