The status to be moved is of songwriter Stephen Foster – and, in words written at the time the status was created in 1900, “an old darkey reclining at his feet strumming negro airs upon an old banjo.” Pittsburgh residents now get to vote about, or at least give an opinion on, which of seven candidates should get a statue in its place.
Author: ArtsJournal2
Untangling The Levine Lawsuit Against The Met
Is it all a feint to ensure that the focus is off Levine as a sexual predator and instead focused on Peter Gelb, the general manager of the Met? Or do Levine’s legal complaints have a basis in a disagreement between the two powerful men?
Can Anyone Heal The University Of British Columbia’s Creative Writing Program (And Canadian Literature In General)?
Alix Ohlin is taking on at least the first task for a program that has been in disarray since the suspension and firing of its former chair, Stephen Galloway, under accusations of sexual harassment, in the fall of 2015 and early 2016. Ohlin, who was out of the country when this happened, says “I know it was an incredibly stressful time. … I think this program in particular is more than just the sum of these past few years. It does have a long tradition of fostering talent. It has great alumni, it has the ability to recover that and to rebuild and find itself again.”
The Bay Area Kid Who Became A Superstar In China, And Returned To Hollywood For A Blockbuster Action Movie
Daniel Wu’s life is not well-known in the U.S., even though he’s a Cali native. Why? He randomly took a trip to Hong Kong after he got an architecture degree, and in Hong Kong, he was discovered – and turned into a movie star, with three movies his first year there and six the year after, and more, and more, and more … “The 43-year-old actor and producer is now a superfamous A-lister who gets swarmed by paparazzi whenever he leaves the house.”
The Great Irish Writer Who Died Homeless In New York
Maeve Brennan “would not have left Ireland at the age of 17 if she’d been given the choice, and yet in her adult years she didn’t choose to return. A displaced person, always on provisional ground. When writing about New York City she described herself as a ‘traveler in residence.’ She was staying for a while, poised to depart. And in that displacement she may be a figure for the Irish American a little disoriented as to notions of home, or for any immigrant who finds herself elsewhere without having chosen to leave where she came from.”
When A Fashion Designer Works With A Ballet Company, Things Can Get Interesting
Erdem Moralioglu’s company is famous for its evening gowns and “decadent craftsmanship.” How will he work with dancers at the Royal Ballet in London?
Bill Bulick, The Arts Administrator Who Changed Portland’s Arts Funding And Culture, Has Died At 65
Bulick, a folk musician and potter and human of many talents,”supervised the nation’s first comprehensive regional cultural planning process, Arts Plan 2000. That document led to the creation of the Regional Arts & Culture Council, an autonomous nonprofit serving [Portland’s three] counties. During Bulick’s tenure the agency quadrupled in size to a budget of more than $4 million and more than 20 full-time staff, and it launched nationally praised and imitated neighborhood arts, youth-at-risk, public art, cultural tourism and arts in education initiatives.”
How Did The San Antonio Symphony Save Itself?
Well, it didn’t actually save itself. Instead, there was a dramatic discovery, a dramatic check delivery, a dramatic intermission meeting, a dramatic announcement – and then some fundraising, grantwriting, and more.
Let’s Get Rid Of These Stereotypes On Screen
Are you writing a role for a woman on the phone, just holding out for info about her man? What about a hapless yet winsomely inspiring girl (the child kind, not the girlfriend kind)? Stop it. Do better. It’s (sobs) 2018.
What It’s Like To Write Sylvia Plath’s Obituary, At Long Last
The woman who wrote the “Overlooked” New York Times obit for Plath says, “The obituary I was going to write would be very different from the obituary we would have written when Plath died. In some ways, I think, it turned out to be more true to who she really was.”