“Facing nearly $2 million in debt, Austin Lyric Opera on Wednesday revealed its newest austerity plans, which include cutting one-fourth of its performances and an aggressive fundraising effort that has already netted nearly $1 million.”
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Sept. 11 Memorial Museum May Charge $20 Admission
“The foundation is searching for other ways to finance the upkeep of the memorial, but … if none can be found visitors would be asked to pay entrance fees comparable to ticket prices at other major museums in New York City.”
The “Art” Of Social Media
“With more and more people becoming familiar with social-networking sites, artists are tapping into these online communities and making works that harness new capabilities.”
British Museum Takes Museum World’s Biggest Prize
“Britain’s biggest prize for museums has been awarded to the biggest of them all – the British Museum, which won for its BBC-partnered A History of the World, a series charting the millennia through 100 objects.”
After 15 Years London’s St. Paul Cathedral Restoration Complete
“On Thursday, an almost eerily white St Paul’s cathedral was unveiled: it was the first day Sir Christopher Wren’s masterpiece had spent without scaffolding for 15 years. The 18-month, final stage of the £40m restoration had led to the cathedral’s west front being entirely hidden behind hoardings.”
American Theatre: Where Are The Women?
“What is clear is that the problem begin long before the nomination and awards process. With very few women writers and directors represented in the 39 productions that opened on Broadway last year, the miniscule number of woman nominees was a given.”
Colum McCann Wins IMPAC Prize
“McCann, raised in Dublin but a native of Manhattan for more than 10 years, took the International Impac Dublin literary award for his novel Let the Great World Spin.”
What Social Scientists Are Publishing About Father’s Day
“For Father’s Day, here’s research on how dads are faring, how they’re portrayed in pop culture and how the increasing frequency of stay-at-home fathers is changing gender roles in society.”
What’s The Best Way To Sign Up Reluctant Organ Donors? Guilt, Of Course!
Researchers have published “a pilot study in which a simple prompt – making people aware that if they don’t sign up as an organ donor, they will eventually regret their inaction – significantly increased the percentage of participants who signed up (or at least said they did).”
BBC Plans (Genuinely) Nationwide Orchestra Festival For Cultural Olympiad
“The BBC today announces a central plank in its contribution to the Cultural Olympiad – an enormous celebration of orchestral and other live music” – called Music Nation – “across the UK from Shetland to Cornwall.”