Current Events
I Like This Idea
Wed, May 5, 2012
by Drew McManus
Recently, Andrew Taylor posted an article at The Artful Manager announcing a new series that will focus on what he defines as “individuals and organizations who are changing things already, even if only in little ways.”
Ticketmaster May Not Be What Arthur C. Clarke Had In Mind
Fri, Apr 4, 2012
by Drew McManus
You don’t have to value culture and be a sci-fi geek to appreciate the 1:34 second video featuring a conversation from 1974 with visionary author Arthur C. Clarke; although it does make it that much more awesome. Sure, Clarke accurate predicts home computing and the internet decades before they entered mainstream society but the fascinating
Tax Time
Wed, Mar 3, 2012
by Drew McManus
No more putting it off, it’s time to wrap up preparing 2011’s income and expenses reports and related documentation to send to the accountant. As such, I’m shirking my blogging duties today and instead pointing over to a trio of worthwhile links you should consider visiting.
Fighting For Seats In Chicago
Tue, Mar 3, 2012
by Drew McManus
Who said classical music was dying? In Chicago, it looks like the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) with Riccardo Muti is such a big hit that the patrons are fighting for seats. In case you haven’t heard, a fistfight broke out in one of the boxes during last Friday’s concert. As reported by Stefano Esposito in
The Flanagan Book
Mon, Mar 3, 2012
by Drew McManus
Ever since it was published at the end of January, 2012 I’ve been getting a handful of email messages and Facebook notes asking if I had plans to publish a review or any related posts about Robert Flanagan’s book The Perilous Life of Symphony Orchestras. The short answer to that is no, I don’t but
