MACOMB, Ill., Aug. 20 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release:
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MACOMB, IL. - As Western Illinois University prepares to open the Goldfarb Center for the Performing Arts (GCPA) in September, students in the University's inaugural Arts Leadership graduate cohort are gaining hands-on experience while helping prepare the facility for its first audiences.
The students have contributed to projects including website development, marketing, artist research, donor profiles, audience services and production.
For Phil Weiss and Joe Butcher, both WIU alumni and longtime Macomb-area residents, the program provides an opportunity to help bring to life a performing arts venue they have watched develop for decad...