| New Zealand to host luxury P&O cruise ships
New Zealand will play host to two P&O British superliners Oriana and Aurora in early 2009, as part their worldwide voyage. The 1,822-passenger Oriana will visit Tauranga and Auckland while in New Zealand waters, as part of an 82-night circumnavigation of the world. From here, she will continue to the Caribbean, Hawaii and Hong Kong. Passengers will likely include busy executives taking a sabbatical to travel or those who missed their OE while in their twenties enjoying an adult ‘gap year’. .
Final Clark Art party hits Roaring 20s
WILLIAMSTOWN -- Tonight marks the final Clark After Dark dance party of the season at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, which promises to solidify the success of an experiment to broaden the museum's youthful audience. On Thursday, Sally Morse Majew-ski, the museum's public relations and marketing manager, said the series that began as an experiment three years ago has achieved more permanent status because of its success. "I know that it has brought people from throughout the county and beyond, including Bennington and Albany," Morse Majewski said. "There is less arts programming in the winter months (in Northern Berkshire), and people feel a bit 'starved' for art and culture. But, Clark after Dark has become a reason to look forward to winter." The theme of tonight's party is "The Roaring 20s" and lasts from 8 p.m.
Savvy savers still can find frugal arts fun
In a shaky economy, we all know what the financial experts advise: cancel your cable, drop your season tickets and start staying in. In essence, stop having fun. But being frugal and being cultured don't have to be mutually exclusive.
The Sun's critics and arts writers offer up their best advice on now to enjoy the Baltimore arts scene on a budget.
THEATER
• Go on a weeknight: If you've been to the Charles Theatre in the past year, chances are you've seen commercials featuring Irene Lewis, Center Stage's artistic director. Lewis expresses mock outrage upon learning that a popcorn and soda cost $10, commenting: "You can see a play at Center Stage for $10!"
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CEOs say baldness won't take away their shine
CEOs seem to instinctively know that it's better to be authoritative than indecisive. They know about the vision thing and the passion thing. They even know a few leadership lessons that aren't taught in business school � such as, it helps to be tall. But an unscientific survey of USA TODAY's panel of CEOs and other evidence suggest that baldness might be a blind spot for many. CEOs say being bald doesn't impede success and, given a choice, it's better to be bald than short. So widely held is this conventional wisdom among top executives that when asked to choose, most CEOs say they'd take 2 more inches of height over a full head of Robert Redford hair. Even most bald CEOs, including many who are both tall and bald, would choose to be taller. "Lack of hair can only mean the brain is busy with more important functions," says Murray Martin, the 5-foot-8 CEO of $5.7 billion Pitney Bowes, who is being generous when he describes his hair as "thinning." "I don't believe it ever (affected) my career.
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