Brown Bag!

Hello,all!

Was a GREAT brown bag lunch today. We chatted with CDMA’s website designer, Christy Zurcher, and got her expert tips on how we can all maximize our visibility on the internet.

So, what sort of things did we talk about? Lots! First of all- wow. Ya really gotta keep current if you want to stay ahead of the game (hence why I got this blog for us- I wanted to be a part of 2008!). YouTube, Myspace, Facebook: do arts organizations benefit from all these? I always wondered. Granted, CDMA itself does not have any YouTube videos to share (though you could watch me typing away at a grant proposal or two. That’s excitement!), and I kinda let our Myspace page die (I forgot we had it!).

BUT, if I walked away with one important thing from this brown bag- it’s to update, update, UPDATE! Update this blog, update our SITE, and don’t let your Myspace die. Network! Any link you can get on the ‘net is a good link. So, do whatever it takes to get your own organization out there. Consider link trades with other dance and music groups, service organizations, etc.

Hoping you’ll consider joining us at our brown bag next month when it gets warmer out there (we hope!) . Stay tuned for location, date, time, and topic!

Happenings!

Another busy week is upon us all! Not to mention…we’ve been hit with more SNOW! UGH! I don’t know about you, but I am ready for this to end!

As many of you know, we’ve got our Illinois Arts Council apps due 3/17…..yes, St. Paddy’s day. Just a friendly reminder!

CDMA also has a brown bag lunch scheduled for this Thursday at 11:30 at Columbia College. Hope to see ya there!

Brrr!

As to be expected, it’s a cold day here in Chicago.  The best way to stay warm? Staying indoors by attending a performance, of course! We’ve got quite a few coming up,too.

Lakeside Pride will be presenting the works of black classical composers this Monday the 18th at 7:00 at the Hoover Leppen Theatre. VERY cool! They have an amazing program planned.

The Downers Grove Choral Society will be performing at the Tivoli Theatre in Downers Grove next weekend, and Camerata Chicago will be performing at St. Michael’s Church in Wheaton next Sunday. Of course, there are a zillion other performances to catch this time of year…you really can’t go wrong no matter WHAT you pick!

It may also be a good time to stay in and write some grants,  no? Just got word that Illinois Arts Council apps are due 3/17.  Be sure to check out their site at http://www.state.il.us/agency/iac/ to download your app!

Welcome to CDMA’s Blog!

Hello all!

I’m very excited to be starting this blog for the Chicago Dance and Music Alliance.

Some of you may know that we send out an e-newsletter 1-2 times a week to our membership.

Sometimes, though, we get word of a special audition, performance, award, etc. last minute and we really want to share it with everyone- so that is what this blog is for!

Plus, we’ll want to share the scoop on our member events, performances, and other  things going on in Chicago arts.

We hope you’ll read this blog often!

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