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DESIGNING HOME: JEWS IN MID-CENTURY DESIGN looks at the contribution of Jewish designers, architects, patrons, and merchants in a distinctly modern American domestic landscape. SHIFTING FROM EUROPE TO AMERICA: After World War II world Jewry shifted from Europe to America. Local and emigre Jewish architects and designers were welcomed into the creative communities all over…
There are hundreds of arts and crafts shows out there. No question, the American Craft Council Show is exquisite, one of the best, always beautifully produced and curated. When the ACC show landed in San Francisco I was able to see a diverse and inspiring collection of 200 plus artists. PREVIEW PARTY: Room and Board…
by Cynthia English Despite dynamic shifts and strife occurring globally, is this not the opportune moment to take our time on earth and foster the momentum that was fueled as far back as 1865 and 1899 when we came together as nations to build collaborations–not war? To honor one another. To help one another. In…
MEMPHIS, the 2010 Tony® Award Winner for Best Musical, heads south to the Sunshine State for Spring Break. The emotionally-charged show rocks Florida’s First Coast and Jacksonville’s Times-Union Center from March 18-23, 2014. Despite MEMPHIS’s serious subject matter, the music and choreography are empowering, keeping the audience on the edge of their seats in joyful…
A Reunion with my Own Sense of Promise High school reunions are always iffy propositions. The memory we have of our classmates and ourselves is clouded by adolescent angst. Who we are now, who we thought we’d become as teenagers, and our feelings about our adult self make a head-spinning emotional cocktail. On the surface…
YOUR OSCAR BALLOT OLD BOY: terrifying, will stay in your head all night MONSTERS UNIVERSITY: the antidote to Old Boy DALLAS BUYERS CLUB: superb, especially if you were there THE BOOK THIEF: required viewing, be glad you weren’t there THE COUNSELOR: will scare you straight THE LONE RANGER: good film cursed with bad marketing THE…