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Sunday, February 22, 2009

The Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida









The Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg

February 19, 2009

A few pictures from my visit to the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg on February 19, 2009.

I finally had the opportunity to visit the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida…

It was really exciting. It is the largest collection of Dali’s work outside of Spain. The museum is very viewer friendly and informative. If you go, be sure to be available for all the docent tours. The docents were extremely knowledgeable and really brought Mr. Dali’s work to life.

Dali Museum » About the Museum » History

SALVADOR DALI MUSEUM

Our Present

The Dali Museum is the flagship of cultural tourism on the West Coast of Florida and welcomes over 200,000 visitors each year from around the world. Serving the Florida community, 10,000 students are admitted without charge annually. Our education programs produce study guides and web information for students and teachers. Two film series, lectures and concerts supplement the themes of the exhibitions. The Museum Store - one of the most dynamic in the museum world, with books and educational material as top sellers, reflects and extends the exhibition experience. A new series of small format exhibition catalogs is published to accompany the four new exhibitions mounted each year. The Dali maintains strong partnerships with the community of St. Petersburg, the State of Florida as well as museums and educational institutions globally. As a partner with locally based corporations, the Museum is an engine for economic development in Florida.

The Museum will create a new building to protect its collection and welcome its visitors. It is continually adding to the collection with acquisitions of paintings, drawings and prints. The Museum's extensive archival library is key to the advances in academic research on topics from Dali to Surrealism, to interpretations of contemporary art. Today, the Dali Museum continues to preserve and protect its collection, making it available for the enjoyment and education of all people, with special opportunities for our local community, enhancing the public appreciation of Dali.

For more information:
Dali Museum » About the Museum » History

Museum Directions

Street Address:
Salvador DalĂ­ Museum
1000 Third Street South
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701-4901

Regular Hours:
Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday 9:30-5:30pm
Thursday 9:30am-8pm
Friday 9:30am-6:30pm
Saturday 9:30am- 5:30pm
Sunday 12 noon – 5:30pm

The Museum store remains open 1/2 hour after closing on these days:Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

Holiday Hours:
Thursday, November 27, 2008 – Closed
Wednesday, December 24, 9:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, December 25, 2008 – Closed
Friday and Saturday, December 26-27, 9:30- 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 28 - 12:00-7:00 p.m.
Monday and Tuesday, December 29-30, 9:30- 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, December 31, 9:30- 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 1, 12:00-8:00p.m.


Admission:
General Admission - $17.00
Senior citizens 65+ - $14.50
Teachers with ID/US Police/Military & Fire - $14.50
Students* ages 10+ (18+ with ID) - $12.00
Children ages 5 to 9 - $4.00
Children ages 4 and under - FREE*
Thursdays are $5 (5 p.m. - 8 p.m.)

Tour Schedules and information on group rates and scheduling groups can be obtained by calling the museum's administrative office at 727-823-3767 weekdays, and 727-822-6270 on weekends.

Tours and discounted rates for groups of 10 or more are available with advance reservations.
Group Adult - $15.00 per visitor
Group Senior - $12.00 per visitor
*Children ten and under must be accompanied by an adult.


20090219 SDOSM Salvador Dali Museum
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The Westminster Fire Dept. from approximately 1932

The Westminster Fire Department, Westminster, Carroll County Maryland, from around 1932

Kevin Dayhoff
19320000 FB SDOSM WFD 3 bays 3 enginessm

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Friday, February 20, 2009

My Dinner with Crayons a tartar


My Dinner with Crayons a tartar

Thursday, February 19, 2009

My dinner this evening took on a life of its own. I had lobster, garnished with delightful delicate lettuce leaves with a hint of colorful crayons tartar; all served on a china plate drawn on the paper tablecloth.

Helping me with my meal is Mrs. Owl and Krisztina.

20090219 My Dinner with Crayons a tartar
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Entrance to the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens


Entrance to the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens

February 19, 2009

The entrance to the “Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.”

Okay, I admit that I am biased because I am an horticulturist, however, if you are ever in the area, do not miss the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens… For more information: Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

Selby History

Retrieved February 18, 2009

Marie Selby was born Mariah Minshall in Wood County, West Virginia, on August 9, 1885. When Marie was still a young girl, the Minshall family moved to Marietta, Ohio where her father studied geology at Marietta College and invented parts for oil drilling equipment. The Minshall family frequently went on camping and hiking trips along the Ohio River; perhaps it was this early introduction to nature that spawned in Marie her love of the out-of-doors.

Marie was an accomplished pianist, and attended a music seminary in Illinois. Shortly after completing her musical studies she met William (Bill) Selby, a partner with his father in the Selby Oil and Gas Company. William and Marie were married on January 31, 1908, in the First Presbyterian Church of Marietta.

Early in their marriage the young couple was intrigued by the country's first cross-country automobile race. They decided to travel the same course, and outfitted their touring car with spare parts and camping equipment. As a result of the Selby's enthusiasm and determination, Marie Selby became the first woman to cross the country by car.

