SUZY STUMP: HOW TO BETTER MANAGE THE BUSINESS ASPECTS OF ART >>>

I'm sure you've often wondered why they changed the milieu from bank to museum in the 1999 remake of The Thomas Crown Affair. Why, because an art thief has much more je ne sais quoi, of course! A millionaire playboy who risks his neck for a little more coin â€" even if played by the smokin’-hot Steve McQueen â€" has nothing on the cultured rascal who drools after priceless artworks (and whose raging libido commands him to knock boots on an uncomfortable-looking marble staircase, but I digress).

Alas, art thefts probably are not on the agenda for Thursday’s Shunpike business clinic at Suite133, but it’s a worthy question for Michelle Chiachiere, deputy director and development expert, and Ellen Whitlock, Partner Artist Program manager after they discuss your arts endeavors and show you how Shunpike works with arts groups and organizations.

[Suite133, Thursday, Aug. 13, 4-8 p.m., free, 703 Pacific Ave., Tacoma]