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Here’s A New Year’s Resolution That’s Easy To Keep And Good For You

Mon, Jan 1, 2017
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 161
You don’t have to look very far to see that there’s plenty of anxiety throughout the field to go around. If history is any indication, we tend to have a hair trigger gloom-and-doom reaction when it comes to negativity (remember the economic downturn?). So much so, there’s always a risk of it evolving into self-fulfilling
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“…how the call for artists to be more entrepreneurial can very quickly be leveraged to the detriment of the arts and culture community.”

Thu, Dec 12, 2016
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 107
Today’s title is an excerpt from Joe Patti’s 12/6/2016 blog post. It examines a recent decision by Kentucky Governor, Matt Bevin, to dismiss ¾ of the state art council to reconfigure its mission and focus. In short, Gov. Bevin wants the council to focus on what a press statement identified as a “focus on ensuring
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Friday Inspiration: “What Prisoners Taught Me About Music Appreciation”

Fri, Dec 12, 2016
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 058
Back in February, 2016 Chattanooga Symphony & Opera concertmaster Holly Mulcahy published the first article in what ended up becoming a series at Neo Classical about a program she started to bring classical music into a prison. She wanted to see if the music could heal, change lives, and inspire. She partnered with Alan Bonderud
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Monday Inspiration

Sun, Nov 11, 2016
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 020
If you’re still feeling a bit down, I highly recommend taking the time to read a letter written by Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock from the early part of 2016 and published at nesthq.com. Addressed to “the Next Generation of Artists” it is an inspiring letter that is every bit as beneficial for arts managers
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More Plans For Moving Forward

Tue, Nov 11, 2016
by Drew McManus
Adaptistration People 136
Shortly after the election, I published a post with a quartet of simple, yet crucial, areas you can channel your energy in a way that will not only serve shared missions, but continue being a positive example to those around us. Yesterday, Vu Le published an article with a much longer list at NwB that
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