Bill Selby had visited Sarasota before his marriage and was drawn into the area by the excellent fishing waters and the astounding beauty of the west coast of Florida. He brought his young wife to Sarasota in hopes that she would share his enthusiasm. She did, and they bought seven acres of land bordering on Sarasota Bay and Hudson Bayou. Little did they dream, at that moment, of the exquisite Sarasota landmark their property would become in the not-so-distant future.

In the early 1920s the Selbys built a Spanish-style, 2-story house among the laurel and banyan trees. Landscaping of the Selby home site was planned by Marie. Borders of flowers bloomed along the roadway which led to the tip of the peninsula. A large rose garden figured prominently in the overall design - a garden Marie was always reluctant to leave behind during summers spent at the Selby ranch in Montana.

Despite their enormous wealth (vast holdings in the oil and mining industries had made Bill Selby a multimillionaire long before he settled in Sarasota); the Selbys lived a quiet and unostentatious life. Their home was modest, they entertained on a small scale, and they were not a part of the Sarasota social scene. Both Marie and Bill Selby dressed plainly, for their interests lay in outdoor activities. You would often find her in cotton dresses and sneakers.

They owned a ranch where they raised purebred Angus cattle and rode horses; often they could be seen around town in their dusty riding clothes.

Boating was another favorite activity at the Sarasota Yacht Club. In 1928, a reception was held at the Selby home for local members and visiting members of other yacht clubs participating in the annual Regatta. That year, Marie Selby won the "Express Cruiser Race" and the Sarasota Yacht Club won overall, retaining the trophy won in 1927.

Yet one guesses that Marie's love of nature and of gardening was her most consuming passion. She was a charter member of Sarasota's first garden club, the Founder's Circle. She had a great desire to keep Sarasota a beautiful and green place and was disturbed later in life by the proliferation of high-rise construction. The row of bamboo on the bay side of the property was planted by Marie to block her view of the offending condominiums.
The Selby Legacy

In 1955, William Selby had established the William and Marie Selby Foundation. The impact of Selby Foundation in the Sarasota community has been, and continues to be, enormous - on education, the arts, youth and children, libraries, health services, and programs in support of the aged.

William Selby died on December 4, 1956 and Marie continued to live quietly in the home she loved until her death on June 9, 1971. The contents of Marie Selby's will revealed her wish to leave her property to the community as a botanical garden "for the enjoyment of the general public."

A board of directors was appointed and after consultation with the New York Botanical Garden and the University of Florida, it was decided that the garden should specialize in epiphytic plants, thereby making it unique among the more than 200 botanical gardens in the country.

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens was officially opened to the public on July 7, 1975. Marie Selby's final wish was fulfilled, and the Selby legacy was in full bloom.

In November 2001, William and Marie Selby were reinterred in front of their beloved home on the grounds of Selby Gardens. A triangular-shaped fountain pays tribute to this pioneering couple whose generosity has touched generations of Sarasotans. A plaque on the Selby House honors Marie as a Great Floridian, so named by the Florida Legislature in 2000 for her significant contributions to the history and culture of the state.

Selby Gardens Today

Since the Gardens opened, the property has expanded from seven acres to nearly 13 acres. The elegant Mansion on adjoining property was purchased in 1973 and now houses the Gardens' Museum. The Gardens maintains a plant collection numbering more than 20,000 greenhouse plants, plus thousands more in the outdoor gardens. Eight greenhouses include the stunning Tropical Display House where unusual flora can be seen year round. The Center for Tropical Plant Science and Conservation provides headquarters for The Bromeliad Identification Center, the Orchid Identification Center and the Selby Gardens' Herbarium.

The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens has, in short, become a respected center for research and education, as well as a famous showplace that delights more than 180,000 visitors each year.


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20090218 Selby Entrance

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Mrs. Owl daily drawing – “Take Out Art.”


Mrs. Owl daily drawing – “Take Out Art.”

February 17, 2009

20090217 CB Takeout art
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Still Life with Broken Soap


Life with Still Broken Soap

February 16, 2009 by Kevin Dayhoff

20090216 Still Life with Broken Soap
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Sunrise at Crane’s Cove by Mrs. Owl

Sunrise at Crane’s Cove by Mrs. Owl

Tuesday morning, February 17, 2009

20090217 SDOSM BDD CB sunrise at Cranes Cove
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Crane’s Cove and Gulf of Mexico in Longboat Key Florida


Crane’s Cove and Gulf of Mexico in Longboat Key Florida

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Dayhoff Daily Photoblog

20080217 DDP SDOSM Cranes Cove Gulf of Mexico
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009

The adventures of Mr Moose


The adventures of Mr Moose

February 16, 2009

The adventures of Mr Moose

Mr. Moose stops for a photo op as the intrepid traveler boards a Boeing 717-200.

Mr. Moose took no questions, however, was overheard to remark how much the traveling moose does not like cold weather and winter, and yearns to be in a warm clime soon.

All questions were referred to his publicist.

20090216 SDOSM The adventures of Mr Moose
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Palm Tree at the Sarasota Florida Airport


Palm Tree at the Sarasota Florida Airport

February 16, 2009

This palm tree greeted me as I walked out of the Sarasota Airport the first thing in the afternoon, Monday, February 16, 2009 and left the cold of Maryland behind.

