tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post4677409926979018831..comments2023-09-29T03:39:03.460-04:00Comments on Gratuitous Violins: Rocco, this won't play in PeoriaEstherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16076517542540421210noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-17362754523913716502009-08-14T23:57:35.761-04:002009-08-14T23:57:35.761-04:00Hey Kathy, thanks so much for the comment. It woul...Hey Kathy, thanks so much for the comment. It would be great if the Lemonade Stand attracts as much national attention as the Beer Summit!Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076517542540421210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-82586562718102835022009-08-14T10:03:35.675-04:002009-08-14T10:03:35.675-04:00In response to Mr. Landesman’s NY Times interview,...In response to Mr. Landesman’s NY Times interview, Suzette Boulais, executive director of ArtsPartners, and I extended invitations to the new NEA chairman to visit Peoria to attend a production at Eastlight Theatre (one of Peoria's theatres). He immediately responded by email his gratitude for the invitation and that he will come. Tuesday afternoon on his first day in office, I received a call from Mr. Landesman confirming that he is excited about visiting our community to experience our arts scene. Our goal is for Peoria to represent all of the smaller communities in the nation that are doing worthy and worthwhile work in the arts. In homage to the ‘The Beer Summit’, we are lovingly calling this visit, ‘The Lemonade Stand’…not because that is what we drink, but because that is what we do in Peoria – we take lemons and turn them into lemonade.Kathy Chitwoodhttp://www.eastlighttheatre.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-4712886613394371192009-08-10T11:46:28.044-04:002009-08-10T11:46:28.044-04:00Oh I know, it was a silly thing to say. I'm ac...Oh I know, it was a silly thing to say. I'm actually not sure which theatre companies get NEA grants now, and whether places like Roundabout are on the list. But I do think the limited money should be spread around the country because not everyone can get to a big city.Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076517542540421210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1912669500934497251.post-55308310643208775562009-08-08T12:14:23.565-04:002009-08-08T12:14:23.565-04:00I can think of plays I've seen in Iowa at comm...I can think of plays I've seen in Iowa at community theatersthat have been better than shows I've seen in Chicago. Yes, the snark isn't very good since he is in charge of the <i>National</i> Endownment for the Arts, but I was a bit more interested in the quote that followed that about artistic merit being questioned, which makes me curious as to whether or not Roundabout will be getting any NEA grants.Monicahttp://fragmentssynapses.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com