Dandelion greens can be good for you and the price is right (free). But dandy as ICA’s summer tastings have been, last week’s wasn’t worth lioning up for.
Tag: new cambridge observer
Nurturing Networking/Branding Bonding
I left meetings of Women and Energy and Seltzer Design feeling feeling enlightened, energized and enthusiastic about bringing nurturing and community spirit community to my own marketing and client work–and wondering if (hoping that) new ways of doing business can prevail–despite the economic downturn.
Review: Pushing a transparent envelope at the DeCordova
The DeCordova’s setting, gardens, outdoor sculptures and provocative art on this early spring day were well worth the trip.
All four shows will be up through May 17.
Boston/NY Newspaper War: Pulitzer Winners Face off
Was surprised last night when two Pulitzer prize winning journalists locked horns on WGBH-TV’s Greater Boston over NYT
Clark Gallery shows fine flotilla of artists
A lovely, eclectic show called “Float” at the Clark Gallery, 145 Lincoln Road, Lincoln, MA exhibits an unusual collection of works on nautical themes.
Concord Art's "Unique Print" show makes good impression
The show is a colorful collection of monotypes, monoprints and experimental prints composed of fabrics, hand quilting, stamping, sandpaper, and pastel, on wood, metal, ink and paper, and combinations of the above. It celebrates New England artists and printers “trying something new, breaking the rules.”
Kate Millett at the Menard: More Pleasure than Oppression
I expected the Pierre Menard Gallery’s current show of works by the feminist writer and artist Kate Millett to be heavy-duty, in-your-face and angry, but was pleased to find, for the most part, colorful, simple brush-strokes that looked like Japanese characters.
Look back, move forward
In his 3-05-09 post “Probe the Past to Protect the Future,” Washington DC business-advocate-re-turned investigative journalist Andrew Kreig says it’s “nonsense”for the country to look forward without addressing the “wrongs” of the recent past “nonsense”….I’m not anxious to delve back into the murky recent past. By temperament, like Obama, I would rather let it all go. But as George Santayana said, “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” I don’t relish the possibility of investigations, indictments or imprisonments. But I do think it’s important to find out why things went so wrong in hopes that we never have to go through times like those–or these–again.
