Drew McManus
Patron Group Attempts To Help Dislodge MOA From Orchestra Hall
Wed, Jan 1, 2014
by Drew McManus
The latest news out of the labor relations scorched earth that is the Minnesota Orchestra Association (MOA) is an effort from the patron advocate group Save Our Symphony Minnesota (SOSMN) to pressure the city of Minneapolis to kick the MOA out of Orchestra Hall for defaulting on lease terms. The 1/03/2014 edition of MinnPost.com published
There’s Nothing Quite Like Beating Your Goals
Mon, Jan 1, 2014
by Drew McManus
2013 was a banner year for The Venture Platform; our first economy of scale business model produced the first major upgrade threshold in March which brought a slew of system enhancements at zero cost increase for users. By the end of the year, new users tripled and at the present, we have another four new
It Has Come To Our Attention That The Musicians Are Armed
Thu, Jan 1, 2014
by Drew McManus
When you work in this field long enough, you come across opportunities to snag some rare items that document some of the more remarkable occurrences. For example, my wife has a copy of the Richmond (VA) Symphony memo sent to musicians reminding them that firearms are not permitted at services. She keeps a framed copy
It’s The Little Things
Wed, Jan 1, 2014
by Drew McManus
The New Year is already ushering in change; for the blog, there’s a tiny banner in the Adaptistration logo celebrating 10 wonderful years of culture blogging. For work, there’s a new office, a new lifestyle (the carless urbanite), and loads of fabulous new clients. For the field as a whole, there’s the promise of change;
Getting Real About Transparency: The Compensation Double Standard