Drew McManus
You Don’t See This Every Day
Mon, Feb 2, 2013
by Drew McManus
Renowned cellist and Inside The Arts author Lynn Harrell published an article today announcing that after 50 years of making music together, he has decided to sell his 1720 Montagnana. The post recounts his time purchasing the instrument in 1962 but one of the real highlights is a particular line that is just about the
How Many Of Your Power Players Sit On The Board?
Fri, Feb 2, 2013
by Drew McManus
The March, 2013 edition of Chicago Magazine features an article titled “100 Most Powerful Chicagoans” and my first thought was “I wonder how many from the list serve on local performing arts boards?” Imagine how pleasing it was to see that one of the related featurettes, “It’s Cozy at the Top,” connected those very dots
Don’t Forget to Check Your Domain Name Registrations
Thu, Feb 2, 2013
by Drew McManus
Many thanks to a regular reader who pointed out several posts reporting on a domain name registration fail by celebrity chef Guy Fieri, who apparently neglected to register guysamericankitchenandbar.com for his new Times Square 500 seat restaurant Guy’s American Kitchen & Bar. As a result, it was purchased up by someone with a robust sense
Indianapolis Begins Filling In The Holes
Wed, Feb 2, 2013
by Drew McManus
On 2/13/2013, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (ISO) appointed Gary Ginstling as the organization’s new CEO. Ginstling will begin next month and by that point in time, the ISO will have been without a formal CEO for just over one year, following what some might describe as a less than ceremonious departure by Simon Crookall. Ginstling
Editorial Cartoon: Award Time
Tue, Feb 2, 2013
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration’s editorial cartoonist, Paul Dixon, decided the field needed a new award to help validate advances in new model thinking. And since a picture is worth a thousand words, I’ll leave it at that. And just for fun, if this wasn’t fictional satire, who would you vote for?
