San Francisco Symphony Stirs in Pink Martini, Pixar, ABBA, and More
I understand that conductor Edwin Outwater, who directs San Francisco Symphony's summer concerts, went to college with Thomas Lauderdale, who founded and leads the one-of-a-kind group Pink Martini....
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What Does It Take to Turn an Art School Education Into a Successful Career?
Cynthia Sitton, Jung's Dream, 2014, oil on linen, 36 x 84 in. There have been a lot of articles and blogs lately wherein the value of an art education is called into question. People with art degrees...
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Talking Journeys, Objects and Mothers with Swoon
The artist Swoon is known for both her street art and her performance projects that involve group voyages, such as the "Swimming Cities of the Switchback Sea," (2008) a journey along the Hudson River,...
View ArticleJust Show Up
What if you showed up for work? I mean really showed up. Remember when "Take Our Daughters to Work" happened? Today it's called, "Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work." The idea is for children to...
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Passion and Profession: An Intersection
Consider a venn diagram of Medicine and Art, left and right brained. I reside in the intersection, searching for my true north in two circular worlds. My love for art started early and my parents...
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'Land Ho!' Opens -- And a Bjork Sighting
Land Ho!, a road trip comedy co-written/directed by filmmakers Martha Stephens and Aaron Katz, follows two retirees through the nightclubs and other dangers of Iceland. The well-received independent...
View ArticleWhat Do Opera Singers Actually Get Paid?
There has been a lot of union activity lately in the opera world, and numbers have been thrown around in the press which have caused many an ear to perk up. I always knew that singing in the chorus at...
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An Interview with Marco Minneman
Ever since I was a kid, I have been a huge prog-rock guy. For some unknown reason, I was immediately drawn to bands like Rush, Genesis, and Pink Floyd. Of course, prog had no shortage of critics who...
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Can Mona Lisa Rest in Peace?
Centuries after her death on July 15, 1542, Mona (Madame) Lisa Gherardini del Giocondo is still making headlines. Over the last two years journalists from around the world have descended upon Florence...
View ArticleWATCH: This May Be The Single Greatest Lie We've All Been Sold About Disability
Being disabled doesn't automatically make you a noble inspiration to all humanity, says Stella Young. In this very funny talk, she breaks down society's habit of turning disabled people into...
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Smiling Into Summer: Cultural and Charitable Catch-Up
Smiling Into Summer Cultural & Charitable Catch-Up; July 2014 Text & Photographs © Jill Lynne 2014. Jeff Koons, The Whitney Museum of Art Moves Downtown, "The Invention Of Wings" by Sue Monk...
View ArticleMarcus Kenney on the ImageBlog
Pilgrim 24” x 18” x 26” Drift wood, various fabrics, stuffing, rubber, acrylic, cigarette paper, feathers, thread, twine, fur, miscellaneous items.
View ArticleYou've Never Seen A Beauty Expert Like This Before
We guarantee you've never seen a beauty expert quite like this before! At GLAM4GOOD we're all for beauty tips and tricks, but most of the "beauty experts" we see on YouTube or Instagram are very young,...
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Gothic, Baroque and Mostly Folk: Music from Central Europe
Euphorica. Used by Permission of Euphorica. I spent two weeks in June wandering around Prague and Budapest, seeing the sights and looking for folk and folk-inspired music. I came back with a satchel...
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Returning Power to the People
Over the years I've learned to savor my journeys through improbable dreamscapes -- visions that make no dramatic sense, lack any kind of physical restraints, and have no respect for boundaries of any...
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Interview With Louise Munson, Playwright of Luigi
Louise Munson's play Luigi is being produced by Inkwell Theater this summer, opening July 18th at the VS. Theatre in Los Angeles. When Luigi, the patriarch of an Italian family, is in his last days,...
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'Fiddler on the Roof' -- Long Beach Playhouse Mainstage Theatre
Old habits die hard. Especially when the habits are religious traditions and the agents of change seek to persecute those traditions. "Fiddler on the Roof," written by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry...
View ArticleFirst Nighter: Musicals "Atomic," "The Mapmaker's Opera," "ValueVille"
Atomic, at the Acorn, is the show that asks the musical question: Once the A-bomb was realized, was it wise to use it? Coming up with an answer requires a great deal of serious thought, which is what...
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Yes! & A Life Worth Living: Conversations with Jason Mraz and Marc Broussard,...
A Conversation with Jason Mraz Mike Ragogna: It's Jason Mraz! So you're doing a world tour with Raining Jane. Jason Mraz: Yep, I'll be taking Raining Jane with me on the road, so we'll be able to...
View ArticleTalking with the Press
Too many talented arts executives - whose organizations have achieved a great deal under their leadership - fail to promote their organizations successfully because they do not know how to speak to...
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