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If You’re Looking For Greener Pastures, Now Is A Good Week

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For whatever reason, there was a flood of job listings at ArtsAdminJobs.com this week. 14 so far and only four of those were internships. Two were Featured Listings and the rest cover everything for orchestra gigs to Choral, Academic, Festival, Theater, Dance, PAC, and Opera sectors. You’ll find opportunities in San Antonio, Palm Beach, San Diego, Seattle, LA,  St. Louis, Sarasota, Hudson, Salt Lake City, and New york City. Here are …

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What Good Is Cultural Diplomacy If We’re Willing To Target Culture?

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Adaptistration Guy Trump Bird

There’s an excellent commentary article by Philip Kennicott in the 1/6/2020 edition of the Washington Post that examines the unrest following statements from President Trump about his intent to order the US Armed Forces to attack cultural sites inside Iran should tensions continue to escalate. While there are no shortage of commentary decrying the position, Kennicott does an excellent job providing broader historic context and trends inside the US military and …

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Talking About 2019 With Rachel Katz From A Tempo

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I had the pleasure of talking to WWFM’s Rachel Katz for her program, A Tempo via a retrospective of 2019. Granted, there was a lot of ground to cover but she did a good job at keeping me in-line and on track with topics that covered labor disputes, diversity, discrimination, and quite a bit more. The classical music world grappled with a variety of issues in 2019 – increasing diversity and inclusion, …

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Happy Holidays From Adaptistration

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Happy Holidays from Adaptistration

For the first time in a very long time, I am taking the week off from blogging and will be back in the saddle on Monday, 12/30. Until then, I hope everyone enjoys a safe and relaxing holiday! If you plan on seeing the new Star Wars film, be on the lookout for a prominent cameo from composer John Williams. From what I understand, it’s the first time he’s had a …

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#TBT Stewards Of Public Trust

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All of the recent brouhaha at the Grand Teton Music Festival (GTMF) is a good reminder that we can all benefit from focusing on what should be the fundamental duties and responsibilities for board members. It’s all too easy to get wrapped up into turf wars, tribalism, etc. but the entire US nonprofit model relies on board members to remain dispassionate stewards of public trust. The moment it erodes past that …

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