September 2015 Press Highlights February 24, 2015­August 22, 2015 Katz, Rachel, “A Tempo: August 22” WWFM, 8/22/2015 “Tell us: What issues should the next mayor care about?” Philly.com, 8/20/2015 Katz, Rachel, “A Tempo: August 15” WWFM, 8/15/2015 “STAMP in Old City: 6ABC Action News, 8/14/2015 Johanson, Kristen, “Phila. High School Students Complete Summer Internships Through WorkReady Program” CBS Philly, 8/14/2015 Jamison, Mikala, “STAMP in Old City” Philadelphia City Paper, 8/13/2015 Middleton, Josh, “Cultural Alliance Hosts Free Old City Museum Crawl for Philly Teens” Philly Mag Ticket, 8/13/2015 Bloom, Robin, “Weekly Entertainment Guide ­ Watercolors” Newsworks.org, 8/12/2015 “Blogathon on the Intersections of Art and Science ­ Day 3” Barry’s Blog, 8/11/2015 Volpe, Allie, “This Week in Philly: Aug. 10­Aug. 16” Philly.com, 8/10/2015 Smith, Eric, “This Thursday: GroundSwell Hosting Happy Hour at The Oval” Geekadelphia, 7/28/2015 Mabaso, Alaina, “Geek out on arts and culture with the Philadelphia Geek Awards” Broad Street Review, 7/28/2015 Middleton, Josh, “Here are the 2015 Philadelphia Geek Awards Nominees” Philly Mag Ticket, 7/21/2015 Vadala, Nick, “Nominees announced for 2015 Philadelphia Geek Awards” Philly.com, 7/21/2015 “Philadelphia Geek Awards announces 2015 nominees” Newsworks.org, 7/21/2015 Manklang, Mo, “Cast your vote on the Mayor’s next Arts and Culture priorities (and grab a beer!) Generocity.org, 7/21/2015 Inquirer Editorial Board, “A need for more arts jobs” Philadelphia Inquirer, 7/20/2015 Inquirer Editorial Board, “A need for more arts jobs” Philly.com, 7/20/2015 Weightman, Judy, “$90,000 Instagram prints? Philly talks fair use” Broad Street Review, 7/20/2015 Mabaso, Alaina, “The Cultural Alliance hits the ground running with a new arts and tech residency” Flying Kite Media, 7/14/2015 Manklang, Mo, “This Cultural Alliance residency wants artists and techies to come together” Generocity.org, 7/10/2015 “Cultural Alliance Announces Technology Innovation Program for Art Groups” Philanthropy News Digest, 7/4/2015 Lyon, Maud, “Issue: Art in Schools” Philadelphia Inquirer, 7/3/2015 Jones, Ayana, “Business Briefs: GPCA launches awards program” The Philadelphia Tribune, 6/30/2015 Jones, Ayana, “Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance launches awards program” The Philadelphia Tribune, 6/30/2015 Kelley, Dan, “Where is the creative job growth? Not in Philly” Metro, 6/28/2015 Hilario, Kenneth, “New initiative to connect cultural groups with tech experts” Philadelphia Business Journal, 6/25/2015 Kelley, Dan, “Where is the job growth? Not in Philly” Metro.com, 6/25/2015 Weightman, Judy, “Knight Foundation gives $1.48 million to 22 Philly arts groups” Broad Street Review, 6/25/2015 Gillette, Kristen, “GroundSwell’s Advocacy Helps Keep Cultural Fund Budget at $3.14 Mil” Generocity.org, 6/19/2015 Mabaso, Alaina, “City dollars maintained for Philadelphia Cultural Fund in 2016” Broad Street Review, 6/18/2015 Hilario, Fran, “City Council will not cut Philadelphia Cultural Fund budget” Philadelphia Business Journal, 6/18/2015 Norton, Dan, “Philadelphia’s Corporate Problem: A Shortage of HQs” Philadelphia Business Journal, 6/12/2015 Wingert, Bridget, “Culture ecology and the economy” Bucks County Herald, 6/11/2015 Volpe, Allie, “#PhillyFive Things to Do: May 28, 2015” Philly.com, 5/28/2015 “MOJO 5.27.15 ­ STAMP Pass Party” 900AM WURD, 5/27/2015 Wilson, Jillian, “STAMP On The Parkway Celebrates The City’s Museums With A Free Museum Scavenger Hunt For Students This Thursday, May 28” uwishunu.com, 5/27/2015 Bloom, Robin, “Weekly Entertainment Guide ­ Baskervilles, Beer & Broadway (Forbidden)” Newsworks.org, 5/27/2015 Dientsman, Caralyn, “Local Teens Record Audio Tours to Get Youth Interested in Philly’s Museums” Philly Mag Ticket, 5/27/2015 Pompilio, Natalie, “Teaching teens museums aren’t boring” Philadelphia Inquirer, 5/27/2015 Pompilio, Natalie, “Free museum passes for teens cultivating future stewards” Philly.com, 5/27/2015 Roncace, Kelly “Join the STAMP­ede” South Jersey Times (Gloucester County Times), 5/26/2015 Booker, Bobbi, “Teens flock to museums for Parkway scavenger hunt with Chill Moody” The Philadelphia Tribune, 5/23/2015 Roncace, Kelly, “Teen­focused audio tours boost interest in Philadelphia culture” NJ.com, 5/22/2015 Crimmins, Peter, “Teens craft audio tours for Philly galleries and museums” Newsworks.org, 5/21/2015 Udo, Justin, “New Program Aims to Get Students Excited About the Arts in Philadelphia” CBS Philly, 5/21/2015 Bloom, Jerry H., “Out and About ­ Dining and Entertainment News ­ Special Events” City Line News, 5/20/2015 Gillette, Kristen, “PHLConvos: #PHLArtsAccess Twitter Chat with @PhilaTheatreCo” Generocity.org, 5/20/2015 Meiksins, Rob, “Mayoral Primary in Philly Could Impact Creative Economy” Nonprofit Quarterly, 5/14/2015 “Patron Loyalty Study Reveals New Data on Museum and Performing Arts Audiences” Grantmakers in the Arts, 5/11/2015 Pankratz, David, “Taco Salad and Democracy in Harrisburg” Arts Loud and