An 850-pound emerald that disappeared from a Southern California vault in September has been tracked down to a Las Vegas warehouse. And for us, this raises more questions than answers. How does someone cart such an enormous gem, believed to be the ...
8 Jan 2009
The new year is here, but one of our favorite old events is still with us: the monthly Pioneer Square gallery walk. Typically the first Thursday night of the month, this month the participating galleries all pushed the walk to tonight due to the Jan ...
8 Jan 2009
WASHINGTON - A NEW US stamp marking the Lunar New Year goes on sale on Thursday, the US Postal Service said. Asian folklore lists 12 animals as representing years, and attributes the characteristics of those animals to people born in that year. This ...
7 Jan 2009
WASHINGTON -- The lunar new year stamp marking the Year of the Ox goes on sale Thursday, perhaps a special event for President-elect Barack Obama. Asian folklore lists 12 animals as representing years and attributes the characteristics of those ...
7 Jan 2009
An outspoken defender of women’s rights in Islamic societies, Ms. Hirsi Ali was born in Mogadishu , Somalia . She escaped an arranged marriage by immigrating to the Netherlands in 1992, and served as a member of the Dutch parliament from 2003 to ...
7 Jan 2009
Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- During the year 1888, rumors spread through the southern French town of Arles that an eccentric Dutchman was painting landscapes, outside, in the dead of night. Some said he put candles on his hat to help him see his palette ...
5 Jan 2009
On Monday, Jan. 12, at 7:15 p.m., a group will meet at the West Branch Library at 40 College Ave. to discuss “Killer Angels” by Michael Shaara. Next month, the group will discuss “Interpreter of Maladies” by Jhumpa Lahiri.
8 Jan 2009
An 850-pound emerald that disappeared from a Southern California vault in September has been tracked down to a Las Vegas warehouse. And for us, this raises more questions than answers.
8 Jan 2009
A monthly breakdown of the Pioneer Square gallery walk. This month's recommendations include: Marcella's Cookery, Benham Gallery, Foster/White Gallery, Gallery4Culture and the Marni Muir Gallery.
8 Jan 2009
Vincent Van Gogh’s subjects included windmills, and Marie Wise is pretty sure the famous artist would have painted wind turbines if they had existed in his time.
7 Jan 2009
Those born in the year of the Ox are known for their kindness, diligence and success. Just look at some examples -- President-elect Barack Obama, Walt Disney, Charlie Chaplin, Vincent Van Gogh, Johann Sebastian Bach, Bill Cosby, Princess Diana and Oscar De La Hoya.
7 Jan 2009
Vincent van Gogh loved the sunflower the most and especially its glorious orange-golden yellow shades.
7 Jan 2009
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7 Jan 2009
Why did Pablo Picasso end up earning more than Vincent Van Gogh? Picasso left an estate valued at $750.
7 Jan 2009
Move over Van Gogh. On one of Jenny's visits to the MS centre in Sydney last year she was reintroduced to painting with wonderful results. I was so impressed with the paintings that she showed me. Some dormant talent is being unleashed! ...
7 Jan 2009
Does Wake Forest have a future Van Gogh in its schools? This Saturday, the Wake Forest Junior Woman's Club will present a local Arts Festival in the Mill Room at the Factory on S. Main Street, Wake Forest. The event will be held from ...
7 Jan 2009
The gals in this category should probably get two of Van Gogh's ears and maybe some of Picasso's eyes. That would maybe give them some super natural powers that would come in handy from time to time. Stop by Rogers place to pick up the ...
7 Jan 2009
I was given this wonderful Award Van Gogh’s Ear Award from Sandee of Comedy Plus. It is an amazing work of art done by Roger DMan of Idaho Photo. He is an extremely creative man to come up with this incredible creation. ...
7 Jan 2009