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Hubbard Street's Spring Season : Photo Preview

Submitted by matt on Sun, 03/16/2008 - 9:59pm.

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's upcoming 2008 Spring Series, part of their 30th anniversary season, runs from March 26 - April 5 at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park.

Thanks to HSDC, I can share with you some photos that give a better taste of the upcoming series than I could. If you haven't seen the series brochure, there are inexpensive tickets available and the Harris is a wonderful venue. Hope to see you in the penny-pinchers' corner!

Check out a great guide to new music in Chicago

Submitted by matt on Thu, 03/13/2008 - 12:29pm.

Right now there is a great brochure/event calendar on new music in Chicago. It's available in all the usual cultural brochure outlets (i.e., grab a coffee). This effort was put out by an encouragingly diverse consortium of new music organizations operating under the umbrella: New Music Chicago. You can also find them online at New Music Chicago.com.

National Association of Visual and Performing Artists (NAVPA) ... Well, why not?

Submitted by matt on Sat, 03/01/2008 - 4:27pm.

I have been to one too many presentations of studies that set out to prove what we all now: the arts account for a significant amount of jobs and economic activity in our metropolitan areas. The arts are an industry. Why then is there not a national organization to advance the needs of its artist members?

Lawyers have the American Bar Association. Doctors have the American Medical Association. They are "trade" associations, i.e., they represent individuals in a common professional field and making the most of their strength in numbers.

Jazz Benefit Concert on Sunday

Submitted by matt on Fri, 02/22/2008 - 4:03pm.

I'm going on an announcement from a Wednesday late night concert, so figure me if the details are vague. This Sunday, at the Green Mill, there will be a benefit concert for a (uninsured) New York jazz musician overwhelmed by health care bills from recent, serious surgery.

Check out Jen Bekman and 20x200.com

Submitted by matt on Tue, 02/19/2008 - 7:58pm.

Periodically I meet a friend, Marc McGowan, for coffee at Kopi in Andersonville. Originally from New York, Marc is an artist with an interesting view on the art scene.
Inevitably the conversation turns to a humorous yet earnest discussion of how to make money in art. Not big money. Not art star dreams. Just enough for a decent life.

Discover Umbrella Music

Submitted by matt on Sun, 02/17/2008 - 10:53pm.

Chicago's live music is one of the finest and most diverse in the country. And it's big business, too. That's not simply my opinion, but the conclusion of a recent University of Chicago and Chicago Music Commission economic impact study (get a PDF of the study here).

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