Articles on PR for People

Accidental World-Class Omaha Costume Shop

After 18 years, a burned-out Dwayne Ibsen gave up his post as an Omaha high school drama teacher and took his costumes with him. He had paid for materials used in nearly every period outfit, often sending cloth and drawings home with actors, expecting them to find a seamstress and bring back finished pieces. When his teaching career ended, Ibsen had costumes everywhere. It was the most natural thing in the world to rent them out from a...


Seattle pianist Talman Welle Sunday, March 13, 2016 – 7pm

On Sunday, March 13, 2016 – 7pm, Seattle pianist Talman Welle is pleased to return to Stage 7 pianos and present another unique, massive, fiery and innovative program.    Pairing a contemporary interpretation of Carnaval, op. 9 by Robert Schumann with the premiere of unknown and lost works by 20th century British composer Cyril Scott, this should be an exciting and unforgettable afternoon of music. -...


How Economic And Technological Trends Affect The Photography Industry

I was speaking to someone I've know since I became a professional photographer in the New York area who operates a small business that repairs photographic strobe equipment. Times are tough, he said, because these days it's cheaper and easier to toss what's broken and buy something new ­– and many of the old-time camera repair shops have permanently close their doors. These were places I learned about technologies that were advancing our...


Museum of Bad Art

In Somerville, MA
Louise Sacco and Michael Frank find a calling in presenting art that otherwise might be overlooked.


Barbi Leifert Selected as ARTExpo New York 2016 Finalist

Barbi Leifert has recently been slected of one of the finalists for Artexpo 2016 Poster Challenge! 

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Never Underestimate the Power of a Small Theater

Steamboat Springs, a western Colorado town known for its Olympic skiers and summer bikers, also has an arts theater with a rich past that was built nearly 90 years ago, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Chief Theater, which dates back to 1927, was recently bought from a multiplex movie chain by a group of local residents hoping to revive the spirit of the theater in its heyday. Now a non-profit community...


Wali Collins on Black History Month

While Wali is mainly known for his career as an entertainer he has something important to say about Black Appropriation and Black History Month. 


Randy Friedberg: Entertained by the Law

Confucius (the real one) said, “Find a job you love and never work another day in your life.” Randy Friedberg has managed to follow that sage advice

“I know very few lawyers that actually enjoy being lawyers,” Friedberg said, “and I’m one of them.” A partner in the firm of White and Williams in New York City, Friedberg has over 30 years’ experience in counseling clients in intellectual property issues, particularly trademark and...


Managing Privacy Risks

 “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures…”

This language from the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution comes closest to protecting personal information and defining privacy as a right, even though the word “privacy” is never mentioned. The Constitution was written to limit the powers of government as much as  the...


Wali Collins Still Never Knows (Why Not?)

This is a story about having good luck – and about making your own.

Stand-up comedy is a tough field. Comics have a drive that supersedes their rational side. That’s why so many tell stories about well-meaning family members encouraging them to take a safer career course.

Wali Collins’ story is the exact opposite.

Wali graduated from college with a degree in architectural technology and had a good job...