“Even as financially strapped UC Berkeley is preparing to raise tuition 8 percent next fall, it has pledged to spend as much as $20 million in campus funds to help build a $96 million art museum.”
Tag: 11.22.10
Detroit Symphony Musicians Drop Unfair-Labor Charge
“The striking musicians of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra have withdrawn the unfair-labor practice charge they filed in September with the National Labor Relations Board that accused management of bargaining in bad faith. ‘They gave us an indication that they weren’t going to rule in our favor,’ cellist Haden McKay said Sunday.”
Orlando Doesn’t Have Enough Cash for Even First Phase of Arts Center
“A construction team is poring over hundreds of bids from companies hoping to begin building the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, but there’s not enough money to finish even the first phase.”
Norris Church Mailer, 61, Model, Author, Painter, and the Last Mrs. Norman Mailer
She met the novelist at a book-signing in Arkansas in 1975 – when he was still married to his fourth wife and having an affair with the woman who would become his fifth. As spouse no. 6, Norris stayed with Mailer and managed his career and family for nearly three decades, while doing creative work of her own and being publicly frank about her husband’s flaws.
Dan Arbeid, 82, Leading Experimental Potter and Ceramic Artist
“[He] was one of the pioneers of unconventional vessel-based handbuilt forms that celebrated the earthy plastic of clay.”
The Commercialization of Christmas May Be Good for Us
“As retailers’ ‘Black Friday’ approaches, research shows that commerce and Christmas have a long history of coexistence, and the psychological effect may be generally positive.”
An Acting Coach Remembers Jill Clayburgh
Pete Mattaliano: “What the hell does Jill Clayburgh need to be coached on? I should be getting coaching from her!” The answer: “She’s just been cast in Barefoot in the Park and is nervous about it.” In tribute to the late actress, Mattaliano recounts his memories of the coaching sessions.
Italy’s Performing Artists Protest Budget Cuts With One-Day Strike
“Most of Italy’s cinemas, theatres and concert halls closed for the day on Monday in protest against culture budget cuts, amid ongoing outrage over poor maintenance of the country’s major ancient monuments. The government is cutting a total of 280 million euros (382 million dollars) in culture budgets over the next three years, including 58 million euros a year from the culture ministry alone.”
Wayne McGregor on the Thrust of His Choreography
“I’m trying to find the answers to burning questions like, what is the nature of the body? What is the potential of the body? How is our body connected together? I’ve also done a lot of research with scientists who analyze the workings of the brain.”
Honolulu Symphony Rumored to Be Considering Liquidation
“Word on the street is that the Honolulu Symphony Society is considering changing its Chapter 11 bankruptcy to a Chapter 7. The difference is that Chapter 11 involves reorganization, and Chapter 7 means going out of business.”