It’s always fun when two divergent steams streams of thought coincide to produce something intriguing. Case in point, I recently joined the board of directors for a period-instrument orchestra here in Chicago, The Baroque Band, and shortly thereafter hopped on board a local dinner club/think tank (DCTT) that was the brainchild of Amy Calhoun, A.K.A. the Ticket Maven, for Chicago area arts professionals.
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Things Are Better With A Companion Goldfish
One more day of vacation left but I wanted to post a quick pic of the “companion goldfish” in our room at the Hotel Monaco in Old Town Alexandria. They’re available on request and what a terrific idea (it’s a pet friendly hotel to begin with); it’s a great way to add a little something extra. No moral to the story here; just something fun and different.
Put The Flash Down And Step Away From Your Website!
As a follow-up to The Ugly Website article from 11/28/2011, I wanted to take a moment to cover something I left out of that piece but is a crucial bit of information everyone needs to be aware of.
Success Stories And Denver
There are two topics for today’s post; the first is a pointer to the second of my two blog posts the 2011 National Arts Marketing Project blog salon. This one, titled Success Stories, focuses on the bear traps arts orgs should avoid in the form of relying too much on vendor provided statistics.
My TEDx Talk Video Is Now Available
I’m pleased to report that the video from my TEDx: Technology and Transformation in the Arts talk from May, 2011 is now available at the TEDx YouTube Channel. All in all, I’m grateful that the video and audio came out quite well.