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“The boys take a stroll down memory lane this week reminiscing on music they grew up to and the abundance of great music out there! They also touch on live music and the many roads it took them down. All while the Eagles are on MNF!”

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This week Bianca and Gianna recap this year's Gilded Glamour theme at The Met Gala! Plus we throw in a little art news update, because you know APT loves a good part II.

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Despite her own dire circumstances, one hostess continues her duties in supporting the arts. The show must always go on.

Supreme hostess Cobina Wright hosts a party to celebrate the Met opening of Deems Taylor’s new opera and Noel Coward. It’s another fabulous party, but everything seems to be an endless loop as things change while still staying the same.

Other people and subjects include: January – February 1931, Bill Wright, Algonquin Roundtable, George du Maurier, Owen Johnson, Dorothy Parker, Peter Pan, Daphne du Maurier (stories Rebecca & The Birds), Alfred Hitchcock, Lucrezia Bori, John Barrymore, Svengali, JM Barrie, Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, Disney Fantasia, Russian ballet, Vaslav Nijinsky & Rite of Spring, Stravinsky, Lily James, Drew Barrymore, Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Freddie Highmore, and HBO’s Gilded Age & fortunes related to stories.

Extra Notes / Call to Action:
Instagram Gilded Age mentions: @MansionsoftheGildedAge, @TheGildedAgeSociety, and @GothamsGildedAge

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Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: Eeny Meeny Miney Mo by Harry Roy, Albums The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30s & Tea Dance 2
Section 2 Music: The Very Thought of You by Al Bowlly, Album More Sophistication
Section 3 Music: Eeny Meeny Miney Mo by Harry Roy, Albums The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30s & Tea Dance 2
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

Did you watch The Met Gala!? We've been waiting for art history and pop-culture's biggest night for some time now... This episode is all things “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion!” Thanks to an Artpop Tart, we're also diving into the works of Anna Marie Tendler in Art News.

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Hear Ye, Hear Ye….. This week we will introduce Queen Lila, aka Queen Halsey, in our discussion of the film and album “If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power.” Get ready to talk about all things Madonna and Child, Lilith, stories of creation and death, and the horrors and power of childbirth.

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Rogelio Plasencia, Development Officer of the "Apollo Circle" young patrons group at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, sits down to discuss his journey from NYU University through various cultural institutions, including the American Museum of Natural History, El Museo del Barrio and the Smithsonian, to name a few. We discuss the unique challenges of Millennials (vs. older generations), how you measure the ROI on "young patron groups" generally, navigating bureaucracy and the importance of building team consensus, diversity, and the love of arts.

**COVID-19 UPDATE**
This was recorded prior to the epidemic in the U.S. While the Met is currently closed, they have amazing online/virtual programs happening which you can learn about at www.metmuseum.org

(*Note: Any opinions shared during this interview (for example, on Millennials, etc), are the sole opinion of Rogelio and not The Met as an institution)

LEARN MORE ABOUT APOLLO CIRCLE: https://www.metmuseum.org/apollo
INSTA: @metapollocircle

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS:

• First off, explain a little more about the Apollo circle and its mission or purpose?
• Did you always want to work in development and especially young people. And why do you prefer larger institutions over smaller ones?
• What are the unique challenges that millennials bring to your day to day job and how do you deal with them?
• Second millennial question. I’m a millennial. You’re a millennial. We don’t have the same level of income as older generations so theyre not moving the needle financially. Could you make an argument that it’s just not worth the time, energy and resources for the ROI of young patrons? And how do you calculate that ROI?
• Two questions: Bureaucracy and change. Millennials really dislike (I’m being careful not to use the word hate) bureaucracy, and corporate hierarchy. The idea “this is just the way its always been done”. In all of your experiences with these large cultural institutions, not just the Met, how do you handle that? And secondly, Millennials want fast paced change. As a millennial does it ever frustrate you, if for example you have an idea for something, but receive pushback. For people listening who may be in similar professional situations, what advice can you give?
• Diversity and representation. As a cultural institution that has a very diverse audience, it’s important that its membership also reflects its visitorship. How do you ensure this, both culturally, ethnically, and socioeconomically, especially given the financial barrier to being included in the apollo circle?
• What personal struggles have you had on your professional journey? Or just in constantly dealing with museum patrons?
• How do you emotionally separate the constant asking and need for money vs the love of the arts? Do you ever think about that? Is it ever burdensome to feel so transactional at times?
• What is something you wish someone had told you 5 years ago, or you had told yourself, that you had to learn on your own? But would have made life so much easier had you known.
• How can we learn more about the Apollo circle and get involved?