Comments on: Where next?? http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/whos_your_city/whos_YOUR_city/index.php/2009/01/08/where-next/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:14:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Nils http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/whos_your_city/whos_YOUR_city/index.php/2009/01/08/where-next/comment-page-1/#comment-1968 Nils Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:23:15 +0000 http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/whos_your_city/whos_YOUR_city/index.php/2009/01/08/where-next/#comment-1968 You might want to check out Providence, Rhode Island. About 170,000 people (although 1.6M in the greater metro area); 1 hour to Boston on the train; not too fancy or pretentious; on water and near the ocean; snow in the winter; very diverse population (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island#Demographics); a neat scene with lots of 'creatives' (including students at RISD, a great art/design college)... and a fair amount of musicians/bands (from what I've seen). You might want to check out Providence, Rhode Island. About 170,000 people (although 1.6M in the greater metro area); 1 hour to Boston on the train; not too fancy or pretentious; on water and near the ocean; snow in the winter; very diverse population (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island#Demographics); a neat scene with lots of ‘creatives’ (including students at RISD, a great art/design college)… and a fair amount of musicians/bands (from what I’ve seen).

]]> By: Anson G. http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/whos_your_city/whos_YOUR_city/index.php/2009/01/08/where-next/comment-page-1/#comment-1918 Anson G. Sun, 01 Mar 2009 04:13:33 +0000 http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/whos_your_city/whos_YOUR_city/index.php/2009/01/08/where-next/#comment-1918 Have you thought of Thunder Bay-ON? Definitely 4 seasons, not as humid as Toronto, and Mother Nature on your doorstop. To boot, it is right next to Minnesota, so you can maintain your proximity to the US. Yes it's a smaller city, but then, that means that, with your skill, you will be a big fish in a small pond (lol). You may not stay there, but since it is a small and welcoming city, you can very quickly make your mark, and it is a good place to launch your career. I find that, in very large cities (like where I live), there is very entrenched 'networking' in the professional fields. If you are not part of it already, it could take years or even decades to crack it. Not so in Thunder Bay. In "T-Bay" you can very quickly be embraced in your specialty. Not too big, not to small, it's just the right size to network quickly and effectively. There are 8 high schools there (example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PACI_2006_10_01_01.JPG), each with a band, so there's definitely work available for you! There are 2 orchestras and 3 playhouses, if you can believe it. And as for multi-culturalism, Thunder Bay has been ethnically diverse since long before it became "trendy"; after the 2nd World War, it had a greater diversity of nationalities than Toronto. So please give "Baytown" a try. If you'd like a taste of it, visit this summer, July 3 - 5, for the T-Bay Bluesfest (one of the few remaining "true" blues festivals in Canada). You'll have tons of fun and you'll be surprised at how many Mid-Western Americans you'll meet too. Cheers! Have you thought of Thunder Bay-ON? Definitely 4 seasons, not as humid as Toronto, and Mother Nature on your doorstop. To boot, it is right next to Minnesota, so you can maintain your proximity to the US. Yes it’s a smaller city, but then, that means that, with your skill, you will be a big fish in a small pond (lol). You may not stay there, but since it is a small and welcoming city, you can very quickly make your mark, and it is a good place to launch your career.

I find that, in very large cities (like where I live), there is very entrenched ‘networking’ in the professional fields. If you are not part of it already, it could take years or even decades to crack it.

Not so in Thunder Bay. In “T-Bay” you can very quickly be embraced in your specialty. Not too big, not to small, it’s just the right size to network quickly and effectively. There are 8 high schools there (example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PACI_2006_10_01_01.JPG), each with a band, so there’s definitely work available for you! There are 2 orchestras and 3 playhouses, if you can believe it. And as for multi-culturalism, Thunder Bay has been ethnically diverse since long before it became “trendy”; after the 2nd World War, it had a greater diversity of nationalities than Toronto.

So please give “Baytown” a try. If you’d like a taste of it, visit this summer, July 3 – 5, for the T-Bay Bluesfest (one of the few remaining “true” blues festivals in Canada). You’ll have tons of fun and you’ll be surprised at how many Mid-Western Americans you’ll meet too.

Cheers!

]]> By: Janet http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/whos_your_city/whos_YOUR_city/index.php/2009/01/08/where-next/comment-page-1/#comment-1809 Janet Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:00:30 +0000 http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/whos_your_city/whos_YOUR_city/index.php/2009/01/08/where-next/#comment-1809 Have you considered Austin, TX? Rocking music scene, laid back 'n Canuk friendly the last I was there. An Old Lady from the Sticks in North, North, Northern Canada Have you considered Austin, TX? Rocking music scene, laid back ‘n Canuk friendly the last I was there.

An Old Lady from the Sticks in North, North, Northern Canada

]]> By: Rana http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/whos_your_city/whos_YOUR_city/index.php/2009/01/08/where-next/comment-page-1/#comment-1761 Rana Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:37:21 +0000 http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/whos_your_city/whos_YOUR_city/index.php/2009/01/08/where-next/#comment-1761 Toronto and Seattle, two great cities. It always amazes me when Torontonians talk about the humidity of the summers. Having moved from Washington DC, where the humidity was unbearable, Toronto summers are a dream. It's all perspective :) Toronto and Seattle, two great cities. It always amazes me when Torontonians talk about the humidity of the summers. Having moved from Washington DC, where the humidity was unbearable, Toronto summers are a dream. It’s all perspective :)

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