{"id":5868,"date":"2009-03-25T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-25T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/life\/more-is-more-a-conversation-with-robert-swayze\/"},"modified":"2009-03-25T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-03-25T13:00:00","slug":"more-is-more-a-conversation-with-robert-swayze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/more-is-more-a-conversation-with-robert-swayze","title":{"rendered":"More Is More: A Conversation with Robert Swayze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div style='float:left;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:5px;'><img src='images\/archive\/photo4635222.jpg' align='left' \/><\/div>\n<p>   On Saturday, March 28th, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artspca.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arts Council for Long Beach<\/a>, in conjunction with the Economic Development and Cultural Affairs bureau of the City of Long Beach and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lacountyarts.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles County Arts Commission<\/a>, presents &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.createlongbeach.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Create Long Beach<\/a>,&#8221; a community forum that&#8217;s seeking your participation in formulating the City&#8217;s Cultural Master Plan.&nbsp; This document will help guide municipal leaders in advancing existing cultural and artistic assets, and in using them to improve the quality of life for everyone.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>Robert Swayze, manager of Economic Development and Cultural Affairs, has been a leader in formulating a vision for the City&#8217;s cultural future.&nbsp; He took time to speak with me about the upcoming event, the formulation of the Cultural Affairs division, and the opportunities and challenges that await us.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>The conversation runs 48 minutes and 32 seconds.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style='clear:left;' align='left' vspace='5' hspace='10'  style=\"visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/counters.gigya.com\/wildfire\/IMP\/CXNID=2000002.0NXC\/bT*xJmx*PTEyMzc5Njc5NDQxODcmcHQ9MTIzNzk2Nzk*OTcwMyZwPTg*NjgxJmQ9Jmc9MSZ*PSZvPWU4NTZjZjhlZDM*OTRjYmZhYTAxMmU3ZDZhMmRkNWNh.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\"   \/> <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: -5px;\"><embed type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.podomatic.com\/swf\/mediaplayer.swf\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" flashvars=\"thumbsinplaylist=true&amp;width=320&amp;height=340&amp;file=http:\/\/lbcsrw.podOmatic.com\/xspf_stream.xml&amp;autoscroll=false&amp;displayheight=240&amp;searchbar=false\" height=\"340\" width=\"320\"><\/div>\n<div><a target=\"lbcsrw\" href=\"http:\/\/lbcsrw.podOmatic.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style='clear:left;' align='left' vspace='5' hspace='10'  src=\"http:\/\/www.podomatic.com\/images\/share\/player_logo.jpg\" border=\"0\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><a border=\"0\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gigyamailbutton.com\/wildfire\/gigyamailbutton.ashx?url=aHR*cDovL3dpbGRmaXJlLmdpZ3lhLmNvbS93aWxkZmlyZS93ZnBvcC5hc3B4P21vZHVsZT1lbWFpbCZ1cmw9aHR*cCUzYSUyZiUyZnd3dy5wb2RvbWF*aWMuY29tJTJmcG9kY2FzdCUyZmVtYmVkJTJmbGJjc3J3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style='clear:left;' align='left' vspace='5' hspace='10'  src=\"http:\/\/cdn.gigya.com\/wildfire\/i\/includeShareButton.gif\" border=\"0\" height=\"20\" width=\"60\"   \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Create Long Beach&#8221; 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