Travel briefs: Southwest museum, lite vacation, tiny church, special parkTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 4:00PMNo one really needs to be reminded that Santa Fe is as well known for its art as its chile. And like the endless variations on red and green chile sauces that appear on nearly every plate served in the city, there is a style of art for nearly every taste.
FMQB's Unofficial South By Southwest Music GuideTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 3:47PM3/17 5th Annual Canadian Blast BBQ at SXSW at Brush Square Park from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.: Born Ruffians, You Say Party! We Say Die!, Hollerado, Radio Radio, Plants and Animals and Justin Rutledge and The Beauties
County working on moving sand, sandbags for its townsTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 3:33PMThe Richland County Highway Department detailed both its flood preparations and its upcoming bridge project at the county commissioners meeting Monday.
Students Prepare for Spring BreakTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 3:30PMThe mass exodus is coming. Some will leave. Others will vamoose. A select few will partake in the proverbial act of "peacing out". Their reasons will vary. However, whether they are setting out on a pilgrimage that will lead them to surf and sand, or simply fleeing from debris falling from the library roof, they will all have one thing in common; the second the back tire of their car (or, in ...
Penultimate Holes Play Crucial Role in Golf Design & TournamentsTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 3:30PMOftentimes great golf competitions and even club matches come down to the final hole. Most golfers and many architects believe you can't have a great golf course without an outstanding finishing hole.
Kenwood name may move with schoolTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 3:13PMKEARNEY — It’s unsure where Kenwood Elementary School got its name, so the Kearney Public Schools Board of Education is still unsure if the name will be carried on to the new elementary school.
Remembering Amber [originally published July 2, 1997]Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:15PMEditor’s note: This article was published July 2, 1997 in Mountain Xpress. It is being republished in light of current interest in Amber. See UNCA’s Blue Banner March 3, 2010 coverage, “Thirteen years later, Asheville murder remains unsolved. She was a muse, a glittering light, many people’s favorite elfin spirit. When Amber Lundgren was murdered in the early hours of June 7, 1997 it was as if a ...
Descriptive Geometry in Patent IllustrationTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:16AMIn the best practices of both utility patent illustration and design patent illustration, there's an approach which is often very useful, but which is also often overlooked.
Students pitch in to produce muralMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:57PMStudents at Spencer Loomis Elementary School in Hawthorn Woods hope the blue of their new vast mural results in blue, cool, clean water for thirsty people around the world.
Pour it onMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:39PMBy: Lydia Hooper Sculpture Program hosts Public Iron Casting Saturday afternoon was ablaze at the Dry Ice Factory near downtown Denver as UC Denver students and faculty hosted an outdoor public iron pour Feb. 27....
Newest Luxury Property in Turks and Caicos Slashes Summer Rates by 50%Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:13PMhttp://www.myprgenie.com) -- Leeward Resort, an all luxury-suite, beachfront property in the Turks and Caicos Islands, today announced its summer promotion by reducing its rates 30 to 50% for bookings from April 15 through December 15, 2010.
Provocative characters, not violence, entice directorMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:59PMDirector Kathryn Bigelow attended the San Francisco Art Institute in the late '60s and like a lot of her young colleagues had plans to become an avant-garde painter. Students in the halls and bars talked a lot about political and conceptual art at the time,...
People Profile--Artist’s works brighten walls around the countyMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:58PMHarriet Perry Fretwell shows one of her most recent mural projects — a Spanish-flavored scene on a large courtyard wall in the Gun & Rod Circle home of Ann and Bob Wilson.
$90 million Irvine high school breaks groundMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:47PMIRVINE – Crean Lutheran High School officials have broken ground on their permanent home, kicking off construction of a $90 million, 28-acre Irvine campus.Irvine city leaders and several hundred Crean Lutheran supporters were on hand for Sunday's...
The bold and the beautifulMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:05AMThe walls of Cy Winship’s Kingfield design studio are draped with wallpaper samples in big, bold florals — lots of silver and charcoal, as well as pops of acid green and hot pink.
The one to watchSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:01PMIt is only days before his fashion show but Eudon Choi seems to be enjoying the excitement rather than having an anxiety attack. Considering that this is only the second collection produced under his name, it is quite remarkable that he is not pulling out his (rather short) hair.
The one to watchSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 9:58PMIt is only days before his fashion show but Eudon Choi seems to be enjoying the excitement rather than having an anxiety attack. Considering that this is only the second collection produced under his .....
Obituaries received todaySunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:40PMCharles M. Esselman, age 60, of Oshkosh, died in Oshkosh on Saturday, March 6, 2010. He was born on April 25, 1949 in Chippewa Falls, WI the son of Charles and Pauline Erhardt Esselman. Charles married Christine Fauk in Oshkosh on September 26, 1970. Charles was a Marine Corps Viet Nam Veteran. He had been a postal employee for many years. He was a supervisor at the Oshkosh Post Office and then ...
Building a creative connectionSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 7:46AMRichard W. Griffin Jr. makes his sculptural metalwork – furniture, wall treatments, gates, fireplace screens – in South Chatham. He does most of his Griffin Design Co.
