Showing posts with label Culture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Culture. Show all posts

Friday, May 7, 2010

Last-Minute Mother's Day Gift Suggestions

You knew Mother's Day was coming but somehow you ended up waiting until the last minute to get mom a gift. To give you some ideas, I've provided a few suggestions to help you celebrate:-- If your mom is the Sporty type: buy her a couple of tickets to her favorite baseball team. Let her know you will take her out for a pre or post game meal to go along with the gift.-- If your mom loves Flowers:

Monday, February 15, 2010

Exhibit: Heart and Soul: Art from Coretta Scott King Award Books

How was your Valentine's weekend? It was a nice relaxing weekend for me. I did go to see Valentine's Day. I thought it was really cute and funny. Did anyone else see it? I really liked it.----------- S&F ---------------Bryan Collier, 2005. Illustration from Rosa. Written by Nikki Giovanni. Published by Henry Holt and Company.What: The Hearts and Souls of musicians and poets, great eats of Bravery

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Exhibit: See The Accidental Mummies of Guanajuato

Let your inner archaeologist out by visiting the Accidental Mummies of Guanajuato exhibit. This 10,000 square-foot exhibition will begin it's three year tour in six U.S. destinations (from 2010-2012) with a debut at the Detroit Science Center on Saturday, October 10, 2009.About the exhibit:It features 36 accidental mummies on loan from the Museo de las Momias de Guanajuato, the exhibition

Friday, June 19, 2009

Has Calvin Klein Gone too Far with Ad?

From my Marketing POV, Calvin Klein is a great brand with amazingly chic clothes and I feel like they don't have to go out of their way to create controversy to sell the brand. I'm all for creative expression but you don't always need to use sex to sell everything. It gets old rather quick and it kind of suggest that their marketing and advertising people couldn't think of anything else to

Friday, May 29, 2009

Culture: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater @ BAM

A must see of summer performances. You will see why Alvin Ailey is one of the best. If you live in NYC this is a great time to venture out of Manhattan and see this absolutely unforgettable ballet show.What: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM)Following its triumphant return to BAM last spring, Alvin Ailey® American Dance Theater comes back to Brooklyn with

Monday, April 20, 2009

Culture: San Francisco Ballet Performs George Balanchine's Jewels

What:The San Francisco Ballet presents George Balanchine’s Jewels, a beautiful three part evening-length performance of "Emeralds," "Rubies", and "Diamonds". The ballet is a celebration of the golden age of dance and showcases Balanchine's expert choreographer skill and vision. Balanchine said that his gemstone-themed ballet with jeweled costumes was inspired, in part, by his introduction to