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Dear Colleagues,
Tomorrow, I invite you to hear personally from UT System leadership regarding the announcement made today about the plan to establish a new university for the Rio Grande Valley.
UT System Board of Regents Chairman Gene Powell and Chancellor Francisco G. Cigarroa will lead a town hall meeting at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 7 in The Arts Center. Please join UTPA President Robert S. Nelsen and me to share in the conversation about the bold new plan the Regents approved today to establish this new university with a medical school in our Rio Grande Valley, The University of Texas of the Americas.
If you cannot make it to campus, you may access the meeting online at http://media.utb.edu/live.html.


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Young Farmers Create Hudson's New Upstreet Farmers' Market
Dan McManus and Tess Parker, co-owners of Common Hands Farm, started the Upstreet Market.
By Jamie Larson
With wide smiles, good intentions and dirt under their fingernails, the next generation of Columbia County farmers just, casually, reinvented the farmers market— by moving from Saturday morning to Wednesday evenings and out of the municipal lot and into the public park.
But it isn't just the day and location; everything about the Upstreet Farmers' Market, which kicked off July 30 in Hudson's beautiful, if a little gritty, 7th Street Park, feels different. It's cool on the grass, under the trees. There's art and music and craft booths, lots of pedestrians and a working-class party atmosphere you don't see on a Saturday morning. The entrepreneurial spirit at Upstreet, started by Dan McManus and Tess Parker, of Common Hands Farm, and Lori Weaver of Diamond Hills Farm, feels a little fresher, a little less polished and more youthful. At the nucleus of the market are a handful of farms founded and run by hard-working millennials quietly redefining what a successful local farm can look like.
Lori Weaver, owner of Diamond Hills Farm, is a co-founder of the market.
"The catalyzing point was last fall. We've been wanting to vend in Hudson and to give people a way to pick up during the week." said Parker, who, like many new farmers, hasn't been able to get coveted booth space at the long-established Sunday Hudson Farmer's Market.
"We quickly saw there was a need," McManus said, adding that the central location, day and time (4 to 7 p.m.) were really important to him. "It's a different crowd than Hudson on the weekends. People who work in town are getting off, they're tired and they need something to eat. We are setting a mood for a gathering place in the park where people can relax and eat or pick something up."
Part of the mission of the Upstreet Market, which will operate until November 19 and has about 15 booths, is to allow all aspects of life in the area to share the space. They are looking for more farms who want join them, but also artists of all kinds who want a different kind of venue to share their work. While available space does fill up, McManus says there will always be a rotating guest booth so there is a spot for a new farm or craftsperson to get exposure every week.
Cleo Post tends the booth for Highland Farm.
"Open air anything is much more pleasurable," said mixed-media artist Mary Brueckmann, standing next to her display of broken glass portraits. "You have all types. The vibe here makes a huge difference."
Sitting on a shady bench taking in the fountain, Linda Mussmann, owner of the Time and Space Limited theater and art center said it's nice to see some action in town off the main business district of Warren Street. "It's a perfect place and a great atmosphere," she said. "It definitely suits these young farmers. It's inviting."
"It's so nice to have something mid-week. It's not competing with the weekend market and there are a lot of things that are different," added Jennifer Stockmeier, who's been to the market each week since it opened. "I personally like to know the people I'm buying from and this is so local."
The laid-back atmosphere is undoubtedly a byproduct of youth in the booths. Common Hands, Diamond Hills, Ten Barn, and Green Mead (all represented at the market) are just a few of the growing number of farms started and run by earnest, hard-working folks still in the summer of their lives.
"Everyone is working really hard so being able to get together at the market creates a community of peers," said Parker, adding that this new generation of farmers, which has been popping up over the past few years, seems a bit more flexible and willing to take risks.
The 7th Street Park in Hudson, once home to the city's more nefarious trades, is now the site of Upstreet's more wholesome activities.
"We are trying to find our niche and we're using multiple [marketing] strategies," she said. "[Being new] means you specialize more but you also don't want to try and do too much and spread yourself too thin. I make good money on edible flowers and herbs. I didn't expect that."
The farmers at Upstreet are humble about their early success and acknowledge that the Hudson Valley and Berkshires are very supportive regions for their goods and agricultural ethos. But they still need places to get their name and high quality product in the public eye, and that's why Upstreet has been so welcome.
"There's a lot of walk through-traffic here. People who might not know the market, or know our farm, just stop by," said Lori Weaver, of Diamond Hills Farm, whose table is a photo gallery of cute animals. "This is a really good opportunity for newer farms coming up."
Dan Wall deftly picks his banjo at the Upstreet Farmers' Market.
"I don't know if it's as easy elsewhere" for young people to start a farm, Parker said. "I think our generation is drawn to farming because it's a noble cause. And it's a backlash against the idea of having all this debt and meaningless jobs our parents generation worked."
Upstreet Market
4-7 p.m. Wednesdays until November 19, reopening May 2015.
7th Street Park Hudson NY
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Posted by Jamie Larson on 09/08/14 at 04:25 PM • Permalink
TEDxHudson To Bring Big Ideas – And Big Names — To Town
Photo by Amanda Marsalis.
By Greg Cerio
The revered chef Alice Waters [in photo, left] has much in common, perhaps surprisingly, with Theodore Roosevelt. For example, they enjoy some of the same regional cuisine.
On October 8, 1914, the Boston Globe reported: "Col. Roosevelt likes the soup they make in Hudson." The previous day, the former president had a speaking engagement in the upstate New York city. However, he kept his audience at Hudson Opera House waiting while he ate not one but two bowls of vegetable soup brought to him from a nearby lunchroom. "I have to be fed," Roosevelt explained.
Almost exactly 100 years later to the day, on Saturday, September 27, Waters, proprietor of the famed Berkeley, California, restaurant Chez Panisse and a leading light of the "farm-to-table" food movement, will take the same stage to express her own appreciation for — if not the soup, specifically — the food grown, raised and prepared in the Hudson area. The occasion is the debut event for TEDxHudson, one of the newest of the locally cultivated organizations that arrange public conferences and colloquies under the aegis of TED — an acronym for Technology, Entertainment, Design — the influential, globally oriented "big ideas" summit held annually since 1990.
Waters will be the guest of honor at the daylong symposium, and will introduce the main speaker, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., head of the international environmental advocacy group Waterkeeper Alliance. And while the physical landscape — from the local farmlands to the health of the Hudson River and global watersheds in general — will be the topics of the day, the underlying context of TEDxHudson is the cultural landscape of the host city.
A list of all upcoming TEDxHudson speakers will be announced next month, but, with its A-list headliners, the September 27 event is clearly an auspicious start. Along with the establishment of antiques and art galleries, the Basilica Hudson events space and the Marina Abramovic Institute, and the opening of numerous admired and inventive restaurants, the inauguration of TEDxHudson is another step in a noteworthy civic revival.
TEDxHudson was the brainchild of Richard D. Katzman, a local business leader and patron of Hudson Opera House. As a longtime attendee of annual TED conferences, Katzman was eligible to secure a license for TEDx events. Tambra Dillon, the visionary co-director of Hudson Opera House, took the idea and ran with it. "Tammy and [HOH co-director] Gary Schiro were so enthusiastic. They knew what this meant," says Martha Holmes, a member of the TEDxHudson operating committee. "They knew this was an anointment of the town. Having a TEDx means you've earned a place in the discussion. You're bringing in people who have something to say to people who want to listen."
Like Teddy Roosevelt, those people need to be fed. Lunch for the expected 250 patrons of the TEDxHudson event — included with the $85 ticket, along with après-speeches cocktails — will be provided by Mona Talbott, a friend of Waters and a former cook at Chez Panisse.
The founder of the Sustainable Food Project at The American Academy of Rome, Talbott recently moved to the Hudson area — she will open a specialty food store there in October — and is a perfect exemplar of the community-mindful cook. Her menu is far from finalized, but Talbott plans to offer three options, each highlighting the produce and proprietors of a local farm. The boxed lunches will include some kind of short, written narrative about each farm, says Talbott. "Lunch won't just be something that tastes good; it will also tell a story."
Just as the story of Hudson's rebirth is being written, by people like Talbott and the organizers of TEDxHudson.
TEDxHudson at the Hudson Opera House
Saturday, September 27, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
$85 (ticket includes lunch and cocktail reception)
To purchase tickets, call (518) 822-1438 or order through the website.
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Posted by Lisa Green on 08/11/14 at 02:24 PM • Permalink
Like a Rock: Robert Burke Warren at the Hudson Opera House
By Nichole Dupont
He calls himself "Uncle Rock," but musician-songwriter-teacher Robert Burke Warren is soundly rooted in the role of father. This occupation, according to the Georgia native, has brought him full circle from his first band with then front-man RuPaul to penning ballads for Rosanne Cash, back to performing, this time trading up the leather pants and kerosene breath for Crocs and the occasional sippy cup.
"I've become a better guitar player, and a decent singer now that I'm performing so much," Warren laughs over the phone. He and his family (wife/rock writer Holly George-Warren and son Jack) are on the last leg of the journey home to the Catskills from a vacation in North Carolina. "It's kind of a surprising endeavor, the Uncle Rock thing. I actually think performing for kids is a lot more fun. The kids dance. They're really uninhibited. It's a whole new world of playing music."
On Saturday, Uncle Rock will be bringing his unique blend of "acoustically driven songwriter folk" to the Hudson Opera House for fans of all ages to enjoy. (The show starts at 10 a.m. so best to avoid living like a rock star the night before.)