Dayhoff Daily Photoblog

20090216-(15)bPalmsm / 20090216 DDP 15bPalm
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Saturday, February 14, 2009

Off Track Art Opening - artist, Wasyl Palijczuk speaks with guests.


February 13, 2009 Off Track Art grand opening

February 13, 2009

Off Track Art Opening - artist, Wasyl Palijczuk speaks with guests.

In this photo: Wasyl Palijczuk

Photo by Christina Collins-Smith

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February 13, 2009 Off Track Art grand opening


February 13, 2009 Off Track Art grand opening

February 13, 2009

Becki Maurio photo

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February 13, 2009 Off Track Art grand opening


February 13, 2009 Off Track Art grand opening

February 13, 2009

Christina Collins-Smith, Pam Zappardino and Susan Williamson

Becki Maurio photo

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Chris Stewart, Jaqui MacMillian, Caroline Babylon at Off Track Arts Opening February 13, 2009


Off Track Arts Opening February 13, 2009

In this photo: Chris Stewart, Jaqui MacMillian, Caroline Babylon

Photo by Christina Collins-Smith

20090113 FBG 7

Labels: Art Off Track Art, Art Off Track Art Grand Opening, OTA FBG 20100625


Random House Book Fair set for March 7

Random House Book Fair set for March 7

February 6, 2009

http://explorecarroll.com/news/2258/news-briefs/

Carroll Community College, 1601 Washington Road, Westminster, will host the annual Random House Book Fair, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, March 7.

The day's events will include: new book sales discounted by 20 percent, presentations by local authors, a silent auction, a children's story time and children's activity area ($2 admission fee), a family literacy resource area and free children's books, while supplies last.

There will also be presentations by three national authors: Lisa Gardner, Dan Yaccarino and Leo Bretholz.

Proceeds from the Random House Book Fair go toward student scholarships at CCC. For more details, call 410-386-8155.

20090214 SDOSM Random House Book Fair set for March 7
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February 13, 2009 Off Track Art grand opening


February 13, 2009 Off Track Art grand opening

February 13, 2009

Susan Williamson and Bob Sapora

Becki Maurio photo

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Carroll Co Times article and Encore Minute about OTA by Brandon Oland


Carroll Co Times article and Encore Minute about OTA by Brandon Oland

February 14, 2009 http://tinyurl.com/cusswa

Brandon Oland’s Carroll County Times “Encore Minute” by Brandon Oland may be found here: http://www.carrollcounty.tv/encore/. (Hat Tip: Becki Maurio)

Look in “Encore Archives” for the “Encore Minute 02.12.2009 (2:38).”

Mr. Oland’s article on “Off Track Art” may be found here: Cooperative artistry: Area artists join forces to open Off Track Art

By Brandon Oland, Times Staff Writer Friday, February 13, 2009

[…]

It’s been a busy week for 20 area artists who have been putting the finishing touches on Off Track Art, a cooperative located just off the railroad tracks in downtown Westminster that is having its grand opening from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. today.

The gallery will be filled from floor to ceiling with sculptures, jewelry, photography, paintings and more.

Westminster painter Sarah Abel Deluca said artists are, generally, independent thinkers and creators.

But the co-op’s artists have come together for this project, splitting the rent and agreeing to staff the co-op located inside Roger Lewis’ Carousel Stained Glass at 11 Liberty Street.

“It’s been exciting to watch the group come together,” Maurio said. “Everyone is bringing their own strengths.”

The artists began meeting in December over breakfast to discuss plans.

Each of the co-op members gets their own space in one of the two rooms in the gallery.

The artists drew numbers out of a hat to decide where each would display their works.

Artists dropped by this week to start installing their works, stopping to admire and compliment the projects of their peers.

[…]

Artists featured: Vestal Abbott, Sarah Abel DeLuca, Melinda Byrd, Christina Collins-Smith, Kevin Dayhoff, Mary Decker, Gail Elwell, Judy Goodyear, Charlotte Lasio, Becki Maurio, Wasyl Palijczuk, Howard Riopelle, Cathy Sawdey, Bob Sapora, Gordon Wickes, Vladimir Tzenov, Linda Van Hart, Robert Waddell, Susan Williamson and Pamela Zappardino.

Read the entire article here: Cooperative artistry: Area artists join forces to open Off Track Art

http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/articles/2009/02/13/features/encore/encore1.txt

http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/2009/02/carroll-co-times-article-and-encore.html

In this photo: Christina Collins-Smith

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Christina Collins-Smith, Pamela Zappardino, Susan Williamson


Off Track Arts Opening February 13, 2009

In this photo: Christina Collins-Smith, Pamela Zappardino, Susan Williamson

Photo by Christina Collins-Smith

20090113 FBG 7

Labels: Art Off Track Art, Art Off Track Art Grand Opening, OTA FBG 20100625


Off Track Arts Opening February 13, 2009


Off Track Arts Opening February 13, 2009

Off Track Arts Opening Melinda Byrd behind Howard Riopelle's "Cat Fish" sculpture Photo by Christina Collins-Smith

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Gizmo's Lyndi McNulty


Gizmo's Lyndi McNulty

Off Track Arts Opening February 13, 2009

Gizmo's Lyndi McNulty

Photo by Christina Collins-Smith

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Estonian movie “Headwind Hall” – “ Vastutuulesaal” comes to Maryland


Estonian movie “Headwind Hall” – “ Vastutuulesaal” comes to Maryland

February 14, 2009

The English narrative is cobbled together from an e-mail… The Estonian material is from: http://eestiasi.co.cc/2008/11/27/vastutuulesaal/

Vastutuulesaal (2007) [Headwind Hall]
Estonia
Directed by Priit Valkna.
Cinematography by Rein Kotov (Somnambuul), Margus Malm, and Tauno Sirel.

