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More Decisions, But Resolution Remains Elusive

Tue, Dec 12, 2019
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 199
The beleaguered Grand Teton Music Festival (GTMF) continues to make its way through the rapids of a nasty labor dispute and what is apparently a division among board members. In the face of growing pressure from an array of stakeholders that included the music director, musicians, donors, and a large swath of former board leaders
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You Didn’t Think The Drama In Jackson Hole Was Over, Did You?

Fri, Dec 12, 2019
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 137
Update: early Friday evening, the GTMF issued a press statement announcing President and CEO, Andrew Palmer Todd, has resigned. It didn’t take long for labor tensions at the Grand Teton Music Festival (GTMF) to go from “them’s fightin’ words” to “this town ain’t big enough for the both of us.” If you’re just getting caught
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Keeping Your Options Open Is More Popular Than Ever

Wed, Dec 12, 2019
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 082
Last week, it dawned on me that I neglected to activate notifications when new subscribers signed up for the Arts Admin Jobs weekly email summary. As it turns out, I was completely unaware just how popular it had become. Since it launched barely three months ago, it has more than 2,000 subscribers with an average
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A Decision Is Not Always The Same Thing As Resolution

Thu, Dec 12, 2019
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 170
The beleaguered Grand Teton Music Festival (GTMF) continues to dodge PR blows related to an executive leadership decision to dismiss three musicians. It turns out, the organization scheduled an emergency session of the full board that took place on Tuesday, 12/3/2019. While the musician dismissals were a primary focus, the more pressing issue the full
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A Matter Of Governance At The Grand Teton Music Festival

Mon, Dec 12, 2019
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 125
Shortly before the Thanksgiving holiday, a public relations disaster started brewing at the Grand Teton Music Festival (GTMF). In a nutshell, the festival’s President and CEO, Andrew Palmer Todd, decided to fire a trio of long-time musicians for non-artistic reasons. The decision has been met with an enormous amount of dissatisfaction from festival musicians, patrons,
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