For sorority, it feels good to return home (San Diego Union-Tribune)
COLLEGE AREA, Oct. 13 (UNION-TRIBUNE): No cafeteria food for the Alpha Chi Omega sisterhood. A personal chef prepared their meals, as usual, one afternoon. Since 33 residents share one bathroom, one girl set up her curling iron in the living room. Meanwhile, the visiting house Chihuahua, Pepper, darted about in a shirt that declared, ?I love cats.?...more...Stagehands Schedule Strike Vote (Arts Journal)
"With contract negotiations between producers and stagehands at a standstill, the union representing almost all of the stagehands on Broadway yesterday scheduled a strike vote for Oct. 21... Local One has never called a strike on Broadway, and a strike vote does not necessarily lead to a strike....more... Art That Refuses To Live In Fear Picasso's (Arts Journal)
Guernica is on display in Spain, where the painting's anti-war message stands in stark contrast to the terrorist attacks endured regularly by Spaniards....more... Harvard Design Magazine 10/07 (Arts Journal)
Will Architects Become Extinct? Architects' refusal to embrace technological innovations invites their extinction. Less hidebound professions are ruthlessly shoving their way onto the turf once the sole domain of architects....more... Madonna To Dump Record Industry (Arts Journal)
In another sign of th disintegration of the traditional recording industry, "Madonna is widely expected to leave her longtime record label and sign a $120m (£59m) recording and touring contract with concert promoter Live Nation."...more... Portrait Of A Nobel Winner (Arts Journal)
"Lessing, who turns 88 this month, never finished high school and largely educated herself through voracious reading. She has written dozens of books of fiction, as well as plays, nonfiction and two volumes of autobiography. She is the 11th woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature."...more... Friday's agenda (Miami Herald)
Items contributed must be received at least two days in advance at Calendar Desk, The Miami Herald, 1 Herald Plaza, Fifth Floor Newsroom, Miami, FL 33132-1693. Or e-mail your items to newscalendar@MiamiHerald.com. No faxes, please. To search for events througout South Florida, click on Calendar on the left side of the screen at www.MiamiHerald.com....more... Fall Auctions Are A Global Affair (Arts Journal)
Though London's October auctions of contemporary art were once minor affairs, these fall sales -- which begin Friday at Sotheby's -- are now significant bellwether events. Both houses are expected to gross more than $100 million....more... Threatened Lockout Leaves Broadway Unsure (Arts Journal)
Although the producers feared the barrage of stories about 'Broadway going dark' would depress business this weekend, ticket sales are in fact holding up pretty well....more... |