Entries Tagged as 'excursions'

On the way to the concert …

November 21st, 2008 · No Comments

A terrifying drive on a California freeway, set to appropriate music. (Thank you to Mind the Gap.)
Wendy Edsall-Kerwin at Hammermarks considers the importance of community. (And now you’re in the blogroll!)

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Tags: excursions · art · music

Zappa bust to Baltimore

May 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Cultural exchange runs both ways: A group of Lithuanians has given a bust of Frank Zappa to Baltimore (read more here). The original bust, put up in 1995, rests on a column in Vilnius, capital of Lithuania; Frank Zappa, who died in 1993, was born in Baltimore and lived there until he was 10 years old, when his parents […]

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Roger Ebert, and more

April 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Roger Ebert writes about Charlton Heston and Richard Widmark.
New Era Staff Writer Jane Holahan writes about Roger Ebert.
If you want to look young, put down that guitar.
Another addition to the Barnes saga.

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Tags: excursions · Barnes Foundation · film · Uncategorized

Excursions: On the wall and off

April 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

…From the Whitney Biennial. And more!
A visit to the Muzeo in Anaheim, Calif. Yes, it’s the same Cheech Marin.
In Utah, is the famous Spiral Jetty threatened by drilling? You might want to change your vacation plans, or revisit its creation. Whoa! Who told you you could walk on the art?! Robert Smithson might suggest it’s better […]

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Tags: excursions · film · art