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John Lennon created this sketch of himself and wife Yoko Ono, which will be among his works on display today through Sunday in Hyde Park Village.
To the editor,
As a descendent of four generations of Goderich residents, it was with particular sadness that I learned of the devastation in the town on August 21st by the ferocious tornado. The loss of trees and damage to/destruction of heritage and other buildings and housing is tragic.
While funds to rebuild are not plentiful, I sincerely hope that monies can be found to assist the town and the owners of damaged/destroyed buildings to maintain the heritage nature of these assets as they are rebuilt — at least on the Square. If buildings cannot be saved from demolition, I would ask Town Council to please ensure that new buildings be in character with those still standing. This will avoid the mistakes of the 1950s and later when very much out-of-character cookie-cutter off-the-shelf one storey structures replaced, for example, the British Exchange Hotel and the old Huron House Hotel building.
Europe rebuilt much of its heritage destroyed during WW1 and WW2 by studying original drawings and old photographs. Amongst many others, the completely destroyed Old Town Square in Warsaw, Poland is a prime example of a rebuilt area which remains faithful to the original.
Amongst the unique heritage buildings badly damaged on the Square and just off it are the so-called Crabb Block between Kingston and East Streets which was built in 1839 by my great, great grandfather, Christopher Crabb, and the Victoria Opera House built by him some time later on Kingston Street. Sadly, the Opera House is now gone, and the Crabb Block, as I understand it, will exist with gaping holes in it.
To the Mayor and Councillors I sincerely plead: Please respect the work and artistry of Goderich pioneers and mandate the rebuilding of destroyed structures with buildings which respect the architecture and style of old.
Yours sincerely
Robert C. Lee
Author
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Today
Batik Artistry by Dikki Van Helsland – Academy Village Long
Gallery, 13701 E. Old Spanish Trail. 9 am-4 pm Monday-Friday
through Oct. 31. Free. 647-0900.
Desert Artisans Gallery Color Splash Exhibition – Desert
Artisans Gallery, 6536 E. Tanque Verde Road. 10 am-5 pm
Mondays-Saturdays; 10 am-1:30 pm Sundays. Free. 722-4412.
Sam and Latchs Hairy Halloween – Trail Dust Town, 6541 E.
Tanque Verde Road. Presented by The Pinnacle Peak Pistoleros Wild
West Stunt Show. 7 and 8 pm nightly; also 9 pm Fridays and
Saturdays through Oct. 31. $3; $1 for children 11 and under.
296-4551.
Tucson Charity Bridge – Streams in the Desert Lutheran Church,
5360 E. Pima St. Tucson Charity Bridge sponsors ACBL-sanctioned
Non-Life Master duplicate style bridge games. For info visit
www.tucsoncharitybridge.com. 12:30-3:30 pm Thursdays. $5.
615-3231.
Live Jazz – Dakota Cafe amp; Catering Co., 6541 E. Tanque Verde
Road. Live jazz. 6-9 pm Wednesday-Saturday. Free. 298-7188.
The Wizard of the Rings – The Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E.
Broadway. Comedy spoof. 7 pm Tuesdays-Thursdays; 6 and 8:30 pm
Fridays and Saturdays; 3 and 7 pm Sundays. $17.95; discounts
available. 886-9428.
Friday
Country-Western Dance Classes – Maverick Live Country Club, 6622
E. Tanque Verde Road. Beginning and intermediate lessons for
singles and couples with Laurence Bonfoey. 7 pm Oct. 28 and Nov.
4. $5. 298-0430.
Twelfth Annual Halloween Howl – Colossal Cave Mountain Park,
16721 E. Old Spanish Trail. Candlelight ghost tour and haunted
hayride. Jumping castles, maze, pony rides, petting zoo and food.
5-9 pm Fridays-Saturdays through Oct. 30. $7 for tour; $7 for
hayride; free for kids 3 and younger with an adult paid admission.
Parking: $1 per car or one can of food for a food drive.
647-7275.
Haunted House – National Self Storage, 7555 S. Houghton Road.
One haunted house for adults and one for kids. Kids games, jumping
castle and DJ. Fundraiser for Our Mother of Sorrows Science
Olympiad team and the 8th-grade field trip. 6-9 pm Oct. 28-29.
