Last Friday (a week ago) exhibits director, Steven Larson, of the Horse Barn Arts Center was ‘terminated’ from the Sioux Empire Arts Council, the organization that was eaten up by the money pit called the Washington Pavilion. But this wasn’t a fine farewell. Before they fired Steve, they asked him to move everything over to the Pavilion the day before, then they canned him the next day. On top of that, they had the gall to ask him this week how to do some simple ass accounting stuff for SEAC. The Pavilion really has no shame. This of course is no surprise, the Pavilion’s attempt all along was to dismantle SEAC, and that will come in the near future, no doubt. But deception comes in baby steps yah know.
But it gets better, not too long ago I posted about how the Pavilion doesn’t post contact info, and guess what, like a rainbow out of the sky, the info appears.
There is way to many secrets in this place, and if they were a private organization, I would not give a fuck. But since they take taxpayer money, something needs to be done. I have often suggested a ‘clean slate’ approach. Time will only tell, but I can guarantee, the more things change, the more they stay the same.
Your site is powerful. Do Google searches and SouthDacola categories/comments come up often and near the top. Munson and Huether are global tyrants.
The Pavilion is a sinkhole to fill before an events center happens. For the next few years, budget must be directed to infrastructure repairs.
We (the people) let city administration think the Pavilion is an entertainment complex but know it shall become the shelter they’d not build for homeless.
Scott, they should hire you.
Been there, done that. I quit after they wanted to play games, I don’t play games.
Ooooh, I think we have a topic for the next Rant a Bit!
You will notice that I edited this post. In less then 24 hours after I posted this the Pavilion changed their contact list to include their development director.
I wonder whose job it is to read my blog at the Pavilion, and I wonder how much they are paying them?
I also heard that the Pav got Huether on board with the closure of HBAC right after he was elected.
This is the video that Steve thinks contributed to them firing him.
http://www.kdlt.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4016&Itemid=57#video
On top of that, they had the gall to ask him this week how to do some simple ass accounting stuff for SEAC.
If I were him, I’d help them out – for a $500/hour consulting fee. A friend of mine was laid off from an IT job not too long ago, and the people who were left didn’t know how to do his job. Now he’s “consulting” for the company (teaching a buch of low-wage newbies) his old job and getting paid 4x his old salary plus expenses. It’s a great gig if you can get it.
Wow … never saw this video. It’s sad because the Arts Council always did work for all the arts. Now you can’t even find their phone number. I guess they’re just working for a privileged few. And interesting how the calendar on the SEAC site and the one and only post on SEAC’s facebook page are about Pavilion events.
Say goodbye to SEAC;
http://www.siouxempireartscouncil.com/calendar.htm