Artists at the Spoleto Festival address the issue of flying the Confederate flag on state buildings in South Carolina. The festival has felt a tourism boycott over the issue. – The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)
Tag: 06.06.00
GST JITTERS
Sydney’s cultural institutions are bracing themselves for a projected drop in attendance when Australia’s GST (Goods and Services Tax) goes into effect July 1st. The Sydney Theatre Company and Symphony Orchestra plan to raise ticket prices 10 percent and fear the new tax will have the same adverse impact on sales that Britain’s VAT did when introduced in the 1970s. – Sydney Morning Herald