editor’s notes

Like everyone and everything in this difficult economic times, the arts are feeling the effects of hard times.

Seems like whenever things have to be  cut from both goverment and private sector bugets, arts, which depend on giving as well as  the box office, are the first to be hit with cuts.

Seems to us opposite would be true.the arts, bith high and low,lift us up, make us think, give us hope, make us laugh, give us spectacle and beauty, make us both forget and remember.

Still, you hear reports of forloughs in the theater world,layoffs at cultural institutions,cutbacks in mueusms.There’s nothing differentfrom the work-a-day-world about this, except of course for those who feel the effects.

And yet, amazingly,as we offer up our fall performing arts preview,we can see the gifts that are coming to us from this  particular segment of cultural scene,as surly as Chiristmas is coming.

this is the world of live theater, authentic experience,soaring in-person musical performances by master musicians,symphony orchaestras,the great big world of classical theater and theater that’s hot off the presses, showing us vividly  the times we live in.the performing arts remain the only medium by which we can witness and experience sth truthful,real and authentic in the fresh,even through all of it, in one way or another, is imagined,is created from the stuff of singular visions by individuals and groups.

Not everything seen on a stage is nessarily good-some plays, some dancers and dances,some of pieces of music is better or not as good as another, but in a sense it’s really all good.at heart, when you come to a theater,watch or listen a performance, you will never have this momont again.That makes performing arts precious,as precious as a conversation with a stanger on a train going to where we’re not.

The performing arts are not movies,are not television,are not youtube, are not viedos.You can record them, but in a way, it’s like capturing a butterfly in a net.They live on only  in remembering.

We are lucky to be living in a city and a surrounding area where performing arts-in spite hard times-are offered in a tremendous variety of works,performancees,playsconcerts,dancesand moments in a variety of venues, from large concert halls to intimate spaces.

In time like these, working on a fall preview like this and putting it out there takes on a special quality.It’s not just because you do it every year,yeah, like the start of school or drunk hunting season.The Times we live in are tough for us,and the arts too.Butthe performing arts that are coming up-literally hundreds of momonts,performances,pieces-provide relief that is  constant.We know,no matter what happens with the swine flu,the huminity,the economic instability,we’ll aways have sth-the echo of “stella”,the great speech from Herry V,a dancer’s soaring leap into the air,a melody from Beethoven or Sinatra-which will make the times easier to bear.

Hence, the fall performance arts review.Go to a play,take ina concert,watch some dancers.

Listen to words and music.

LH STAIR

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2.Remove and stockpile exsiting brick.Remove exsit. lintel.Install new lintel.Infill with stockpile brick.

3.Remove exsit. conc. slab.

4.Remove exist. concrete slab for new construction.See architecture and structure dwgs.

5.Excavate for new construction, see architecture and structure dwgs.

6.renovate exsit. concrete and brick retaining wall,planter and associated footings.

7. See civil dwgs for additionalexcavation and demolition work.

8.remove existing brick for new fire rated CMU.

9.cut and remove exsiting brick approx.12″ from adjacent wall for new fire rated CMU.

10.Remove exsiting brick fro new door.

11.Remove existing handrail,stone,brick,cmu and windows.

12.remove existing louvers and lintel.

13.remove exsiting louver,lintel,brick and CMU for new ductwork, see mech dwgs.

14.remove exsiting  stone lintel,doors and door frames.

15.remove exsiting stone. Install flashing.Infill with stockpiled bric,as required.

16.remove exsiting brick and cut opening in exist.Foundation wall for exhaust pipe and vent pipes,see arch dwgs.

17.remove exsiting storefront system and doors.

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19.Remove exsiting CMU wall and door.

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Nemours Mansion and Gardens

Completed in 1910,Nemours is the grandest residence ever constructed in Delaware, and its gardens are still the finest example in North America of a formal French garden. The grounds cover 22 acres and the main vista was inspired by Le Petti Trianon at Versailles. the estate was named after the town in France that Alfred I. duPont’s great,great grandfather, represented as a member of the Estates General in 1789.

The mansion was designed by world-famous architects Carrere Hastings and its five floors encompass 47,000 square feet of space:fully one acre under a roof.It’s finished with an electic collection of rare funiture and great art, and yet,visitors still come away knowing they have visit a “home”.

