Drew McManus
Grant Park Event Wrap-Up
Thu, Jun 6, 2008
by Drew McManus
Last night’s Take a Friend to the Orchestra event by the Grant Park Orchestra was a great deal of fun. Even amidst very non-June weather, the orchestra played wonderfully to a crowd of approximately 12,000. The post-concert Talk Back event attracted around 120 patrons (with thousands more lounging in the lawn seats as daylight lazily
Can’t Bloggers Get A Little Love?
Thu, Jun 6, 2008
by Drew McManus
Doug Fox over at GreatDance.com posted an intriguing piece on 6/17/08 about some frustrating events he recently encountered with the National Performing Arts Convention. In particular, Doug wrote about why he thought the convention "failed to embrace one of the most important elements of online communications: the transmission, evolution and sharing of ideas"…
Institutional Blogging
Tue, Jun 6, 2008
by Drew McManus
The more I look back at the National Performing Arts Convention (NPAC) session on blogging, the more gratifying the experience becomes. The mix of panelists was ideal and if there was any one point attendees could take away from the event it is this: blogging is not only good for performing arts organizations, but increasingly
Post Convention Catch-Up
Mon, Jun 6, 2008
by Drew McManus
All in all, I think the session on blogging at the National Performing Arts Convention was very positive. Based on the attendance I witnessed at other sessions, it seems that at just over 70 our session was very well attended. After talking to those who stayed around afterward to chat and ask questions, it is
NPAC eBook Link
Fri, Jun 6, 2008
by Drew McManus
As promised, click here to go to the download page for the free How To Connect With New Media eBook. I had a wonderful time at the session and hope all those in attendance found the session informative and entertaining. I was honored to be a part of such a special session with moderator Monica