Friends of Estonia,

Because Estonia is now in its final stages of being an official Sister State of Maryland, Estonia has been added to the list of being part of the State's International Art and Film events. In 2009, the first part of this is the showing of some international films around the state. An Estonian film, a documentary, will be shown at the following locations on the following dates at no charge: .

Monday, February 16 – Headwind Hall (Vastutuulesaal (Salisbury University, Caruthers Hall Auditorium);

Friday, February 27 – Headwind Hall (Vastutuulesaal ) (Towson University, Van Bokkelen Hall Auditorium);

Wednesday, March 4 – Headwind Hall (Vastutuulesaal ) (Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Annapolis); and

Tuesday, March 10 – Headwind Hall (Vastutuulesaal ) (Room 201) (Frostburg University, Lane University Center).

All shows are at 7:00 PM.

Producer and co-writer of Headwind Hall, Artur Talvik, offers a light-hearted summary of the film.

Headwind Hall is a documentary film about the conductor Tõnu Kaljuste and his crazy idea of building an opera house on the estate of the past inventor Schmidt in Naissaar; an island which even today has no regular ferry line, no electricity and only one permanent resident.

In order to carry his idea through, Kaljuste must face situations bordering on the absurd, involving potential investors, snobby bureaucrats, construction workers, and the general public.

He transports construction materials and other necessities to the island with his own small boat.

The press and the representatives of different institutions cannot refrain from gloating - what is he trying to prove? The idea is almost as crazy as inventor Schmidt's erstwhile headwind ship that used the energy of headwind in order to move ahead with double power. However, in the summer of 2006, the Nargen Opera is completed and the first performances are carried through.

This amusing and dynamic film follows the activities of Tõnu Kaljuste during a period of five years.

The building of an opera house may not strike most people as a subject for a very dramatic film. Notwithstanding, sometimes the most extreme circumstances can be the setting for the most compelling stories.

The charismatic conductor Tõnu Kaljuste resigned his position as music director and chief conductor of the world renowned Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir in late 1999 and set out on a quixotic quest to build an opera/concert hall on the island of Naissaar, located about 12 miles north of Tallinn (the Estonian capital).

Naissaar, also known as the Island of Nargen, was once the family home of world renowned telescope and optical lens inventor Bernhard Schmidt (1879-1935) among whose other theoretical inventions was a wind-powered sail/propeller boat which used the force of the wind to sail directly into the wind itself.

The idea of this "against the headwind ship" becomes the metaphor for Kaljuste's dream to realize the construction of his opera/concert hall despite all the forces of bureaucracy, financing, and common sense working against him. Naissaar Island had no electrical supply, a barely functioning harbor, and only one or two permanent residents at the time this story begins.

How Kaljuste overcame nearly endless adversity and ultimately achieved his goal is shown in this exhilarating film.

Headwind Hall ends with the pop hit Minu inimesed [My People] by the Estonian rap/dance-club performer Chalice (the stagename of singer Jarek Kasar) and provides a musical benediction to Kaljuste's efforts.

At the same time, composer Arvo Pärt declares on-screen that "the Estonian people can't begin to appreciate the trouble that Tõnu has gone through"

Thanks to director Priit Valkna's triumphant film, audiences get the chance to see it and appreciate it for themselves.

Headwind Hall was given standing ovations at the 2007 Nordic Film Days in LĂĽbeck. The film runs 60 minutes.


Vastutuulesaal

http://eestiasi.co.cc/2008/11/27/vastutuulesaal/

“Vastutuulesaal” on dokumentaalfilm dirigent
Tõnu Kaljustest ja tema hullust ideest rajada kunagise leiutaja Schmidti talumaadele ooperisaal. Idee pöörasus seisneb aga selles, et leiutaja Schmidti maad asuvad Naissaarel. Saarel, mis hiljuti oli Nõukogude Armee kinniseks sõjaväebaasiks ja millel tänaseni puudub regulaarne laevaĂĽhendus, kus pole elektrit ja kus elab aastaringselt ainult ĂĽks elanik. Kes seal ooperis käima hakkab? Mis mõte see selline on? Karismaatiline Tõnu Kaljuste aga tahab kõigi kiuste ja hoolimata ĂĽldsuse ning rahamaailma vastuseisust rajada sinna omanäolist kultuurikeskust, kus traditsioonid ja kaasaeg kohtuvad. Kus ooperi kõrgstiil kohtub looduslähedusega. Idee elluviimiseks peab Kaljuste läbima absurdseid situatsioone potentsiaalsete rahastajatega, ĂĽleolevate ametnikega, ehitajate ja laiema ĂĽldsusega. Ta veab oma isikliku väikepaadiga saarele ehitusmaterjale ja muud hädavajalikku. Laiem ĂĽldsus ja eri instantside ametnikud aga ei suuda oma muiet varjata – mida ta tahab sellega tõestada? Võiks öelda, et idee on sama hull, nagu omal ajal leiutaja Schmidti loodud vastutuulelaev, mis kasutas vastu puhuva tuule energiat topeltjõuga edasi liikumiseks.