Clear, 5/11/2015 Dobrin, Peter, “Will the city’s arts scene get a mayor who cares?” Philly.com, 5/11/2015 “Philly STAMP Pass” Universal Companies, 5/4/2015 Manklang, Mo, “[Video] #PhillyChanger Chats: Maud Lyon of Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance” Generocity.org, 4/29/2015 http://wwfm.org/webcasts_katz.shtml Rachel Katz 8/22/2015 A Tempo is a 30­minute public affairs program devoted to issues, challenges and opportunities facing the performing arts.The show examines the impact of the economy, technology, and social and cultural changes on musicians, ensembles, venues and other organizations involved with the arts. It also looks into the importance of music and arts education, and public support and appreciation, including philanthropy. In addition to one or two feature interviews, the show includes a short selection of news headlines from around the arts world. A Tempo airs Saturdays at 7 pm. These webcasts are made possible by a grant from the Frank and Lydia Bergen Foundation and by contributions from listeners like you. If you like what you hear, please support our webcasts by becoming a member of The Classical ​ Network. Thank you! ​ August 22 Tech and the Arts: The Quartweet Project, and the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance's TechniCulture Program. Guests: Marc Uys, executive director, Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Xandi van Dijk, violist, Signum Quartett, Michael Norris, vice president of external affairs, Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance. http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/mayor/next_mayor_readers.html Tell us: What issues should the next mayor care about? 8/20/2015 We know that Philly's next mayor has a lot of big issues to tackle. The Philadelphia School District's crisis, income inequality and the city's growth are just a few of major items on the to­do list for the first term of the next mayor. But there are also many smaller changes that can improve Philadelphia. Maybe you've always thought that 30th Street Station should connect underground to the Market­Frankford Line. Or maybe you wish there was a Philly Bike Week. Or maybe your neighborhood school really needs a nurse. We're asking all Philadelphians to share the small problems they'd like to see the next mayor tackle. Tell us what you want the next mayor to solve by using the hashtag #NextMayorPHL on Instagram or Twitter (make sure your post is public so that we can see it!) and we'll feature the best responses on Philly.com. Preference given to photo and video content. http://wwfm.org/webcasts_katz.shtml Rachel Katz 8/15/2015 A Tempo is a 30­minute public affairs program devoted to issues, challenges and opportunities facing the performing arts.The show examines the impact of the economy, technology, and social and cultural changes on musicians, ensembles, venues and other organizations involved with the arts. It also looks into the importance of music and arts education, and public support and appreciation, including philanthropy. In addition to one or two feature interviews, the show includes a short selection of news headlines from around the arts world. A Tempo airs Saturdays at 7 pm. These webcasts are made possible by a grant from the Frank and Lydia Bergen Foundation and by contributions from listeners like you. If you like what you hear, please support our webcasts by becoming a member of The Classical ​ Network. Thank you! ​ August 15 Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance's Teen Arts and Culture Internship Program. Guests: Interns Troi Strickland and Ashley Walker; Michael Norris, vice president of external affairs, Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance; Rebekah Sassi, director of institutional advancement, Walnut Street Theatre. STAMP in Old City 8/14/2015 http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/08/14/phila­high­school­students­complete­summer­internships­through­workready ­program/ Phila. High School Students Complete Summer Internships Through WorkReady Program Kristen Johanson 8/14/2015 As school is about to start, summer jobs and internships are winding down. High school students from Philadelphia finished their WorkReady programs. An end of season party was held at the National Constitution Center on Friday. The WorkReady internship program allows city teens to gain real­life work experience as interns. Seventeen­year­old Alyssa says the experience was invaluable. “It was pressure, but it wasn’t too much pressure, I learned a lot of patience,” said Alyssa. Teens came out to celebrate the end of the season, a party hosted by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance. Fifteen­year­old Bierce worked in the Mural Arts Program and says what he learned was beyond using a paint ​ brush. “Being able to work with just about anybody, there’s a whole lot of people with varying kinds personalities, interests. It’s easy to learn a lot from different people and learn new things,” said Bierce.