The Music Performance Trust Fund has grants available for the current fiscal year. MPTF will again be fully-funding single-musician performances at senior centers in our jurisdiction, in addition to their regular funding. If you are interested in securing funding for a senior center performance, or wish to apply for a grant for other free, public READ MORE

Workers at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago will now be represented by AFSCME. AFSCME launched its Cultural Workers United organizing campaign in 2020 and now represents 50,000 workers at places such as the Art Institute of Chicago and the Newberry Library. Workers at the Chicago Botanical Garden are also seeking union representation. Inflation and other READ MORE

Artists are claiming that the Kennedy Center is late in paying them. Several artist representatives have stated that months have gone without a check. Several have noted that staffers who handled their bookings are no longer working for the Kennedy Center so they are unable to get a response regarding their late payments. Broadway saw READ MORE

New, Reinstated, and Resigned members for December 2025: New Members: Rina, piano Reinstated Members:none Resigned Members: none Deceased Members: none

Affordable Care Act/”Obamacare” Reminder Just a reminder that the deadline for applying for coverage that begins on January 1 is December 15. While the enhanced subsidies have expired, the pre-pandemic subsidies and protections are sill in place, so if you are concerned about cost increases, it still pays to apply and see what plans/prices are READ MORE