by Colleen Cook You’ve got your tickets, your date is set and that squirmy feeling sets in – you know, the “I’m-about-to-do-something-new-and-don’t-want-to-feel-out-of-place” feeling. Leave the antacids in the medicine cabinet, we’ve got…
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by Colleen Cook Each May, many of us have the opportunity to tell our moms how much they mean to us. For one day, a (mostly) thankless job is recognized in a small…
Keep reading “Five Local & Creative Mother's Day Gifts”by Colleen Cook with DRM Productions As you probably already know, we’re near the end of a year-long search for our next Mansfield Symphony conductor. With over a hundred applicants from…
Keep reading “Meet Douglas Droste”by Jessica Dulle When approached by our marketing department to write about the Renaissance membership program, I was delighted to have an opportunity to share content about what makes this…
Keep reading “My Journey with the Helper’s High”by Colleen Cook Forty years ago, locally-renown choral conductor Richard Wink had an idea: the Mansfield Symphony should have a chorus. So many great symphonic works require a chorus, and Mansfield is…
Keep reading “Why I Sing: An Interview with Larry Griffin”by Colleen Cook It’s officially spring, and I still have Halloween candy in my pantry. From two years ago. Does it ever feel to you like we just go from…
Keep reading “Fresh Ideas for Easter Baskets”By Colleen Cook When you look at our staff list, the reality is that our titles are a little misleading. While we are each responsible for our primary job functions, each of our…
Keep reading “Spinning Sisters: The Revolving Stage”By Jessica Dulle & Colleen Cook 1. Education The Renaissance proudly boasts that our Education Department serves 15,000 students each year! We have 13 distinct programs, numerous collaborations with area schools…
Keep reading “3 Things You Support By Giving to the Annual Fund Campaign”You’ve probably heard of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, or even Cyber Monday, but there is another important commerce day celebrated each year and that’s Giving Tuesday. For social media…
Keep reading “#GivingTuesday - What is it? How do I participate?”by Colleen Cook, Director of Marketing (and mom of 2 little ones) The holidays are upon us and if you’re like me, you’ve already been listening to your Christmas playlists on…
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