“Colorado Public Radio (CPR) said Wednesday it will stage an unusual three-day on-air fundraising drive for the Colorado Symphony Orchestra (CSO) that will include a live broadcast of a CSO performance featuring cellist Yo-Yo Ma.”
Tag: 11.18.09
Shaquille O’Neal, Art Curator
The longtime basketball star has made rap records, acted in film and TV, worked as a reserve police officer and earned an MBA. Now, “[m]oonlighting for the first time as a curator, O’Neal is overseeing ‘Size DOES Matter,’ an exhibition on the theme of scale in contemporary art coming in February to New York’s nonprofit Flag Art Foundation.”
Find Your Favorite Poet’s Grave With New Website
“Planning your next vacation and don’t want to miss Lord Byron’s final resting place? Want to see Charles Baudelaire’s last stop? With this handy website [www.poetsgraves.co.uk] you can search by poet’s name or by location, get maps to the gravesite, read a sample of the deceased’s work or a brief but informative biographical note.”
Nude Scenes In Movies Don’t Help Ticket Sales
“‘Analyses of 914 films released between 2001 and 2005 indicated that sex and nudity do not, on the average, boost box office performance, earn critical acclaim or win major awards,’ reports a new study titled ‘Sex Doesn’t Sell – Nor Impress’.”
FBI Spent 45 Years Tracking Studs Terkel
The oral historian and radio host applied for a job with the FBI in the 1930s, but he looked like a communist to the bureau, which started a paper trail on him in 1945. “His file ends in 1990, when agents clipped a Wall Street Journal article quoting his reaction to financier Michael Milken’s junk-bond scandal.”
Survey: US Architects Got More New Contracts In October
“It was the highest level of new business for the nation’s architects since August 2008, a report from the American Institute of Architects says. ‘This news could prove to be an early signal toward a recovery for the design and construction industry,’ said Kermit Baker, the AIA’s chief economist.”
Conserving Robert Smithson’s Masterpiece
“Preservation concerns about ‘Spiral Jetty’ have arisen lately not only because of the work’s re-emergence from the water but also because of plans announced in the last two and a half years by companies to initiate industrial projects near the site.” The piece’s owner, the Dia Art Foundation, is trying a tack involving weather balloons.
Between Classical And Rock, Solo Percussion Finds Niche
“Part of the appeal of percussion music is visual.” Indeed, “the extramusical elements may be the reason percussion music is so popular with audiences, and often draws crowds that are substantially younger than average.”
Financial Troubles Sink DC’s Catalyst Theater Company
“The company’s move last season from the tiny 50-seat Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (a.k.a. CHAW) to the much larger Sprenger Theater in the Atlas Performing Arts Center on H Street NE proved more than its budget could handle.”
Why Smartphones May Be The Future Of Book Reading
“People once scoffed at the idea of reading a book on a 3.5-inch mobile screen. For many readers, though, sheer convenience trumps everything else.”