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Concert etiquette has, like the music, evolved over time. Late eighteenth-century composers such as Mozart expected that people would talk, particularly when audience members took dinner (which many had served during the performance), and took delight in audiences clapping at once in response to a nice musical effect.
The term Woodstock Nation refers specifically to the attendees of the original 1969 Woodstock Music and Arts Festival. The phrase was coined by Yippie activist Abbie Hoffman, [1] and was later used as the title of his book Woodstock Nation: A Talk-Rock Album describing his experiences at the festival. [1] [2]
Woodstock was initiated through the efforts of Michael Lang, Artie Kornfeld, Joel Rosenman, and John P. Roberts. [18] [19] Roberts and Rosenman financed the project. [18]Lang had some experience as a promoter, having co-organized the Miami Pop Festival on the East Coast the previous year, where an estimated 25,000 people attended the two-day event.
We consulted Diane Gottsman, a national etiquette expert, author and speaker, to uncover the most common etiquette mistakes we don’t realize we’re making, and let us tell you, we were very ...
Chip Monck may be the second-best known behind-the-scenes person from the original 1969 Woodstock festival, thanks to his having been drafted as a master of ceremonies for the daytime parts of the ...
Most of the rules have been traced to a French etiquette manual written by Jesuits in 1595 entitled "Bienséance de la conversation entre les hommes". As a handwriting exercise in around 1744, Washington merely copied word-for-word Francis Hawkins' translation which was published in England in about 1640.
According to etiquette expert Lisa Mirza Grotts, if a guest is staying for only 2-3 days, hosts typically take responsibility for their meals—especially lunch and dinner.
As business dealings can take place over a meal, table manners can be helpful while dining with clientele, co-workers, or subordinates – building rapport with a client, celebrating the accomplishments of a team, or simply hosting a discussion in a non-office setting all call for proper etiquette if dining is involved.