Current Events
Curious About How The Elections Will Impact The Arts?
Thu, Nov 11, 2014
by Drew McManus
The more things change, the more they stay the same, or so the adage from Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr goes but Americans for the Art has you covered if you’re curious about whether or not Tuesday’s elections will be good, bad, or indifferent for the arts. They published a news release on 11/5/2014 which contained the
GO VOTE!
Tue, Nov 11, 2014
by Drew McManus
It’s Election Day and if you haven’t already taken advantage of early voting in your area, then make sure you get out and cast your vote today. Elections are just as important as ever, even mid-term elections which can typically have a much greater impact on the health and vitality of their respective local arts
What’s Your Child Policy?
Thu, Oct 10, 2014
by Drew McManus
Yesterday’s post about the MTT situation at the New World Symphony prompted a number of direct replies from arts managers who were all quite keen to share a wide variety of anecdotes and most took the time to mention their respective organization’s child policy (or lack thereof), all of which made me curious to know
Here’s Hoping Some Good Comes From All Of The Klinghoffer Hoopla
Fri, Oct 10, 2014
by Drew McManus
The opening night for the Metropolitan Opera’s production of The Death of Klinghoffer came and went. The protesters dissented and few even attempted to disrupt the performance albeit, fortunately, to no avail. If nothing else, the media storm attached to this particular performance will hopefully serve as the high water mark for John Adams’ embattled
A Sad Day: Stephen Paulus Has Died
Tue, Oct 10, 2014
by Drew McManus
Fifteen months after suffering a stroke composer Stephen Paulus passed away on 10/19/2014 and the field is better having him been a part of it. In addition to being a gifted and successful composer, Paulus was a genuine entrepreneur composer who was decades ahead of his time and generously shared his time and wisdom with
