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Are You A Jennifer Higdon Fan?

Thu, Jan 1, 2015
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 120
A bit of shameless vested interest promotion today in the form of advocating an upcoming performance of Jennifer Higdon’s 2010 Pulitzer-prize winning Violin Concerto on March 12, 2015 with the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera (CSO) featuring their concertmaster, Holly Mulcahy. The vested interest part comes into play because Ms. Mulcahy, in addition to being an
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Get To Know Zapier: Your Ultimate Connectivity Swiss Army Knife

Wed, Jan 1, 2015
by Drew McManus
ArtsHacker.com
If you or your organization have ever attempted to connect or sync data between mutually exclusive apps and software, you likely know the heartache that is dealing with APIs, or application program interfaces, the language that allows one piece of software to communicate with another. Fortunately, there is a growing movement within the tech industry
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Time To Play Dress Up

Tue, Jan 1, 2015
by Drew McManus
Among the enduring topics within the field sure to garner more than a few opinions, one with the longest legs is dress codes. Holly Mulcahy tackled the topic as it relates to audience dress codes in an article at Neo Classical from 12/29/2014 that generated some intriguing feedback. Perhaps unsurprisingly, there’s an undeniable degree of
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One Year Later, Minnesota Orchestra Pay Disparity Continues To Elicit Strong Opinions

Mon, Jan 1, 2015
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration Guy 115
The Best And Worst Of 2014 article from 12/31/2014 generated a great deal of reader response on the item related to the Minnesota Orchestra Pay Disparity and given that it is nearly one year since this issue transpired, it is high time to revisit the issue and see what may have transpired. For those unaware
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New Year’s Resolution: Update Your LinkedIn Profile

Fri, Jan 1, 2015
by Drew McManus
When was the last time you took a good look at your LinkedIn profile? Sure, it is easy to let it slip into backburner purgatory but one of your 2015 new year’s resolutions should be swinging by to review and make necessary updates. One area in particular to take a closer look at is the
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