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Crocheting to Fight Breast Cancer Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 3:36PMMaking ribbons is a favorite craft for Helen Morrell these days.
Pop-Up Piano Receives Surprise Visitor Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 10:02PMMayor Michael Bloomberg briefly played one of the 88 pianos, which are a part of the world’s largest street piano installation, on Monday under the Manhattan Bridge in Brooklyn. The 88 pianos are on display through Saturday.
Diane Kruger Matched Her Lipstick to Her Dress Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 6:14PMUsually, matching your makeup to your outfit is something to avoid between the ages of nine and seventy, but Diane Kruger did it last night at the amfAR Inspiration Gala in Paris. She wore a cherry-red Grecian-style dress with lots of double-sided tape, slicked-up hair, and scarlet lipstick. The dress dragged a bit at the bottom so you can't see her shoes. Do you like the matching makeup/dress ...
Introducing Aunt Lydia’s 2011-2012 Collection of Crochet Thread Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 4:08AMLearn about the new Aunt Lydia's crochet thread and all the new colors in the 2011-2012 collection (PRWeb June 16, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/6/prweb8569573.htm
Taking flight Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 3:06AMFour-year-old Savannah Williams of Eugene is one of those kids who was born running, so trying to keep a kite aloft on a relatively windless day was a good activity for her — and for her 66-year-old grandfather, Ivan Sumner, who like her was wearing running shoes. The two participated …
Queen to be presented with silver brooch and lace scarf Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 7:52PMTHE Queen will be presented with one of her favourite types of jewellery in Cork today — a stunning hand-crafted silver brooch.
Pick and mix: How can you achieve the modern-vintage style without your home resembling a bric-a-brac stall? Friday, April 29, 2011 @ 6:20PMEmily Chalmers is queen of the "artfully edited" space. It's one of those skills that you don't realise is actually a skill until you try and do it yourself.
How to Cope with Wedding Day Disasters Wednesday, April 20, 2011 @ 10:37PMShooting a wedding means capturing the memories of the day, but it can also include helping ensure the day is more joyous than stressful.
Portsmouth area community calendar Monday, April 11, 2011 @ 1:07AMToday in Portsmouth: Yoga by donation: Sage Clarke leads Prenatal Yoga from 7 to 8:15 p.m. Monday, April 11, at the studio located above Portsmouth Health Foods, 147 Congress St. Visit www.yogabydonation.org.
Top Talents from the Crafting Community Join Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores to Present Fresh Ideas for Spring Tuesday, March 8, 2011 @ 2:13PMOne common thread unites all of the artists who helped Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores create the latest project ideas for the spring season passion. ...
Top Talents from the Crafting Community Join Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores to Present Fresh Ideas for Spring Tuesday, March 8, 2011 @ 2:10PMHUDSON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores has teamed up with some of the most talented and trend-setting individuals in the crafting community to present exclusive, one-of-a-kind creations for spring.
Top Talents from the Crafting Community Join Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores to Present Fresh Ideas for Spring Tuesday, March 8, 2011 @ 2:05PMOne common thread unites all of the artists who helped Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores create the latest project ideas for the spring season – passion. They love to create, and they are energized by the freshness of the season of renewal.
TODAY IN TOWN 2/16/11 Wednesday, February 16, 2011 @ 7:45AMSubhead: weather, local events, town meetings, snowdays Breaking News: No Town Weather ~Today will be 16-42 degrees and partly cloudy. ~Tonight will be mostly clear and ~32 degrees. Town Events KNIT CLUB Come knit or crochet at the Durham Activity Center every Wednesday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. read more
Glen Rock History: Reminiscing with Lilly Hubschmitt Friday, February 11, 2011 @ 1:04AMMuch of what is known about the early days of Glen Rock history is a result of the collections left by the Hubschmitt family.
Kamupira not your average artist Saturday, January 29, 2011 @ 10:07PMMondavisual arts lecturer, metal sculptor, textile artist, photographer and printmaker, Doris Kamupira, is not your average artist. She is a woman of warmth and strength, strong enough to bend and shape smouldering steel, yet sensitive enough to thread and crochet intricate patterns on fabrics.
Hints from Heloise: Take care when cleaning pewter Wednesday, January 26, 2011 @ 11:17PMDear Heloise: Can you please tell me how to clean/restore pewter? I have a nut tray that I would like to use. Thanks. -- Georgette, via e-mail
Simple soapy water wash best for cleaning pewter Wednesday, January 26, 2011 @ 10:43PMDear Heloise: Can you please tell me how to clean/restore pewter? I have a nut tray that I would lik ...
