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Cindy the Outreach Nerd
http://cindymariejenkins.com/
Connecting audiences with the arts they'll enjoy, plus tips on outreach and social media.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 166 )
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Zaha Hadid, Floral Park & Berkeley: Nook Real Estate This Week
Every week I write 3 regular blogs for Nook Real Estate, an innovative company who addresses a lot of the issues I personally had with the home buying... Read more
Posted on 03 September 2017 CULTURE -
Work-at-Home-Realities: You Can’t Stay at Home
I only work at home about half the time and some weeks for much less. I never needed encouragement to get my baby out of the house in general, although every... Read more
Posted on 03 September 2017 CULTURE -
Work-at-Home-Mom Realities The List
I've been a work-at-home-Mom since 2014. I loved being a freelancer, I loved being a Mom and appreciated the privilege of not needing to rush back to work for... Read more
Posted on 03 September 2017 CULTURE -
TVY Rising: Peeking Inside Theater for the Very Young
If you don't spend time around babies regularly, bringing them to the theater - say, for a performance of Theater for the Very Young, or TVY - may be a strange... Read more
Posted on 29 July 2017 CULTURE -
Beefing up My Wikipedia Editing Game
Did you know that under 10% of Wikipedia editors identify as female? Last spring, I trained to be a Wikipedia editor through Art+Feminism, but didn't pull an... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2017 CULTURE -
Honoring the Tony Winners That CBS Didn’t Show
The Tony Awards broadcast continued a long-standing protocol this year. Namely that numerous awards were given prior to the CBS broadcast, with clips shown afte... Read more
Posted on 15 June 2017 CULTURE -
We Watch, Too: A Parents’ Roundtable on Theater for Kids
In my first entry of this Theater for Young Audiences (TYA) series, I said I didn't want to make assumptions on what people think or want from children's... Read more
Posted on 12 June 2017 CULTURE -
#FastFactsFriday: Frank Lloyd Wright
What can we add to the overwhelming love being shared for Frank Lloyd Wright's birthday? There's no need to pile onto the think pieces of Fallingwater's... Read more
Posted on 11 June 2017 CULTURE -
Woman of Color in Wide Open Spaces
Minda Honey | Longreads | March 2017 | 12 minutes (2,986 words) Longreads "And sometimes you meet yourself back where you started, but stronger." -Yrsa... Read more
Posted on 10 June 2017 CULTURE -
It Wasn’t Diversity That Killed Comic Sales, It Was These Archaic Publishing...
I want to read more comic books. I want to be a regular reader of a series and follow a character through a larger arc, then be intrigued by another character... Read more
Posted on 04 June 2017 CULTURE -
Fast Facts About Famous Mid-Century Modern Architect, Joseph Eichler
Eichler lived in a Frank Lloyd Wright home, the story goes, and thus his lifelong journey to mid-century modernism began. Combining the feeling of indoor and... Read more
Posted on 28 May 2017 CULTURE -
Content Marketing: Nook Real Estate
I work with Nook Real Estate to create posts about their new listings and why the neighborhood would appeal to buyers. Sold in Just 4 Days: Beautiful... Read more
Posted on 28 May 2017 CULTURE -
A Modern “Poe Man” at Orlando Fringe
I love fringe festivals. They're such a great way to take chances on new art and artists, and I devote time every year to coverage of the Hollywood Fringe... Read more
Posted on 28 May 2017 CULTURE -
Cover Reveal: Vanity in Dust by Cheryl Low
Tea, pastries infected with (fairy?) dust. An Evil Queen, dangerous fairies (a favorite twist of mine), a Prince who starts to see through the spell... These ar... Read more
Posted on 14 May 2017 CULTURE -
Master Your Marketing with Christina Farley: Social Media
"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few." - Shunryu Suzuki Since I work in social media as well as writing,... Read more
Posted on 13 May 2017 MARKETING & ADVERTISING -
Why TYA Should Join the Dark Side (of Fairy Tales)
Let's delve into a pretty common denominator in the world of theater for young audiences (TYA): fairy tales. There is no end to internet lists "revealing" or... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2017 CULTURE -
I Made Better Life Choices Because of “Into the Woods”
My father introduced me to Into the Woods around nine years-old. Some of my most vibrant memories include singing with him in our living room. It was my first... Read more
Posted on 22 April 2017 CULTURE -
Shadows of Sherwood – YA Review
Buy this book for a teenager near you. Seriously, go get it. Order it and ship it directly to their house.* Robyn Hoodlum is a cool pre-teen who spends her... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2017 CULTURE -
The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
I just finished Winter, the fourth and final installment of The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer (plus a villain back story and other intertwined short... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2017 CULTURE -
The Trouble with Nonprofits and Software Pt 1
The year is 2010. I sit in the Antaeus office, likely working through academy auditions or casting for an upcoming reading. Downstairs in the library, sounds... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2017 CULTURE