A few thoughts on Frederic ChopinSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:18AMLast week, celebrations culminating in an evening piano works played on the composer's own piano was held in Warsaw, Poland. The birthday celebrated what would have been the 200 th birthday of composer Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849). Yet, he never lived into old age, never wrote more than a small handful of orchestra and piano works, preferring to write works exclusively for the piano in intimate ...
Festivals boost economySaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 7:42AMSpring on the Space Coast means festivals. And this year, the county hopes its mix of new events and fan favorites will help generate tourism spending in what otherwise can be slow times.
First step to a fresh start is editing your home décorSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:38AMThe trend to a more simple, streamlined home makes it seem modern, says Jasmine Madson, an interior designer at Traditions Furniture and Design.
Youngsters' artwork displayed in VinelandSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:25AMVINELAND -- Elementary school students, employing crayon, charcoal and strands of yarn, pictured the world a beautiful place.
Storm allows rare view of 'sunken forest' in RyeSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:11AMRYE — Littered among rocks on an outcropping at the far northeast end of Jenness Beach, a hidden link to the past has been fully revealed for what is believed to be the first time in 32 years.
Take back the trail: Volunteers, police, residents demand action against Missoula vandalismFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:54PMThere’s a growing feeling that one of Missoula’s public treasures is being pirated.And while vandalism and tagging with graffiti have always been part of Missoula’s landscape, concern is increasing along the Riverfront Trail – and in particular about bench shelters in Silver Park, between the Osprey baseball park and the California Street Bridge.
New elephants coming two by two to Dallas ZooFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:16PMANDY JACOBSOHN/DMNTwo female African elephants - including Congo (right) - have joined the zoo's two existing pachyderms over the past two weeks.
Fun is No FlukeFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:00PMVol. 3, Issue 10, March 5-11, 2010 By Andrea Swayne Dana Point Times Dana Point Festival of Whales offers fun beyond the waterfront What’s in a name? The name “Festival of Whales,” to many, at first invokes an image of observing the migration of these magnificent creatures from aboard a boat as they pass by Dana Point. Whale watching opportunities are at the top of most event-goers’ wish list ...
THE LIFE BEFORE HER EYESFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:33PMThe Life Before Her Eyes is about Diana (Uma Thurman), the adult survivor of a school shooting. When the film opens, it is the 15th anniversary of the killing spree, and a memorial is to be held for the survivors.
At the nexus of food, art, and soulFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:04PMROSES - Standing in the kitchen of what may be the best restaurant in the world, I shake hands with Ferran Adrià, the chef behind it all. Every year, it’s said that millions try for the few thousand seats at his restaurant, El Bulli, for the six months it’s open. The odds are not in their favor.
H&N photo by Lee JuilleratFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:44AMChuck Newnham with the Klamath Falls Rock and Arrowhead Club shows the inside of a Thunderegg, Oregon’s state rock. This year’s show theme is “The Many Surprises of Thundereggs and Geodes.” The shows runs Saturday and Sunday at the Klamath County Fairgrounds.
LIVING: Modern yet personalFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:38AMThe kitchen is always the warmest room in the house yet the most vital. ADRIAN HOW has some simple tricks to make it, well, cool IN most homes, activities are centred in the kitchen. So do plan your kitchen well. With kitchen trends changing all the time, It is not easy to choose.
Family beach offers ways to save bucks on vacationFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:05AMMyrtle Beach has a reputation as a family beach — a workingman's destination where a week of sun and fun with the kids won't break the bank.
Cramahe defers finalizing budgetThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 8:14AMResidents of Cramahe Twp. are closer to knowing what their tax bill will be in 2010 following a meeting of council March 2. But there is no answer yet. Staff were sent back to their desks following a Feb.[...]
Lots of love, but not moneyThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 8:08AMKate Maki is on a breathless break from substitute teaching at Lockerby Composite School. While she's gone from being a full-time teacher to mainly a full-time singer-song writer, she still has to keep her hand in the substitute pool.[...]
Light snowfalls save villages moneyThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:42AMWith a few small snowfalls here and there last month, February’s total snowfall more than doubled the January total this year. January brought 4.3 inches of snow, whereas February had 10 inches, according to information from the Shawano Lake Sanitary District.
Home Show turns 25Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:36AMFrom start to finish, you could spend all day there and leave the 25th annual Home Show 2010 with the home of your dreams, even if that home exists only in your dreams.
Regina Hackett takes her Art to GoThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:52AMIf geometry were capable of taking its own rules lightly, mathematics would be at home in the paintings of Alexander Kroll . They look as if they long to be grids but cannot pass the sobriety test.
Cottesloe turns from beach to art galleryThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:52AMIconic Cottesloe beach turns into an outdoor gallery where 64 artists, locally and abroad, exhibit sculptures that are expected to draw crowds of 140,000 and turn heads of beach-goers.
Community mourns loss of longtime artist, friendThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:36AMJack Tedesco ambles through his Manhattan Beach home, proudly scanning the paintings and drawings lining the hallways and stairwells, pointing out the detailed shadows and shading.
Bridges is bad to the boneWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:06PMJEFF Bridges disappears inside a washed-up country singer and emerges raging favourite for an Oscar, in his latest performance. WATCH THE TRAILER