Warren is a rock veteran who sounded off his career at an age when most of us were learning to drive and smoke cigarettes. In his late teens, with his band Wee Wee Pole, Warren toured the South as a bassist and swankishly lost soul (and yes, with RuPaul who Warren described was at that time "more of a thrift-store cross-dresser than a drag queen"). A few bands, a stint as the lead in a West End run of The Buddy Holly Story, a songwriting collaboration with Rosanne Cash and eight albums later, Uncle Rock is utilizing all his coolness and talent and hard-earned experience to teach kids about music.
"I stayed at home with my son [Jackson] for the first five years of his life. It was so much more than I thought it would be," Warren recalls. "I'm a songwriter, so my life is my raw material. Becoming a parent changed everything for me, my perspective on the world. My son and his peers, I was in that world."
Apparently, it is a world that suits Warren—himself raised by a single mother—very much. In 2006, Uncle Rock, a Grammy-nominated "kindie troubadour" who tours the region bringing music and ol' fashioned rock n' roll to the doorsteps of Dora-weary parents, was born. Most recently, Warren, along with alt-rock violinist Tracy Bonham, schooled a group of kindergarten kids at the Paul Green Rock Academy in Woodstock, NY.
"The rock camp is music appreciation at its best. Many of the kids haven't spent a lot of time around people who play music," Warren says. "Rock is an organic, sort of primal thing that they can do and everyone can perform in some way. We've got go-go dancers, percussionists, some guitarists. Demystifying music is a big part of what I do."
Demystifying it for the kids, and actually making music enjoyable for the parents, is a Herculean task in this era of Kidz Bop albums that make most parents want to shove an icepick through their ears. Warren successfully officiates over the marriage of rock n' roll and (somewhat) wholesome parenting, engaging the latte-craving adults as well as their pint-sized rock stars.
"An Uncle Rock gig is the best when parents are engaged with the kids. It's an old-fashioned timeless situation to have everybody singing these classic tunes," he says. "It's potent. It's an ancient kind of method of connection and it's my favorite thing to do."
And to the hard-asses who would turn their noses up at Warren's decision to consecrate his musical talent and wisdom with the family crowd, he just laughs with the easy knowledge that any musical legend worth his or her salt has to be able to speak to the masses. And that includes moms, dads, grandparents and the future urchins of rock.
"My heroes are people who did a lot of things—Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie—they covered a lot of children's material and got everybody involved," Warren says. "And I'm someone, too, who wears a lot of hats."
Uncle Rock on Saturday, August 16 @ 10 a.m.
Tix: $10/$8 members; $6 kids
Hudson Opera House
327 Warren Street, Hudson, NY
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Posted by Nichole on 08/01/14 at 05:40 PM • Permalink
Pittsfield's Free Shakespeare In The Park Is To Be
By Lisa Green
Ask Enrico Spada [right] why he wanted to start a free Shakespeare in the Park venture — in Pittsfield — and he'll give you a couple of reasons: I saw it being done successfully in other cities. I wanted the opportunity to work on a play with local actors. The city of Pittsfield really deserves this kind of a project.
It's all true. But after saying all that, he admits his motivation was a lot simpler.
"I just wanted to do it," says Spada, who for the past 8 years has taught, directed and performed at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox. And he — with a lot of community support — has made Pittsfield Shakespeare in the Park happen. The first production, A Midsummer Night's Dream, opens July 17 in Pittsfield's Springside Park. It'll run through July 27, with performances Thursday through Saturday.
Pittsfield these days is all about culture (the downtown, called Upstreet, was the first city in western Massachusetts to be designated a cultural district by the Massachusetts Cultural Council in 2012), and no doubt the city's zeitgeist helped push Spada's concept forward. With the backing of Pittsfield's former Director of Cultural Development Megan Whilden, he approached the Parks Commission last fall, applied for and received a grant from the Pittsfield Cultural Council, met the matching grant from Berkshire Money Management and secured sponsorships from other businesses.
Assistant Stage Manager Haley Barbieri, Stage Manager Alex Reczkowski, Director Enrico Spada and Julie Castagna, an actor, in rehearsal at the Whitney Center. Photo by Fiona Barnett-Mulligan.
"We're putting this together through the kindness and generosity of strangers," Spada says. Barrington Stage and the Monument Mountain Regional High School's drama program have donated the costumes. A stage is being built with lumber provided by Berkshire Production Resources, and the set is made from pallets and barn doors ("an abstract design," Spada quips). Spada himself is not only directing but also doing the sound design.
But the resources Spada seems most proud of are the local actors. "They're really talented and don't get the chance to do Shakespeare except in the winter," he says. The actors comes in all sizes and ages, from about 6 years old and up. There's even a dog in the company (and she's a pro; this is her second production, so she's not apt to forget her lines). Since Spada has directed Shakespeare & Company's Fall Festival of Shakespeare high school residency program for seven years, plus other K-12 residency programs, getting the younger set involved was a no brainer. And really, their presence in the production will make Shakespeare just that much more accessible to kids in the audience, an important target market.
Maizy Broderick Scarpa as Puck in rehearsal at the Whitney Center. Photo by Fiona Barnett-Mulligan.
The play, slightly abridged, starts at 8 p.m. to take advantage of the night sky, but everybody will be out by 10:15 or so. Prior to the start time at selected performances, the company will be offering "interactive pre-show workshops," an opportunity for people to play with Shakespeare's text, movement and dancing.
Although Midsummer's eight performances are the only shows scheduled this summer, Spada would like to see the lineup increase to two (if not more) next year.
"My goal is to raise enough money to hire artists to do all the technical parts so I can just produce and direct," he says.
To kick off the opening night of Pittsfield Shakespeare in the Park, Cultural Pittsfield is throwing a mini fundraiser during the Third Thursday street party on July 17 from 5-8 p.m. Actors from the company, as well as local artists (who will be selling their work), will gather under a tent for a meet-and-greet. Hors d'oeuvres will be provided by Mission Bar + Tapas. Admission fee is $5.
Pittsfield Shakespeare in the Park
A Midsummer Night's Dream
July 17-27, Thursday through Sunday at 8 p.m.
Springside Park, 874 North Street, Pittsfield, MA
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Posted by Lisa Green on 07/06/14 at 05:35 PM • Permalink
10 Things To Love About Falls Village
By Kimberly Jordan Allen
Chubby Bunny Farm
Each town in Connecticut has its own character, and Falls Village is no exception. Falls Village, a part of Canaan, CT, is a distinctive blend of farmers, home-schooling iconoclasts, entrepreneurs, homesteaders, weekenders, locals and tastefully irreverent creative types. With everything from a renovated church that is now a home, to ultra-modern abodes, to 18th- and 19th-Century architectural styles, Falls Village is eclectic and bold. I've lived in Falls Village for the last nine years, and though my family and I spend a lot of time throughout the tristate area, our hearts belong to this beloved town. Here are a few reasons to praise the noble hamlet.
1. Local, local, local: Chubby Bunny Farm.The farm, run by the gracious and unassuming Tracy and Dan Hayhurst, not only provides delectable local organic meat and vegetables, but also nourishes the town as a beacon for the community with its openhearted manner. Tracy and Dan are always inviting folks to drop by, participate, walk the land and volunteer. A new Chubby Bunny farmstand has opened on Undermountain Road, where the farm is located, and you can peruse fresh vegetables and fruits as well as products from other nearby purveyors, including Hosta Hill (kimchi and sauerkraut), Mead's Maple Syrup, Whippoorwill (beef), Howling Flats Farm (pork), Lost Ruby Farm (goat cheese), Rustling Winds (raw milk and yogurt), and Adamah Farm. The stand is open during the harvest season Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
2. The Falls Village Inn. Built 175 years ago, the inn rests at the heart of the small center of town and has been a significant part of its evolution. Four years ago, the Falls Village Inn was purchased, renovated and updated in a fresh, welcoming aesthetic. With the talent of local folks such as the Cockerlines and interior designer Bunny Williams, the inn was imbued with a new luster and has become the go-to watering hole. It features a welcoming front hall, freshly designed guest rooms, a taproom for more casual fare, and a wraparound porch and formal dining room. You can pop in for an organic, grass-fed burger, or linger over shepherd's pie by the fireplace. The staff is always on-point and very kid-friendly. They always have crayons at the ready, and are willing to replace a spilled cranberry juice without blinking. It's this kind of no-rush, hometown pace that keeps us coming back for more.
3. The flora and fauna. The Falls Village Flower Farm is a favorite place to find native and non-native plants. Husband and wife team Tom and Roberta Scott have been growing, gardening, and advising for 20 years. Whether you're seeking perennials, vegetables, or just want to talk plants, this family is always available. Expect to be greeted by two jovial pups.
4. The sounds. Music Mountain is well known for its long-standing chamber music events throughout the summer, but it also features jazz, folk, cabaret, big band and opera events during the season. This is a picturesque spot to enjoy an evening of entertainment with friends and family.
5. Education and community. Isabella Freedman and Adamah Farm are part of a vibrant learning organization that practices sustainability, environmental education and spiritual practice. Adamah is run by Isabella Freedman, a Jewish retreat center that offers workshops, as well as providing community events and CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture shares). The retreat center is situated on a beautiful piece of land populated by happy goats and folks of all ages. At their small shop, and some farmer's markets, you can find their delicious goat milk yogurt and pickled goods.