$5; $3 for kids 12 and younger. 664-1264.
Night of Fright – Pima Air amp; Space Museum, 6000 E. Valencia
Road. Dress in costume and partake in candy, games, planes and
prizes. 5-9 pm Oct. 28. $12; free for ages 12 and under.
574-0462.
Thom Pain (Based on Nothing) – Live Theatre Workshop, 5317 E.
Speedway. The play by Will Eno is presented by Etcetera, the
late-night arm of Live Theatre Workshop. Ages 16 and over.
10:30-11:45 pm Fridays and Saturdays Oct. 28 through Nov. 12.
$10. 327-4242.
Saturday
Goodnight Goon Storytime and Costume Parade – Barnes amp;
Noble, 5130 E. Broadway. Wear your favorite costume to our special
Halloween storytime featuring Michael Rexs new book. After the
story, participate in a parade in search of treats. 11 am-noon.
Oct. 29. Free. 512-1166.
Young Author Levi Fallavolita – Bookmans, 6230 E. Speedway. Levi
Fallavolita will sign his book Why a Boy Should Marry His Dog! 11
am-1 pm Oct. 29. Free. 748-9555.
Anna Henry Elementary Fall Festival – Anna Henry Elementary
School, 650 N. Igo Way. Games, rummage sales, photo booth,
trunk-or-treating and Mad Scientist Laboratory. Snack bar. Benefits
the school with classroom supplies. 5-7 pm Oct. 29. Free.
731-4700.
The Adventures of a Comic Book Artist – The Gaslight Theatre,
7010 E. Broadway. Magic pens bring drawings to life. All ages. 11
am Saturdays and Sundays through Nov. 12; no show Nov. 5. $12;
$10 children 12 and under. 886-9428.
Trail Dust Town Craftsfair – Trail Dust Town, 6541 E. Tanque
Verde Road. Approximately 40 vendors. 5-8 pm Oct. 29 and Nov. 12.
Free. 577-1243.
Bear Canyon Open Air Market – 8987 E. Tanque Verde Road, at the
northwest corner of Catalina Highway. 9 am-2 pm Saturdays.
Free. 982-2645.
Rincon Valley Farmers and Artisans Market – Rincon Valley
Farmers and Artisans Market, 12500 E. Old Spanish Trail. 9 am-2
pm Saturdays. Free. 591-2276.
Zombie Prom – Murphy-Wilmot Library, 530 N. Wilmot Road. Games.
Test your zombie imitation skills with our Dead Man Walking Relay.
Crafts, face-painting and costume contest. Free food and drinks.
For teens 12 to 19. Movie for ages 13-19. 6-8 pm Oct. 29. Free.
594-5420.
Sunday
Pumpkin Run 5K Charity Run for Civano Schools – Civano Center,
10501 E. Seven Generations Way, Suite 101. Run through the Civano
neighborhood. 8-10 am Oct. 30. Monster dash, an obstacle course
for kids 5 and up, will be held at 9 am 5K: $10; $15 day of run.
Monster dash: $2; $5 day of event. 344-7622.
Blessing of the Pets – Congregation Anshei Israel, 5550 E. Fifth
St. Pets must be leashed or caged. 11:45 am-12:15 pm Oct. 30.
Free. 745-5550.
Tuesday
Spice Up Your Life Cooking Classes – Congregation Anshei
Israel, 5550 E. Fifth St. Learn about Israeli, Italian and Mexican
cuisine and prepare Thanksgiving Beyond the Turkey. Held in the
congregations kosher kitchen. Registration includes all materials
and food tasting. 9:30-11:30 am Nov. 1. Each class $15 or $50 for
all four. 745-5550.
Sabino Canyon Nature Walk – Sabino Canyon, 5700 N. Sabino Canyon
Road. Join Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalist Dick Dobrin on an
easy, one-hour nature walk. Meet in front of the Visitor Center.
10-11 am Nov. 1. Sabino parking pass: $5/day; $20/year.
479-8700.
Wednesday
Teen Screen Matinee – Murphy-Wilmot Library, 530 N. Wilmot Road.
Free refreshments. For ages 12-19. 3 pm Wednesdays. Free.
594-5420.
Go to dailystarcalendar.com for more calendar listings and
to submit an event at least three weeks in advance.
