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  • As her namesake label turns 25, designer Donna Karan gets down (and back) to basics Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 2:57PMWhen Donna Karan made her first visit to Toronto in 25 years last week, she sported a beaded necklace from Senegal, gladiator sandals and a draped arrangement of black knitwear. It was the sort of outfit that would feel comfy on a 10-hour flight but still look chic at a casual summer supper.
  • Fall Arts Preview: A bounty of arts around MetroWest Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:28AMLike the green flag at NASCAR, Labor Day signals the start of a new season of arts and cultural events after the dog days of a hot, sultry summer. Across MetroWest this fall, museums and cultural organizations will be offering new exhibits and exciting performers to attract regular and new visitors.
  • 5-Hour Energy Announces Newest Featured Fans Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 2:01AM5-Hour Energy announced today the newest members of their ever growing list of featured fans. Fans from all walks of life responded with stories and situations where 5-Hour Energy helped get them through a “stubborn” 30 mile race, get through a long 12 hour shift, cram for a test or just help them beat that 2:30 feeling.
  • Plein air artists take over Ottawa County's Hemlock Crossings Park with pastels and oils Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 5:06PMPlein Air Artists of West Michigan, whose members are primarily from the southwest portion of the Lower Peninsula, visited the park for one of their regularly scheduled "paint outs."
  • Meredith Fineman: Fifty First (J)Dates: The Perils of Video Chat Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 11:53AMThis story was graciously emailed to me by a Fifty First (J)Dates enthusiast. (You can contribute your own to fiftyfirstjdates@gmail.com!) The parentheticals are yours-truly. So...
  • Art Association schedules classes Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 3:00AMThe Newburyport Art Association is offering a variety of studio classes and workshops this fall that are open to students of all ages and skills and provide an opportunity to work in a wide range of mediums. Registration is ongoing until the classes and workshops are full.
  • Hopedale artist exhibits at Tower Hill Botantic Garden Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 10:00AMHopedale artist Ray Andreotti exhibits watercolors at Tower Hill in Boylston.
  • Framingham man lands job as artist-in-resident at China's Sichuan University Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 1:41PMAfter three flights totaling 12,000 miles over 20 hours, Framingham artist Will Kerr will be flying over the mountains and terraced paddies of China's "Rice Bowl" to begin a new adventure as the first American artist-in-residence at Sichuan University.
  • ‘A sharp knife above his head’: the trials and sentencing of three environmentalist brothers in Tibet Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 10:34AMDownload this report as a PDF »continue
  • ‘A sharp knife above his head’: the trials and sentencing of three environmentalist brothers in Tibet Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 10:19AM“[On the day of Karma Samdrup’s sentencing to 15 years], his two Chinese lawyers could see that: ‘The sharp knife was already raised above his head, ready to fall in an instant’” - Blogpost by Woeser, June 25, 2010. http://woeser.middle-way.net/2010/06/15_25.html »continue
  • Westwood Library offers pastel painting workshop for adults Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 4:30PMThe Westwood Library will once again host award-winning pastel artist Gregory John Maichack, who will present “Van Gogh’s Starry Night: How to Pastel Paint Expressively.”
  • Exhibition News Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:12PMThe “Look” exhibition by artist Le Canh or Tran Thach Sa will open until August 3 at the Exhibition House of the HCM City University of Arts, 5 Phan Dang Luu, Binh Thanh district.
  • Go 'round the world at Boston's new Grand Circle Gallery Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 1:13PMThe owners of an international travel company are showing vintage travel posters from their private collection in the inaugural exhibit of Grand Circle Gallery in Boston's Four Points Channel District.
  • The gifted know a Caravaggio when they see one Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:16AMThe exhibition of Caravaggio's paintings that held all Rome in thrall throughout the early summer has just closed, thronged in its last weeks for 24 hours a day, so great was the demand to see it.
  • Connecticut May 2010 New Business Starts Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 11:46AMThe following business starts were recorded in May 2010 by the Connecticut Secretary of the State's office. When available, the name of a registered member or officer is given.
  • Stop in at one of MetroWest's art galleries when day tripping Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 9:57AMIt's time to do something about that blank spot on your living room wall. You need just the right painting or drawing or photo. But you don't want to deal with the hassle of Boston parking and Newbury Street prices. Or, maybe you just want to immerse yourself in art but don't feel like parading through a whole museum.
  • Stuff and bother, it's multiplying Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 5:43AMAP PhotoItâs nowhere near this bad, but columnist Sandra Zummo worries that her garage clutter signals hoarding tendencies.STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — I never thought of myself as a hoarder until the other day, when, standing in front of the house...
