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Twitter Feed Crossover Edition for February 2012 - PART 2

The majority of you who receive YCM miss out on some additional stories of interest that I post on Twitter which don't fit naturally into my daily themed email editions of You've Cott Mail. Here's the second part of the February "YCM Twitter Crossover Edition." -Thomas

THE BIG PICTURE

• Dayton arts groups' merger sets a national precedent
• Great thoughts on "A New Revolution" for the theater
• Can Asians save classical music?
• What do opera audiences want? And should opera companies give it to them? Part 1 & Part 2
• 10 years of free entry at UK's national museums: why political gain outweighs economic cost
• "Burning Down a House" by Polly Carl
• How US orchestras are digitizing and making their archives more accessible to the public
• Survey on effect of being openly gay on UK actors' careers; almost 1/2 not out to own agents
• 14 tips for making your arts venue more family friendly
• List of online resources for those interested in topic of arts education
• "Do artists and arts orgs need to lead more or learn to follow their communities more?"
• YouTube launched a new resource portal for nonprofits
• More on the YCM 'competition-in-the-arts' theme: "2012: Let's Pay It Forward"
• Good news/bad news report on Artist Residencies and Dance
• Talking about what it means to be Black and a stage manager

JUST FOR FUN

• VIDEO: Classical musician responds to a cellphone going off while he's performing
• VIDEO: a Stradivarius violin made from a 3D printer
• Have you seen the website "Ryan Gosling, Arts Administrator" yet?
• If 2012's Oscar-nominated movie posters told the truth