Merchant A-Z

WoodWorks celebrates the art of carving, whittling and furniture making (Detroit Free Press)

To a woodworker, a fallen branch is not just a fallen branch. A felled tree is not just a felled tree. To a woodworker, a piece of dead wood represents the potential for imagination, for creation. It could be a cabinet or a bench or a pen or a walking stick. To a woodworker, a slab of cherry or maple or oak or walnut signifies joy.

Sunday, November 23, 2008 (Deccan Herald)

The Thonet chair that has seated aristocrats and greats like Lenin, will celebrate its 150 anniversary next year. Alice Rawsthorn gets a front seat to history...

Spotlights: 'Madame Butterfly,' woodworking (Detroit Free Press)

Michigan Opera Theatre closes the fall opera season with Puccini's evergreen "Madame Butterfly," the tragic tale of a doomed geisha, supported by some of the most ravishing music in the repertoire. This is operatic comfort food, and MOT's production delivers the goods with eloquent singing, expressive conducting and orchestral playing, effective drama and a strikingly designed set. Mihoko ...

Museum and Gallery Listings (New York Times)

Selective listings from art critics of The New York Times.

Community Calendar (Lake Wales News)

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