A new look at a lot of old stuff (The Spokesman-Review)
Wagons, dollies, carts, wheelchairs and baby strollers were forced into service Saturday as ?Antiques Roadshow? ticket-holders pushed and pulled their treasured belongings toward the show?s appraisers....more...THIS WEEK (San Francisco Chronicle)
S MUSIC HUGH MASEKELA AND GOAPELE He'll always be associated with one song, 1968's chart-topping instrumental hit "Grazing in the Grass" (most recently performed in the film "The Last King of Scotland"), but Hugh Masekela is a virtuoso... ...more... Entering into the new swing of things (The Scotsman: Sport)
THE barriers are coming down at the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, which is currently hosting a major women's championship for the first time. JIM GILCHRIST visits the old town to assess the mood at the home of golf on what is a historic......more... The Great Shark Hunt (Times Online)
At first there was just one sighting of a fin scything through the water. Then another and another. Was a great white Jaws prowling the coast of Cornwall?...more... Coastal dream (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By MARIBETH MELLIN The bells in the Basilica de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe rang every quarter hour night and day, obliterating the need for a bedside clock. Into a drawer it went, along with my laptop and magazines. The camera stayed on the balcony, ready for shots of the basilica's filigreed crown against darkening skies. Binoculars sat close at hand in case a whale spouted in Banderas Bay. ......more... Antique fishing gear can bring cash, memories (Lincoln Journal Star)
RALEIGH, N.C. ? Modern anglers can have thousands of dollars wrapped up in a tackle box ? lures and tackle designed to catch fishermen as well as fish....more... The carnival ride of your life (WOOD TV 8 Grand Rapids)
While extreme injury and even death is very rare on rides, thousands of minor injuries occur every year, often with the rider at fault....more... Exhibits: Fred Chilton, Reflections Art Show (El Paso Times)
Art Windows of El Paso Airport Gallery -- El Paso International Airport, 6701 Convair. 541-4481; www.elpasotexas.gov/mcad. El Paso/Juárez Historical Museum -- 6400 Airport, Suite L. Visits to the El Paso/Juárez Historical Museum are free. Open by appointment. 771-6727....more... Design Notebook: Putting the heart into the home (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
Susan Branch?s career as a nationally recognized artist and designer started with a gift. ?Someone gave me a gift certificate to an art store in San Luis Obispo,? she said. ?I was 30, and I painted for the first time. I never knew I could.? That was three decades ago. Today. Branch?s signature sweet, winsome watercolor designs grace everything from cookbooks to calendars, stationery and pajamas. ......more... |