Peter Brinckerhoff's "Generations"

Hey all!
Just wanted to make a workshop recommendation. You might remember one of the speakers in Fund Development talking about generational diversity and mentioning Peter Brinckerhoff's book "Generations." The Community Foundation of Sarasota hosted Peter yesterday for a full-day workshop on generational diversity. IT WAS GREAT!!!!!!!! He's entertaining, engaging, and I learned SO much! He spoke on transition to younger leadership, board composition/relations in regards to generational issues, and the major conflicts between generations and how they ought to be handled. If you ever get the chance to hear him speak, GO! The best part: his lecture style is very Rushton-esque, so I'm sure you'll all love him!
Just wanted to share that with you. Hope this finds you well!
-Audrey

Advice?

Hi friends,
Post-Sundance, I'm still seasonal job hunting. Has anyone heard of Florida Studio Theatre (in Sarasota), Barrington Stage Company (in Massachusetts, in the Birkshires), or have you any insight about Jacob's Pillow other than that it's a prestigious dance festival?
I'm lost in decision land, and I don't know enough about theater reputations.
Thanks,
Sarah

Freaks at Mote

Just an amusing tidbit:

On Friday the 13th, Mote hatched at mutant seahorse. This little baby has two left pectoral fins and looks like it is constantly waving hello. From the science freak at Mote Marine: happy Valentines/President's Day/Friday the 13th to all the Arts geeks! Love you all!

Celtic Woman's Long Lost Siblings

Ever wonder what happened to all of the brothers of those Celtic Woman? 

I discovered that they are coming to Valparaiso University.

Meet...

CHANTICLEER

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(I feel like I am reliving Doug's class all over again)

Oh yeah! and the Vienna Boys Choir is coming later this fall. 

Lexie

Releasing students back into the wild (a take off of Audrey's dolphin story)

Umm, is anyone else having problems reintegrating into an office job? I am okay from like 9am-2pm, but it's that 2pm-5pm time period where I'm struggling to stay focused/awake. I believe that used to be my usual break time to sit down and watch Two and a Half Men with Sarah, before the late night meetings for Fundraising. Also, I didn't usually go to school/BCT until around 11am. No brisk walks across the freezing campus to keep me invigorated. Just a cozy warm office with a comfy chair and sunlight coming in the window. Sometimes an occasional walk to the copy room to fill up my coffee cup. Sounds nice in theory, but it's quite tiresome. I feel like I might start doing body slaps like Ginger soon, just to shake off the tired. Maybe we can get some interested donors to watch me be released back into the real world. They would see me slowly slouch lower in my chair as the day goes on, but I'd come back every morning.

Forget real-life, I want my school schedule back.

Stephanie

Ginger's Release

Greetings, all!
Just wanted to share something really awesome with you. Normally, I don't get this giddy about things like this, but this was just too cool! This morning, we released Ginger, an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, from the Mote Marine Dolphin and Whale Hospital. Ginger was admitted Dec. 16, 2008 with pneumonia after she had beached herself on Siesta Key. We had a small donor reception at the waterside, so I got a front row seat. About a half hour before Ginger was released, there were two dolphins playing around at the release site. Jason, the guy who does the bay dolphin research (and can amazingly identify all 140 dolphins by a quick glance at their dorsal fins), reported that one of them was Ginger's mother. It's like she knew Ginger was coming back today.
The release went well, and about 5 minutes after the crew left the water, Ginger started body slapping (jumping out of the water, and crashing back down on her side). Martha, our communications VP, said she was probably trying to get the electronic tag off her dorsal fin, but I prefer to believe she was jumping for joy. I don't have any pictures, unfortunately, but I will post a link when the local tv stations air the spot.
Tonight is the corporate donor reception and my first planned giving meeting. It's gonna be one hell of a day!
-Audrey

Greetings!

Hey guys! I am glad everyone is doing well!

A have a few updates for this spring that I wanted to share with you all...

I am putting on a full concert of choreography on March 29 at the John Waldron Arts Center. If anyone is around, I would love it if you came!

I am performing choreography at the American College Dance Festival Association Midwest in Akron, OH, on March 18.

A piece I rehearsed for the dance majors was selected to perform at the World Dance Alliance in Madison, Wisconsin in May.

And - finally - I just had my doctorate interview for Ohio State University and it went pretty well. I should hear something in the next few weeks.

Friends in Bloomington: call me! I miss you all and I would love to hang out =)

xoxoxo Justin

Sundance photos

Hey guys,
My first post-school job has ended. I road-tripped home from Sundance this week. I wish I had written/blogged more during the time, but I was running on not much sleep as it was. I just got up some of my photos, I don't know if this link will work, but they're on facebook for your perusal.
It was amazing overall. I never met Robert Redford, a personal disappointment, but I saw a lot of other pretty cool stuff. A lot of films, a few celebrities, a lot of nice people I worked with. I'm job hunting again for my next seasonal job at a festival; I have had a few interviews this week - we'll see what happens. I learned a lot about ticketing at Sundance, but I don't want to get pigeonholed in that department in other orgs from this point forward.
I'm so glad everyone seems to be doing well, glad you're all blogging, I love reading the updates. I'll write more soon.
lots of love,
Sarah