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- Poetry Live! - Oregonian
7 pm at Looking Glass Bookstore, 7983 SE 13th Avenue. (OregonLive.com 8/17 Arts has an in-depth piece on the poet.) Ms. Pedersen has a long artistic association with the bookstore, and is one of many great (literate) events Looking Glass owner Karin ...
- A fair discourse on fairs - Patterson Irrigator
A fair discourse on fairsPatterson Irrigator, ca - 32 minutes agoAlthough fairs may seem so American, the tradition actually goes back as far as Roman times — as do many things we know and love, like poetry and aqueducts. ...
- An artful surprise for an Womanspace founder's 80th birthday (Rockford Register Star)
Dorothy Bock thought she was on her way to see a special exhibit Friday night with her friend, Elaine Hirschenberger. Bock didn’t know that instead, she was headed to her surprise 80th birthday party at the New American Theater Center for a celebration — “80 Years in the Making: One Fabulous Celebration of Dorothy Bock, Keeper of the Dream.” Ă‚Â
- In the Big Easy, 2 Cocktails Reign - New York Times
In the Big Easy, 2 Cocktails ReignNew York Times, United States - 1 hour ago“I love a sazerac,” he said. “It’s poetry in a glass, though so’sa gin fizz. I can’t have too many of those because of all the cream and the eggs. ...
- Dylan Moran on the modern world - Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukDylan Moran on the modern worldTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 1 hour agoThere then followed, by all accounts, four years given over to drinking, writing bad poetry and a lot of adolescent floundering. "Sure you're not properly ...
- 'Wonderful Town': An understated trip back to the scene of a ... - Chicago Tribune
There's a folksy majesty to "Wonderful Town," born of its leisurely pace, pastoral views of idyllic scenery and a storytelling drive set only slightly faster than slow motion. It recalls a lot of rustic, independent English-language films of the '90s ...
- The real Mumbaikar - Hindustan Times
The recent attacks on North Indians in Mumbai and other Maharashtra districts hide a political and socio-economic pattern. Appeals made by Raj Thackeray — and seconded grudgingly by the Shiv Sena — for unity of the Marathi manoos on an anti-North ...
- All races lay claim to hip-hop (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Milwaukee’s thriving hip-hop scene gave birth to Arrested Development, the Rusty P’s and Black Elephant.
- Winners Announced for 16th Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest (PRWeb)
Victoria Gouldthorp is the winner of the 16th annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This contest awards $5,250 in prizes for the best original short stories, essays or other short prose, including a top prize of $2,000. Gouldthorp's story "All Things Considered" was judged the best of over 1,800 entries from around the world. The top 15 winners are ...
- NEW IN THE NORTHWEST - Nature verse, animal stories: Robert Pack ... - Missoulian
“Still Here, Still Now” by Robert Pack, University of Chicago Press, hardbound, $22. In this, his 19th volume of verse, University of Montana professor Robert Pack reaffirms - and embellishes - his reputation as one of America’s pre-eminent ...
- Farewell gift for writer - three years late - New Zealand Herald
Farewell gift for writer - three years lateNew Zealand Herald, New Zealand - 2 hours agoPayne's son Tyler said this meant a lot to him, his family, and to those who had read his father's work. "It's been three years since Dad died and I get ...
- From Tiziano to Pietro da Cortona: Myth, Poetry and the Sacred at ... - Art Daily
From Tiziano to Pietro da Cortona: Myth, Poetry and the Sacred at ...Art Daily - 2 hours agoin this exhibition the divine and the sacred of the Christian faith are represented in a decisive manner by four of Titian’s own works, the Scourged Chirst ...
- Archives » August 2008 - Newsweek Blog
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin 's debut in Dayton on Friday was good political theater. She delivered a pitch-perfect speech (presumably written by McCain's ghost writer, Mark Salter) with a panache that suggests she could be a natural on the national stage ...
- Kenya: On poetry slam in Nairobi - Global Voices Online.org
World Regions › Americas › Central Asia & Caucasus › East Asia › Eastern & Central Europe › Middle East & North Africa › Oceania › South Asia › Sub-Saharan Africa › Western Europe Topics › Agriculture › Arts & Culture ...
- Aspiring teen artists have brush will mural (The Toledo Blade)
Earlier this summer, when concrete walls flanking its garage-level level entrance were still a stark white, 11 aspiring artists visited the Lucas County Public Library in search of historical facts and inspiration. After studying old newspapers and photos, the youths emerged from the downtown Main Library ready to tackle their commission: the design and execution of a mural that would visually ...
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