6. The great outdoors. Great Mountain Forest is the place to go if you want to learn how to use that chainsaw properly (don't we all?), study different birds and their nests, or just immerse yourself in an incredibly beautiful landscape. Led by Jody Bronson, forest manager and always-smiling fixture, this property is a bucolic place to hike, bike, cross-country ski, or snowshoe. The property features approximately 6,000 acres of protected land (crossing from Canaan into Norfolk) that serves as a learning environment, as well as functioning as a National Weather Service Cooperative Weather Observer Station. The Yale School of Forestry, and other schools and conservation organizations use the land to learn more about our natural habitat.
7. The cafes. Toymakers Cafe is a fixture in town, offering British-infused meal choices, including bangers and mash; epic sweet potato waffles; fresh espresso; and stimulating conversation. We've frequented this restaurant—which is actually a house complete with couches and comfy chairs—for years and there is always a friendly, familiar face to be seen. It is rare to go anywhere in Falls Village where folks don't know your name and Greg and Annie—the married couple who own the café—are always sure to socialize and check-in with their customers. Greg is a longtime biker (think Triumph as opposed to Harleys), and Toymakers draws motor enthusiasts.
Just down Route 7, Mountainside Café has reopened after a few years and the town is thrilled. Stories are told of their famous pancake breakfasts and the café has been updated with a new menu. Mountainside Treatment Center, a large employer in neighboring Canaan, CT, is a thriving organization that offers substance abuse treatment and awareness programming. One of the ways Mountainside serves this goal is through their café. The restaurant employs newly sober people as a way to assist in their recovery process. The food, locally provided by some of the farms mentioned above, is delicious. This is another enticing spot where folks congregate.
8. The water. No discussion of the area would be complete without touching on the raw beauty of this Northwestern Connecticut town and the Housatonic River that punctuates the landscape. Affectionately called "the Housy" by locals, the river features the dramatic Great Falls (hence the name) of the town that provides dynamic river features for kayakers, tubers and nature enthusiasts alike. In the summer, you can find people fishing and swimming in the area, or just strolling along the riverbanks.
9. The land. The Appalachian Trail runs through Falls Village and each summer sees thru-hikers stopping for a rest or some food. Taking time to enjoy the Connecticut section of this iconic trail is a must and provides for some scenic vistas, as well as time along the Housatonic River, including the rugged Great Falls section.
10. The hub of it all. The late-Victorian David M. Hunt Library is a true hub for the town. The library was founded in 1889. We love to visit it at different times of year. During Halloween, library staff build a fire where folks meet for catching up and making s'mores. During the late spring, an annual plant sale provides a venue for lively discussions of heirlooms, the latest town meeting, or to simply find starter plants for the garden. Each week, staff holds story time for kids.
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Posted by Lisa Green on 06/09/14 at 02:07 PM • Permalink
10 Things To Love About Red Hook
By Jamie Larson
The Town of Red Hook seems to encapsulate everything we like about Dutchess County and, indeed, all the pleasures of the eastern shore of the Hudson Valley. Pastoral farmlands surround and blend seamlessly into quaint villages that offer some incredibly refined metropolitan attractions while clothed in the relaxed fit of rural comfort. The town is a vibrant cell with two nuclei, the Village of Red Hook and the Village of Tivoli, each unique and each worth a visit.
The Historic Village Diner
Sometimes there's one place that captures the feel of a village. The first New York diner ever to be put on the National Register of Historic Places, the Village Diner hasn't changed much since it was fabricated in the 1920s. Old as it may be, it still might as well be the center of town. Everyone in town, and from other places far and wide, meets here and eats here. If you want a table on the weekend, come early or be prepared to wait. Let's be clear, Red Hook folks don't just come for nostalgia's sake. They come for the amazing food. It's a traditional, long diner menu done perfectly, and sometimes even better.
Tivoli Bays Park
I think we've made it clear that Red Hook is bucolic as all get-out but just to drive the point home, walk off your big diner breakfast at Tivoli Bays, where Red Hook meets the Hudson. The trails wind lazily through the woods, past the impressive ruins of a massive barn, and down a hill to a marshy dock on the bay. Watching the tides roll away beneath shade oaks or setting off in a kayak through the lily pads is a wonderfully relaxing way to spend the afternoon.
Holy Cow
Is it time for some homemade ice cream? You know it is. Like the diner, Holy Cow is a local celebrity business. The line is long but the ladies behind the counter are experts at sweetly handing over the treats each person craves. There's something for everyone, from amazing ice cream flavors, frozen yogurt, sundaes and shakes to cookie sandwiches, cakes, frozen bananas and the messy scoop of ice cream in a cupcake wrapper known as an "udder." The other unspoken tradition of Holy Cow is that nearly everyone eats at the nearby picnic tables or in the parking lot, where you can make a new friend or meet the whole town.
Rusty's Farm Fresh Eatery
For lunch, head to Rusty's, where you'll find great, inventive offerings of all types made with ingredients as local as they come. In the summer, meals are made with produce from the community garden across the street and the flower boxes right out front. The freshness of the ingredients will assuage any guilty feelings about ordering one of the amazing topping-loaded specialty burgers. We're not sure what's in the "Rusty's sauce" but we know we want it on everything.
Kaatsbaan International Dance Center
Tucked away down a winding drive by the river in Tivoli is the much renowned Kaatsbaan Dance Center, located on a 153-acre historic site (the former estate of Eleanor Roosevelt's grandparents). The dance center's mission is to provide an inspiring yet affordable year-round home for dancers, choreographers and companies to practice, grow, create, inspire one another and perform. For dance audiences, it's a hidden jewel that presents national and international dance companies in its 160-seat studio theater, providing an intimate dance experience.
Apple Blossom Day
More than most locales, Red Hook is a truly engaged community. No matter where you go in town, you'll see families engaged in activities at the library or one of the many parks. Nothing brings the entire town together quite like Apple Blossom Day, coming up soon on May 10. This full-day festival takes over every shop and restaurant as the village welcomes spring, and it reminds everyone of the town's agricultural roots. What better to rally around than those beautiful buds, with their promise of things to come.
Greig Farms
Greig Farms, set equidistant between the two villages, is emblematic of the tight relationship between Red Hook's community and its farms. The lower level of the main barn houses the town's vibrant farmers' market. Backed by a live jazz band, you can shop for local produce, meats, cheeses and artisanal foods that are some of the best in the Hudson Valley (which then, logically, makes them some of the best products on the face of the earth).
Mercato & Luna 61
World-class local ingredients translate directly into world-class fine dining. While there's a plethora of amazing restaurants in town, the refined Italian-modern delicacies served at Mercato make for a transformational experience. Tucked into a humble residential façade, Mercato serves patrons with the refinement, skill and essence of the best metropolitan restaurants… but this food is sourced from farms within walking distance. And if you're a vegetarian, a vegan, gluten free or if you just want a sophisticated yet totally meat-free meal, go to Luna 61 in Tivoli. This is one of those places where, crazy as it sounds to some carnivores, you just don't miss the meat. The dishes produced are such high quality and spiced so expertly, you'll be addicted after the first bite.
Bard College & The Fisher Center
Bard College, which is ranked as one of the best schools and one of the most beautiful campuses in the country, is a mecca of culture both during the school year — hosting popular and important writers, thinkers and artists — as well as during the summer months when it is home to the Bard Music Festival (this year celebrating Schubert from August 8-17) and Bard SummerScape (running June 27-August 17) with most performances taking place in the breathtaking Frank Gehry-designed Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts.
The Black Swan
Your day's wrapping up and by now you've eaten four or five times and done a lot of walking around. It's time to reward yourself for your good works with a nightcap and some bad behavior. The Black Swan in Tivoli is an icon of the area's less reserved predilections. A cross between a dive and an historic pub, the Black Swan is the type of local bar that you don't see much anymore. It's a charming place to have one too many. Get a ride and enjoy yourself with all the friends you made.
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Posted by Jamie Larson on 04/27/14 at 04:06 PM • Permalink
Lost And Found: Forgotten Amusement Parks Of The Hudson Valley
Carousel at Kinderhook Lake's Electric Park
By Amy Krzanik
Don your finest bonnet and gather up the children, because it's 1920 and we're boarding the train for Electric Park in Kinderhook. Or perhaps you'd prefer we take the steamship up the Hudson River to Woodcliff Pleasure Park in Poughkeepsie? Either way, we're in for a treat.
Beginning in the early 1900s, weekend steamship voyages and electric trolley trips from New York City up the Hudson Valley corridor became more popular than ever. As factory jobs usurped farming as an occupation, many families moved to New York City for work. But during the steamy summer months, the city's denizens would escape tenement life and travel upstate to a string of popular amusement parks, including Kinderhook Electric Park at Kinderhook Lake and Woodcliff Pleasure Park which was located on what is now the athletic fields and dormitory of Marist College, among others.
Construction of the Blue Streak roller coaster at Woodcliff Pleasure Park in Poughkeepsie
These forgotten landmarks will be explored on Wednesday, April 30 at 6 p.m., when authors and historians Wes and Barbara Gottlock present an illustrated talk based on their book Lost Amusement Parks of the Hudson Valley at the Rhinebeck Antique Emporium.
During their heyday, "Hordes of people were coming up from the city, up to 100,000 every weekend," says Wes Gottlock. Dressed in their Sunday best, the throngs would come to relax by the lake, picnic under tents or go for a swim. The more daring could ride the wooden roller coasters, go for a whirl on the electric or steam-powered ferris wheels or take a trip on what were the precursors to log flume rides. Other types of entertainment included "refined" vaudeville acts (a.k.a. "family friendly" performances), ballroom dancing, athletic events, fireworks and games, carousels and petting zoos for the kids.
Though souvenirs, including advertisements, postcards, photographs and other ephemera from the long-gone parks are difficult to find, the Gottlocks have collected around 60 or 70 images in their book, some of which are shown here and many more of which will be exhibited at the lecture.
