February 2012
Almost Moved in...
We are at our new place in Missouri now and I have only one more trip to make back down south to get the rest of our stuff. Internet is hooked up (obviously) so I should be able to get back to work & run the news stories links beginning in early March. So much to do - anyone want to volunteer to help? LOL
Be back soon!!!
~ Alesia
Obsessions Aside: 30 Day Letter Challenge: Day 9 →
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A Letter to the coolest person you’ve never met
Dear Jo Rowling,
You are the coolest person I have never met. I was flustered by today’s letter challenge because I read it to be ‘a letter to the coolest person you’ve ever met’, when in actuality I was to write a letter to the coolest…
New Big News...
Okay - so I told everyone today is our anniversary. Well - more big news. Just got word that we will be making a temporary relocation this weekend!!
Hubby landed a six month contract that will take the family to the outskirts of St. Louis. We may end up staying longer but for now we at least know what we will be doing for the next six months :)
Anyway, the reason I’m mentioning it...
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Personal Note..
Just wanted to let all the non-believers out there know that, Yes, sometimes “true love” and marriage actually lasts. Today is my 28th anniversary. I’ve been married once, got married at the ripe old age of 19 and we’ve never even come close to splitting up.
I know Valentine’s Day can be hard for people who find themselves “still single” - but look at...
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Grammys Twitter Roundup: Artists Tweet Their... →
Last night was the music industry’s biggest event, so naturally just about every artist out there had something to say about the Grammys on Twitter. Scores of celebrities had kind words for Adele’s big sweep — everyone from competitors Katy Perry and Rihanna to Oprah Winfrey (you know, Blue Ivy’s godmother). But there was plenty of tweet-love to spare for the performances of Rihanna, Bruno Mars,...
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Artist withdraws name from planned Harlem museum →
A proposed Harlem children’s museum will no longer be named after an artist who created a 9/11 peace quilt with children.
Faith Ringgold told The New York Times (http://nyti.ms/yupeDP) she withdrew her name because the nonprofit behind the project couldn’t guarantee security, insurance or storage for art.
Ringgold said she wasn’t interested if the museum was going to be...
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Back in rhythm: Poetry Festival returns after... →
SANTA CRUZ - In the warmly lit ballroom at the Cocoanut Grove on Sunday, a live band performed bossa nova-tinged jazz above the quiet chatter and clinking glasses of audience members. Poetry Festival Santa Cruz was waking from a 30-year hiatus.
From 1972 to 1981, Santa Cruz hosted five Poetry Festivals where such literary giants as Charles Bukowski and Allen Ginsberg read their works.
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Call for New York Visual Artists for Pipeline... →
HUNG UP: Fractured Fairytales
Pipeline Theatre Company is seeking original works of any medium relating to the theme: FRACTURED FAIRYTALES
All works must be framed and wired, sculptures no larger than 4ft. The exhibition will display in the lobby of The Connelly Theater in conjunction with Pipeline’s Spring mainstage, “The Ash Girl,” by Timberlake Wertenbaker.
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2012 West Linn Arts Festival Announces Call For... →
The 13th Annual West Linn Arts Festival is pleased to announce a Call For Artists. The Festival is a juried exhibition and fine arts sale, celebrating all facets of art in the community. Artists who produce original works in any medium are invited to apply for participation.
The West Linn Arts Festival has a successful history of connecting top-tier talent with art collectors, in an open,...
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54th Annual GRAMMY Awards Liveblog →
As you watch the show, be sure to follow our liveblog for plenty of color commentary and up-to-the-minute coverage of all the goings-on. And add your voice to Music’s Biggest Night by leaving a comment below. There will be plenty to talk about given the star-studded cavalcade of performers, including Adele, Chris Brown, Coldplay and Rihanna, Sir Paul McCartney, the Beach Boys with Maroon 5...
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New Moscow theater located in grain silo →
MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — David Harlan has taken the concept of theater-in-the-round to the next level. He’s converted an old grain silo in this college town into a live theater space.
Harlan has already put on a successful production of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” in this unique theater, and more plays will be staged in the cavernous space this summer.
“There were a...
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Writing comedy is no joke for comic Josh →
YOU must be joshing, right? Writing a comedy show takes seven months? A kind of work in progress, work in progress? “You can’t just write a show and it be finished,” explains curly-haired comedian Josh Widdicombe.
“It’s not like writing a novel – erm, not that I’ve written a novel,” he said. “I tend to work in 10-minute slots, and write the show...
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Calgary photographers upset over Banff bylaw →
Over the years, Shawna Coats has shot dozens of weddings in Banff, and she’s never had any problems until a few months ago.
The Calgary photographer received a letter in the mail saying she had essentially broken a Banff bylaw.
“She just informed me they had complaints from photographers in Banff, and for us to shoot up there we needed to pay for a $780 business licence,” says Coats.
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Police: Man Steals Poet's Papers →
A 42-year-old Vermont man is in jail on charges he stole original papers and cards written by the poet Robert Frost and received more than $20,000 for them.
Hartford police say Timothy Bernaby, of Hartland, was arrested Friday on a charge of grand larceny.
Police say that after Bernaby stole the papers he sold them for goods and cash.
Bernaby is being held on $5,000 bail at the Southern State...
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North Shore Poets’ Forum contest looking for... →
The North Shore Poets’ Forum invites poets 18 years and older to participate in its annual Naomi Cherkofsky Contest. Deadline is March 1. Cost is $3 per poem, five poems maximum, in any form, on any subject, up to 40 lines long.
Prizes are: first, $50; second, $30; third, $20. There may also be several honorable mentions. Only one monetary prize is awarded per poet.
Poems entered must not have...
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Austin City Council approves design for $800000... →
From big to small, beautiful and simply bizarre, they’re the nearly 200 public art installations dotting the Austin cityscape.
“I been telling people they’re art installations and they’re like, ‘Really?’” smiled Kevin French.
“I love it,” said Jessica Crawford. “I take pictures of it all the time and post it on Facebook.”
That...
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