Come work with me at OPERA America! Seeking a Director of Membership. lnkd.in/ee5duHiw

Michael J. Bobbitt's Farewell As we move into the holiday season—a time when the world slows down just long enough for us to take stock—I’ve found myself holding two truths at once: profound gratitude and an ache that feels a little like heartbreak. massculturalcouncil.org/blog…

With a full and grateful heart, I will be stepping down from Mass Cultural Council at the end of the year to become President & CEO of OPERA America based in NYC. There is much more to say and not enough characters on X to say it. Love to all. operaamerica.org/get-involve…

Check out Mass Cultural Council's new webpage: Our goals are to: - Position the arts and culture sector as a recognized resource and essential partner in problem solving across the Commonwealth. - Leverage resources from outside of our sector. massculturalcouncil.org/abou…

Very excited to be delivering the Keynote Address at the BLACK THEATRES NETWORK’S 2025 Conference in LA next week! Hope to see you there. Blacktheatrenetwork.org

🎶 Mass Cultural Council is excited to partner with @Massport on Live Music at Logan! We're booking solo acts to perform at @BostonLogan this summer. Got a dynamic style & love busking? Apply by June 16! Paid gig. 👉 artsake.massculturalcouncil.… #BostonMusic #Busking

Everyone, Meet Regie Gibson, The State of Massachusetts’ very first Poet Laureate!!!

So excited to be returning to Adventure Theatre MTC for the world premierere of my new farce, NOT YOUR MOTHER’S GOOSE! (Co-written with Sandra Eskin, Directed by Serge Seiden). It’ll be great to be home at AT and DC doing a little theatre. Thanks Kurt! mdtheatreguide.com/2025/05/t…

As a current fellow, I’m excited to welcome the new fellows into the 2025 Class of the College of Fellows of the American Theatre on Sunday, April 27, at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.! I can’t believe that I am amongst these legends.

Mass Cultural Council joins many across the nation, and in the Massachusetts cultural sector, in watching and trying to understand the frequent policy changes and decisions being made by the federal government. massculturalcouncil.org/blog…

Join us on April 30 for MASSCreative's Creative Sector Day at the State House. The day will start with a formal program in the morning and will continue with live performances and exhibits throughout the afternoon. RSVP for Creative Sector Day. mcan-ma.org/advocacyweekblog…

Very excited to be traveling to Panguipulli, Chile tomorrow as part of my MBA in Arts Innovation with the Global Leaders Institute for Arts Innovation 2025 Innovation Summit. Some of the 74 other cohort members (29 countries/6 continents), and international MBA professors.

“Advocacy should be as routine as taking vitamins because it’s essential for the health of our sector. If we’re serious about securing a sustainable and thriving creative economy, advocacy must be a daily practice, not an occasional afterthought.” massculturalcouncil.org/blog…

Very excited and grateful. Come see a short play I wrote in 2010 make it’s its way back on stage this weekend in Boston Theatre Company’s Queer Voice Festival - edgemedianetwork.com/story/3…

Apply to be Massachusetts 1st Port Laureate - Governor Healey, LG Driscoll, Mass Cultural Council and Mass Humanities is now accepting applications for Poet Laureate of Massachusetts.  Applications Open thru April 10! massculturalcouncil.org/arti…

‘If we don’t change our behavior and our mind-set,’ says Mass Cultural Council executive director Michael Bobbitt, ‘the level of crisis is something I’m not sure many will survive.’ bostonglobe.com/2025/03/11/a…