“The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra is heading back to Deep Creek, Md., for two more concerts at the Wisp Resort Lodge… [Meanwhile, the Maryland presenter] is moving ever closer to building an approximately $20 million performing-arts center that many groups, including the PSO and the Garrett Lakes Arts Festival, would use.”
Tag: 07.16.08
Money Comes Through For Edmonton Theatre
Edmonton’s Citadel Theatre will get a major renovation, thanks to $6m in funding from the provincial and city governments announced yesterday. “The funds will be used to refurbish the main-floor lobby, replace and repair glass curtains, renovate the administration office and develop new ticketing software and communications systems.”
AJ’s Editor On The State Of Our Art
ArtsJournal’s managing editor, Doug McLennan, talks about the future of the site, and how AJ has evolved over the years. “The challenge is how do we make it easy to offer a lot of information and keep it highly curated enough to so that it is valuable for people who appreciate our judgment in choosing one thing over another.”
How Famous Novelists Relax
Britain’s Really Terrible Orchestra, “an amateur group of useless musicians,” has developed a cult following online, and now they’re selling out gigs at the Edinburgh Fringe. And their celebrity comes from within as well as without – one of their bassoonists is none other than bestselling novelist Alexander McCall Smith…
Tron Guy: The Internet Comes to Life, Is Kind of Dorky
“A funny Web site or goofy catchphrase can achieve widespread recognition in a matter of hours, complete with comments sections, making it possible for a cult phenomenon like LOLcats to infiltrate yr mainstremz.”