Paradise Lost and
Reclaimed?
(May 19, 2011) I was
talking to a good friend the other day – a man who has a lifetime experience
in building businesses and nurturing entrepreneurs – who was thinking about
the arts and orchestras in terms of building business, promoting a new
product, and educating a future client or customer base to want to purchase
and use the new product.
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With Extreme
Gratitude . . . .
(May 12, 2011) John
C. Salamone and Lawrence J. Climan – two names that will mean absolutely
nothing to anyone reading this, and they have most likely already been long
forgotten in my hometown of Enfield, CT, but they were “laborers in the
cultural vineyard,” working for a public school teacher’s salary in the
1960s and 70s, and teaching thousands of kids like me.
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Greetings!
(May 11, 2011) Today
begins a new “culture column.” The goal is to create a public awareness and
discussion on the role of the arts in our society. Specifically, we will
focus on our local community, its inherent and intrinsic importance to the
fabric and health of that society and community. We cope with increasing
perils in the face of both the economy and the fragmentation and isolation
of the individuals in our society through the marvels of modern technology –
and for want of a better phrase, “the dumbing down of America.” But through
the arts and in particular live music concerts, we can enjoy vibrant and
robust culture and community.
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