Arts groups woo young patrons with half price and discounts
Old Creamery Theatre in Amana offers a 20/30 discount for first time patrons aged 20 to 39 to buy half price tickets, aiming to convert younger audiences. Cedar Rapids Symphony and Theatre Cedar Rapids also provide reduced or rush tickets and online marketing efforts to attract ages 18 to 35, while Hancher Auditorium uses texts and open houses to ease the intimidation factor.
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Anne Craig
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids Symphony
Symphony
Cedar Rapids
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Tim Talk
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Rob Cline
James Gang
New York
America
Richard Barker
TCR
South Pacific
Barker
Hancher
Arts engagement drops among 18 to 34 year olds in NEA study
The NEA report based on a 2001 02 Census Bureau survey finds that Americans aged 18 to 34 increasingly disengage from the arts and the broader community. Reading literature and attending arts correlate with higher volunteerism and sports participation across income groups.
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Los Angeles Times
National Endowment For the Arts
Census Bureau
Sunil Iyengar
NEA
Autopsies Costs Rise for Johnson County Medical Examiner
The Johnson County Medical Examiner Department reports 2005 autopsy cases near 2002 levels and outlines shifting costs. Reimbursements from other states lag, while budget for fiscal 2007 tops $365,463. Investigations average about $2,500 each, costing taxpayers roughly $30,000 so far this year.
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Linn County
Donald Linder
Johnson County
Iowa
Eric Dickson
Emergency Medical Services
US Department of Emergency Medicine
Oakdale
Greg Ort
Hensch
Pat Harney
State Department of Corrections
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