Volume XVII, Issue 17 # April 23 - April 29, 2009 |
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Looking for Your Inner Artist?It could be hiding in a dumpster or a broken dishArt doesn’t have to be created in a studio. Consider a broken or discarded object and envision the possibilities. A piece of glass becomes glittering garden art. A twisted tree root becomes a circus snake bent on charming. Read entire story |
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An anonymous donor rang in the New Year for North Beach's small Bayside History Museum with a Smithsonian-sized gift: a rare 1632 edition of explorer Capt. John Smith’s book, The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles: With the Names of the Adventurers, Planters, and Governours From Their First Beginning Ano 1584 to This Present 1626. For the little museum, the gift is nothing short of a miracle. But with the gift comes unprecedented responsibility. |
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Words and PicturesFive books to remind you why you loved picture booksSome picture books are like those legendary fishing lures that are better at catching the eye than at catching fish. You’ll see some of these when you troll the discount sections of the big bookstores. That’s not the case with these books. Each in their own way, the words and the pictures tell the same story. These are books you can either browse or read. Read entire story |
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Regular Favorites … Letter from
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Bay Gardener
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Free Will
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