Rhinebeck Antique Emporium
"Lost Amusement Parks of the Hudson Valley" lecture on Wednesday, April 30 at 6 p.m.
5229 Albany Post Rd. (Route 9)
Staatsburg, NY
(845) 889-4462
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Posted by Amy Krzanik on 04/21/14 at 08:41 PM • Permalink
10 Things to Love About Salisbury
By Nichole Dupont
Connecticut's Northwest Corner has long enjoyed a reputation for the finer things that the region has to offer. Quirky restaurants, unique retail shops (including fabulous bookstores) and a thriving antiques culture make the area a hotspot – literally – for a spring drive into the cultivated country. Salisbury is no exception. The historic village is a quaint hub at the crossroads of routes 41 and 44, where the possibility of spotting a beloved celebrity (think Meryl Streep, Martha Stewart, designer Bunny Williams) goes with the territory of good coffee and prime real estate.
1. The drive: My drive to Salisbury involves a winding, scenic trek south on route 41, which, if you like old barns and farmhouses, is a feast for the eyes. (You may find yourself making several picture stops along the way so be sure to look behind you before you pull off into the pucker brush because tailgating is a norm on this stretch of road.) While some of these structures have the decay reminiscent of an abandoned road in Vermont, most are well kept and still in use. This is evident by the foggy silhouettes of modern tractors in the distant fields as well as the freshly whitewashed homes. And the critters – a herd of scraggy Scottish highlands, a smattering of sheep, noble equines – that line the entry route.
2. Speaking of equines: Salisbury is home to some beautiful horses and horse country, and it is rare to drive for more than a few miles without encountering an equine or two munching on some spring greens (a.k.a. grass) if the weather suits them. Of course, where there are horses, there is serious horse business. Riga Meadows Equestrian Center on Route 41 (or Undermountain Road) and Weatogue Stables both boast state-of-the-art stalls, show rings, lessons and equestrian clinics for horse enthusiasts of all levels, even if you just like to watch from the ground on a summer's day.
3. The Country Bistro: This little gem is exactly what its name entails. The Country Bistro is tucked away just behind the village's main drag and is an unassuming, low-ceilinged eatery (with outdoor seating when the wind isn't gusting at 40 mph) that understands the joie of good food. They serve breakfast and lunch all week and dinner Friday through Sunday, with a menu that highlights authentic French details – shirred eggs, creamery butter, herbed popovers, fragrant coffee, lemon-tarragon dressing and, of course, greens at the end of everything.
4. Everything, in general: Salisbury, even on a Saturday afternoon, can seem a bit sleepy depending on the season. People take their time here. There's really no rush, and that's a good thing, especially once you step into the Salisbury General Store and Pharmacy. The vintage Ex-Lax thermometer at the entrance to the store is more of a welcome sign than a deterrent to this unofficial town hub that has been in business since 1935. Prepare to get lost; lost in thought, lost in nostalgia, lost in minutia perusing through the shelves and tables of artisan pottery, Roger and Galet bath products (an olfactory trip down memory lane), retro-style linens, quirky Steampunk cards, homeopathic remedies, homemade lemon curd… you name it, they've got it.
5. How fair thou art: Salisbury folks and visitors take their flora very seriously. On any given day in any given season even a casual courtyard could grace the cover of a Martha Stewart magazine. Fortunately, the hunt for flowers and fresh produce is never fruitless. The town is ripe for the picking with major outfits such as the Salisbury Garden Center on Route 44 as well as (heavenly smelling) boutique shops like the Thornhill Flower and Garden Shop. And don't rule out quick stop country charm; Weatogue Farm (at 78 Weatogue Road) has a self-serve stand that offers flowers, produce and seasonal goodies from May to November. They also have adorable critters roaming around who don't mind being photographed we're told.
6. Hitting the trails: For all of its refined New England charm, with a dash of Nantucket thrown in for good measure (and a prep school), Salisbury has a hard core hiking community blessed with some beautiful vistas and diverse trails. The Undermountain Trail is the main artery through which most hikers pass to reach the summit of Bear Mountain, the cool slick of Sage's Ravine or to connect to the Appalachian Trail. If you prefer not to hike solo, Peter Becks Village Store on Main Street coordinates a weekly hiking expedition for interested trekkers who want to see a bird's-eye view of the village.
7. Scoville Memorial Library: To say that the exterior of the Scoville Library is dour is both generous and an understatement. The Gilded Age monolith (that has since been added to) is constructed from native granite and comes complete with a tower clock which faithfully marks the quarter hours. The interior of the library is a gorgeous monument to the era, complete with vaulted ceilings, arched windows and secret stairwells. The library also boasts a healthy events calendar for patrons of all ages and has 30,000 items within its holdings, not to mention a 15th-century stone carving, sent from England's Salisbury Cathedral that sits over the fireplace at the far end of the reading room.
8. Getting baked: The whole main street smells. It's a familiar smell and at the source is freshly baked bread. And cupcakes. And coffee. It hardly seems fair that even on a rainy, wind-driven day the pied carb piper of Salisbury is calling and you must follow him into Salisbury Breads, where fresh-baked baguettes, croissants and sticky buns await. Of course, the moment you step out of the bread store teaming with guilt, they will just be putting the final dollop of chocolate frosting on a sheet of cupcakes at Sweet William's Bakery right next door. Resistance is futile. And the espresso is nice and hot.
9. The jumps: It's almost too painful to mention this, but it must be done: the ski jumps. Every year, Salisbury goes out of its way (thanks to the town's winter sports association) to make the February ski jump championships an extravaganza of winter fun. Of course, the main attraction is watching the athletes whiz down the tower, but ice sculptures, chili contests and a magical winter ball don't hurt either.
10. Homes, sweet homes: "God, I'd love to have a house here." This is not an uncommon whisper on a drive through town. Just on Main Street alone, several architectural styles – Federal, Gilded Age, Arts and Crafts, Victorian, Farmhouse – coexist graciously side by side as if they were meant to be together. The Town Hall hardly has the economic austerity of small town New England, yet there it sits, just down the street from the Ragamont House, an old Grecian revival set back from the street and bursting with antique charm. Further up the road sits a 1920s "villa" that could've very well been occupied by Gatsby himself. But if you don't believe me, ol' sport, take a house tour, and see for yourself.
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10 Things To Love About Chatham
By Tresca Weinstein
Mix Williamsburg hip with Williamstown charm, add a generous seasoning of down-to-earth heart, and you get Chatham, New York — living proof that good things come in small villages.
1. Breakfast: It's the most important meal of the day, and in Chatham, you can get it any way you want it — from gluten free to over easy to half-caff with soy milk. Grab a classic bagel at the Bagel Café or a wheatless one at the Gluten Free Bakery; sip a mug of tea paired with a slice of frittata at the elegant BenGable Savories [shown right]; feast on griddled breakfast bread with cinnamon butter at Our Daily Bread Deli; or wake up with a really good cup of joe at Ralph's Pretty Good Café.
2. The Chatham Fair: Officially, it's the Columbia County Fair, but nobody calls it that. Since 1852, when the Fair netted $12.90 in its first year in Chatham, it's been the stuff of kids' wintertime dreams and grown-ups' sugar-dusted nostalgia. From calves and cupcake contests to fireworks to fried dough, this Labor Day weekend fair is a hot, greasy, muddy, wonderful way to say goodbye to summer.
3. The Crandell Theatre: Built in 1926, the 534-seat, Spanish Renaissance-style theater was owned by the Quirino family for 50 years, until it was purchased by the Chatham Film Club in 2010 — with generous support from the community. Now the Crandell is home not only to the cheapest first-run movies you can find just about anywhere ($5 for adults, $4 for kids), but also to the club's monthly Sunday-afternoon independent film screenings and to FilmColumbia, an international film festival that celebrates its 15th anniversary in October.
4. Getting fit: There are almost as many places in Chatham to work off your breakfast as there are to eat it, including Chatham Body Works, Govinda Yoga Studio, Ida Drake's Zumba classes at the Morris Memorial, and The Firm, where proprietor Jennifer Lawrence makes step aerobics a blast.
5. Dance and Theater: From classic musicals performed in the round at the Mac-Haydn and world-class dance under the tent at PS21 [shown right], to community theater at the Ghent Playhouse just down Route 66, Chatham holds its own under the spotlights.
6. The Pub Scene: Okay, so there's really only one pub in Chatham, the Peint O Grwr on Main Street, whose unpronounceable name just makes it that much cooler. But oh, what a pub it is, with a large selection of ales on tap, great snacks, open mic nights and local bands. Stretch the definition of "pub" a bit and you can include the Blue Plate restaurant and bar just around the corner, where you might find pianist Lincoln Mayorga tickling the keys on a weeknight.
7. Nature: Thanks to the Columbia Land Conservancy, which works with the community to preserve the county's farmland, forests, wildlife habitat and rural character, there are some gorgeous and well-maintained hiking areas within the village or a short drive outside of it. Borden's Pond is now just a wetland, but the area still offers forest and streamside hikes with seasonal views of the Catskills. The three miles of trails at Ooms Conservation Area [shown left] wind around Sutherland Pond, traveling through woods, over streams, and up sun-drenched hilltops.
8. The Chatham Public Library: Sure, lots of libraries have preschool story hours. But how many (in towns this small) have Mah Jongg Mondays? Or contemporary art discussion groups? Or great performers like The Storycrafters and local actor/director Kate Gulliver? Plus, they don't charge overdue fines.