Alfred I. duPont became the savior of the DuPont company in 1902 when he orchestrated a buyout of the bussiness with two of his cousins.This marked the birth of the modern Dupont company and propelled him into a leadership position.during the period he was active in progressive Delaware politics and later became a pioneer in building Florida’s economy.

He was also a philanthropist,musician,composer,engineer and an inventor.His lasting legacy is the Nemours Foundation,which was established under the terms of his will.The Nemours foundation owns the mansion and gardens,and operates the Alfred I. duPont hospital, a multi,sub-specialty children’s hospital.

Can you afford to lose you privilege to drive?

Dear MD driver:

A record of the active points on your MD driving record is shown in the rectangular area directly below. Also the citation numbers and the violations for which you were convicted.

The MD point system law requires that you be notified when your point accumulation arrives at the 3 to 4 point level within a period of 2 years.If you should reach the 5 to 7 point level you will be scheduled for a cnference. At the 8 to 11 point level your license could be  suspended. should you accumulate 12 or  more points within 2 years your MD driving privilege could be revoked.

Please be advised that the report is a number of the possible consequences from an accumulation of points.The motor vehicle administration urges you to drive with greater care and safety in order to prevent the additional point penalties and administrative actions.

Balancing work &Family

10 steps toward balance with work and family

1.work and family balance is a conscious decision.

2.write down family goals.

3.stick your values.

4.recongnize that inbalance is sometimes inevitable.

5.revisit your schedule.

6.recongnize the benifits of balance.

7.manage distractions and procrastination.

8.discuss expectations and responsibilities.

9.organize your work better.

20.what the EAP can do.

FLLW

Often referred to as the 20th centry’s greatest architect,FLLW spent more than 70 years of his life revolutionizing architecture and design.In his lifetime he completed 532 works,409 of which still stand.Most notable for his  design of houses,churches,museums, and schools; he never limited himself to build alone. He designed furniture,fabric,art glass, lamps, and graphic arts as well as authoring 20 books and numberous articles.He believed in the beauty of native materialsand that buildings should grow from their surroundings.

BI-O-MIM-IC-RY

(From the Greek nios, life, and mimesis, imitation)

1.Nature as a model. Biomimicry is a new science that studies nature’s model and then imitates or takes inspiration from there designs and processes to solve human problem,e.g., a solar cell inspired by a leaf.

2. Nature as measure. Biomimicry uses an ecological standard to judge the “rightness” of our innovations. after 3.8 billion years of evolution, nature has learned: what works. What is approperate. What lasts.

3. Nature as mentor. Biomimicry is a new way of viewing and valing nature. It introduces an era based not on what we can extract from natural world, but on what we can learn from it.

by Janine M. Benyus

An American Journey

following Robert Frank’s footsteps fifty years after the Americans, French filmmaker Philippe Seclicer retraces Frank’s trip around United States in 1955 and 1956. Using the same unplanned, intuitive aprroach Frank pioneered, and working with only a small digital camera, Seclicer explores the spirit of the Beat Generation and impact of The American on photograph and culture in his 15000-mile odyssey through present-day America.

Melvin Konner

Melvin Konner,a renowned doctor and anthropologist, takes the measure of ” the Jewish body”, considering sex, circumcision and even those most eclusive and controversial of microscopic markers-Jewish genes. Konner looks at Jewish perspectives on the body as well as the ways in which non- Jewish have historically viewd Jewish physiology. With deep insight and great originality,Konner gives us nothing less than an anatomical history of the Jewish people. Melvin Konner holds PHD and MD degrees from Harvard University and taught at Harvard and Emory for over 30 years. his books include The Tangled Wing. Biological constrains on the human spirit and his writings has appeared in the New York  Times, The New York Review of Books, Newsweek, Scientific American and other publications.

Janice Erlbaum

Twenty years after she lived at a homeless shelter for teens, Janice Erlbaumwent back to volunteer. Thirty-four years old and a successful writer, she’d changed her life for the better, now she wanted to help someone else-someone like the girl she’d once been. then she met Sam.Janice followed Sam through detoxes and psy wards, halfway houses and hospitals. But just as Janice was on the verge of becoming the girl’s legal guardian, she discovered that Sam was sicker than anyone knew, in ways nobody could inmagined .Janice Erlbaum’s first book Girlbomb detailed her experiences as a teenager in a homeless shelter, and was named on of the Nw York Public Library’s “25 Books ro Remember” in 2006.