Aga 2006. aasta suvel saab Nargen Opera valmis.

Lõbus ja hoogne film jälgib Kaljuste tegemisi viie aasta jooksul.

Režissöör: Priit Valkna
Idee autor: Artur Talvik,
Monteerija: Tambet Tasuja
Muusikaline kujundus: Priit Valkna
Operaatorid: Margus Malm, Rein Kotov, Tauno Sirel
Stsenaristid: Artur Talvik, Andri Luup, Priit Valkna
Produtsent: Artur Talvik
Tootja:
RUUT
allikas: EFSA
Tags: dokumentaal, RUUT

20090216 SDOSM Headwind Hall Vastutuulesaal
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February 13, 2009 Off Track Art Opening


February 13, 2009 Off Track Art Opening

Off Track Art Opening

Photo by Christina Collins-Smith

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February 13, 2009 Off Track Arts Opening


February 13, 2009 Off Track Arts Opening

Off Track Arts Opening

Photo by Christina Collins-Smith

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Becki Maurio, Christina Collins-Smith, Pamela Zappardino, Susan Williamson


Off Track Arts Opening February 13, 2009

In this photo: Becki Maurio, Christina Collins-Smith, Pamela Zappardino, Susan Williamson

Photo by Christina Collins-Smith

20090113 FBG 5

Labels: Art Off Track Art, Art Off Track Art Grand Opening, OTA FBG 20100625


Vladimir Tzenov with Bob Sapora and his sculptures


Off Track Arts Opening February 13, 2009

Vladimir Tzenov with Bob Sapora and his sculptures

Photo by Christina Collins-Smith

20090113 FBG 3

Labels: Art Off Track Art, Art Off Track Art Grand Opening, OTA FBG 20100625


Carroll Co Times article and Encore Minute about OTA by Brandon Oland


Carroll Co Times article and Encore Minute about OTA by Brandon Oland

February 14, 2009

Brandon Oland’s Carroll County Times “Encore Minute” by Brandon Oland may be found here: http://www.carrollcounty.tv/encore/. (Hat Tip: Becki Maurio)

Look in “Encore Archives” for the “Encore Minute 02.12.2009 (2:38).”

Mr. Oland’s article on “Off Track Art” may be found here: Cooperative artistry: Area artists join forces to open Off Track Art

By Brandon Oland, Times Staff Writer Friday, February 13, 2009

[…]

It’s been a busy week for 20 area artists who have been putting the finishing touches on Off Track Art, a cooperative located just off the railroad tracks in downtown Westminster that is having its grand opening from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. today.

The gallery will be filled from floor to ceiling with sculptures, jewelry, photography, paintings and more.

Westminster painter Sarah Abel Deluca said artists are, generally, independent thinkers and creators.

But the co-op’s artists have come together for this project, splitting the rent and agreeing to staff the co-op located inside Roger Lewis’ Carousel Stained Glass at 11 Liberty Street.

“It’s been exciting to watch the group come together,” Maurio said. “Everyone is bringing their own strengths.”

The artists began meeting in December over breakfast to discuss plans.

Each of the co-op members gets their own space in one of the two rooms in the gallery.

The artists drew numbers out of a hat to decide where each would display their works.

Artists dropped by this week to start installing their works, stopping to admire and compliment the projects of their peers.

[…]

Artists featured: Vestal Abbott, Sarah Abel DeLuca, Melinda Byrd, Christina Collins-Smith, Kevin Dayhoff, Mary Decker, Gail Elwell, Judy Goodyear, Charlotte Lasio, Becki Maurio, Wasyl Palijczuk, Howard Riopelle, Cathy Sawdey, Bob Sapora, Gordon Wickes, Vladimir Tzenov, Linda Van Hart, Robert Waddell, Susan Williamson and Pamela Zappardino.

Read the entire article here: Cooperative artistry: Area artists join forces to open Off Track Art

http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/articles/2009/02/13/features/encore/encore1.txt
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Off Track Arts Opening: Linda Van Hart, Maggie Ball, Christina Collins-Smith, Gail Elwell


Off Track Arts Opening February 13, 2009

Linda Van Hart, Maggie Ball, Christina Collins-Smith, Gail Elwell

Photo by Christina Collins-Smith

20090113 FBG 8

Labels: Art Off Track Art, Art Off Track Art Grand Opening, OTA FBG 20100625


Carroll County through Infrared by Dylan Slagle

Carroll County through Infrared by Dylan Slagle

September 15, 2008

Carroll County Times photographer Dylan Slagle captures the beautiful countryside of Carroll County through the use of infrared photography.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Mm6sgyYijA



20090213 SDOSM 20080915 Carroll Co through Infrared by Dylan Slagle
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

This Day in History for February 11, 2009


This Day in History for February 11, 2009

February 11, 2009 by © Kevin Dayhoff


Years ago in the middle of February, the Baltimore Colts, graffiti, a new jail, going hungry and sweet corn were on the minds of Carroll Countians – not necessarily in that order.