9. Local Produce: Chatham knows good veggies. You'll find them all summer at Chatham Real Food Market's Friday-afternoon farmers' market, where area farms like Little Seed Gardens bring their wares. But the coming of winter doesn't stop Joe Gilbert at the Berry Farm [shown right] from growing some of the most beautiful Swiss chard you've ever seen (organic, of course). While you're in grocery-shopping mode, stop by the Main Street Grainery, offering natural foods and specialty items.
10. Everybody knows your name: Every town has its own ineffable personality; in Chatham, that's defined by the sense of community. Step into any of the places mentioned above, and you'll meet someone you've known for years but haven't seen for months, or someone who went to high school with your kid, or someone you went to high school with, or a new arrival who doesn't feel new, or your best friend. There are people who would find this claustrophobic. But for most of us, it's the main reason we're here.
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10 Things To Love About West Stockbridge
By Pamela Dreyfus Smith
Even in the dead of winter, there are a surprising number of reasons to explore West Stockbridge. A cross section of interesting artisans, BSO musicians, fine artists, filmmakers, foodies and collectors have gravitated to this part of the Berkshires to live, work and enjoy the lifestyle. These transplants are now many of the café, gallery and shop owners broadening West Stockbridge's character and charms in all seasons.
1. Lovely Walks: West Stockbridge, which was built on both sides of the Williams River, is a romantic place to stroll. Surrounded by beautiful hills and lakes, you can walk across bridges and through remnants of the old mining companies and mills, then explore the cafes, restaurants, art galleries and shops that sell local goods as well as the exotic.
2. Café Society: In this town coffee is treated like wine and the customers are warmly welcomed. Six Depot Roastery Café is in the old railroad station and Shaker Dam Coffeehouse is next to the river dam. Both offer very different sensibilities in coffee making, design and atmosphere. Shaker Dam, located in a bright yellow Shaker house, serves up coffee from around the world, discovered by co-owner and National Geographic photographer John Stanmeyer. One of the specialties is the Kyoto Cold Brew system, which makes a very low-acid coffee. Drink it by the warm fire in a café that looks and feels like a world traveler's living room. A contemporary take on the coffee bar, Six Depot offers carefully aged and personally selected international coffee beans that are roasted right on the premises. There's a bustling community that gravitates to the big open spaces flooded with light and the warmth of loving owners Lisa Landry and Flavio Lichtenthal., who was the chef at Gould Farm in Monterey prior to opening Six Depot. The adjoining gallery space is gaining popularity as a showcase for artists, films and live performances. Their affogato (espresso and SoCo Creamery ice cream) is shown above.
3. Restaurants and Foodie Shops: Rouge (shown right) is well known to the RI region for its authentic fine French food and wine dinners. Around the corner, Truc Orient Express is a favorite for delicious Vietnamese food (open in summer). The aforementioned Six Depot Café serves breakfast and lunch until 4 p.m. Argentinian Chef Flavio often includes specialties from his native country on the menu (local, fresh, and organically grown whenever possible). West Stockbridge Public Market on Main Street is a country store that had a makeover last year by new owner Tim Walch, previous owner of restaurants in the Virgin Islands and Seattle, WA. Hearty, delectable take-away lunches are home cooked by Tim's sister on the premises and include pot roast, pulled pork and other deli fare. There are also plenty of organic choices on their grocery shelves. Queensboro Wine and Spirits, also on Main Street, carries domestic and imported beer, wine and spirits, with a special interest in rare, handmade wines. The Nook & Cranny Restaurant is a sandwich shop at the other end of 102 known for its great sweet potato fries.
4. Art Galleries: Besides the aforementioned Shaker Dam and Six Depot Galleries, West Stockbridge also is home to Hotchkiss Mobiles, featuring the creations of Joel Hotchkiss, who supplies objects for museum shops, most notably MOMA and the Guggenheim Museum. (A Hotchkiss mobile, shown right.)
5. Shopping Adventures: The town is home to several alluring and curious shops that will surprise and delight. Charles H. Baldwin & Sons, best known for its famous vanilla extract (made using only the finest bourbon vanilla beans from Madagascar), is the producer of a collection of other fine extracts, as well as "Mr. Baldwin's Proper Bloody Mary Mix," table syrup and Bay Rum aftershave. Visit this historic establishment to find a treasure trove of nostalgia including an old photo booth machine and a cash register that dates back to 1888, the year they opened. Zoftique, a woman's clothing store, offers sizes into the plus range. Equator Antiques and McGrory's Oriental Rugs are in connecting stores on Main Street and fascinate the eye with dazzling color. Robin Greeson's Equator carries clothing and textiles from Victorian times through the present, and is a collection of wearable items that could double as home décor. Clothing, quilts, shoes from the 30s and 40s, American Indian dresses and jewelry of all kinds… There's such variety, quality of preservation and quantity here — every corner is a new adventure.
6. Rare and Collectible Books: The Bookloft, currently situated above The Floor Store, is the sister-store to the one in Great Barrington but is special in that it offers only rare, collectible and used books. The store is preparing a move to a bigger and more accessible space across from Six Depot.
7. Artisans: Peter Thorne, furnituremaker and one of the founders of The Berkshire Woodmakers Guild, creates beautifully crafted furniture and cabinets in his workshop up the hill and behind his house. Anderson & Sons Shaker Tree Furniture builds reproduction Shaker furniture and objects. Also of interest are Margie Skaggs Ceramics, Hoffman Pottery and Sarah Thorne Design (Interiors). Out of Vietnam is part of Truc Orient Express and sells Vietnamese hand-crafted items (summer only, shown right).
8. The Farmers' Market and The Zucchini Festival: The West Stockbridge Farmers Market, held every Thursday from mid-May through the first week in October in Merritt Green opposite the post office, offers an enticing array of freshly grown or lovingly made products from local farmers and small specialty companies. There are musical performers and activities for children to enjoy. The Zucchini Festival, a town tradition in early August, celebrates whatever you can imagine when it comes to this over-producing vegetable: A costumed pet show competition, "zuch" races in the Williams River, zucchini car races, and prizes for zucchini-related activities i.e. a zucchini catapult, weigh-off and "weirdest looking" contest. And, of course, there's good food to eat based around the vegetable—baked, fried, roasted and iced. (Note: At the time of this writing, the future of the Zucchini Festival is unknown.)
9. West Stockbridge Historical Society: The WSHS presents chamber music concerts in the Congregational Church (shown right) performed by BSO musicians, and history tours through the village. The Society will reside in the town hall, in the old public library space, after the current renovation is complete.
10. Trails to Explore: The town is in close proximity to many hiking trails: Flat Brook Wildlife Management (West Stockbridge), Ice Glen, Laura's Tower (Stockbridge/Housatonic), Burbank Trail, Steven's Glen (Richmond), Shaker Mountain, (Hancock), Shadowbrook (Lenox), Goose Pond, October Mountain (Lee), Harvey Mountain and Beebe Hill just over the border in Austerlitz, NY.
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Nicki Minaj goes Ballistic on Her Fans!
Nicki Minaj cancelled a section of her tour over seas due to "medical issues." Whether or not her health is the real reason (implying her rumored gig on American Idol), Nicki wasn't going to let people get her down. She's TOO CLASSY for that.
From Nicki's Twitter, a condensed rant about fans and whores and consuming feces and then passing away (presumably from consuming said feces, but it could have been from the part where she told people to go kill themselves):
I will NOT let you people make me feel horrible for a f*cking HEALTH issue! That's what got me in this mess! I shldve listened 2 the doctor!
I am so thankful to my true fans who understand WHY I couldn't play #VFestival & WHY I can't play Dublin. Absolutely gutted However, if u have anything negative to say to me, please #EatSh*tAndDie – I am human. I was in jeopardy of losing my voice entirely and needing surgery on my vocal chord. If u can't understand that, your mother's a WHORE!!!!
I will NOT let you people make me feel horrible for a f*cking HEALTH issue! That's what got me in this mess! I shldve listened 2 the doctor! Like people are hitting me telling me I shldve mimed. No! Then you woulda made a f*cking STORY out of that too! #killyaf*ckingself
My beloved United Kingdom, u know how much I f*cking love u! Ireland, I truly appreciate you. Barbz, thnku for the well wishes. All you do is rip people apart and when they're dead & gone u won't lose a wink of sleep. #goF*ckYourselves
Later she told followers that she didn't mean for her "FANS" to eat sh*t and die and all of those other lovely things, it was just for the critics and people who don't like her. In short, I guess if you don't like Nicki Minaj, you should probably go kill yourself (if you want to do what you're told by Nicki Minaj, anyway).


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SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga University couldn't get the timely hits Tuesday as the University of Washington posted a 6-2 non-conference baseball victory over the Bulldogs in the opener of a two-game series at Patterson Baseball Complex and Washington Trust Field.
The teams will complete the series Wednesday in a game moved to a 3 p.m. first pitch. Some schedules reflect a later starting time.
The 22nd-ranked Zags (26-12-1), who were playing the first of five games in five days in the current homestand, stranded 12 runners, including leaving the bases loaded in the fourth inning. Gonzaga out-hit the Huskies 12-9
Washington (12-26) jumped to the early 2-0 lead off Bulldog starter Derek Callahan (2-2) in the first inning when Robert Pehl punched a two-out single to right field and Michael Camporeale homered off the top of the right-centerfield fence for his fourth of the season.
The Huskies made it 3-0 in the second, Ryan Wiggins leading off with a double to right-centerfield, moving to third on Joe Meggs sacrifice bunt and scoring on a two-out single when Ty Afenir beat out a ball hit in front of the plate.
