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- LAist Interview: Filmmaker John Palmer (LAist)
Photo courtesy of John Palmer Starting Saturday and running until July 28, The Black Maria Gallery will feature an exhibit examining landscapes both natural and manmade. Titled “Modern Soil,†the show will include new drawings from Brooks Salzwedel and a series of short films from John Palmer called "Landscape Quartet.†We spoke with Palmer about his black-and-white 16mm project ...
- Nigeria: Inside Kano's Ancient Gurasa Neighbourhood (AllAfrica.com)
Virtually every house in Jakara Quarters in the ancient city of Kano is a small factory of staple food known in Hausa as gurasa, but in English as pita and in Arabic Khubz. A visit to this area gives an insight as to how gurasa is manufactured and sold.
- One Dream schedules summer kickoff event - Marin Independent-Journal
One Dream schedules summer kickoff eventMarin Independent-Journal, CA - 2 hours agoMusic, poetry and skits will be part of the program. Twenty undocumented high school and college students from Marin began the effort after Immigration and ...
- Rochester-area visitors to Iran see hope for improved relations - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Rochester-area visitors to Iran see hope for improved relationsRochester Democrat and Chronicle, NY - 13 hours ago"People gather every night," she says, "and they read poetry and place flowers on the grave." It is difficult to listen to people speak from the heart, ...
- Strings Attached To Primo Levi - Jewish Week
When Michael Hersch wrote his “Fourteen Pieces†for unaccompanied violin, which will have its American premiere on Sunday, he was inspired — perhaps guided — by eight fragments from the poetry of Primo Levi. That is not in itself unusual ...
- Books: A Voice Poetry Roundup: From half-baked utopias to diabetic bitches (The Village Voice)
From half-baked utopias to diabetic bitches (By Alan Gilbert)
- Sandra Dunn: Now you know it, she's a poet - Cape Breton Post
Sandra Dunn: Now you know it, she's a poetCape Breton Post, Canada - 16 minutes agoNow, one of Sandra's poems, “The Battlegroundâ€, is a finalist in CBC-Radio One's National Poetry Face-Off that begins broadcasting on Monday, April 21, ...
- IRAQ: Marine convicted of murder sent to Leavenworth prison - Los Angeles Times Blogs
Pvt. Lawrence Hutchins, convicted as the ringleader in the execution of an unarmed Iraqi by a squad of Marines, has been transferred from the brig at Camp Pendleton to the military's only maximum-security prison, at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan. Hutchins, 24 ...
- Morton Library turns 100 - Daily Freeman & Sunday Freeman
RHINECLIFF - Join the residents of Rhinecliff as they celebrate their library's 100th birthday with an all-day and all-night celebration. Morton Memorial Library and Community House in Rhinecliff will celebrate its centennial at the library's annual ...
- Fathers and Druthers (Washington Post)
So how was Father's Day for you? Did you get a new tie and a Sinatra record? Oh, you got a game for your Wii and the new Death Cab for Cutie? Cool. Pretty great to be treated like a king after a long week at the office, right? What, your wife's got the full-time job? No, it's your partner, Fred, ...
- Visiting writer reads from "unhappy ending" material - Dawgnet
Visiting writer reads from "unhappy ending" materialDawgnet, IN - 18 hours agoHe has also written several collections of poetry including “Hands Washing Water†and “Dog Woman.†“Graceland,†which is often included in the Change and ...
- Community Calendar: April 11 to May 1 - Easton Journal
Community Calendar: April 11 to May 1Easton Journal, MA - 1 hour agoPoetry Night: three Poets and an Open Mic. 7 pm, Queset House, 56 Main St., Easton. Readings from Sean Theall, David Surette and George Comeaux. ...
- Hercules: the Thracian Wars #1-2 (Radical Comics) - Play by Play
Play by PlayHercules: the Thracian Wars #1-2 (Radical Comics)Play by Play, MO - 1 hour agoIf the first thing you think of when you hear the name "Hercules" is Disney, please go and read some well-translated ancient Greek myths and epic poetry now ...
- Coquitlam woman sued in U.S. over rights to inspirational poem - The Province
Civil action has been launched against a Coquitlam woman who claims to be the original author of the well-known "Footprints" poem. According to court documents filed in Brooklyn Federal Court, Margaret Fishback Powers breached U.S. copyright laws by ...
- OCtech Summer Arts Fest - Orangeburg Times Democrat
OCtech Summer Arts FestOrangeburg Times Democrat, SC - 4 hours agoThe event will include music, poetry, and artwork and is sponsored by the South Carolina Arts Commission and OCtech. Activities begin at 10:00 am Thursday ...
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