Banky W, Tiwa Savage, eLDee storm Lagos with Hennessy VIP gig
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November 11th, 2011 >> Artistry
All is now set for
the final leg of Hennessy Artistry 2011 VIP night holding at the Rehab
night club in Lagos this weekend. As the team returns to Lagos this
weekend for the final VIP Night, it is going to be a blend of fun,
surprise and unlimited excitement. With an eclectic combination of pop,
rap and RB, the trio of Banky W, Tiwa Savage and eLDee will
deliver the supplies and keep the crowd on their feet all night.
“It’s been so much
fun touring Abuja and Port Harcourt. Lagos Island is going to be a
blast, I can’t wait to see who’s going to be the winner of the Facebook
competition,” headliner Banky W says.
For the last time,
one lucky Facebook fan will get to win a VIP night out with the
superstars at the VIP event and hang out with them at Rehab this
Friday. Past winners include Bodunrin Oluwafemi and Kennedy Ihenacho
who were both treated like superstars in Lagos and Abuja.
“I can’t wait for
the final VIP party, touring with eLDee and Banky W has been fun. This
is the final party, but this is not the end of the journey, wait till
you see the video for “Toast to the good life,” Tiwa Savage says.
The video for this
year’s theme song, according to Hennessy’s Communications Manager
Tokini Peterside, will be premiered in the presence of select guests in
a matter of weeks.
Mr Peterside also
assures Lagos residents that “several surprise acts will be performing
at Rehab this weekend alongside the headliners. You just have to keep
your fingers crossed”
In Abuja, WizKid
made a surprise entry on stage and got the crowd cheering. Which
surprise act will share the stage with Tiwa Savage, Banky W and eLDee
in Lagos?
Like the previous
VIP nights, fans will mingle with the stars – rocking all night to
lavish beat and tunes from Nigeria’s biggest talents Since inception in
2006, Hennessy Artistry has been at the forefront of mixing and
blending hip and inspirational music from around the world. Artistes
that have been involved with the music platform include Kanye West,
Pharell Williams, Ne-Yo, Leona Lewis, LL Cool J and Fabulous.
Last weekend, the
Hennessy Artistry train made a stop in Port Harcourt, and it was fun
all the way as hit makers Waconzy and Banky W thrilled the crowd
alongside upcoming acts Mr Drill, Zealot and Lily Jeans at the Eddiez
Night Club which played host to the headliners on October 21st, 2011.
The event also
attracted Duncan Mighty who made a surprise appearance at the event
“The VIP night will be a blast, I can assure you. Hennessy is a brand
that we have been supporting for a while, we only just decided to make
it official this year. The first Lagos event and the other city events
were so much fun, I am guaranteeing you one thing for the Rehab VIP
Night – An unforgettable night-out!” eLDee one of the headliners says.
Currently in its
5th edition, Hennessy Artistry is Nigeria’s most innovative musical
platform. The series was first unveiled in Nigeria in 2007. Through the
years, it has evolved from a cocktail-mixing contest between renowned
bartenders to a battle of DJs and now a platform for experimental
collaborations among multi-talented artistes.
The final leg of the Hennessey Artistry 2011 VIP event will be at the Rehab nightclub this weekend.
After a three-year hiatus from Utah, the world’s leading Chinese acrobatic troupe will return Nov. 3 and 4 at 7:30 pm at the Ellen Eccles Theatre. The Golden Dragon Acrobats are renown for their spellbinding artistry, and this years athletic performance is sure to thrill adults and children alike.
These daring acrobats perform feats on chairs stacked 10 stories high and juggle anything from soccer balls to umbrellas. Showcasing their unique skills, the troupe has traveled to all 50 states and to more than 65 countries on five continents. The Dragons also received two prestigious New York Drama Desk Award nominations for their Broadway performances, and routinely sell out venues across the world.
“Their amazing artistry, beautiful costumes, and props provide a visual feast for the entire family to enjoy, said Cache Valley Center for the Arts Executive Director Wally Bloss in a recent press release.
The Golden Dragon Acrobat, Nov. 3-4
Ellen Eccles Theatre, 43 S. Main Street, Logan
Click here for tickets
Posted: Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 @ 3:20 pm
Categories: The Hive.
