What You May Have Missed From The President’s Remarks On Vaccination Requirements

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While news about the new Federal vaccination standards for businesses that employ 100 or more employees is welcome news for most nonprofit performing arts orgs, there are a few additional details in the President’s remarks from 9/9/21 that you may have missed but need to be aware of. Patron Mandates May Not Be Far Away The potential performing arts venues have for becoming a super-spreader source is clearly front and center …

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Solutions That Improve Conditions For Artists And Protect Their Interests

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I would be remiss if I didn’t highlight a post from Joe Patti this week that includes a reminder from NEA director of the Office of Research & Analysis, Sunil Iyengar, about the need for arts organizations to remain focused on a post-Covid environment that strives for parity. Given that it’s all too easy to get caught up in the here and now of concessions during the pandemic, boards and executive …

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Which Orchestra Has The Best 2021-2022 Slogan?

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Even in non-pandemic times, coming up with a good slogan takes some work but I’ve been curious to see how groups are approaching this task as many are launching back into concert activity. Setting aside the gratuitous use of exclamation points, most are a variation of the following: [orchestra name] is back! The Music’s Back! Together Again The Wait Is Over! Get Ready! However, I did find Boston’s slogan rather clever: …

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Because You Never Know When The Prince of Wales Will Come To Your Concert

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While discussion about musician stage dress, especially tuxedos, is nothing new that doesn’t mean the topic is stale. For example, most know that tuxedos have been a part of orchestra musician attire for a century, but how long has the tuxedo itself been around and why did orchestras adopt it? That critical point gets overlooked more often than not but violinist Holly Mulcahy decided to take a deep dive into the …

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The Status Of Required Vaccination Policies Among Nonprofit Performing Arts Orgs

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The  Vax Policy Database has been gathering data since August 20, 2021 and it’s been adding new records daily. Over the holiday weekend, I added additional view to the database making it easier to see exactly which organizations require all stakeholders to be vaccinated, which provide all stakeholders except ticket buyers, which only require artist employees and staff, and the sliver that have a defined “no required vaccination” policy. At the …

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