Hints From Heloise 1/27/2011 Wednesday, January 26, 2011 @ 10:30PMPretty pewter
Hints from Heloise: Cleaning and restoring pewter Wednesday, January 26, 2011 @ 5:45PMPretty Pewter Dear Heloise: Can you please tell me how to CLEAN/RESTORE PEWTER? I have a nut tray that I would like to use. Thanks. -- Georgette, via e-mail
This Week Tuesday, January 18, 2011 @ 11:24PMThe Black Mountain Center for the Arts is currently featuring works from the Black Mountain Center for the Arts Clay Studio teachers Judi Ashe, Geoff Bird, Maureen Joyce, Sarah Meyer, Gwen Ottinger, and Annie Singletary, along with student work in the Center's Upper Gallery.
Weekly planner Thursday, January 6, 2011 @ 4:09AMFirst Friday at Five, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Lubeznik Center for the Arts, 101 W. 2nd St., Michigan City, an evening of renewal and inspiration with massages, acupuncture, herbs and shopping at the Gallery Shop, admission is free, 874-4900 Gabriel's Horn fundraiser, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Woodland Park, 2100 Willowcreek Road, Portage, silent auction, appetizers and desserts, dancing and cash ...
Weekly planner Thursday, December 30, 2010 @ 4:03AMNew Year's celebration, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Promenade Hall, 7897 Taft St., Merrillville, dinner and dancing to the music of Pete Carlo III, sponsored by Dancer's Delight and Dinner Dance Club; $60 per person, $120 per couple, open bar, R.S.V.P. at 464-0825; after 6 p.m., call 464-7233 New Year's celebration, doors open 7 p.m. Friday, Halls of St. George, 905 E. Joliet St., Schererville, with music ...
Weekly planner Thursday, December 23, 2010 @ 4:03AMNew Year's Eve party, doors open at 8 p.m., buffet begins at 8:30, music at 9, Friday, Dec. 31, American Legion Post 260, 5675 Mulberry Drive, Portage, with music by D.J. Brad, $10 per person, cash bar, 762-3541 1920s New Year's Eve celebration, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31, Porter County Expo Center, 215 E. Division Road, Valparaiso, wear your flapper dresses and pearls, zoot suits and gangster ...
Yarn vs Thread Saturday, December 18, 2010 @ 6:40PMPutting yarn and thread into a proper prospective and when one might choose one instead of the other.
More than words can say — handmade books make for nifty gifts Friday, December 17, 2010 @ 3:30PMWhat's the best Christmas gift you ever received? Aside from those had-to-have toys when you were a child, can anyone deny gifts that come from the heart are the very best of all? With that in mind, why not take a lesson from Wharncliffe writer and artist Elizabeth Creith and be one of those who [...]
Weekly planner Thursday, December 16, 2010 @ 4:03AMSingles Group meets, 7 to 9 tonight, Dec. 16, Cornucopia Coffee Co., 210 E. Lincolnway, open mike at 8 p.m., 464-9506 Christmas Concert at VU, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 18, Valparaiso University's Chapel of the Resurrection, 1600 Chapel Drive , the Bach Institute Choir performs the first part of Handel's "Messiah" and the first part of Bach's " Christmas Oratorio," $15 adults; $10 senior citizens ...
Weekly planner Thursday, December 16, 2010 @ 4:03AMSingles Group meeting, 7 to 9 tonight, Dec. 16, Cornucopia Coffee Co., 210 E. Lincolnway, open mike at 8 p.m., 464-9506 Christmas Concert at VU, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 18, Valparaiso University Chapel of the Resurrection, 1600 Chapel Drive , the Bach Institute Choir performs the first part of Handel's "Messiah" and the first part of Bach's Christmas Oratorio, $15 for adults, $10 for senior ...
Weekly planner Thursday, November 25, 2010 @ 4:02AM"Legend of the Guardians," free showing, 7:30 tonight, Crown Theatre, 19 N. Court St., Crown Point, 663-1616 Groovin' Christmas with Bryan Lubeck, 8 p.m. Saturday, Memorial Opera House , 104 Indiana Ave., Valparaiso, $25 per person, 548-9137 or visit www.molive.com Autism Association Holiday Celebration, 6 p.m. to midnight Friday, Dec. 3, Ambassador Banquet Hall, 1967 ...