The Zags, meanwhile, had runners on first and second with two out in the second and got the leadoff man on in the third when Jimmy Sinatro walked but couldn't keep the innings alive.
In the fourth, Steven Halcomb delivered a one-out single to right and Clayton Eslick singled up the middle to chase and when the count went to 3-0 on Alex Bonczyk starter Troy Rallings was pulled in favor of Trevor Dunlap, who completed the walk to load the bases. Billy Moon followed with a walk to score Halcomb, but pinch hitter Brock Slavin went down swinging to end the inning.
Callahan pitched solid ball after the second inning. Shortstop Halcomb started a double play to end the third inning and after a two-out hit batter in the fourth he retired six in a row until a harmless two-out infield single in the sixth ended his night after 5.2 innings. He allowed five hits, walked one and fanned three.
But Dunlap was equal to the task for the Huskies. Cory Lebrun's one-out double to left-centerfield and a two-out walk to Halcomb had Dunlap in some trouble in the fifth inning. But he got Eslick for the only time all night on a swinging strike three.
The Bulldogs got a leadoff bunt single from Bonczyk in the sixth, but a fly out and a double play started by the slick-fielding shortstop Afenir quelled that uprising.
Washington got some insurance, plating three runs in the seventh. A leadoff single by Meggs and a double by Braden Bishop put runners on second and third. Jayce Ray was walked intentionally to load the bases but Andrew Ely's sinking single to right scored Meggs. Robert Pehl followed with a check-swing nubber down the first base line that refused to roll foul to score Bishop, and Camporeale's deep sacrifice fly to center scored Ray with the final run.
Caleb Wood tried to start a Gonzaga rally with his one-out single in the seventh, but a pair of fly balls to center stranded him. In the eighth the Zags got a one-out single from Eslick to complete his 3-for-4 night from the plate. Eslick had to hold up on Bonczyk's fly ball down the right field line that fell fair and Eslick was out at second on the fielder's choice from the right fielder. Bonczyk stole second but was left stranded.
Arturo Reyes and Derek Peterson pitched a hitless eighth and ninth, respectively, for the Bulldogs.
Gonzaga had perhaps its best rally of the night in the ninth. Mitchell Gunsolus singled to center with one out. Cory Lebrun got the best bounce of the night by a Bulldog when Tyler Davis, the third Husky pitcher, got his out-stretched glove on a soft comebacker that hit the second-base bag and ricocheted toward third base for an infield hit. Marco Gonzales followed with a RBI-single through the left side to score Gunsolus, but Halcomb flied to right to end the game.
Dunlap (2-3) got the victory with 3.2 innings of 3-hit ball, walking two and fanning four.
Following Wednesday's non-conference game with Washington the league-leading Zags return to West Coast Conference play Thursday to begin a three-game series with BYU.


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Boardwalk ribbon cutting June 29
The city of Blaine will celebrate the completion of the first phase of its boardwalk project with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 29 at the newly finished Harborside Plaza on the corner of H Street and Peace Portal Drive.
Sandy Petersen, Blaine assistant director of public works, said the next phase of the project includes the construction of an elevated boardwalk that will connect the H and G street plazas on the west side of Peace Portal drive. That phase is schedule for completion later this month.
The third phase includes the construction of an east-west bridge from one of the plazas over the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks. Blaine community development director Terry Galvin, however, said no completion date for that phase has been scheduled because the city is still discussing how it will come up with the additional funds for the project.
The total construction cost is currently $1.5 million, which is about 13 percent higher than the $1.3 million original bid submitted to the city by Ebenal General construction. For more information, contact Galvin at 332-8311.


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Worker trapped in New City trench cave-in
A worker digging a trench at a New City house was trapped Friday when the trench caved in on him, authorities say. Emergency workers streamed to the house on Germond Road after a co-worker was unable to free the man. (Nov. 23, 2012)
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What Is the Covenant of Redemption?
from R.C. Sproul Oct 01, 2014 Category: ArticlesA persistent tradition claims that upon being mocked by a skeptic with regard to his doctrine of creation, Saint Augustine was cynically asked, "What was God doing before He created the world? Augustine's alleged reply was: "Creating hell for curious souls." The reply was, of course, tongue-in-cheek. The Bible ... Keep Reading
Expositor Magazine: New from OnePassion Ministries
from Steven Lawson Oct 02, 2014 Category: Ministry NewsIt is my great privilege to introduce to you the inaugural issue of Expositor Magazine, the print magazine of OnePassion Ministries. Through the bi-monthly publication of Expositor, we desire to address the historical, biblical, and theological dynamics and practice of expository preaching. Keep Reading
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Only Two Religions: A Google Hangout with Peter Jones
from Nathan W. Bingham Sep 30, 2014 Category: EventsOn September 30, we were joined by Dr. Peter Jones, the Executive Director of truthXchange, to discuss his new teaching series, Only Two Religions. Keep Reading
Lessons from the Upper Room: A New Teaching Series from Sinclair Ferguson
from Nathan W. Bingham Sep 29, 2014 Category: Ligonier ResourcesIn this new 12-part teaching series, Lessons from the Upper Room, Dr. Sinclair Ferguson paints a vivid picture of the disciples' final moments with their Savior. Carefully walking through John 13-17, Dr. Ferguson reminds us of the centrality of Christ in all of life. Keep Reading
God Is Faithful to Preserve His Own
from Richard Phillips Sep 29, 2014 Category: ArticlesPhilippians 1:6 develops the theme of God's preserving grace—which ensures the perseverance of His own—in three points. Keep Reading
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from Nathan W. Bingham Sep 28, 2014 Category: Ministry NewsHere are highlights from our various Facebook and Twitter accounts over the past week. Keep Reading
Don't Neglect God's Provision
from L. Michael Morales Sep 27, 2014 Category: ArticlesThe point for us is to regard God's "means of grace" as precious and vital. The preaching of the Word, baptism, the Lord's Supper, godly fellowship, these are "ordinary" means, to be sure, often despised and displaced in the life of the church—but make no mistake, they are utterly irreplaceable: these are the means God has provided for us to progress; these are the means by which God gives us more and more of Christ. Keep Reading
2014 Fall Conference at Reformation Bible College: Audio and Video Now Available
from Nathan W. Bingham Sep 26, 2014 Category: EventsLast week we held our 2014 Fall Conference at Reformation Bible College on the theme, We Would See Jesus. This conference focused on recapturing the centrality of Christ in preaching and life. Keep Reading
What Is the Covenant of Grace?
from Daniel Hyde Sep 26, 2014 Category: ArticlesReformed Christians speak of Scripture as the unfolding drama of God's covenant of grace. We do this because the apostle Paul speaks of the Israelites, saying, "To them belong … the covenants" (Rom. 9:5). The Bible is a covenantal story, and one that Paul, again, describes as "the covenants of promise" (Eph. 2:12). Keep Reading


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The True Cause of Colic?
A new study suggests the root of colic could be in the gut
How's this for irony? When colicky babies cry their guts out for hours on end, it might because there really is something wrong with their guts—in the form of an imbalance of intestinal flora that produces painful gassiness, according to a new study from the Netherlands.
Researchers examined stool samples from 12 infants with colic and 12 infants with normal crying patterns and discovered a unique bacterial "signature" in the guts of infants with colic. For starters, colicky babies had higher numbers of proteobacteria compared to babies without colic. Proteobacteria is a group of gut flora known to produce painful gassiness, which in turn can bring on the crying, Carolina de Weerth, a developmental psychologist at Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands, explains to HealthDay.
Colicky babies also lacked "good bacteria" to balance things out—stool samples from colicky babies contained lower numbers of bifdobacteria and lactobacilli compared to their calmer counterparts. These beneficial types of intestinal flora have anti-inflammatory effects, which reduce gut inflammation and pain, says de Weerth.
Colic affects up to 25 percent of all infants, with excessive crying peaking around six weeks, and typically disappearing by three to four months. So far, no one has come up with a "cure" for colic. But reading between the lines of this study, could stopping the crying simply be a matter of increasing good flora to cancel out the bad?
Maybe. Other studies over the past few years have looked at the effectiveness of probiotics (good bacteria) supplements for colicky babies—and so far the results sound promising, according to a New York Times report.
In a study from 2007, for example, Italian researchers looked at 83 colicky babies who were breastfed. Some of the infants were given simethicone, a gas-relieving medication; the others were given a supplement containing L. reuteri, a beneficial bacteria often found in yogurt. After 28 days, babies who received the probiotic cried an average of 51 minutes a day, compared with about two and a half hours (150 minutes) in the other group. Another study conducted in 2010 produced similar results.
"One hundred fewer minutes of crying?" says Amber Wheeler, a Colorado mom with a colicky two-month old. "We'll take it!"
Of course, it's best to check with your doctor before experimenting with a probiotic (some breastfeeding moms may try eating yogurt as a way to boost probiotics in milk). And remember, there are no shortage of other tricks to help quell the crying, including swaddling, white noise, and gently rocking your baby.
Still, knowing that there could be—maybe, just maybe—a way to stop colic before it even starts?
"Just the thought of that makes me want to cry… tears of joy!" says Wheeler.


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An operating room nurse manager at Essentia Health was honored with a patriot award Tuesday. Nicole Hauck received the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Patriot Award. It is given when an employee serving in the National Guard or Reserve nominates a supervisor.
Hauck's co-workers say she supports their military commitment through flexible schedules, and leaves of absence if needed. On Tuesday, Donnie Graening explained how much it helps him.
