We are increasingly choosing the internet and other new media to the enjoy the arts — and the change is shown in a National Endowment for the Arts study done with in coordination with the US Census Bureau. The results of the study discussed by representatives from 40 national arts organizations at a NEA roundtable is summarized in this December 10, 2009 press release and the survey is also available for download.
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Video highlights from the 20th anniversary of First Night Springfield on YouTube. First Night is a family-friendly New Year’s Eve celebration of the arts featuring live music, theater, and fireworks finale at 11 downtown locations and 25 events…
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360cities is an interactive website where photographers around the world share their panorama views, so we searched “opera” and found this gem. Click and drag your cursor to move around the theater–be sure to look up at the ceiling! See the full article for more amazing opera houses around the world, and even outdoors.
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An ebook by Alex Burton (Get Fresh USA) about the current state of music PR and how it is adapting to social media and new technologies as told by artists and publicists. You can page through, scoll or view the contents as a slide show…
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Sister Cities hosted a banquet for visiting Tlaquepaque ArtsFiesta! musicians and their home-stay host families. The all-female Mariachi Femenil Nuevo Tecalitlan performed at the banquet, along with an unrehearsed song with Springfield’s JRB Band.
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23 Oct 2009, Posted by pamdora in Music, 0 Comments

Springfield Sister Cities Association is using YouTube to upload video from events and performances to share on Facebook and through email links to others involved in the program in Japan, Mexico, and to reinforce the positive experience with past performers.
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St. Louis Osuwa Taiko energized festival crowds in the Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden, Springfield, MO at the 2009 Japanese Fall Festival with dramatic performances of Japanese drumming and choreography.
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