“Players Association spokesman Ryan Leveille said musicians, under the auspices of the American Federation of Musicians Local 502, are in the process of filing a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board” over the Charleston Symphony Orchestra’s suspension of operations.
Author: Laura Collins Hughes
Stars To Fete LA County High School For The Arts
Headlining the 25th-anniversary celebration at the Ahmanson Theatre is Barry Manilow, “one of the earliest supporters of L.A.’s answer to the kind of arts high school chronicled in the film and television series ‘Fame.'” The event is intended “to boost the private fundraising [the public school] counts on even in the best of times.”
Why The Church Should Revive Its Arts Patronage
“Culture often takes the role of religion in our contemporary world. Galleries are modern-day temples, regularly attended by the people on their day of rest. … It is less art that needs the Church, but the Church, in its waning popularity, that needs art. It should embrace the opportunities offered to it by culture.”
Working For Sausages (Or: Theatre Is A Dog’s Life)
“Dogs with an aversion to thunder or fireworks are unlikely to suit the acting life, with its occupational hazards of loud music, bright lights and applause.” Nonetheless, “almost any animal can be taught new tricks with the ‘click-and-treat’ approach….”
Actor And Activist Corin Redgrave Dies At 70
“Although he was primarily known in the media as an old-time Leftie – he and Vanessa were active members of the Workers’ Revolutionary party in the 1970s – he was, first and foremost, an award-winning actor, as befits a member of the legendary Redgrave dynasty.”
Director Robert Wilson Wins $100K Jerome Robbins Award
“Wilson (‘Einstein on the Beach,’ ‘The Black Rider’) — also a choreographer, designer and visual artist — was a leading figure in the downtown New York arts scene in the 1970s and has gone on to become a prominent creative on the international theater landscape.”
Book Reviewing En Famille
“The book-review blog is a family affair. All four Lateiners — Dave, 33; Mara, 34; Lauryn, 11; and Sami, 9 — contribute. … ‘We figured it would motivate the kids to read more,’ said Ms. Lateiner, a stay-at-home mother and a former preschool teacher. ‘Now the blog has turned into the family’s hobby.'”
Books On Paper, In Pictures
Images of libraries and reading by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa et al in a Magnum Photos slideshow.
Imperiled Indie Bookstores Sometimes Get A Happy Ending
“[T]here are three AAA-rated independent bookstores left in our reading area: the Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, the New England Mobile Book Fair in Newton, and Brookline Booksmith in Coolidge Corner. … The future of Brookline Booksmith is up in the air,” even though “Barnes & Noble finally abandoned its cynical attempt to put [its owner] out of business.”
Countering The Pessimism That Quashes Creativity
Michael Kaiser: “It seems that the leadership–in many cases people like me who have been in the field for twenty years or more–has gotten tired, conservative and frightened. We have become so scared that we won’t balance our budgets that we forget that taking risk is a central requisite for arts making.”