Word: artes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Orginally conceived by Third Rock from the Sun star John Lithgow '57 as an arts dinner to be held in honor of undergraduate students and faculty, the celebration has evolved into a four-day arts festival whose purpose is to galvanize the arts community at Harvard. A grand production that stems from the dedicated efforts of over 2000 people, Arts First is the realized dream of a shared vision for the arts--both on campus and off. Producer Myra A. Mayman views "the power of the arts as bringing people together" and allowing them to "take risks and think creatively...
...concert, I felt the sincere camaraderie these musicians hold with their audiences, and folks in general. Perhaps it's because their Warner Bros. label has not yet been signed, but these guys are always willing to talk to their fans--about Crispix, mothers, home or anything. Devoted to their art and to their audiences, the Pat McGee Band is in the business for one reason: it's their love...
...much closer to clean. And we of the domestic workers-cum-welfare royalty ilk have other ways of making money. Stupid social programs have been supporting our endeavors for a while. We have time between neglecting our children and watching our soap operas to make art. (I pray that people realize that I've been facetious for the past couple of sentences and I'm about to switch back to truth starting now). A friend of mine recently said that art leads the majority, but follows the margins. The boys messed around and got caught; hip hop is now mainstream...
Shankar fielded questions from the audience after his presentation. Many who attended the event, which was jointly hosted by the Art of Living Foundation and Harvard Divinity School, are also enrolled in a course at the foundation based on Shankar's philosophy...
Harvard has mastered the art of sending one message to alumni and another to students--that we are not qualified to evaluate a concentration in which we have spent three years, that the administration has every right to systematically ignore the requests of its constituents and that this college cares more about rules and procedures than the undergraduates who pay its bills. Your education might be improved, but it will never include the chance to learn from Glenn Adelson and Dan Perlman...