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Baseball
Congratulations to the L.A. Dodgers who defeated the Tampa Bay Rays this week, to win their first World Series since 1988. I am a Chicago Cubs fan, so I respect their patience and joy. In… Read moreBaseball
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Month: October 2020
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“Haint Blue”
Gullah Geechee believe the color wards off ‘boo hags.’ Perhaps while enjoying travels in the South, and relaxing on a giant front porch, you looked up and noticed the porch ceiling was painted a peaceful, robin’s… Read more“Haint Blue”
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Contemporary Basketry
Merriam-Webster defines ‘basket’ as: a receptacle made of interwoven material. This definition may create a mental image of what we expect a basket to be. In contemporary basketry, our preconceptions – are creatively challenged. Contemporary… Read moreContemporary Basketry
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The Task of Exhibits — A Student’s Perspective
co-authored: Janet Danek and Leah Ryal Janet Danek: Many of the artworks exhibited throughout the Park Library were gifts from generous donors. The Olga Denison Collection of Anishinaabe Art is no exception. The late Olga Denison,… Read moreThe Task of Exhibits — A Student’s Perspective
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Murmurations
If you have been fortunate to experience this elegant and mysterious display, you would not soon forget it. Murmuration refers to the phenomenon that results when hundreds, sometimes thousands, of starlings fly in swooping, intricately coordinated patterns through… Read moreMurmurations
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Louise Glück – American poet – Nobel Laureate
American poet Louise Glück has won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature. Also a Pulitzer Prize winner, she becomes the 16th woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, joining such previous Pulitzer winners as William… Read moreLouise Glück – American poet – Nobel Laureate
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Mary Dow Reading Room Remodel Expands Individual Study Options
Next time you need a quiet place to focus, check out the newly remodeled Mary Dow Reading Room. A popular destination with spectacular views of the Fabiano Botanical Garden, the Mary Dow Reading Room is a… Read moreMary Dow Reading Room Remodel Expands Individual Study Options
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Designing Physical Distancing in Our Cities
The COVID-19 public health emergency has changed everything about our lives, including how cities arrange public spaces to account for physical distancing. We have new needs we never had before—Where it is safe to place a… Read moreDesigning Physical Distancing in Our Cities
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Fore-Edge Painting
Books are incredible pieces of art: authors arrange tens of thousands of words to form meaningful information. Printers impress those words in thousands of lines on the fronts and backs of hundreds of leaves of paper,… Read moreFore-Edge Painting
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Frank Gehry – Architect
The first time I saw the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao I was amazed and perhaps a bit confused by this architect’s awe-inspiring artform. It was unlike any building I had ever seen. Gehry, one of the most… Read moreFrank Gehry – Architect
