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In the Arts: Jazz at Lincoln Center Seeks Settlement With Defaulting Donor
Jazz at Lincoln Center is in settlement talks with a Pennsylvania insurance executive it says did not follow through on a five-year, $500,000 donation commitment, according to Bloomberg.
The organization sued AV International chief executive Andre V. Duggin earlier this month, claiming he still owes $327,500 on his 2005 promise, made in writing two weeks after he joined the renowned New York venue’s board, and subsequent additional pledges.
In other arts news, the Financial Times reports that budget cuts at British museums have not affected attendance. More than a third of 312 museums and galleries surveyed by the nonprofit Art Fund saw gains in visitors between September 2008 and last March, and 38 percent experienced no change.
Also, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra musicians have agreed to forgo promised wage and pension hikes, making what amounts to a $1-million donation to the organization, The Washington Post reports.
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