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Quote of the day: Rahm Emanuel
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Quote of the day: John Shirley
‘Weekends are a bit like rainbows; they look good from a distance but disappear when you get up close to them.’
— John Shirley
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Coeur d’Alene Art Auction nets millions
The Coeur d’Alene Art Auction, held Saturday afternoon in the Silver Legacy’s Grande Exhibition Hall, grossed nearly $11.5 million, with the sale of one Charles M. Russell watercolor accounting for nearly 10 percent of the total.
Click here for the full story: http://www.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200990725026
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Quote of the day: Ogden Nash
‘Middle age is when you’re sitting at home on a Saturday night and the telephone rings and you hope it isn’t for you.’
— Ogden Nash
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Aspen Santa Fe Ballet likes to surprise
Katie Dehler, Samantha Klanac, Emily Proctor and Lauren Alzamora perform with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet.
When it comes to Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, artistic director Tom Mossbrucker says audiences should “expect the unexpected.”
“I think a lot of people have preconceived notions when they think of seeing a dance performance, especially one with the name ballet in the title,” Mossbrucker said during a Monday phone interview. “Our dancers are classically trained and we’re a ballet company, but our repertoire is very contemporary and it’s also very diverse.”
The troupe, performing tonight at the Grand Sierra Resort, was founded in Aspen, Colo., in 1996 and took on a second home in Santa Fe, N.M., in 2000. Thus the name.
Click here for full story: http://www.rgj.com/article/20090724/ENT/907240316/1056/ENT/Ballet-company-blends-classical-with-contemporary
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Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival delivers two winning plays
What a difference a year makes.
In 2008, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival began producing its plays in house for the first time, and the result was rocky. The shows were inconsistent in quality, and the original musical “Cambio” had more problems than any production I’ve seen at the festival’s lovely Sand Harbor venue.
Fast forward to 2009 and the festival is happily back on track with two terrific plays: “Measure for Measure” and “Much Ado About Nothing.”
Click here for full review: http://www.rgj.com/article/20090724/ENT/307240001/1056/ENT/Review–Performances-and-plays-combine-for-terrific-evening-of-Shakespeare
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Quote of the day: Mark Twain
‘History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.’
— Mark Twain
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Quote of the day: William Shakespeare
‘It is excellent to have a giant’s strength, but it is tyrannous to use it like a giant.’
— William Shakespeare, ‘Measure for Measure’
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Quote of the day: A new feature
Hello dear readers. Every now and again, I like to add a new feature to ForrestHartman.com, and my latest brainstorm is a quote of the day. Future installments will include an interesting quote that I believe is as relevant now as when it was first spoken. Sometimes the quote will be entertainment-related, but more often it will be something I simply find interesting. I’d love to get feedback (and even quote suggestions) from all of you. Let’s get things started …
‘How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.’
— Henry David Thoreau
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Video Verdict: Reviews of ‘Watchmen,’ ‘Coraline’
Jackie Earle Haley plays the masked hero Rorschach in "Watchmen.”
This week’s batch of new DVDs is anchored by two fantasy films, each one aimed at a different audience. One is a stop-motion effort that’s spooky yet family friendly. The other is an R-rated comic book adaptation that is high minded and for adults only.
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