  • Hurricane Alex Aims at Mexico, South Texas Thursday, July 1, 2010 @ 6:03AMFirst Named Storm of 2010 Expected to Deal Glancing Blow to Texas, Avoid Oil Spill Cleanup Zone.
  • Hurricane Alex churns toward Mexico, Texas coasts Wednesday, June 30, 2010 @ 5:24PMHurricane Alex churned westward through the Gulf of Mexico early Wednesday, far from oil spill cleanup efforts but on a collision course with Mexico and the southern Texas coastline.
  • Hurricane Alex churns toward Mexico, Texas coasts Wednesday, June 30, 2010 @ 10:34AMFirst June hurricane in 15 years
  • Hurricane Alex churns toward land Wednesday, June 30, 2010 @ 10:12AMFirst June hurricane in the Atlantic since 1995 is on a collision course with Mexico and southern Texas
  • Hurricane Alex churns toward Mexico, Texas coasts Wednesday, June 30, 2010 @ 9:22AMInsurance now available for iPhones, but is it good deal with monthly fee and $199 deductible?
  • PHOTOS: Hurricane Alex churns toward Mexico, Texas coasts Wednesday, June 30, 2010 @ 8:52AMBROWNSVILLE — Hurricane Alex churned westward through the Gulf of Mexico early Wednesday, far from oil spill cleanup efforts but on a collision course with Mexico and the southern Texas coastline. The National Hurricane Center in Miami upgraded...
  • Hurricane Alex churns toward Mexico, Texas coasts Wednesday, June 30, 2010 @ 7:20AMAlex has become the first June hurricane in the Atlantic since 1995, the center said.
  • Hurricane Alex churns toward Mexico, Texas coasts Wednesday, June 30, 2010 @ 7:05AMBROWNSVILLE, Texas - Hurricane Alex churned westward through the Gulf of Mexico early Wednesday, far from oil spill cleanup efforts but on a collision course with Mexico and the southern Texas coastline.  Talk about this topic
  • Hurricane Alex expected to hit landfall by midnight Wednesday, June 30, 2010 @ 6:17AMHurricane Alex is swirling westward through the Gulf of Mexico.
  • HURRICANE: Alex heads for Mexico, Texas Wednesday, June 30, 2010 @ 5:41AMBROWNSVILLE, Texas — Hurricane Alex churned westward through the Gulf of Mexico early today, far from oil spill cleanup efforts but on a collision course with Mexico and the southern Texas coastline.
  • Framingham artists exhibit at Acton gallery Thursday, June 24, 2010 @ 1:17PMArtists from Framingham's Tripp Street Studios exhibit work at Powers Gallery in Acton.
  • Fundraiser today aids fire victims Wednesday, June 16, 2010 @ 11:57PMLast November, a late-night fire destroyed the Early Spring Street home of the Lionel and Alycia Johnson family. Even before firefighters had rolled up their hoses, help poured in with donations of clothing, household goods and furniture.
  • Mélange’s Kelly Staples serves up top-grade cuisine Tuesday, June 15, 2010 @ 11:42PMTucked away on Carbondale’s South Illinois Avenue, Mélange is anelegant restaurant worth a visit, especially when Chef KellyStaples is working with his two favorite ingredients — beef andgarlic.
  • Heading down to H-town Wednesday, June 9, 2010 @ 9:35PMBy: Jennifer DuBose Taking Highway 6 South from Aggieland, then merging onto Interstate Highway 290, your first stop is Buc-ee’s. Skepticism may arise as you view the dozens of gopher (or maybe beaver) logos with intense overbites--until you look around, only to see a ...
  • Press Release - Corel Goes World Cup Crazy Tuesday, June 8, 2010 @ 6:44AMLondon, UK –8 June 2010– With just a few days left until the first 2010 World Cup whistle blows, Corel Corporationis going football crazy by offering over £3,800 of prizes in an exciting World Cup Prediction Game running from 11th June to 11th July.
  • Inside New Gloucester – 6/4 Friday, June 4, 2010 @ 9:54AMThe new community garden located at Opportunity Farm is ready to be sowed thanks to the plowing done by the Maine Antique Tractor Club on May 29. Bob Fowler, one of the garden's organizers, cited the generosity of Opportunity Farm as another essential element in the development of the garden.
  • Brussels versus Paris? No contest Thursday, June 3, 2010 @ 4:55AMHas Brussels overtaken Paris as a city break destination? Mark Skipworth's children think so.
