In the guest chair:
Rob Farinella, Blue Sky Agency & Dana Barrett
Rob Farinella, the President and Founder of Blue Sky Agency joined me in the studio to talk about some new initiatives at the High Museum and their efforts to attract a broader audience. He talked about some of the programs they introduced like Friday Night Remix, Toddler Thursdays and Dining at table 1280 and we talked about the importance of supporting arts & culture in our community.
Want to be a member of the High Museum? Individual Memberships start at $65/year and there are deals for couples, families, seniors, students, etc. For more info: http://tickets.high.org/Support/Membership.aspx
Nancy Sokolove, the Arts Education Director at Callanwolde was also in the studio with us to talk about some new programming for teens and the first annual Halloween Night on Callanwolde Mountain.
In the headlines:
- The effort to revitalize Underground Atlanta (again) is moving forward with some new ideas and new players.
- A new wearable tech company has partnered with Samsung. The company is called Everpurse and the product is a purse that will charge your smartphone. I might be on board with this one.
- Facebook is now apologizing for it’s emotional manipulation study a few months back. If it took the boyfriend this long to apologize, we’d be done. Either that or the apology better come with a big piece of jewelry.
- UPS is now trying to tell retailers when and how to have holiday sales.
- An Atlanta based company who is working on developing an HIV vaccine is not turning their attention to an Ebola vaccine.
- And Mayor Reed is getting involved in the labor dispute between the Woodruff Arts Center and the musicians of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
Other stuff:
Join us on the second Monday of every month at 7:30PM for The Dana Barrett Show Business Book Club.
Each month we’ll be discussing a different business book over some yummy (complimentary) appetizers at South City Kitchen Vinings. This month’s book is: DELIVERING HAPPINESS by Tony Hsieh – and the meeting is Monday October 13th. Everyone is welcome – but we only have room for 20, so register now!
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