Weekly planner Thursday, October 28, 2010 @ 4:01AMSecond annual Art After Dark, 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, Sand Creek Country Club, Chesterton, the evening marks the 50th anniversary of the Chesterton Art Center, and includes dinner, dancing and silent auction, $50 per person in advance, no tickets at the door, 926-4711 Comedy show, 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, American Legion Post 502, 429 W. County Road 750N, South Haven, a prime rib sandwich dinner ...
Weekly planner Thursday, October 14, 2010 @ 4:01AMContra Dance, doors open at 6:30 p.m.; dance at 7, Saturday, YMCA, 1201 Cumberland Crossing Drive , Valparaiso, calling by Barry Dupen, Columbia City; music by Hoosier Recruits; $5 per person, $15 per family, free for college student with ID, 464-0846 Wine and Beer Tasting, 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, St. John Parish Hall, 9400 Wicker Ave., St. John, featuring 20 wines and 10 microbrews, $25 per ...
Rolled Stitch is new Bullion Stitch Saturday, October 9, 2010 @ 2:10AMTips and tricks for a better bullion stitch
Weekly planner Thursday, October 7, 2010 @ 4:01AMGood Times Oldies Dance, 7 p.m. Friday, Fiesta Palace, 6220 Broadway, Merrillville, 79th anniversary celebration of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Gary, with music by Los Cordobas and D.J. Joweto, cash bar, $35 per person, 397-1856, 944-1477; 944-1084 Anniversary Dinner-Dance, 7 p.m. Friday, Amvets Post 6, 2060 Clark Road, Gary, includes card games, dancing, cash bar and more, sponsored by the ...
Weekly planner Thursday, September 30, 2010 @ 4:15AMAN EVENING OUT Todd Snider in concert, 7:30 tonight, Memorial Opera House , 104 Indiana Ave., Valparaiso, opening act is Michael McDermott, tickets are $25 and $35, 548-9147 Amazing Magic Show with Ran Baker, 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Beatnik's on Conkey, 418 Conkey St., Hammond, $10 for adults, $5 for kids, 852-0848 or visit www.beatniksonconkey.com Concert, 7:30 p ...
Proenza Schouler, Ralph Lauren, Anna Sui, Reed Krakoff Thursday, September 16, 2010 @ 6:01PMDesigners tweak fashion tropes like the Chanel jacket and the cowgirl look.
Arts Calendar Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 2:19PMKirk Sauer, Multi-media Reflections on the Human Form and Condition: Nude portraits of people in various stages of their healing journeys. Burnaby Arts Council, Deer Lake Gallery, 6584 Deer Lake Ave. Gallery hours: noon to 4 p.m. daily. Info: 604-298-7322.
Weekend, Sept. 4 & 5 Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 2:33PMby mv-voice.com Event: Kings Mountain Art Fair A fair of 130 juried artists, kids' arts and crafts, and food, beer and wine, in a redwood forest setting, will be held Saturday-Monday, Sept. 4-6, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Kings Mountain Community Center, 13889 Skyline Blvd., Woodside. Exhibit: "By Hand" in Los Altos "By Hand: American Women with Needle and Thread" features a sampling of quilt ...
Weekly planner Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:02AMADULT EDUCATION Hunter Education Safety Course, 6 to 9 p.m. Friday , Sept. 17; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, Lemon Lake County Park, 6322 W. 133rd Ave., Crown Point, adults encouraged to take class with their young hunters, registration required, 947-7275AN EVENING OUTMovies in the Park, at dusk tonight, Marquette Park, 6769 Oak Ave., Gary, movie is Michael Jackson 's "This Is It ...
Salem woman had an eye for perfection Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 5:12AMEveryone's life has a story. In "Lives," we tell some of those stories about North Shore people who have died recently. "Lives" runs Mondays in The Salem News. SALEM — When Jeannette Darisse needed clothes for her children, she didn't run down to the store and buy the latest fashions.
CARS & CYCLES Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 4:02AMAN EVENING OUT Music Jam, 5 to 9 p.m. Friday , Roselawn American Legion , 4181 E. Indiana 10, dinner begins at 5, music begins at 6, free admission, 345-5825 Music in Nature , 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday , Taltree Arboretum and Gardens, 450 W. County Road 100N, Valparaiso, with singer-songwriter John Garrison, $10 for Taltree members, $15 for nonmembers, 462-0025 Ninth annual LuWow!, 7 to 11 p.m ...
