B-Side Records presents Best of the Year 2006 (Isthmus)
While recently entering my favorite five new albums released in 2006 for the KEXP Top 90.3 countdown, I realized that the B-Side Records annual four-page best-of list extravaganza was likely out and on the shop's counter. Indeed, Madison's most jam-packed end-of-the-year list -- its sixteenth edition -- was ready for reading....more...Exhibits (Times Leader)
Jordan Taylor: Pottery, large-scale pottery using materials including wood ashes, hay and oat straw combined with local iron-bearing clays to make rich glazed surfaces. Jordan Taylor Studio near Elk Mountain. Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 222-4184 or visit stonymeadowpottery.com for directions....more... Culture Calendar (The Homer Sun)
AUDITIONS ...more... Rebel in a bungalow town (Los Angeles Times)
Ron Bernstein's home was once filled with museum-quality Craftsman pieces. Then he fell under the spell of the Viennese Secession style of Art Nouveau and had to have it. Goodbye, Stickley. Hello, Hoffmann....more... Exhibits (Times Leader)
The Allegorical Landscape, black-and-white landscapes and luminous floral compositions by Northampton, Massachusetts-based photographer Jim Schlessinger. Opens Saturday with a reception at 7 p.m. Continues through Feb. 10 at the Dakota Ridge Gallery, 9 West Broadway, Jim Thorpe. Hours: Friday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 325-2082 or dakotaridgegallery.com....more... Bond News (MI6)
Marek Reichman pointed to the tie of an Aston Martin executive standing next to him. "This comes right from the cars," he said - reports SF Gate . The focus of attention was not a grease spot on the neckwear, but the delicate silvery pattern on the tie's red silk....more... Comics With a Sense of Tragedy (The New York Sun)
"I decided to take pencils, crayons, paints, sketchpads as my weapons to challenge the so called ?future,'" the South African Themba Siwela once wrote of his decision to become a comic-strip artist. Mr. Siwela is one of 35 artists, from approximately 20 countries, included in "Africa Comics," a poignant and utterly engrossing exhibition at the Studio Museum of Harlem. Most of the artists wield ......more... Mother-daughter team lends expertise on the rules of design (Miami Herald)
Ten years ago, Rena Moforis had an idea for home decorating workshops. She began developing a program, but three children and a growing interior design business got in her way....more... CHIC.TV Weekly Review - It's Time For Wine, Fashion, Art & Cooking (PR Web)
New on CHIC.TV the Lifestyle Video Magazine* It's Beaujolais Nouveau Time* Cosmo Girl Fashion Lab* Brilliant Paintings - Sexy Underwear* Youco: a Designer with a Scandinavian Style* Wear your iPod - Literally (PRWeb Nov 27, 2006)...more... |