"The flexibility with my employer allows me to go on orders and serve my country on basically a moments notice, Graening says. "That's important not only to fulfill the Navy's goal and mission but it's also important to me that I be productive and active in the military and my job here allows me to do that."Hauck responded by talking about how important being flexible in scheduling employees that have military obligations is.
"Extremely important, it's also important of the operating room staff to be supportive of our military members. You know they do a great service for our country and it's just our way of supporting them and everything they do."
Hauck says she's honored, but it's also just part of the job. "I'm so honored by it, it means the world to me. It's going to hang in my office. You know I really feel like it is something that all of the operating room staff is recognized for, we do it together as a team but I'm very proud of both Todd and Donnie as members of our team and being able to support them."


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Like whoa. Here's some Goodie Mob footage from when they reunited at B.B. King's in 2009. I remember my arms being SO TIRED from holding them up in the air so much! This is post- Gnarls Barkley's St. Elsewhere, and Cee-Lo was in fine form in his cape, cashmere cableknit sweater and diamond earrings. That night the foursome went deep with their classic hits like "Soul Food" and "Get Rich to This". Towards the end they bowed their heads and let Cee-Lo take the spotlight for "Crazy", which I get the feeling everyone was hoping for but no one was expecting. There's a new chapter unfolding in the Dungeon Family history book, as Cee-Lo just announced that the title of the new album is We Sell Drugs Too… this was via his Twitter feed, so I'm gonna take it with a grain of salt. Whatever the case it's about damn time they get back in studio!
PS If Freefest had a fantasy football league for its lineup, let's just say that Cee-Lo brought out Big Gipp, Khujo, and T-Mo during a solo concert in West Palm Beach for a brief set last April… so yeah. Add Goodie Mob to the surprise guest roster!? #IWish #DirtySouth
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Nissan was a little late to the compact crossover SUV party -- with only its truckish Xterra to battle car-based products like the Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V, Mitsubishi Outlander and Ford Escape -- until the 2008 Nissan Rogue was introduced. The fact that the Rogue was based on the Sentra platform was not encouraging -- the Sentra was fine as an entry-level car, but how would it work as the basis for an SUV?
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Word of Mouth: Caul Fat
caul fat: n. The web-like membrane of fatty material that encases the internal organs of certain animals, like pigs, sheep, and cows.
That's all well and good, you say. But what on Earth do you do with this stuff? Well, we have the answer. And just so you know, you've probably eaten this in restaurants and never known...
The other night we met Brad Steelman, the chef at the River Cafe in Brooklyn, at an event for Electrolux (Steelman was showing off their luxe induction cooking stovetop and other appliances). The chef was making lamb, and before he put the loins in the oven, he pulled out a wad of caul fat (from a pig), spread it out like a picnic blanket, and wrapped each lamb loin snugly in it.
As Steelman explained, caul fat renders right away during cooking. It's a chef secret; wrap your meat (or fish) in a little caul fat, and you get flavor, moisture, and fat that literally melts into the meat as it cooks. Like bacon draped on top of a turkey roast, only it disappears into the meat—great for keeping a lean piece of meat juicy and basted, so to speak, while it cooks.
It really does look like a spider web, or maybe one of those mesh plastic sleeves the wine store sometimes slips on a bottle. And when we asked where, exactly, we're supposed to buy caul fat (we don't recall seeing it in the meat aisle of Whole Foods), Steelman said a lot of specialty grocery stores or butchers have it. Just ask. Also, it freezes beautifully and will keep for a while once it's frozen.
We found this article about chef Vuong Loc of Portage restaurant in Seattle, and it offers a few more photos and some suggestions.
• Caul Fat Tutorial, at Star Chefs
Has anyone cooked with caul fat at home?
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Yes. When ever I have a recipe that calls for a lean cut of pork, I like to wrap it in caul fat. You almost never see a pork loin with the fat layer still attached, the caul fat will keep it from drying out.
This is a common method used in the Balkans especially for barbecued meats. It is called "u maramice" meaning "in a napkin" in serbian. It makes to-die-for hamburgers.
In my experience, caul fat is very, very hard to come by. It is great stuff when you can get it though.
First time i saw this was after i sent out my boyfriend to buy sausage for breakfast. He went to the local butcher, asked for sausage, and received sausage hamburger patties held together with a web of caul fat. It looked pretty gross, and unfortunately, tasted pretty gross too. The caul fat did NOT melt, at least not on a pan fried sausage patty.
That's not to say that i won't be buying it for a roast from my "secret purveyor". :)
a sausage type patty wrapped in caul fat is typically called a crepinette. This is a great technique to use if you do your own butchering. Sometimes, you don't want to have to go through the process of preparing sausage casings and stuffing sausage so caul fat allows you to make a "fresh" sausage so to speak.
But it is important to use the caul fat carefully. Notice how the fat in the picture has some very thick webbing throughout. Some of that thick stuff should be discarded or used for grinding as it may not completely render. Use just enough to wrap whatever it is you will be cooking.
I've seen it wrapping spiced sausage meat into some kind of super meat balls (size of a tennis ball) that are then grilled or BBQ-ed. It's very typical where my mum comes from, the eastern coast of Spain. I couldn't find a picture of them raw, but you can get an idea here.
Interestingly I read about caul fat this week in Kathleen Flinn's book "The sharper your knife the less you cry". It's used a lot in Europe.
I could never knowingly eat the stuff. I'm not going to say what animal but in a high school biology class during a dissection I came across some of the stuff and just looking at that picture I can remember the smell of the preservatives. Yuck.
Oh yeah, that's the greater omentum. It's the first thing to go during a dissection.


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Beauty Nostalgia: Reminiscing With…Linda Hay
Beauty Nostalgia is a new weekly column on Beauty Counter in which we ask influencers, tastemakers, and some of our favorite industry experts to wax poetic on the sticks, salves, and sprays that helped shape who they are today.
The Pro: Linda Hay, celebrity makeup artist.
The Product: "When I started doing makeup back in 1983, most people were still into winged eye liner with loads of powder and technically applied foundation—it was very drag queen-y. Then Peter Lindbergh and Stephane Marais started showing another look where the girls were disheveled and greasy. On a shoot, it wasn't a problem for the models to rub their eyes and have a black smear, even. The look was so beautiful—it was completely new and very inspiring to me. I remember this journey to find the perfect product to create that sheen on the skin. Some makeup artists were using baby oil, but what worked best for me was Bain de Soleil Orange Gelee. It wasn't meant to be a beauty product, but it gives this tanned, dewy glow to the skin. Hairstylists even used it in the hair. I would apply it straight to the skin, using my hands—since it's tinted, it does get all over your clothes, but I didn't care. It makes you look beautiful and smells great, just like the beach in 1984. I still keep the Bain de Soleil in my kit, but I eventually found NARS Body Glow. I went crazy for it. It has a gardenia base, and every time I smell it, I'm taken back to lathering it up and down on the girls—everyone from Linda Evangelista to Elle Macpherson to Christy to Naomi. It's meant for the body, but I rub it on the face, too. It has such a fine consistency, not dirty or greasy, so it just deposits a small amount of color and shimmer. The skin really soaks it up, and it's not uncomfortable to wear. François Nars really revolutionized what I was trying to achieve with skin, and I've kept a bottle of this oil in my kit now going on twenty years."
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Smid Zone
The man on the good side of the Edmonton D-line that divides majors from minors is Ladislav Smid. He's an interesting player whose on the job training for NHL defense (a tough job by any measure) has taken place in the National Hockey League.
Warts and all, he's survived.
Smid's skills at this time are (I believe) reflected by four columns of numbers. Three are covered here by Vic Ferrari and the other is covered under the CBA. Vic's graph shows that Smid was facing about the same number of own zone faceoffs (as a comparison to overall) and shots against as Tom Gilbert but wearing his ass for a hat far more often. Basically, as much as he could drive results he was doing same and they were all headed in a predictable direction.
For a young defenseman to struggle isn't news. As a rookie, Denis Potvin finished -16 while two old slugs (Gerry Hart and Bert Marshall) were in the black. As a rookie, Lee Fogolin finished at EV for the season on a club that had four defensemen at +32 or better (Bill Hajt, Jerry Korab, Jim Schoenfeld, Jocelyn Guevremont). It happens most of the time. It's hard to find a rookie defensemen who exceeded (while played big minutes) the veterans.
However, that isn't really the point. The point is that Ladislav Smid is not worth it in a season where 2 of your highest paid players are defensemen with holes in their game. Smid is a big 22 year old kid making good money and one day he'll be a big version of Gerry Hart and on that day he's a guy I want for the Oilers. But right now he's a guy who is one year away from being an RFA and asking for a pay raise, he's a guy who is still somewhere on that learning curve and he's a guy the Oilers need to play bigger minutes this season due completely to roster makeup. On the 2005-06 team Smid could start in the shallow end of the pool and move along at a normal pace. On this team? I think it depends on Souray's health.
You can't trade for Erik Cole on one hand and give up hundreds of at-bats to kids. Should Sheldon Souray get injured this winter that means the top 4D would be (in no specific order) Visnovsky, Staios, Grebeshkov, Gilbert. Which means 5-6 is Strudwick-Smid and there will be times on the road (say the Saddledome in a close game after a powerplay) where Smid is out there and overmatched.
The last two seasons were about development. It went well. Greene and Stoll turned into Visnovsky and the post-Smyth dive turned into Sam Gagner. Magic! The Erik Cole trade (I believe) represents a change in direction and the Northwest division can be won but it's going to be close.
So close that adding another veteran on the blue (at the expense of Smid) is the way to go.


