Midwinter brings these colors and voices to concert halls around the country in the form of classical-guitar festivals, which have a way of attracting a broad range of fiercely dedicated aficionados.
The result was unacceptable staff turnover and an unlikely mix of dedicated aficionados and colorful ineptitude that set Tower employees only marginally above the Kinko's crew.
Perhaps, just as with many people's reactions to the Bros on Broadway on Theatremania, it's the reflex of the dedicated arts aficionado, protecting the artists and the art, and if arts talk radio is to attract an audience beyond the already-converted, maybe some feelings will have to get hurt, beyond bad reviews.
By far the best flamenco gigs in Seville are in its peñas, small private clubs conceived and maintained by aficionados dedicated to preserving the art.
For more than 15 years, the new director of the Hayward Gallery in London has shaken up art audiences on both sides of the Atlantic, inspiring them to engage with the kind of puzzling, cerebral work that tends to put off all but the most dedicated of contemporary art aficionados.
The Street Fighter series had its dedicated, hardcore fighting game aficionados who were only really interested in updates that balanced characters and systems they were already familiar with – but MK chased, and achieved, mainstream popularity by making broad and bloody entertainment the name of its game.
Active until the end, she was an avid bridge and scrabble player, crossword aficionado, former tennis player, dedicated reader of the New York Times and lover of the arts.
Retired CPA; alum, Marshall College, WVA; past Master of Masonic Lodge; dedicated Recording for the Blind volunteer; and cribbage aficionado.
Outside of the firm, I am a Delano Tiger hockey coach, a Minnesota Gopher and Minnesota Wild aficionado, a pond hockey enthusiast, a dedicated philanthropist, an amateur paddler, and an avid reader/watcher of movies.
"If John Cage Could Sing Seven Songs" (2000) is dedicated to the the avant-garde composer, who was also a mushroom aficionado.
