By Donald H. Harrison SAN CLEMENTE, California –Sometimes artists derive joy from hearing what you think their paintings are about versus what message they actually intended to impart. Paul Bond is one of those artists. I told him that while looking at online images of his art, I was struck by one titled “Sacred Contract […]
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – The contemporary art exhibit, “Beyond the Age of Reason,” curated by Larry and Debby Kline, is nearing the end of its run at the San Diego Art Institute in Balboa Park. If you want to be intrigued, or even possibly enraged, by various artists’ visions of religion and
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By Sheldon Foster Merel ENCINITAS, California — I knew for years that low income schools students were being bused to attend concerts at San Diego Symphony for the first time of their lives. I had no idea who was behind this unique project, and by chance a few weeks ago I had the good fortune
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County
Editor’s Note: This is the 32nd in a series of stories researched during Don and Nancy Harrison’s 50th Wedding Anniversary cruise from Sydney, Australia, to San Diego. Previous installments of the series, which runs every Thursday, may be found by tapping the number of the installment: 1, 2,3,4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9, 10, 11, 12,13, 14,15, 16, 17, 18,19,20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 By Donald H. Harrison AT
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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Travel and Food
By Sam Ben-Meir EDINBURGH, Scotland – The Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh is currently exhibiting a substantial selection of Rembrandt’s paintings, drawings, and prints – focusing on those works that reveal the story of “Britain’s Discovery of the Master.” Exploring the significance of Rembrandt to British collectors, artists, and writers provides us with the
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International, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Sam Ben-Meir, Travel and FoodBy Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — Two dozen gentlemen, sporting silver vests, matching ties, black shirts, trousers and derbies, filed into the event space of the University City branch of the San Diego City Library to deliver a spirited program that prompted the audience to clap, sing, and even dance. The San Diego Jewish Men’s
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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County
By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — There is something special about an artist who finds an expressive way to teach both children and adults about a moment in history that should never be forgotten. That artist is Cheryl Rattner-Price who co-founded The Butterfly Project with educator Jan Landau in 2006. The Butterfly Project or Zikaron
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Jewish History, Mimi Pollack, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – If you were a reader of Harper’s Bazaar or Vogue, especially during the 20th century, you might have become very familiar with the fashion photography of Irving Penn, who was born to a Jewish father and Christian mother in 1917. He took up a camera in the 1930’s and
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Donald H. Harrison, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials, San Diego CalendarBy Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — Peter Yarrow, the iconic 80-year old folk singer of Peter, Paul and Mary fame, sat on the Garfield Stage at the Lawrence Family JCC, singing and accompanying himself on an acoustic guitar, while his tall son, Christopher, strummed along on a washbasin bass, with a single clothesline string.
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Facebook bans columnist Barry Shaw for anti-Abbas commentary Columnist Barry Shaw, based in Netanya, was banned by Facebook for 30 days after he posted a commentary critical of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. Here is his account: “I reported on Facebook about Mahmoud Abbas’s inflammatory statements at the UN General Assembly in which he praised Palestinian
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By Sam Ben-Meir NEW YORK — “He paints the soul, not just an image.” So begins the new documentary by PBS, featuring the life and work of Andrew Wyeth, and introducing viewers to one America’s great twentieth century painters – an artist whose work appealed to critics and audiences alike, an artist who spoke in
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Sam Ben-Meir, USA
58 organizations seek sanction of professor who refuses recommendation for Israel-bound student After a University of Michigan (U-M) professor agreed to write a recommendation for a student and then reneged when he realized it was for study in Israel, 58 organizations demanded that U-M President Schissel sanction all U-M professors who engage in that or
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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
“Not only was she a woman, but she was Japanese” – Glenn Scott Wright, director, Victoria Miro Gallery By Heather Z. Rothstain LOS ANGELES – I wasn’t interested in her work, then I watched this documentary. Move over Warhol, stand back Claes Oldenburg, Kusama’s time is now! Kusama Infinity – The Life and Art of
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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Paraguay reverses self; moves Embassy from Jerusalem back to Tel Aviv The American Jewish Committee expressed deep disappointment over Paraguay’s decision to close its recently opened embassy in Jerusalem and return it to Tel Aviv. “This diplomatic reversal is shocking,” said Dina Siegel Vann, AJC Director of Latino and Latin American Affairs. “Paraguay has
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