The Baltimore Colts are coming to town.

On February 11, 1949 it was announced that the Baltimore Colts were coming to Western Maryland College – now known as McDaniel College - to practice in the summer.

The now out-of-print Democratic Advocate carried the headline: “College Campus To Be Used By Colts- Coach Isbell Expects to Bring 55 Players to Train, Starting in July.”

The article proclaimed: “Baltimore's football Colts are going to train at Western Maryland College this year. Dr. Lowell S. Ensor, president of the Methodist school, and Walter S. Driskill, Colts general manager, have signed a contract providing for the city's All-America Football Conference squad to use the Westminster College's campus as a pre-season base of operations …

“Driskill … cited a number of advantages in choosing Western Maryland. "The school's facilities are ideal," he explained, "and because Westminster is only 30 miles from Baltimore the fans will have a good chance to get acquainted with us.’

Children will be children.

The February 11, 1921 edition of the now defunct Union Bridge Pilot lamented: “The practice of defacing property with chalk and pencils… appears to be a favorite pastime with some children.

“Newly painted buildings and porch columns appear to offer special inducements for the practice. The town authorities as a rule do not care to resort to legal measures with children, yet it appears a few applications of this medicine might prove effective.”

New jail to be built.

On February 13, 1970, another local newspaper that has long since fallen by the wayside, the Community Reporter, reported that the Carroll County Board of Commissioners, Robert M. McKinney, Paul J. Walsh, and Scott S. Bair, Jr., “have officially approved the building of a new county jail in Westminster for Carroll County…

“The issue… has been debated for several years. In 1968 the State Jail Inspector stated the jail was not usable and ordered it closed. Since that time, the county has been transporting prisoners to the Baltimore city jail.”

Eventually somebody is going to go hungry.

The February 13, 1920 edition of the Union Bridge Pilot, helped spread the alarm that according to Prof. T. C. Atkeson, the Washington representative of the National Grange: “The Cities Must Experience Industrial Crash.”

Professor Atkeson warned that an “economic crash that will bring down the cost of living, must originate in the cities, and reach such an extent that those who have left the country sections for "big wages" will come back to the country…

“He says there is no cure for high prices that Congress, or anybody, can provide, but that the situation must work itself out...

“He says the labor situation is rapidly making it impossible for the farmers to feed the country, and that eventually somebody is going to go hungry.”

Carroll County was sweet on sweet corn.

Four years later, on February 1, 1924, the Democratic Advocate reported: “One of the largest crops produced by the farmer in Carroll (is) sweet corn…

“The average yield (was) close to 3 tons (per acre.) … The cost ran from $13.00 to $13.50 per ton. Allowing only .25 per hour for labor and .10 per hour for horse.”

Kevin Dayhoff writes from Westminster Maryland USA.
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The French Trailer for Lili Marleen by Rainer Werner Fassbinder


The French Trailer for Lili Marleen by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Non-associative meanderings and musings from the sofa by Kevin Dayhoff

February 9, 2009

I had the music and art of “Cold Play” in my head all day. With that in mind, I was was roaming around YouTube this evening. While I was surfing, watching and listening, I came across “Coldplay_Trouble.” It can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwGHQ6WyQFU.


The clip immediately reminded me of Hans-JĂĽrgen Syberberg’s “Requiem fĂĽr einen jungfräulichen König,” (“Ludwig - Requiem for a Virgin King” – June 23, 1972) - - and other practitioners of the “New German Cinema,” such as Wim Wenders, Volker Schlöndorff, and Werner Herzog.

I settled upon looking for clips by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, May 31, 1945 – June 10, 1982. He remains one of my all-time favorite directors, in a list that on any given day, can be cluttered, complicated, and crowded.

Of course, when one thinks of Mr. Fassbinder, the words cluttered, complicated and crowded, come immediately to mind...

This is perhaps a better way of saying that he led a life of constant strife and controversy in which he managed to offend anything, everything and everybody on any given day.

Even saying that one likes the work of the Mr. Fassbinder is controversial. Oh well, sometimes art is art… Whatever.

Wallace Watson wrote in 1992, in “The Bitter Tears of RWF,” that Mr. Fassbinder “did little to discourage the personalized nature of the attacks on himself and his work. He seemed to provoke them by his aggressively anti-bourgeois lifestyle, symbolized in his black leather jacket, battered hat, dark glasses and perennial scowl.”

The prolific filmmaker died at the all-too-young-age of 36; after maintaining an impossibly frenetic pace in which he created over forty films in 15 years.

Among my many favorite Fassbinder movies, certainly “Love is Colder than Death” (1969); “The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant” (1972); “Berlin Alexanderplatz: (1980); “The Marriage of Maria Braun” (1978); “Ali: Fear Eats the Soul” (1974) and “Lili Marleen” compete for my most favorite.

