‘Arts’ Archives
Book Review
Angela Henry Offers Another Thriller, “Doing it to Death” By Dwight Hobbes Fans of mystery novelist Angela Henry”™s Kendra Clayton series, rejoice. Delightfully intrepid, crime-solving sleuth Clayton is back, flying by the seat of her pants and as usual, two steps ahead of police detectives on the trail of a murderer. Also par for the course, the closer she gets to figuring things out, the more her own life is in danger. On top of everything, Kendra would just as soon be left in peace, minding her own business, which is exactly what she”™s doing when circumstance hurls her headlong, up to her neck in someone else”™s troubles. Far from formulaic, this time around Henry has come up with yet another way for Kendra to stumble into difficulty that she”™d rather have nothing to do with but can”™t see herself avoiding. In “Doing It to Death” (Boulevard West Press), Dibb Bentley, about as [...]
Art For All
By PATRICK CABELLO HANSEL, Semilla Center The Semilla Center for Healing and the Arts at St. Paul”™s believes that creating art together can be a way of healing for individuals and communities. Semilla will host an “Art Block Party” for Block Clubs, where artists will create art with your neighbors””art that will beautify your street and send a message of unity. Interested? semillacenter@gmail.com Welcome to Semilla benefit “Art for All” on Saturday, May 16 from 5 to 9 pm, at the Center for Changing Lives, 2400 Park Avenue. Live music, food, hands-on art making, a silent auction, youth photography show and more. $20 suggested donation””discount tickets for volunteers.
April 2020 Movie Corner
By HOWARD McQUITTER II oldschoolmovies.wordpress.com howardmcquitter68@gmail.com “Onward” (2020) Animation /Adventure/Action Pixar Pictures3.5 of 5 Pixar never (or almost never) makes an animation that isn”™t heart warming, inspirational, or both. The latest is “Onward”, not on the same level as “Toy Story”(1995), “Toy Story 2” (1999),””UP” (2009), “Inside Out” (2015) and WALLE” (2008); but is still entertaining and warmhearted. Ian (Tom Holland) looks on his bedroom wall to see pictures of his father who passed away while he was a toddler. He misses him dearly and so does his older brother Barley (Chris Pratt). Ian is quite shy and Barley is brass and a bit immature. On Ian”™s 16th birthday, the boys”™mother, Laurel Lightfoot (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), gives a gift to him and to his brother from his father”“a wizard staff that has the [...]
