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- Synthia Saint James' Circle of Promise to be Unveiled - Absolutearts.com
Synthia SAINT JAMES will unveil her 40x30” original acrylic on canvas painting “Circle of Promise” at a very special luncheon to be held at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. on Friday, June 6, 2008. The painting was commissioned by Susan G. Komen ...
- Tonight's AHA! focuses on 'Changing Facade' (The Standard-Times)
This evening, be inspired by the "Changing Facade" of a cultural city as the May AHA! night highlights the new and expanded businesses of the past year, young entrepreneurs and innovative artists, and exciting programs offered by the AHA! partner venues...
- Calendar Event Listings 4-30-08 (City Pulse)
Wednesday, April 30 CLASSES & SEMINARS Van Atta’s weekly seminar. Topic: “Planting Trees, Shrubs and Perennials.” 6 p.m. FREE. Van Atta’s Greenhouse & Flower Shop, 9008 Old M78, Haslett. (517) 339-1142.
- Why poetry matters, By Jay Parini - Independent
Why poetry matters, By Jay PariniIndependent, UK - 17 minutes agoIn 1989, the American poet Dana Gioia lobbed a grenade into the cosy world of the US creative-writing industry. His essay, "Can Poetry Matter? ...
- Insane Political Ad Must Be A Joke - Gawker
This campaign ad that's been making the rounds, for Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, is such a complete self-parody that it must be an intentional joke. From the John Wayne voice-over to the longtime lawyers' ridiculous cowboy outfits to the ...
- Stars Honor Bill Withers and Our Time, an Artistic Home for People Who Stutter (Blogcritics.org)
Our Time Theatre Company provides an artistic home for kids and teens who stutter. Possibly the most inspiring course I took in college was a study of W. B. Yeats. The professor, Jack Kelleher, was knowledgeable, but more important, he was passionate about the subject. But he had a severe stutter, and sometimes sitting in class listening to him lecture was a painful thing.Professor Kelleher's ...
- Bob Dylan at the Halcyon Gallery - the Sunday Times review - Times Online
Picasso once said, very foolishly, that he would be remembered as “a Spanish poet who dabbled in painting”. He was kidding himself. The terrible poems and plays he began spewing out in the 1930s were the least convincing signs of genius he ever ...
- Keynotes for June 5 - Hudson Sun
Keynotes for June 5Hudson Sun, MA - 3 hours agoENTER YOUR POEM- Saturday, June 7 is the deadline for entering a poem in the annual Hudson Public Library adult Poetry Contest. Entry forms are available at ...
- Former AP Haiti correspondent Michael Norton dies - Boston Globe
Michael Norton -- who spent nearly two decades covering Haiti's coups, rebellions and disasters for The Associated Press -- died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. He was 66. Norton chronicled the turmoil that followed former dictator Jean ...
- Juneteenth to be celebrated Saturday - Yuma Daily Sun
Juneteenth is a celebration of the ending of slavery in the United States. President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation was official Jan. 1, 1863, but the news did not reach Texas until June 1865. Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger read his general ...
- Book events and happenings - Post-Bulletin
Book events and happeningsPost-Bulletin, MN - 59 minutes agoPOETRY: We'll published high-quality poetry by area writers on this page. Poems of literary quality -- especially poetry on Minnesota places, ...
- John Adams Survives - City Journal
John Adams SurvivesCity Journal, NY - 34 minutes agoAdams’s final words were poetry itself: “Thomas Jefferson survives.” Actually, Jefferson had died a few hours earlier, though of course Adams didn’t know ...
- Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn., Mark Kennedy Column: Getting ... - RedOrbit
Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn., Mark Kennedy Column: Getting ...RedOrbit, TX - 2 hours agoI can't wait to introduce him to the Ernest T. Bass, the authentic Southern nut who recites poetry and pines for Charlene Darling. Last night, we watched an ...
- Faber to revive classics with 'print on demand' (Daily Telegraph)
A wealth of lost literary classics, many of them out of print for decades, are to receive a new lease of life.
- Readings scheduled at Wynne Home - Huntsville Item
Readings scheduled at Wynne HomeHuntsville Item, TX - 1 hour agoHis short fiction and poetry has appeared in journals such as “The Massachusetts Review,” “Peregrine” and “Concrete Wolf,” and he is currently working on a ...
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