The YouTube video pasted below is the French trailer from Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s 1981 classic “Lili Marleen.” (The movie is based upon the autobiography of Lale Andersen: “Der Himmel hat viele Farben.”

This movie showcases a stellar performance by Hanna Schygulla, which along with her performance in “The Marriage of Maria Braun,” is one of her best.

“Lili Marleen” also includes great performances by Giancarlo Giannini, Mel Ferrer,Udo Kier and Barbara Valentin.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hCAy2g9qWM



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Fassbinder's "Lili Marleene" French Trailer

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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Off Track Art grand opening celebration February 13 2009


Off Track Art grand opening celebration February 13 2009

Join us for the grand opening celebration of Westminster's newest art gallery, Off Track Arts. Off Track Arts is a cooperative of 20 local artists who have joined together to bring the arts to the center of town. Work from each of the 20 member artists will be on display. Light refreshments will be served

Date: Friday, February 13, 2009
Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: Off Track Art
Street: 11 Liberty St
City/Town: Westminster, MD

Directions and map: http://tinyurl.com/bobm3d

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=11+Liberty+St%2C+Westminster%2C+MD

For more information: http://tinyurl.com/dmxpq2

http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/search/label/Art%20Off%20Track%20Art

“Off Track Art” is an artists’ collective and gallery located in the historic Liberty Building at 11 Liberty Street – next to the railroad tracks, off of the Sentinel parking lot at the corner of West Main St and MD 27-Liberty St - in downtown Westminster, Maryland. We are dedicated to advancing the arts in Westminster as well as the careers, ideas, and artistic visions of its members.

Tentative Gallery Hours are:
Monday through Wednesday 12 - 6:00 pm
Thursday and Friday 12 - 7:00 pm
Saturday 10 - 5:00 pm
Grand Opening is scheduled for Feb. 13th, 5:30 to 7:30 pm.

Vestal Abbott; Sarah Abel-DeLuca, http://www.abelartist.com/; Melinda Byrd, http://www.byrdcallstudio.com/; Christina Collins-Smith, http://www.cdcsmith.net/; Kevin Dayhoff, http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/, Mary Decker; Gail Elwell;
Judy Goodyear; Charlotte Laslo; Becki Maurio; Wasyl Palijczuk; Howard Riopelle; Cathy Sawdey; Bob Sapora; Gordon Wickes; Vladimir Tzenov, http://www.v-artstudio.com/; Linda Van Hart, http://www.tollhousestudio.com/; Robert Waddell, Susan Williamson; Pamela Zappardino

Vestal Abbott;
Sarah Abel-DeLuca, http://www.abelartist.com/;
Melinda Byrd, http://www.byrdcallstudio.com/;
Christina Collins-Smith, http://www.cdcsmith.net/;
Kevin Dayhoff, http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/,
Mary Decker;
Gail Elwell
Judy Goodyear;
Charlotte Laslo;
Becki Maurio;
Wasyl Palijczuk;
Howard Riopelle
Cathy Sawdey
Bob Sapora;
Gordon Wickes;
Vladimir Tzenov, http://www.v-artstudio.com/;
Linda van Hart, http://www.tollhousestudio.com/;
Robert Waddell,
Susan Williamson;
Pamela Zappardino

February 6, 2009
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Monday, February 09, 2009

Melinda Byrd’s Off Track Art logo colorized.


Melinda Byrd’s Off Track Art logo colorized.

February 6, 2009

Melinda Byrd’s Off Track Art logo colorized.

Melinda is awesome!

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Melinda Byrd’s Off Track Art sign is ready to hang


Melinda Byrd’s Off Track Art sign is ready to hang

February 6, 2009

Related: Off Track Art sign permit Okayed http://tinyurl.com/cea7ct

Art Track Art News and Info http://tinyurl.com/dmxpq2

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/02/off-track-art-sign-permit-okayed.html

http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/search/label/Art%20Off%20Track%20Art

20090206 Melinda Byrd’s Off Track Art sign is ready to hang

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Melinda Byrd’s Off Track Art logo


Melinda Byrd’s Off Track Art logo colorized.

February 6, 2009

Melinda Byrd’s Off Track Art logo colorized.

Melinda is awesome!

20090206 MB color OTA Logo
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Melinda Byrd’s Off Track Art sign is ready to hang

Melinda Byrd’s Off Track Art sign is ready to hang

February 6, 2009

Related: Off Track Art sign permit Okayed http://tinyurl.com/cea7ct

Art Track Art News and Info http://tinyurl.com/dmxpq2

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http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/search/label/Art%20Off%20Track%20Art

20090206 Melinda Byrd’s Off Track Art sign is ready to hang

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Recent Explore Carroll columns by Kevin Dayhoff


Recent Explore Carroll columns by Kevin Dayhoff

February 8, 2008

Winter months turned up the heat to create fire departments
Published February 6, 2009 by Sunday Carroll Eagle
Sixty years ago, Carroll County community leaders made good use of the winter months to get together and plan for fire protection. In a February 2006...

