CURRENT SECTIONS, Acoustic Americana Music Guide, July 28, 2011

    
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    WOW, you've sent us a RECORD NUMBER of replies and comments on our story on the debt, the budget, and what it all means for funding for the arts, the sciences, green energy, and more – in short, what kind of future we are likely to have. You, our dear readers, have sent us so many astute, thoughtful, provocative ideas! Thank you! You can read ALL the comments at the link below (item b). Plus, FolkWorks magazine republished the original piece this week!     
    
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The List:
Here's what's current in The Guide...
    
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(a) our latest NEWS FEATURES (July 28 edition) – at     
    
http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2011/07/acoustic-americana-music-guide-news_28.html    
    
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(b) our SPECIAL major feature on the Debt Debate, the future of the budget, and the implications for the arts, PLUS your comments (a record number!), all examining
“IS THE FUTURE OF ARTS FUNDING GONE IN AMERICA? – at     
        
http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2011/07/is-future-of-arts-funding-gone-in.html     
    
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(c) the LATEST UPDATE to the Guide's SPOTLIGHT EVENTS, with chronological, day-by-day listings and descriptions of live acoustic and Americana performances, festivals, workshops
and more – at   
        
http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2011/07/spotlight-events-acoustic-americana_28.html   
    
    
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(d) The Guide's SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK Picks, July 29 through August 6...
The SEVENTEEN shows we recommend this week, (grouped at the beginning of the Spotlight Evenets section) at –
        
http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2011/07/spotlight-events-acoustic-americana_28.html  
    
    
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(e) REMEMBERING JOEL OKIDA: HIS WORK FOR THE GUIDE... the main reviews the late music journalist extraordinaire wrote for us – at
        
http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2011/07/remembering-joel-okida-his-work-for.html    
    
PLUS, read our piece,
IN MEMORIUM: JOEL OKIDA, MUSIC JOURNALIST EXTRAORDINAIRE (by itself, reprinted as it appears in this week's NEWS FEATURES) at –
        
http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2011/07/in-memorium-joel-okida-music-journalist.html  
     
        
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The Scoop:
Need a synopsis? Here are a few details....
    
(a) THIS WEEK’S NEWS FEATURES    
    
THIS WEEK’S NEWS FEATURES    
    
  1) Record Number of Reader Comments for Guide Story:
    The Debt Limit & Budget Battle: Politicians Playing with Dynamite –
    Is the Future of Arts Funding Gone in America?    
  2) Annual “LONG BEACH CRAWFISH FESTIVAL” Brings Lou'siana Music, Food, Dance,
    this Weekend    
  3) Annual “BIG BEAR MUSIC FESTIVAL” returns this Saturday Afternoon / Evening
  4) Annual “TOPANGA FILM FESTIVAL” Brings Free Music, Friday through Sunday
  5) JOHN FOGERTY's New Keyboard Player is Guide Fave BOB MALONE    
  6) Supergods: How Comicon Meets Heroes from History    
  7) We Spoke too Soon: Bye Bye Open Borders, too –     
    Venue's Last Show Is Sunday    
  8) In Memorium: JOEL OKIDA, Music Journalist Extraordinaire    
  9) BERKLEY HART Play their L.A. CD Release Show Saturday Night, July 30    
    
    Read these NEWS FEATURES at     
    
http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2011/07/acoustic-americana-music-guide-news_28.html    
    
    
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b) IS THE FUTURE OF ARTS FUNDING GONE IN AMERICA?
    
    Complete with all your comments (a RECORD number!)...
    
    In a call to action for artists, the editor debunks the current fight over the Debt Limit and
what's really at stake – whether the current, at this crossroads moment, will change us and our
priorities forever. He digs into the future of public-sector support for accessible arts and arts
education. He assesses whether there will be any ability to find support for the arts again, given current politics, and what we can do to change things in our favor.     
    It's an in-depth piece that shows just how MANY things are connected, and how we are
gambling with our ability to be an innovative player in a globally competitive marketplace.
    There's plenty of context, history and perspective, and competing visions for the future.     
    You'll find quotes from Thomas Friedman, Larry Summers, Dwight Eisenhower, Bill Maher, Goldman Sachs, Jay Carney, Bruce Bartlett, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Abraham Lincoln, David
Ignatius, Dick Cheney, Ronald Reagan, Jon Stewart, Bob Schieffer, Fareed Zakariah, George W. Bush, Robert Reich, Ezra Klein, and more.    
    It's quite thorough, it's about now and the future.
    
    It's at     
    
http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2011/07/is-future-of-arts-funding-gone-in.html    
        
    
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(c) SPOTLIGHT EVENTS – the LATEST UPDATE to the Guide's chronological, day-by-day
listings and descriptions of live acoustic and Americana performances, festivals, workshops
and more.     
    
    It's at   
        
http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2011/07/spotlight-events-acoustic-americana_28.html   
        
    
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(d) The Guide's SHOW-OF-THE-WEEK Picks, July 29 through August 6...
The SEVENTEEN shows we recommend this week, (at the beginning of Spotlight Events) at –         
http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2011/07/spotlight-events-acoustic-americana_28.html   
    
    
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(e) REMEMBERING JOEL OKIDA: HIS WORK FOR THE GUIDE...
    The late Joel Okida, music journalist extraordinaire, wrote some wonderful pieces for us. (In addition, he made many contributions with his hot tips on who to go see or what CD to find, things that never appeared in the Guide's pages.) Our readers can again savor the fine pieces he wrote here, compiled in one place. They're at     
        
http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2011/07/remembering-joel-okida-his-work-for.html    
        
    
    In addition, you can read the Guide's celebration of the guy we knew –
“IN MEMORIUM: JOEL OKIDA, MUSIC JOURNALIST EXTRAORDINAIRE” - it's by itself, separate from the current edition of News Features, at    
        
http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2011/07/in-memorium-joel-okida-music-journalist.html  
        
    
    
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