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Top Posts From AJBlogs 10.25.17

Excellence and Engagement: III
In my two previous posts I have been exploring the question of excellence as it applies to community engagement in the arts. Here, I want to address issues of equity and respect for communities in this context. … read more
AJBlog: Engaging Matters Published 2017-10-24

The Legacy of ’90s Indie Rock
If you live long enough and write for a living, there’s a pretty good chance you will end up “curating” — to use the current term – your own youth. … read more
AJBlog: CultureCrash Published 2017-10-25

Fats Domino, Rhythm-And-Blues Legend And One Of The Creators Of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Dead At 89

Throughout the 1950s and early ’60s, he sold up to 70 million records, including such well-remembered hits as “Blueberry Hill”, “I’m Walkin'”, and “Red Sails in the Sunset”. Even as late as the mid-’70s, he had been outsold by only The Beatles and Elvis Presley, who insisted that Domino was the better rock ‘n’ roll singer.

London’s Last Scene-Painting Workshop Is About To Close (The Condos Are Coming)

“Purpose-built by scenic painter Joseph Harker in 1904 to accommodate 40ft backdrops for West End theatres, Harkers [Studio] originally provided art for Henry Irving’s West End theatres – including the Lyceum and Drury Lane. It is … facing closure amid plans to convert the space into luxury flats.”