Archive for February, 2009
Saturday, February 28th, 2009
This year, the Joffrey Ballet observes the centennial of the Ballets Russes. Founder Sergei Diaghilev, along with various artists from all disciplines, not only produced great works, but forever chang “The end of a way of life is at hand,” Sergei Diaghilev wrote in 1905. He added some sentences later, “The only hope that I, as an incorrigible sensualist, can have is that the forthcoming …
More here: Ballets Russes’ sensual, exotic legacy endures (Chicago Tribune)
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Saturday, February 28th, 2009
Obsessed with blurring the boundaries between art and design, Spanish designer/artist Jaime Hayon produces everything from toys and furniture to massive public sculpture—all with an unexpected twist. His work for Lladró is no exception and plays with notions of fantasy and surrealism.
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by Staff — Interior Design, 10/31/2008 (Interior Design)
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Saturday, February 28th, 2009
Vincent Cassel, one of the stars of the Oceans 12 and 13 movies, scooped the best actor prize at France’s top Cesar film awards Friday for a role playing a notorious French gangster.
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Oceans star Cassel takes top French film award (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Saturday, February 28th, 2009
COEUR d’ALENE — The decor will be familiar to many. So will the faces. Dana Musick and Joe Chapman have teamed up to reopen the former Bambino’s restaurant in midtown, this time with a new name and a new menu that will also be familiar.
More here: A second helping (Coeur d’Alene Press)
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Saturday, February 28th, 2009
I laugh at all the so-called experts advising people to do their homework when buying art. What homework are you going to do?
Continue here: Consider credentials in art buy (Courier-Post)
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Saturday, February 28th, 2009
Whether you prefer traditional or contemporary decor, you can never go wrong with the classic color combination of black and white. But it’s also an excellent idea to add another accent color.
Continue here: Black & white, with a dash of color, add spark to decor (Detroit News)
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Saturday, February 28th, 2009
Places to go This weekend is the All Texas Garden Show with Neil Sperry. The show will offer new ideas, landscaping, plants, lawn and garden products, outdoor decor, and more. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. today, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Arlington Convention Center, 1200 Ballpark Way, Arlington. $8.50; free for children 14 and under. Tickets are two-for-one after 6 tonight (no other discounts apply). …
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Home and garden events in Dallas-Fort Worth this week (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
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Friday, February 27th, 2009
Vincent Cassel, one of the stars of the Oceans 12 and 13 movies, scooped the best actor prize at France’s top Cesar film awards for a role playing a notorious French gangster.
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Oceans star snares French film award (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
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Friday, February 27th, 2009
PARIS (AFP) – Vincent Cassel, one of the stars of the Oceans 12 and 13 movies, scooped the best actor prize at France’s top Cesar film awards Friday for a role playing a notorious French gangster.
More here: Oceans star Cassel takes top French film award (AFP via Yahoo!Xtra News)
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Friday, February 27th, 2009
Located three blocks from the 1 train at 85 MacDougal St. (between Bleecker and Houston streets) on the Lower East Side, the French-American bistro Camaje uses its décor to transport its patrons to quaint Parisian side streets, but manages to retain the flavor of the neighborhood.
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Feast For the Eyes: Downtown Eatery Provides Fusion of Parisian Culinary and Creative Arts (Columbia Daily Spectator)
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