  • Agoda Road Trip: From Paris to the French Riviera Friday, May 14, 2010 @ 10:00PMAgoda, Asia's global hotel booking site and part of Nasdaq-listed Priceline.com, today announces a fantastic European summer promotion for hotels across France.
  • Down to the essentials: Songwriter reflects on long career Thursday, May 6, 2010 @ 9:07AMDana Cooper has boiled the singer/songwriter thing down to its essentials. He's got the songs he has written, the guitar he plays them on, and the voice he sings them with. What more do you need?
  • Calendar Thursday, April 22, 2010 @ 4:42AMSubmissions for "Community Calendar" are required two weeks preceding the date of publication. Send to: Mary Ann Bottari, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026; mbottari@pioneerlocal.com. Information may be faxed to (847) 486-7495.
  • Building the bridge between Brit-Pop and soul: Youngstown's Pictora climbs new heights Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 7:49AMSome former members of Youngstown's charismatic funk collective the Sweet Delights are venturing into Britpop and French pop territories with their new project Pictora.
  • Tattooist Dr. Lakra performs provocative surgery at the ICA Monday, April 19, 2010 @ 10:03AMA just-opened exhibit at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, "Dr. Lakra" is a visual treat, full of surprises and proudly subversive.
  • Calendar Thursday, April 15, 2010 @ 5:54AMSubmissions for "Community Calendar" are required two weeks preceding the date of publication. Send to: Mary Ann Bottari, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026; mbottari@pioneerlocal.com. Information may be faxed to (847) 486-7495.
  • Folk legends of India's art world at Wellesley's Davis Museum Monday, April 12, 2010 @ 10:04AMEight Pardhan Gond painters from the hills of central India are showcased in a groundbreaking exhibit in the Davis Museum and Cultural Center at Wellesley College.
  • Go local with Shoptalk Dartmouth Thursday, April 8, 2010 @ 1:33PMWyse Buys 195 Wyse Road, 464-0010 Long known for having some of the best quality used furniture around (which can be delivered to your door), Wyse Buys is also getting into new chesterfields, beds and table sets too, "Comparable to what's available at Leons or The Brick," says manager Steve Richardson . You can also find refurbished appliances at Wyse Buys, including fridges, stoves, freezers ...
  • Christ’s cross, examined Tuesday, April 6, 2010 @ 11:24AMIn his latest work, artist Claude Tayag distills the Passion of Jesus Christ into postural sculptures stripped bare of superfluous details. Replacing the tears, blood, and gore often found in artistic depictions of the Stations of the Cross are 14 faceless tableaux that rely on gestures and stance to communicate Christ’s last agony-filled moments on Earth.
  • Dan Krieger: Local troupe upholds state’s opera tradition Sunday, April 4, 2010 @ 1:30AMIt’s high tragedy with comic relief. Set in one of Paris’ Left Bank garrets on
  • Gritty RiNo a safari for art lovers Friday, April 2, 2010 @ 2:05AMThe Blue Silo Building, a 92-year-old former creamery converted into a warren of 15 studios of assorted sizes and configurations, epitomizes the rough-and-ready spirit of the River North Arts District.
  • Abstract emotions on view in Danforth exhibit (with video) Thursday, April 1, 2010 @ 9:26AMSee three approaches to abstract painting at Framingham's Danforth Museum of Art.
  • Lots to do (and that's no joke) Wednesday, March 31, 2010 @ 10:38PMThis isn't a joke, but you might have to say this to someone today: "You're definitely a fool if you think there's nothing going on in Columbia." Here's what's going on today ... View all of today's Life & Style
  • 'Book Thief' captures interest Friday, March 26, 2010 @ 11:02PM"It was words (and Hitler's ability to use them) that contained the power to murder and ostracize. What I set out to create was a character to juxtapose the way Hitler used words. She would be a stealer of books and a prolific reader. She, too, would occasionally use words to hurt, but she would understand their power to heal and give life through stories." This description, from Markus Zusak ...
  • Product Review: Bamboo Fun From Wacom Thursday, March 25, 2010 @ 8:01AMHave you been considering a pen tablet? Let me give you a little push.
  • Corel(R) WordPerfect(R) Office X5 Provides New Online Collaboration Tools, Unrivaled PDF Support and Legendary ... Tuesday, March 23, 2010 @ 7:12PMSYDNEY, AUSTRALIA--(Marketwire - March 23, 2010) - Corel Corporation introduced Corel® WordPerfect® Office X5, the newest version of the world's leading alternative to Microsoft® Office. Delivering enhanced online collaboration tools, a new integrated email client and expanded file format support, the latest version of WordPerfect Office has been designed to offer users even greater flexibility ...