Successful Holywood Trust Conference.

Posted on January 26, 2012 by admin

More than 100 people who work with young people attending a conference organized by Holywood trust.

Held at the Dumfries Easterbrook Hall recently many people from across the region have the opportunity to come together to share ideas and hear from speakers.

Speakers include Professor Ted Milburn, the former Assistant Director of education at Strathclyde and President of the YMCA of Scotland; Mark Molloy, senior learning community and development officers to Nithsdale with the Board; Fraser Falconer, BBC children in need; and Mary Craig, Chief Executive of Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland. Two minute deals also give specific organizations the opportunity to tell the audience about their work.

More than 130 delegates attend full-day event which represents more than 40 various charitable organizations and the public sector.

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Local artist living a dream as his work is installed in the contemporary Galleries …

Posted on January 21, 2012 by admin

CLEVELAND-Dexter Davis has a contagious laugh and it's easy, something he put it well in his job as a security officer at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Over the past 20 years he has walked through the Gallery's priceless masterpieces from the greatest artists in the history of Cleveland's world class museums.

Earlier this year on the show about two dozen Davis originals in William Busta Gallery in Cleveland, every single part sale. This is a great day for Dexter Davis, and the beginning of even greater. Cleveland Museum of Art acquired a large collage Dexter Davis called "Black heads" earlier this year. Just this month, contemporary pieces are installed in the museum gallery.

Davis still tried to take it all in. Laughing, he says "I still find myself having to pinch myself to wake up and see if it still happens!"

Picture curator Heather Lemonides acknowledged that Davis joined a select group of local artists who can see their work on exhibit at the museum.

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Brandon artist’s award winning State

Posted on January 16, 2012 by admin

BRANDON Oil Painter Gunhild Nilsson price loving name he was known by, "Gunni."

"It's so short, it's easy to sign my painting," he said. "And unusual. I don't have to put my last name. "

But Brandon artist not sure it is named after him he heard when he was called to the podium, October 29, at the biennial Conference of the Florida State League from the National Association of women in the American pen Sarasota.

Price's "the Talipot Palm-" fresco was elected the best in show from among 50 pieces that have been created by professional artists from 34 in Florida.

"I was surprised to be so," said price. "I asked the announcer, ' are you sure You got the right name? '"

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Holiday movie brings together family

Posted on January 11, 2012 by admin

Three family movies opened Wednesday, a day before Thanksgiving. But it is the story of the supernatural darkness which opened Sunday before it gets into the holiday weekend box office. "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-part 1" crushed his rival on Wednesday and Thursday, and will surely be cleared over the weekend. A fourth Film franchise based on the best-selling books author Stephenie Meyer earned over $ 20 million at the box office on the day before Thanksgiving and.

Fourth of five sequences have got films production budget back in its first week: it costs around $ 110 million to make, and raised over $ 179 million in the country.

three of the four new movies to open before the holidays–except "My week with Marilyn"–which is aimed at children and the parents who brought them to the film. It seems reasonable, given that the Thanksgiving the busiest travel time of the year, brought the Americans of all ages with their families. But none of the three people saw something like a business "Breaking Dawn" is a weekend this.

"The Muppets" did his best from the rest, collecting $ 12.5 million on Wednesday and Thursday – does not take more than half of the "Twilight". Executives expected the film to get about $ 45 million this weekend, but now it looks like the latest feature film directed by Jim Henson creations would make it closer to $ 40 million.

But starring Jason Segel and Amy Adams with the abominable loved, still three times the business of each of its competitors focus on the family. "

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Mayo show salutes the Big

Posted on January 6, 2012 by admin

When: 8 tonight (November 18)
Where: Mayo Performing Arts Center, 100 South St. Morristown
Tickets: $ 37 to $ 52
Information: 973-539-8008; www.mayoarts.org

The music from the 1940s isn t back, because it never went away.

That's the argument made by Bud Forrest, creator, producer and musical director of In the Mood. Forrest's show in the 13th and half a dozen musicians singers and dancers recreating Big Band sounds of the 1940s who came to the Center for the performing arts Mayo tonight (November 18).

Forrest made the point that, even in the era of post-rock n roll, Big-Band era still had a champion. Singers as varied as the Harry Connick Jr., Willie Nelson, Carly Simon, Linda Ronstadt and Rod Stewart have all recorded songs from the 1940s or early.

What leads to people like that to reach back into history? It's music. It's the eternal, and it's contagious, said Forrest.

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