-The following first appeared in the May 12, 2016 issue of The Floyd Press. “Art is essential. It heals us and keeps what life is all about real. It gives us hope,” said Jeri Rogers at the launch of the new Artemis Journal, the regional literary and art journal that she founded. Rogers – a […]
More from Roanoke’s Taubman Museum of Art HERE. / Shadow Shot Sunday
1. My 5 year old grandson Liam thinks the song Mellow Yellow (his current favorite) comes from the Minons movie (where he first heard it), but I know it started with Donovan in the late ‘60s. 2. Liam’s brother Bryce thinks the Minions wrote Barbara Ann by the Beach Boys. Both boys refer to the […]
Now showing at the Taubman Museum of Art: Neon Clouds and Ice Crystals by Amanda McGavour. More about the Taubman HERE, HERE and HERE.
She was a whirring dervish of dance, hard for the cameral lens to pin down. But those impressionistic painted moments just can’t be deleted without taking a second look. It was a musical evening of masterful performances from principal players of the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, and one of the highlights was the debut performance of […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on May 5, 2016. When poet Jack Callan asked fellow-poet Judith Stevens to marry him, she said yes, but asked him to make her a promise. Marriage meant that Stevens would move from Virginia Beach to Callan’s home in Norfolk, and she wanted him to agree take […]
The pot that my son Josh’s girlfriend Emily has her hand on, was already sold by the time Joe and I arrived for the tail end of the spring 16 Hands Studio Tour, part of which was at our house. Because Joe and I were at a wedding in D.C., we missed most of the […]
1. Does your heart chakra need more cowbell? -Posted by my friend Joel on Facebook 2. Every time I watch THIS video, I jump up to answer the phone. 3. Joe and I clean up pretty well. Scroll down HERE. 4. Joe recently officiated the wedding of a couple he introduced to each other. He started […]
I recently heard that some towns in Europe are rated by flowers rather than stars. Our friends Greg and Laura’s wedding was held at a five flower wedding venue. It just happened to be their home. Joe introduced the two, devotees from different spiritual traditions, and he officiated their ceremony. He has lots of experience […]
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