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    Mar 1, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. At 90, artist follows her straight road

    The day after she turned 90, Kay Smith put on a long-sleeved red top and black slacks, pulled her silver hair straight back from her face, slipped on her black DK spectacles with the sparkling rims, grabbed her cane and headed over to class for the party.
    The day after she turned 90, Kay Smith put on a long-sleeved red top and black slacks, pulled her silver hair straight back from her face, slipped on her black DK spectacles with the sparkling rims, grabbed her cane and headed over to class for the party....

    Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Physical Therapy, Abraham Lincoln, Physical Therapists, Arts and Culture

    2. Aug 12, 2011 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. The Goodman Theatre celebrates a decade of drama

    "I sort of like the snowstorm," Robert Falls said in the lobby of the new, $46 million Goodman Theatre on the night of its inaugural performance. "It keeps the riffraff out. The people who are here are really here to see a play and not just socialize." It was a classic Falls assertion.
    When the new $46 million Goodman Theatre opened its doors on Dec. 11, 2000, with the inaugural performance of August Wilson's "King Hedley II," the Loop was beset by a blizzard. Ever cognizant of the political perils of Chicago snowstorms, Mayor Richard...

    Tags: Washington, DC, Festive Events, Celebrities, The Jungle Book (movie), Lobbying

    3. Aug 20, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Sculptor shares vision for activist's tribute

    It's astonishing the way the award-winning Chicago sculptor Richard Hunt makes stainless steel seem light and fanciful. His sculptures appear to defy gravity as they soar into the heavens.
    It's astonishing the way the award-winning Chicago sculptor Richard Hunt makes stainless steel seem light and fanciful. His sculptures appear to defy gravity as they soar into the heavens. Hunt's large-scale public art projects can be found throughout...

    Tags: Arts, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Martin Luther King Jr., Arts and Culture, Civil Rights

    4. May 11, 2013 |Column| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  4. Watercolor artists strut their stuff

    Like many of their fruity brethren, pears and strawberries have provided the subject for innumerable watercolor still lifes in the past — yet most of these earnest efforts have produced middling if not worse results at best.
    Like many of their fruity brethren, pears and strawberries have provided the subject for innumerable watercolor still lifes in the past — yet most of these earnest efforts have produced middling if not worse results at best. But not so with the...

    Tags: Arts, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Arts and Culture, Pears, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia)

    5. Apr 8, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. Arts Incubator space revitalizes troubled youth, neighborhood

    When Gregory Harden and his family moved into the Washington Park neighborhood in 2005, he was 16 and his mother didn't want him going anywhere near the stores on the southeast corner of 55th Place and Prairie Avenue.
    When Gregory Harden and his family moved into the Washington Park neighborhood in 2005, he was 16 and his mother didn't want him going anywhere near the stores on the southeast corner of 55th Place and Prairie Avenue. A once-pristine-and-stately 10,000-...

    Tags: Arts, Greater Grand Crossing, University of Chicago, Arts and Culture, Artists

    6. Mar 4, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. CSO's Citizen Musician seeks right note

    A little more than two years ago, the curtain lifted on the Chicago Symphony Orchestra-led Citizen Musician initiative, and CSO Association President Deborah Rutter told an overflow crowd at the Chicago Cultural Center: “All of you are citizen musicians. We consider you our foot soldiers in the movement.”
    A little more than two years ago, the curtain lifted on the Chicago Symphony Orchestra-led Citizen Musician initiative, and CSO Association President Deborah Rutter told an overflow crowd at the Chicago Cultural Center: “All of you are citizen...

    Tags: Northern Illinois University, Chicago Cultural Center, Hospitals and Clinics, Pat Quinn, Music Theater

    7. Jan 10, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. Phil Vettel: Two stars for Embeya; One for Jellyfish

    Two Asian restaurants with impressive credentials opened exactly one day apart: Embeya, a West Loop Vietnamese restaurant made its debut Sept. 11; and Jellyfish, a Gold Coast pan-Asian opened on the 12th. They're ideal for their neighborhoods; Embeya offers chef-driven focus, and Jellyfish is such a party-ready, eye-candy spot, it ought to be wearing heels.
    Two Asian restaurants with impressive credentials opened exactly one day apart: Embeya, a West Loop Vietnamese restaurant made its debut Sept. 11; and Jellyfish, a Gold Coast pan-Asian opened on the 12th. They're ideal for their neighborhoods; Embeya...

    Tags: Dining and Drinking, Restaurants, Gold Coast, Artists, Lifestyle and Leisure

    8. May 9, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  8. From the historic to the nascent

    The Maitland Art Center, Morean Arts Center and more have events going on this weekend
    The Maitland Art Center has so much going on, I could easily fill my column with all the happenings at that historic institution. Here's a shorter version: The center is bringing back its artist-in-residency program started by founder Andre Smith in...

    Tags: Saint Petersberg (Russia), Personal Service, Arts and Culture, Bok Tower, Artists

    9. Sep 11, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. Richly stocked Beethoven Fest is city's best-kept cultural secret, so far

    Although the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's birth won't arrive until 2020, George Lepauw isn't about to wait eight years to celebrate the German composer's titanic musical achievement, or the profound influence his music has exerted on the evolution of Western classical music.
    Although the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven's birth won't arrive until 2020, George Lepauw isn't about to wait eight years to celebrate the German composer's titanic musical achievement, or the profound influence his music has exerted on the...

    Tags: Bradley Center, Culture, Festive Events, Music Industry, Arts and Culture

    10. May 8, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. Ambitious Beethoven fest wants listeners to feel the 'love'

    Ludwig van Beethoven was forever pushing boundaries, and the annual Chicago festival that bears the composer's name continues to do the same, even more so than in the past.
    Ludwig van Beethoven was forever pushing boundaries, and the annual Chicago festival that bears the composer's name continues to do the same, even more so than in the past. “Beethoven Festival: LOVE 2013,” as the third edition is titled,...

    Tags: Festive Events, Music Industry, Pilsen, Arts and Culture, Artists

    11. May 7, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. CSO series explores connections between nature and culture

    For ages, mankind has been fascinated by rivers, not simply as natural resources and avenues of commercial conveyance, but also as symbols, metaphors and ideas. Countless artists, composers, writers and thinkers have pondered the significance of these wondrous bodies of water and how they impact on culture, society, geopolitics and, closer to our own time, the very future of our planet.
    For ages, mankind has been fascinated by rivers, not simply as natural resources and avenues of commercial conveyance, but also as symbols, metaphors and ideas. Countless artists, composers, writers and thinkers have pondered the significance of these...

    Tags: Festive Events, Concerts, Mother's Day, Genres, Artists

    12. May 2, 2013 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  12. First Fridays in Orlando, Eustis

    First Fridays at FAVO has now grown to 19 once-upon-a-time-motel rooms full of artists
    I've been going to the monthly First Fridays at FAVO since its inception in 2011, and it has now grown to 19 once-upon-a-time-motel rooms full of artists. The quality of work has increased, too, with some professional artists in the lineup now. This month...

    Tags: Arts, Winter Park, Arts and Culture, Artists, Entertainment

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