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What a Difference 12 Years Can Make

Michael Kaiser | Posted 10.20.2012 | Arts
Read More: England, Arts Management, Birmingham, Arts, Leeds, British Government, Manchester, DeVos Institute, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Fundraising, Fund-Raising, Arts News
Michael Kaiser

When I left the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in December 2000, fundraising was still considered something rather distasteful by many in England. Fast forward 12 years.

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Fine Folks, Part III: The Dunwells Rise Above the Storm

Michael Bialas | Posted 10.17.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Mumford & Sons, Music Festival, Leeds, Sxsw, Lollapalooza, British Music, Folk Music, The Dunwells, Entertainment News
Michael Bialas

The measure of any emerging band seeking fame and fortune in America is the ability to survive any number of Armageddon moments on its first major tour. Or as the Dunwells like to refer to it, their "Lollageddon" incident.

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PHOTOS: Summer Music Festivals Worldwide

Viator | Posted 09.23.2012 | Travel
Read More: Lollapalooza, Music Festivals, Australia, England, Bonnaroo, Budapest, Spain, Travel, United States, Osaka, Music, Denmark, Leeds, Chicago, Japan, Belgium, Portugal, Hungary, Tokyo, Slideexpand, Travel News
Viator

It's that time of year again, when music concerts swap sticky dive bar floors for well-tramped grass and enormous open-air stages.

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OUCH: ESPN Analyst Hit In Head With Ball

The Huffington Post | Dan Treadway | Posted 01.10.2012 | Sports
Read More: Martin Keown Liverpool, Martin Keown Arsenal, Martin Keown Espn, Arsenal Leeds, Martin Keown, Martin Keown Arsenal Leeds, Arsenal, Martin Keown Hit by Ball, Leeds, Video, Sports News

Before a match that proved one Arsenal legend still has a bit of magic left another former Gunners favorite showed that his own field awareness isn't ...

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PHOTOS: Hirst Brings Opulent Art To Free Show

Posted 11.07.2011 | Arts
Read More: Exhibition, Damien Hirst Free, Tate Modern, Young British Artists, Leeds Art Gallery Hirst, Religious Art, Shark, UK Arts, Death, Leeds, Damien Hirst Show, Dead Sheep, British Contemporary Art, Tate, Leeds Art Gallery, Fame, Contemporary Art Show, Tate Gallery, Damien Hirst Leeds, Pharmacy, Damien Hirst, Saatchi, Arts News

Now showing at Leeds Art Gallery is a comprehensive collection from Damien Hirst in his hometown, a surprisingly personal exhibition from an artist so...

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'The Great Art Take Away': Museum Lets Patrons Rent Art

Posted 08.27.2011 | Arts
Read More: Awesome Things, Art, Art News, Weird News, Art Loans, United Kingdom, England, Monthly Service, Painting, UK Arts, Leeds, Arts News

What does art in Leeds have in common with fast food? It can be taken home. The Leeds Art Gallery runs "The Great Art Take Away," a lending plan that...

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My Trip to England

Michael Kaiser | Posted 08.13.2011 | Arts
Read More: Bristol, Ed Vaizey, United Kingdom, Birmingham, Grants, Government Subsidy, Austerity, Liverpool, England, Newcastle, London, Arts, Leeds, Development, Manchester, Royal Opera House, Fundraising, Contributions, Kennedy Center, Arts News
Michael Kaiser

When I was running the Royal Opera House, private fundraising was considered distasteful, at best. Now the English reticence to talk about money, let alone ask for it, is beginning to evaporate.

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Prosecutors called her a she devil. The jury believed them

The Independent | Independent | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Leeds, Home News

Meredith Kercher's battered and semi-naked body was found on the morning of November 2, 2007, lying in a pool of blood in the Perugia flat she sh...

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Prosecutors called her conniving and callous. The jury believed them

The Independent | Independent | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Leeds, Home News

Meredith Kercher's battered and semi-naked body was found on the morning of November 2, 2007, lying in a pool of blood in the Perugia flat she sh...

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