Tags: Ellen Eccles Theatre, Golden Dragon Acrobats, logan, utah.
Roczane Enriquez likes to transform people…into evil clowns, zombies and fairies.
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The more gruesome, the better, says the 27-year-old independent makeup artist.
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I like using blood, bruises, baggy eyes and open wounds, said Enriquez, who runs her own business, Zane Artistry.
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The Hayward-based skin stylist, who has more than four years of experience as a professional makeup artist, calls on her dark side every Halloween season. She says she enjoys this time of year as a change of pace to her usual clientele of bridal parties, make-overs and spa treatments.
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I enjoy making people feel and look beautiful. At the same time, I like the creative outlet of transforming people into other characters they dont usually get to be, she said.
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When transforming her clients, Enriquez draws from her background of doing special effects makeup for independent films and theater productions. She primarily uses traditional theatrical makeup techniques and likes to experiment with different materials, like latex applications and small prosthetics. As a licensed skin care therapist, she takes pride in making sure that the material she uses is not damaging to the skin, she said.
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Patch got an intimate — and frightening — look at Enriquezs makeup process as she transformed local residents into a dark fairy, psycho clown and undead doll. Check out the photos in the gallery above!
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Enriquez is available by appointment. Her rates depend on the complexity of the makeup and/or special effects and can range anywhere from $45 to $150 per person. For more information, or to get your Halloween makeover, visit www.zaneartistry.com.
Macys Passport presents Glamorama took flight Like a G6 with performances by Far East Movement and Grammy Award-winner Cee Lo Green at the Chicago Theatre. The sold-out event lived up to its reputation with guests viewing fall fashion by Jean Paul Gaultier, Marc Jacobs, Sonia Rykiel, Papi, Tracy Reese, Armani Jeans and Bar III. The event raised more than $350,000 for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana in their efforts building the worlds largest Ronald McDonald House. I was proud to be the honorary chairwoman for this event.
My idea of street food has always been Maxwell Street pork chop sandwiches, but oh how far weve come! With the inaugural event of StreetFood Artistry, the emerging rich street food culture of Chicago is being recognized. Held recently at Galleria Marchetti, the family friendly fest featured not only street-inspired dishes, but also highlighted some of Chicagos best food trucks, cooking demos by top chefs, street art, photography and a kids corner. Entertainment was provided by MADD Rhythms, the Real Connection, Soul People and H2O Soul.
There was even a cart for four-legged guests offering organic treats from Lick-Lick. I loved the noodle dish from chef Takashi Yagihashi, who was manning the Macys chefs a-go-go truck as well as the old school root beer float cart. Founded by Patrice Perkins and Alicia August-Wright, the event also included a silent auction which benefited the University of Chicago Charter School, Common Threads and Chicago Street Musicians.
Freelance writer Candace Jordan is involved with many local organizations, including some whose events she covers.
Click here to see photos from the events.
Find Candace Jordans blog at CandidCandace.com.
CRYSTAL LAKE Creative Artistry will begin the fall session with an exhibit focusing on creations from the 2010-11 art year.
Instructors and students ages 4 through adult will show art pieces created over the past year and during summer camps and workshops, said Amber Larsen of Creative Artistry Fine Arts School in Crystal Lake.
View drawing, painting, sculpture and more. The exhibit will be from Sept. 3 to Sept. 30 at Sage Gallery, Lakeside Legacy Arts Park, 401…
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Hennessy Artistry Back For 5th Edition
After a successful edition last year, organisers of Hennessy Artistry are already putting finishing touches to this year’s edition to make it bigger and better.
Crowning glories: Dallas museum doffs its cap to African artistry that says so …
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September 4th, 2011 >> Artistry
By Gaile Robinson
grobinson@star-telegram.com
Professional indignation got the better of Roslyn Walker, the Dallas Museum of Arts curator of African Art, when she saw photos of the Jean Paul Gaultier exhibit that will open at the museum in mid-November.
Walker recognized historical African influences in the French fashion designers collection that were similar to the sub-Saharan pieces in the DMAs permanent collection. She said she realized that the museums collection, paired with significant loans, could result in an exhibit that would play well with the Gaultier display. It was an opportunity, Walker says, that she couldnt resist.
