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Blair Cromwell Surreal is a good word to describe how I feel working for the Bentonville Convention and Visitors Bureau these days. Why you ask? Well, in just five short months I will be just blocks...
View ArticleFormer President Clinton Supports Arkansas Arts Education Program
Over the weekend, former President Bill Clinton made headlines in his home state of Arkansas discussing education. His message was one that many of us already know: the dropout rate is increasing and...
View ArticleA Busy Summer for the Arts Action Fund
The Americans for the Arts Action Fund, in partnership with NAMM: National Association of Music Merchants, The Recording Academy (GRAMMYs), and The United States Conference of Mayors partnered together...
View ArticleArt and Culture Districts Can Be the New Incubators of Innovation
John Eger President Obama has said repeatedly that “We need to out-innovate, out-educate, and out-build the rest of the world.” According to Forbes Magazine, “If there was a central theme to the...
View ArticleMore than “Just” Comedy: An Opportunity and an Outlet for Marginalized...
Nancy Goldman When coming out in the early ‘90s, I began promoting live comedy shows featuring gay and lesbian comedians for gay and lesbian audiences. At the time it was uncommon to be out at work or...
View ArticleTop 10 Reasons to Support the Arts in 2014
Randy Cohen There is an old quote attributed to John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich: “If any man will draw up his case, and put his name at the foot of the first page, I will give him an immediate...
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