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Pangean Orchestra Looking for Talent
Join a global movement of intercultural collaboration and revolutionary new music.
The Pangean Orchestra (TPO) is the first large scale ensemble to combine instruments from all continents and time periods. After a successful inaugural performance at Phoenix Symphony Hall, TPO is [...]
More Possibilities for the Arts in Chandler
The Chandler Center for the Arts is getting ready for it’s first season since it’s $6.7 million renovation. The improvements included several visual improvements including new facade, new carpet and reupholstered seats. However, the biggest changes were behind the scenes [...]
Building Arizona’s Future: Jobs, Innovation and Competitiveness
This past April I attended the 96th Arizona Town Hall in Tucson Arizona. The New Economy: A Guide For Arizona serves as background information on the event. The result of the Town Hall was a set of recommendations (pdf). Recently [...]
Posted in AZ, Community, Education, Gangplank
Tagged arizona, Community, creative class, creatives, economic development, music, phoenix, planning, policy, politics
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Political Bites: Southeast Valley Arts
What can be done to strengthen the Southeast Valley’s performing arts scene?
First, start booking quality, relevant shows in the performing arts centers. It’s okay to step outside the family friendly box on occasion. Second, there is still a need for [...]
Posted in Political Bites
Tagged arizona, art, arts, chandler, mesa, music, performing arts, politics, southeast valley, tempe
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Sunday Review: Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative by Ken Robinson
I have decided to do a dead simple book review every Sunday. Some of this is to just share what I’m reading. Rather than go with some complex rating system a book will either be a thumbs up [...]
Posted in Sunday Book Review
Tagged creatives, Creativity, Education, excellence, innovation, motivation, music, policy, reading, theory
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Sunday Book Review: The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band by Motley Crue
Thumbs up means I highly recommend reading the book. A thumbs down means read something else unless you have free time on your hands.
Take Away: Completely decadent and way better written than expected. Why did I wait so [...]
Posted in Personal, Sunday Book Review
Tagged business, confessions, Creativity, decadence, excellence, innovation, motivation, motley crue, music, reading, relationships
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Chandler Mardi Gras Event
Downtown Chandler will be transformed into the “Big Easy” for one magical night on Saturday Feb. 6, as the Downtown Chandler Community Foundation hosts its first Mardi Gras Festival.
The event will include a parade, street festival, strolling musicians, costume contest [...]
Posted in Chandler, Personal
Tagged chandler, di sciacca, downtown, gambling, mardis gras, music, party, san marcos
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Sunday Book Review: This Is Your Brain on Music by Daniel J. Levitin
Thumbs up means I highly recommend reading the book. A thumbs down means read something else unless you have free time on your hands.
Take Away: This book spent a lot of time about the technical aspects of music and [...]
Live Music in Downtown Chandler
One of the things we were hoping would happen in moving Gangplank to downtown Chandler and getting the recording studio setup was more live music. The great news is that the process is already well under way. Every weekend you [...]
Sunday Review: Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else by Geoff Colvin
Thumbs up means I highly recommend reading the book. A thumbs down means read something else unless you have free time on your hands.
Take Away: Deliberate practice is hard work, but is the only sure way to becoming excellent [...]
Posted in Creativity, Productivity, Sunday Book Review
Tagged discipline, Education, excellence, innovation, motivation, music, Productivity, reading, talent
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