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Archive for January, 2010
Attraction
10 young international artists explore the theme of ‘attraction’ using a variety of different media. In Werner Amann’s photos it is a definition of attraction set by the media and the glamour industries, while work such as Annika Strom’s intimate video-diary entitled ‘Ten New Love Songs’ deals with the more personal attraction that is the beginning of a passionate or creative urge. Sculpture and installation also figure in this exhibition at one of the city’s most innovative galleries.
My trip to the Native Inuit Communities of Canada
there were more travelers going to the Canadian Arctic area in recent times for both business and tourism. Getting to the Arctic has long been an issue for travelers as there are no roads that go up there from southern Canadian cities.
The Arctic communities are extremely insulated from the remainder of Canada as well as from one another. Flying in has been the sole option though many coastal Arctic areas are serviced by load ship in the summers too. For the average traveler, the air option is the sole way to go. Though travel to the Canadian Arctic has increased, the quantity of travelers going up north is extremely little in comparison to number of travelers between southern Canadian towns. The sole commercial airlines which service the Arctic ( Nunavut and Northwest Territories ) for the average traveler are First Air and Canadian North. First Air also flies out of Montreal while Canadian North also has flights leaving from Edmonton and Calgary. These Canadian North flights will stop in Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories before continuing to Nunavut. So travelers will need to get to one of these Canadian towns from their points of origin to hook up with an Arctic carrier. The expansion of Arctic tourism will continue to be limited thanks to the costly travel concerned.
if you are prepared to pay for it, a visit to the Canadian Arctic is one that may definitely be unusual and gratifying.
I Married an Angel
San Francisco’s 42nd Street Moon closes its season with the return of one of its most popular shows, ‘I Married an Angel’. The largely overlooked but beloved 1938 Rogers and Hart musical tells the story of a banker from Budapest who marries an angel only to have all hell break lose. The comedy includes such songs as ‘A Twinkle in Your Eye’, ‘At the Roxy Music Hall’, ‘I’ll Tell the Man in the Street’ and ‘Spring is Here’. Leslie Hamilton repeats her performance in the starring role of Countess Peggy Palaffi. Book at West end theatre breaks for this show and many others
Casa Olympe
This superb new bistro run by chef Olympe Versini pulls an interesting crowd with her outstanding, changing 210F menu. Excellent bread and a fine bottle of 1998 St-Joseph got a recent meal here off to a fine start, and the pleasure grew with the arrival of excellent starters – a poached egg on a chestnut-flour galette and a casserole of autumn fruits and vegetables braised in luscious veal stock. Main courses of guinea hen with a large ravioli stuffed with wild mushrooms, and pork fillet with homemade sauerkraut in a sublime sauce were earthy but elegant. Desserts were outstanding, too. One of the best bistros in Paris.
A Century of Fashion, 1900-2000
Fashion isn’t just for New York as LACMA celebrates the past 100 years of the designer clothing industry with a huge exhibition. With more than 130 costumes from the Museum’s permanent collection, ‘A Century of Fashion’ will rotate in four parts. Featuring such designers as Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Thierry Mugler, Valentino and Emilio Pucci, the exhibition examines how dress as a reflection of our society and illustrate how it has shaped our idea of femininity.