Not that our presidents are exactly trivial, but ...
Published February 4, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
The election and inauguration of our nation's first black president has had many wonderful benefits. However, for those of us who are history geeks, the...

When 'breaking news' was all about horse and buggy accidents
Published February 1, 2009 by Sunday Carroll Eagle
EAGLE ARCHIVE More than 100 years ago, horse and buggy accidents were a staple of the "breaking news" diet of local newspapers. One example occurred Feb....

Remembering the life of former mayor David E. Walsh
Published January 28, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
On Jan. 27, 1927, former Westminster mayor David E. Walsh passed away. His passing was headlined in a newspaper article the next day. His granddaughter,...

Fitzhugh was just what the doctor ordered in Carroll's medical past
Published January 25, 2009 by Sunday Carroll Eagle
On Jan. 25, 1935, Dr. Henry Maynadier Fitzhugh, a well-known local physician, died at the University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore. Today, the name Fitzhugh is...

Even when Carroll County was dry, it really wasn't
Published January 21, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
The Union Bridge Pilot carried a curious news story on Jan. 21, 1921, under the heading of "Local Items," about a gentleman "who had violated...

60 years ago, Davis opened the first chapter of the library book
Published January 16, 2009 by Sunday Carroll Eagle
Bob Allen's piece in last week's edition of The Sunday Carroll Eagle on the future of the Carroll County Public Library reminded me that it...

Martin Luther King and Marvin Gaye still show us the way
Published January 14, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
For those who remember the push-button, dashboard AM radios in your cars in the 1960s, you may want to sit down before your read another...

A connection of Biblical proportions and a few presidential pet projects
Published January 9, 2009 by Sunday Carroll Eagle
I'm excited about the upcoming inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama. It is quite a testimony to our great country to have overcome the yoke of...

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Sunday, February 08, 2009

Kate Nash And Billy Bragg - A New England/Foundations - NME


Kate Nash And Billy Bragg - A New England/Foundations - NME

Kate Nash and Billy Bragg at the March 1, 2007 NME Awards ceremony at London’s Hammersmith Palais

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2-5gv81cC0



A live version by Billy Bragg “[f]rom A Videological Cuddle, a 1991 press kit for ‘Don't Try This at Home’”



Or click here for Another version by Kate Nash – it is a pretty cool video

This song always reminds me of a short story I once wrote: “
The Happy Colors.” http://tinyurl.com/c6h9x8

“A New England” lyrics by Billy Bragg

December 1984

I was twenty one years when I wrote this song
Im twenty two now, but I wont be for long
People ask when will you grow up to be a man
But all the girls I loved at school
Are already pushing prams

I loved you then as I love you still
Tho I put you on a pedestal,
They put you on the pill
I dont feel bad about letting you go
I just feel sad about letting you know

I dont want to change the world
Im not looking for a new England
Im just looking for another girl
I dont want to change the worldIm not looking for a new England
Im just looking for another girl

I loved the words you wrote to me
But that was bloody yesterday
I cant survive on what you send
Every time you need a friend

I saw two shooting stars last night
I wished on them but they were only satellites
Is it wrong to wish on space hardware
I wish, I wish, I wish youd care

I dont want to change the world
Im not looking for a new England
Im just looking for another girl

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Saturday, February 07, 2009

What Career Service Office Advisors Should be Telling Law Students About Social Media [Part 1/2]

What Career Service Office Advisors Should be Telling Law Students About Social Media [Part 1/2]

Feb 5th, 2009 | By Josh Camson | Category: Facebook, Lead Article, LinkedIn, Twitter

If you're new here, and interested in using social media in the legal profession, you may want to subscribe to the RSS feed or follow me on Twitter @Rex7. Thank you for visiting SocialMediaLawStudent.com.

A friend of mine attends a top 20 law school. At the beginning of his first year this past fall, his Career Services Office (CSO) told the entire 1L class that if they wanted to be employable, they should remove themselves from social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. That way, potential employers will not come across any damning information about the student.

To me, and I’m guessing to anyone who reads this website, that advice sounds well-intentioned but bad. We are well into the 21st century. Law students and CSOs alike need to realize that the internet is a tremendous tool at every law student’s disposal. It is true that like any tool, if the operator is not careful, there can be dangerous accidents. However, law students should be utilizing the internet in their job search and networking efforts to show others that they are a more rounded individual, and a better applicant. Law students should no longer cower in fear, worried that a potential employer will see the drunk shenanigans they got up to last weekend. Instead, they should use the internet, and social networking in particular, as a tool to aid them in their efforts.

This pair of posts will look at the three largest social networking sites: Facebook, Twitter & LinkedIn. I will show you how to keep (or start!) using these services while protecting the information intended only for your friends from getting into the hands of a potential employer.


Read more: What Career Service Office Advisors Should be Telling Law Students About Social Media [Part 1/2] | Social Media Law Student

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Lloyd at Baugher’s


Lloyd at Baugher’s

February 6, 2009

Lloyd Schaeffer and his wife enjoy dinner at Baugher’s restaurant in Westminster, Maryland.

Dayhoff Daily Photoblog

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