The Beggars' Opera

President Barack Obama called a press conference yesterday to address concerns about his economic recovery plan, which has won little Republican support.

The New York Times headline reads "Obama Says Failing to Act Could Lead to a ‘Catastrophe'"

Mr. Obama’s tone was for the most part serious and businesslike, and he was pointed in rebutting Republican criticisms of his economic plan, saying he was not willing to take advice from “the folks who presided over a doubling of the national debt.”

NYS ARTS has an online Arts Advocacy Center that enables you to directly contact both your state and congressional representatives.

As we discussed yesterday, some of your favorite things are on the chopping block. There's no time like the present for you to take action. Let's face it, in this crisis, there's really no time at all.

Metamusical: Weill/Brecht (Kurt Weill/Bertolt Brecht - The Threepenny Opera @ youtube.)

A Day in the Country

Arts Day in Albany is Tuesday, February 3rd and everyone is meeting on the mezzanine of the Legislative Office Building to get their buttons and fact-sheets. This is not your only opportunity to influence the New York State Budget and keep the Arts alive in your community, but it is the only one that requires you to dress like a polar bear.

NYS ARTS is your go-to organization for all the details. They have an online resource page and they will provide a headquarters where you can get warm enough to avoid hypothermia, coordinate meeting times and pick up your handouts and buttons. Buttons!

If you don't know the names of your elected officials, it's too late now.

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