Weekly planner Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:16AMAN EVENING OUT Gary Alumni chapter, Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity 65th anniversary, 6 to 11 p.m. Friday , Marquette Park Pavilion, 1 N. Grand Blvd., Gary, cash bar, dinner, music and dancing, $40 per person, (708) 539-5873 Sounds at Sunset summer concert series, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Heritage Park gazebo, 1154 Ridge Road, Munster, R-Gang performs this week, in case of inclement weather concert ...
Weekly planner Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 4:02AMAN EVENING OUT Magaritaville Island Party, 7 p.m. Friday, in the White Hawk tent across from the White Hawk clubhouse, 1001 White Hawk Drive , Crown Point, with music by the Parrottroupers, a pig roast and dinner buffet, free margaritas all evening, $25 per person, 661-2322 Gary Alumni chapter, Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity 65th anniversary, 6 to 11 p.m. Friday, July 30, Marquette Park Pavilion, 1 ...
Weekly planner Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 4:16AMAN EVENING OUT Mediterranean Summerfest, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Pearl Theatre, 907 Franklin St., Michigan City, catered by the Sahara Restaurant, $50 per person, 871-1223; 561-1347 Sounds at Sunset summer concert series, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Heritage Park Gazebo, 1154 Ridge Road, Munster, Big Guitar performs, in case of inclement weather concerts move to Munster High School auditorium, 8808 ...
Bulletin Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 12:51AM“Hello Dolly” through July 24 Country Playhouse 12802 Queensbury 713-467-4497 countryplayhouse.org
This Week Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 1:20PMIn order to meet the needs of those children and families who need assistance with food during the weekends, the Welcome Table will now be providing food packs on Fridays from 1-4 p.m. at the swimming pool at Lake Tomahawk.
Weekly planner Thursday, July 8, 2010 @ 4:02AMAN EVENING OUT Boys & Girls Clubs benefit, doors open at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Marquette Park Pavilion, 1 N. Grand Blvd., Gary, $250 per reservation, proceeds to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana, 881-1060, Ext. 403 or visit www.bgcnwi.org Music in Nature concert, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Taltree Arboretum and Gardens, 450 W. County Road 100N, Valparaiso ...
Weekly planner Thursday, July 1, 2010 @ 4:04AMAN EVENING OUT Jaycee Fest, today through Saturday, Northridge Plaza, U.S. 6 and Indiana 51, Hobart, gates open at 5 p.m., opening acts at 7 p.m., performers include CrawPuppies with Street Level, C4 with Brimstone and Danger is My Middle Name with Succubus, $5 per person, children admitted free, 670-3676 Concert and fireworks, 7 p.m. Friday, Embassies of Christ Church, 4285 Cleveland St., Gary ...
Weekly planner Thursday, June 24, 2010 @ 4:17AMJaycee Fest, 5 p.m. gates open daily Friday through Saturday, July 3, Northridge Plaza, U.S. 6 and Indiana 51, Hobart, opening acts at 7 p.m., performers include The Breakfast Club with Sinister Sam; Local H with Left Brain Heart; Shuddup '* Drive with The Mob; Rockband Karaoke; Eaten Alive with Centerfold; CrawPuppies with Street Level; C4 with Brimstone and Danger is My Middle Name with ...
Books ... and more Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 5:19AMThe Morton Grove Public Library, 6140 Lincoln Ave., Morton Grove, offers many programs. Call (847) 965-4220 or visit www.webrary.org:
Weekly planner 610 Thursday, June 10, 2010 @ 4:16AMAn evening outAcoustic Night, 7 to 11 tonight, Paul Henry's Art Gallery, 416 Sibley, Hammond, musicians, singers and songwriters are invited to perform, bring a contribution to the potluck table, $5 cover, $3 with a food item for donation, 932-0165Calumet Astronomical Society open house, 9 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Thomas Conway Observatory, 19000 Chase St., Lowell, members will be on hand to help ...
Summer sessions at the Gallery School Wednesday, June 9, 2010 @ 6:51AMLooking for some summer fun for your family? The Gallery School of Pottstown at the Gallery on High is proud to announce its biggest session of summer classes ever. They offer classes for all ages in many different topics. A complete class schedule can be found at their website at www.galleryonhigh.org.