“The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra eliminated a five-year-old accumulated deficit, ending the fiscal year with a surplus of $126,000 on a budget of $12.5 million, it reported Wednesday. The SPCO said it achieved the goal by increasing its subscriber base and the size of its annual fund, and by keeping growth in expenses to just 3.2 percent.”
Tag: 12.18.08
Even Puppets Hit Hard By Economic Crisis
Minneapolis-based In The Heart of the Beast Puppet & Mask Theatre, one of America’s leading puppet theatres, has announced a seven-week layoff to begin the day after Chistmas. “In addition, the troupe will cut the wages of contract artists by 17 percent through the end of the fiscal year, Aug. 31, a move intended to shave 20 percent from the troupe’s $1 million annual budget.”
3D Television Comes One Step Closer To Your Living Room
British satellite broadcaster Sky TV “says it has successfully tested the delivery of 3D programming to a domestic television, via a high-definition set-top box.” But watching the broadcasts would require a 3D television set and (yes) 3D glasses.
Religious Art In The Church? Uh-Uh!
The suggestion that “a Renaissance masterpiece be removed from London’s National Gallery and displayed in a cathedral has provoked strong debate over the place of religious art in secular society.”