“Counterfeit tickets were first identified at the Eugene O’Neill Theater about two weeks ago; a group entered with eight tickets for orchestra seats, but when each ticket was scanned by an usher it came up as an invalid seat in the theater’s mezzanine.”
Tag: 04.26.11
Threat To Video Archive Demonstrates Why We Shouldn’t Trust Google With Books
“Enabling access to digital information should be one of the key responsibilities of our cultural institutions and our public sector. Keeping these resources in the public sector and ensuring that they are freely available to everyone is the key to bridging the UK’s widening digital divide.”
Huge Statue Of Pharaoh Unearthed In Egypt
“Archaeologists working on the temple over the past few years have issued a flood of announcements about new discoveries of statues. The 3,400-year-old temple is one of the largest on the west bank of the Nile in Luxor, where the powerful pharaohs of Egypt’s New Kingdom built their tombs.”
Netflix Phneomenal Growth – Friend Or Threat To The Movie Business?
“The online streaming and DVD rental company added 3.59 million subscribers in the three-month period ended March 31, bringing its worldwide total to 23.6 million. Netflix now has as many subscribers in the U.S. as Comcast Corp., the nation’s largest cable company, as of Dec. 31, 2010.”
Classical Music Scores Now Online (And Free)
The Internet Music Score Library Project makes it possible to download classical scores, from Mozart to Beethoven to Tchaikovsky, for free. About 100,000 works are available online on wiki media software.
Reopening Date Announced For Bolshoi Theatre
Construction company Summa Capital said Monday the theater will reopen in October in its original, 1825 design, with czarist insignia and additional underground stages.
Renowned Chilean Poet Gonzalo Rojas, 93
“He won numerous literary prizes, including the 2003 Cervantes Prize, the top award for Spanish-language literature. Rojas was forced into exile for some years after the 1973 military coup led by Gen Augusto Pinochet.”
Could Demand Pricing Work For Movie Tickets?
“Ticketmaster plans to introduce technology enabling artists and sports teams to raise or lower ticket prices depending on demand. If it’s good for concerts and sports events, why not films at theaters?”