So, a late addition to the DMAs schedule is African Headwear: Beyond Fashion, Walkers curatorial effort to contrast headwear that signified social or marital status, gender, age, military rank, hunting prowess or religious affiliation with fashions ornamental creations. She didnt hedge her intent; the subtitle, Beyond Fashion, lays it on the line. These elaborate African works are social signifiers that carry the same weight as a five-bedroom house, desired ZIP code, sports trophy, fancy car and stock portfolio — whereas Gaultiers pricey accessories are made solely to titillate a fashion editors eye and are rarely made for resale or street wear.
In her small, three-gallery exhibit of 46 pieces are examples of dramatic heroism and sweet significance, humorous cross-cultural adaptations and extravagant craftsmanship. Accompanying the pieces are informative text panels and photographs of the pieces, many of them still in use.
There are head pieces that indicate ultimate achievement within a culture and ones that signify that the wearers have yet to make their mark. As a rite of manhood, Maasai warriors were expected to kill a lion single-handedly, armed only with a shield and a spear; those that did and lived didnt have to tell their tale — they had the lions mane fashioned into a tall hat so that they would tower over their unmanly brothers. Those young men who had yet to kill a lion had to wear a large oval covered in ostrich feathers that encircled their faces, much like a furry toilet seat. Imagine the pressure to shed the oval and step up to the mane-wearing ranks.
Several of the headpieces on display are protective in nature, shielding the head from all manner of dangers, such as spears, as well as things that could fall out of trees, such as snakes and poisonous insects. Some are made of thickly woven fibers, others are brass-plated. But they all carry some form of decoration: cowry shells, feathers, fur or beads. One large headpiece from the Democratic Republic of the Congo that looks quite regal is actually meant for an infant. The woven conical hat with a long tapering brim in the back would shield the baby, who was carried papoose-style on his mothers back.
Many are used for ceremonial occasions. Zulu brides wear a large disc of human hair that has been felted and dyed ochre. The bride and her mother make the hat using their own hair, supplemented with raffia, which they twist and weave into the large circle. It symbolizes the bond between mother and child.
The brides of the Himba people, herdsmen from Namibia, use cowhide headdresses that simulate a cows head with a rolled front edge, framed by long cowlike ears that the bride wears for the first month of her married life. The structure causes a kind of tunnel vision, says Walker, which literally makes the bride focus only on her intended and, symbolically, on her new life as a married woman. Later, she will don a head piece of goatskin that looks like a small diadem with flowers and a long tail tufted with animal hair.
Other headdresses invoke societal strictures. The Lega people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have a governing body of elders instead of a single chief. Lega men wear the sawamazembe, a hat that looks like a womans braided hairstyle, and the women wear a muzombolo, a headpiece topped with a phallic shape. This cross-gender representation stresses mutual support for the good of the community, Walker says.
Then there are the royal crowns; the most elaborate ones are from the Yoruba people of Nigeria. Tall conical hats topped with effigies of birds and decorated with royal ancestors and a veil of beads look similar to papal miters. The bird at the apex represents communication between heaven and earth, and the long cascade of beads is to disguise the wearer so that the focus is on the ancestors.
For more casual occasions, the Yoruba king might choose to wear a cap made entirely of white seed beads that is fashioned to look like an English barristers wig. This cultural adaptation of British authority is used when the king has to preside at a local court or attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The beadwork is quite beautiful and the headpiece is much finer than the ratty-looking wigs it emulates.
For sheer volume, nothing comes close to the royal messengers headdress from Cameroon. The large puff ball of purple raffia, which is 2 feet across, is one of the stars of the show for its size and its clever construction, which allows it to be folded into itself for storage.
Also on display is a contemporary Nigerian gele, which is little more than a length of stiffened fabric about the size of a pareo that, in accomplished hands, becomes an elaborate hat of dramatic folds resembling a butterfly or flower. When done correctly, and it takes a master, no pins are used — just artful wrapping and twisting.
The African Headwear exhibit is an interesting transition between the DMAs current exhibition, Art of the American Indians, which displays headgear with similar social distinctions, and the show that will replace it, The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From Sidewalk to Catwalk. It is a reminder that adornment can convey wealth and status but that, in many instances, much more significant information is being relayed.
Gaile Robinson is the Star-Telegram art and design critic, 817-390-7113
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