Special Gifts program combines therapy, performance art
Dorothy met Captain Hook in an original tale created by the children in the creative drama program of Special Gifts Theater. In four months, children age 7 to 9 with special needs, learned how to create characters, write lines, sing and act on stage in the creative drama class. The result was “The Wizard of Neverland,” performed by eight children with special needs and their eight peer buddies ...
Folk Art Museum ’Reasonably Secure’ After $3.5 Million in Gifts
The American Folk Art Museum can survive in a storefront on New York’s Upper West Side, its volunteer president said today, buoyed by more than $3.5 million in contributions and pledges since it sold its main building to the Museum of Modern Art.
CBI looking into MEA complaint on gifts scam
The CBI is examining a complaint from the ministry of external affairs that gifts bought by the ministry to be given to foreign dignitaries were allegedly purchased at inflated costs by circumventing rules.
Enjoy Wine And Art At Farmington Valley Arts Center's 'Wine & Valentines'
Follow Your Town News On The Courant's Avon Facebook Page Treat your Valentine to a free wine tasting and romantic art at the Farmington Valley Arts Center's "Wine & Valentines" event on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m.
Art Happenings Updated Feb. 8
Art Happenings
Luca Visual FX outs new plugins for Final Cut, After Effects
Luca Visual FX has launched four new plugins for Final Cut Pro, Motion, and After Effects. The first of these, Grunge Effects, is split between overlays and transitions. Both sets consist of animated textures, and despite their specialization, the transitions can potentially double as overlays....
Where Art And Science Meet, Exactly
One of the great ironies of human existence is that art and science are both optional costs for culture.
Gifts given to former Romanian dictator up for auction
Expensive jewelry, art objects, animal skins, fancy pens and huge carpets that once belonged to Romania's former dictator, Nicolae Ceausescu, were among items being auctioned Thursday in Bucharest.
Couples Stay Forever Young with His and Her Aesthetic Gifts for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day package allows couples to stay forever young in each other’s hearts and eyes with Hevia Cosmetic Dermatology’s Sweetheart Gift Package. Valentine’s Day is a persona