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Join us for the 2010 Teen Summer Reading Program Fun!!
"Make Waves at Your Library!"
Paint a Mural
(and eat some PIZZA!)
Monday, June 21st 11-1
Young adults are invited to create a mural that will hang outside the library to help promote the Teen Summer Reading Program.
The library will provide PIZZA and beverages.
Friday, June 25th 11-1
Deb Humiston from Ultimate Treasure Hunts will be here to lead a one-of-a-kind
scavenger hunt based on the international sport of
orienteering and utilizing GPS technology.
BUFFET to follow the
Scavenger Hunt!
"Make Waves At Your Library"
Read and collect fun prizes!
It's easy! Sign up at the
Scavenger Hunt Kick-Off Party on Friday, June 25th or in the library anytime after
June 25th.
You will receive a Book Buck for each book review form you complete. Use your Book Bucks to buy fun prizes from the library display case. Then, put your name & # on the other side of the Book Buck and it becomes a raffle ticket for bigger prizes!
Go to the Teen section and drop your raffle ticket into the prize can of your choice. Raffle prizes will be awarded at the end of the summer reading party on Friday, August 6th.
The last day to hand in Reviews for Book Bucks to buy prizes is Friday, August 6th.
Remember, you must read at your ability level.
Beneath The Waves Art Contest!
All pieces must be submitted on either July 26th or July 27th
Make waves with your original artwork! Make art in any form with any materials you like as long as it follows the theme "Beneath The Waves". Create your masterpiece at home and submit it to Teen Librarian Lori Morse on either July 26th or 27th. Your art will then be displayed in the library where visitors can vote for their favorite. The top three artists will each receive a prize!
Please clearly label your artwork with your name and phone # so we can give your piece back to you after the contest is over.
Open Art Afternoon
Monday, June 28th 1-3
Choose your own art/craft project from a variety of options! Make one project or a few (while supplies last)!
Feel free to stay for a little while or the whole time and enjoy a snack while you are working.
Teen Volunteer Orientation
Tuesday, June 29th at 1:00
If you are 13 years of age or older, and would like to
help out in the children's room this summer, come to the
meeting and learn more! It's a great way to earn volunteer hours!
Sign up is required for the following programs as space and materials are limited. Thanks!
Design Your Own T-shirt
Friday, July 9th 1-2
Using various ocean-themed materials, make a completely cool, unique t-shirt.
Please bring at least 2 t-shirts with you to this program.
Please register (432-7154) so we have enough materials.
"Zentangles" Art Program with Artist Kristine Brock
Monday, July 12th
Zentangle is an easy to learn method of creating beautiful
images from repetitive patterns. It is a fascinating new art form that is fun and relaxing.
Please register (432-7154)
Generously sponsored by F.L.O.W.
Read-To-Me Breakfast
Monday, July 19th 10-11
Have fun with the little kids!
Enjoy breakfast treats and read some beach-themed picture books to children ages 3-8.
Please sign up early for this program so we have enough teens to read to the kids.
Thank you!
Traveling Tide Pool
presented by the Seacoast Science Center
Wednesday, July 21st 1-2
Observe and handle live intertidal animals such as crabs, sea stars, and sea urchins and learn how they live on the seacoast here in New Hampshire.
Please register for this program.
Yoga with Amy Spencer
Friday, July 23rd 1-2:30
Yoga instructor Amy Spencer will lead a basic yoga class for teens. This program is for all levels of experience. Please wear comfortable clothing and bring a mat if you have one.
Please register for this program.
Cigar Box Treasure Chest
Monday, July 26th 10-11
Transform an ordinary cigar box into a treasure chest to store all your favorite summer souvenirs and trinkets.
Please register for this program so we have enough materials.
Submit Beneath the Waves Art Work!
Monday, July 26th and Tuesday July 27th
Make a Sea Creature
Friday, July 30th 1-2
Make your own scary, wacky, cute, funky, etc. sea creature with fabric and lots of
embellishments. You do not need to know how to sew for this project - it's super fun and easy!
Please register for this program so we have enough materials.
The Boston Museum of
Science Presents:
Rockets: There and Back Again
Monday, August 2nd 1-2
Create an air rocket that launches across the room, and engineer a way for a payload to return safely to Earth. This hands-on workshop explores the science behind rockets and space exploration. Use your imagination to plan, build, and test your own design.
Please register for this program.
Last day to hand in reviews
and to buy prizes with your
Book Bucks: Friday, August 6th
End the summer with a SPLASH at the:
End Of Summer
Reading Party!
Friday, August 6th
from 1-2:30pm
If you have participated in the Teen Summer Reading Program,
cool off with fun WATER GAMES (weather permitting) and
then enjoy the famous all you can eat
RAFFLE prizes will be awarded at the party so
you don't want to miss it!
Thank you for being part of the Teen Summer Reading Program 2010!
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|Colorado Art Ranch
|Colorado Art Ranch is a nomadic arts organization founded on the belief that the arts are an agent for change. We travel to two or more Colorado towns each year to sponsor one-month residencies for visual and literary artists from around the world. During each residency Colorado Art Ranch hosts a public forum to promote conversations on how art, and science intersect with land and social issues.
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|Provides numerous links to sports and recreation opportunities.
|Erika's List
|The big blue book of bookmarks for people with disabilities.
For those who love to act in Colorado.
|MacDowell Colony
|The MacDowell Colony nurtures the arts by offering creative individuals of the highest talent an inspiring environment in which to produce enduring works of the imagination.
|Millay Colony for the Arts
|Promoting the vitality of the arts and the development of writers, visual artists, and composers by providing a retreat for creative work.
|Santa Fe Art Institute
|The Santa Fe Art Institute (SFAI) conducts a bi-annual competitive selection process for artist and writer residencies that focuses on the professional experience of the artist, the quality of their past work, and their potential to have a productive residency at SFAI.
|Spiro Arts
|Spiro Arts is an Artist-in-Residence community and workshop center, located in the beautiful Silver Star community in Park City, UT.
|VSA Arts
|VSA arts is an international, nonprofit organization founded in 1974 by Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith to create a society where all people with disabilities learn through, participate in and enjoy the arts.
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|Links to numerous programs around the United States provided by United Spinal Association.
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Set decorator Kristin Peterson takes us to Raleigh Studios in Hollywood on the set of TNT's hit crime drama, "The Closer." The show is lead by actress Kyra Sedgwick as deputy chief Brenda Johnson, a no-nonsense, intelligent, and determined detective skilled at solving crimes and getting confessions in Los Angeles. Johnson is married to FBI agent Fritz Howard (played by actor Jon Tenney) and together their characters live in a Spanish Revival home that they rent in the Fairfax district of Los Angeles. We're going on a behind-the-scenes design tour to show home decor enthusiasts and fans of "The Closer" how Kristin created the comfortable home life of the lead character and her leading man.
Catch the 7th and final season of "The Closer" on TNT. The new season starts July 11, 2011.
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Tonight, "The Closer" begins its final season - but fans needn't worry, because its spin-off is already picking up where the TNT drama leaves off. Immediately following "The Closer's" premiere comes "Major Crimes."
"I guess we'll all have more to do now," co-star Tony Dennison (aka Det. Andrew Flynn) tells PopcornBiz of the network's recently confirmed decision to follow up the series finale of its hit crime drama with a new show featuring much of the current "Closer" cast, following star Kyra Sedgwick's exit after seven seasons. "We're already an ensemble, but we'll be an ensemble on steroids."
"I don't have any copies of any scripts," says Dennison of the progress of putting the sequel/spinoff series – which will star "Closer" Season Five addition Mary McDonnell's Det. Sharon Ryan – together so far. "All I can say is that it's going to be an even more in-depth look at how crimes are brought to justice, how criminals and the crimes are solved and how the criminals are brought to justice, and the machinations that go on between the DA's Office and the police department and the lawyers."
"There will probably be more courtroom stuff than there ever was on 'The Closer,'" says Dennison. "It'll be hopefully be a seamless exit or transition from Kyra leaving 'The Closer' into the new show with Mary and G. W. Bailey, myself and Corey Reynolds and all the other guys – Ray Cruz and Michael Paul Chan."
The actor says that "Major Crimes" is expected to continue to focus on the personal lives of the central characters along with its procedural plotlines. "That's [creator] James Duff for you: character matters. We have great characters working in really good plots, so you can't miss when you have that formula. It's very hard to do, but James seems to have been successful at it."
Meanwhile, the cast members are gradually prepping themselves for a Kyra-less existence with more than a little personal difficulty. "You work with someone for seven years, I mean that's a long time," says Dennison. "It's like, 'Okay, now you go on with life without her,' but yeah, we'll miss her."


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The Recaro Young Profi Plus Baby Car Seat grows with your child for maximum comfort with its adjustable harness and backrest. It can be fitted in your car by using the Isofix base (sold separately) or by using the 3 point seat belt system.
The Recaro baby car seat cover can easily be removed and is even machine washable at 30°C.
Features and Benefits of the Recaro Young Profi Plus Baby Car Seat
- Can be used with the Recaro Isofix Base (available separately) or the vehicles 3 point seat belt system
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- Compatible with the Recaro stroller Akuna and Babyzen by Recaro
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- Suitable from birth to 12 months approx (0-13kg)
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- With its low-profile design and rockin' spirit, the Macbeth™ Gatsby is sure to become an instant classic.
- Uppers made of synthetic leather or synthetic suede.
- Cushioned EVA midsole for premium comfort.
- Cup insole features an additional layer of foam cushioning for reduced foot impact.
- Durable rubber outsole.