Bob Lynch

President and CEO, Americans for the Arts

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President and CEO of Americans for the Arts, a national nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America

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Opera Pacific  performed for decades in Orange County, up until last November.  During intermission on the final night of The Barber of Seville, the musicians were told it was all…

The Arts as Victims of the Economic Recession

Opera Pacific performed for decades in Orange County, up until last November.  During intermission on the final night of The Barber of Seville, the musicians were told it was all…

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