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Hundreds of bats have been rescued by Austin Bat Refuge this week after a record-setting winter freeze earlier this month left some of the critters trapped in ice, injured, cold-stunned or dead.

Lee Mackenzie and Dianne Odegard, [...] who run Austin Bat Refuge, have picked up as many as roughly 600 bats, dead and alive, every day since Monday [22 February 2021] from multiple Central Texas bridges. "It's just horrific," Mackenzie said. Mackenzie and Odegard are working to rehydrate surviving bats and feed them before releasing them back to their roosts under the bridges. [...] Even before a half-foot of snow blanketed the Austin area, callers to the refuge were reporting bats stuck in ice at their homes. The refuge, which never lost power during the freeze, received calls every day about found bats. [...] Once snow and ice began to melt, bats were brought to the refuge in boxes and bags and Odegard and Mackenzie started to check bridges for the animals.

The pair said a lot of the bats are traumatized and stressed. "You can just see the look in their eyes and see they're shocked by this like many of us were," Mackenzie said. [...]

Although many bats in Texas migrate south to Mexico and Central America during the winter months, as many as 100,000 bats can linger year-round in the Austin area. Roosts under the Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge have helped keep bats warm when temperatures start to drop. The spaces are 16 inches deep and 1 inch wide and can retain heat for the bats.

In the past three to five years, the Mexican free-tailed bats in the world’s largest urban bat colony next to the American-Statesman building also have been extending their stay in town because Austin’s average temperatures have gotten warmer or because the animals are sick, said Sarah Whitson, a former wildlife officer for Austin Animal Protection.

Cold weather works as a trigger to leave for bats, who like temperatures in the 70s, 80s and 90s, Whitson told the Statesman in 2019. [...] February temperatures in Austin this year [2021] hit a high of 85 degrees — less than 10 days before the record freeze, according to the National Weather Service — and Wednesday’s [24 February 2021] high was 86. [...]

Bat fatalities are also being reported across the state. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials have received reports of bats being found dead under bridges. The department is tracking bat deaths and the deaths of other animals due to the freeze online.

A bat colony under a bridge at Waugh Drive in Buffalo Bayou Park in Houston was hit by the freeze, and about 2,000 Mexican free-tailed bats who live under the Houston bridge were killed by the freezing temperatures, the Houston Chronicle reported.

Mackenzie and Odegard have only picked up a handful of bats each day from around Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge. It's possible that some of the 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats who live under bridge may have fallen into the lake. Mackenzie said that during daily checks, he has yelled out to kayakers on the water if they saw bats swimming or on pilings. Other bats living under a bridge on Dittmar Road may have been washed away when ice started to melt, Mackenzie said. [...]

Mackenzie and Odegard said they've released 400 or 500 bats over the last few days to roosts under Interstate 35 at Wells Branch Parkway and Howard Lane.

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Headline and text published by: Kelsey Bradshaw. “’It’s just horrific’: Hundreds of bats found dead, injured near roosts after Texas freeze.” Austin American-Statesman. 26 February 2021. Images and captions published by: Jay Janner “Austin refuge keeps Mexican free-tailed bats warm after Texas freeze.” Austin American-Statesman. 26 February 2021.

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Global Games And Puzzles Market Opportunity, Porter’s Five Forces Analysis and Attractiveness Analysis 2021-2027

The latest survey on Games And Puzzles Market Industry managed various organizations of the industry from different geographies or regions. The Report study consists of qualitative and quantitative information highlighting key market developments challenges that industry and competition are facing along with gap analysis, new opportunities available and trend also include COVID-19 impact Analysis in Games And Puzzles Market and impact various factors resulting in boosting Games And Puzzles Market at global as well as regional level. There are huge competitions take place worldwide and must require the study of MARKET ANALYSIS such as Top Competitors /Top Players are: Buffalo Games, Hasbro Inc., Mattel Inc., Ravensburger AG, Ceaco Inc..

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Games And Puzzles Market Executive summary: This section emphasizes the key studies, market growth rate, competitive landscape, market drivers, trends, and issues in addition to the macroscopic indicators.

Games And Puzzles Market Study Coverage: It includes key market segments, key manufacturers covered, the scope of products offered in the years considered, global Games And Puzzles Market and study objectives. Additionally, it touches the segmentation study provided in the report on the basis of the type of product and applications.

Games And Puzzles Market Production by Region: The report delivers data related to import and export, revenue, production, and key players of all regional markets studied are covered in this section.

Games And Puzzles Market Profile of Manufacturers: Analysis of each market player profiled is detailed in this section. This segment also provides SWOT analysis, products, production, value, capacity, and other vital factors of the individual player.

Major Product Type of Games And Puzzles Covered in Market Research report: Games, Puzzles

Application Segments Covered in Market Research Report: E-commerce, Brick & Mortar

Global Games And Puzzles Industry Market: By Region

North America

U.S.Canada

Rest of North America

Europe

UK

Germany

France

Italy

Spain

Rest of Europe

Asia Pacific

China

Japan

India

Southeast Asia

Rest of Asia Pacific

Latin America

Brazil

Argentina

Rest of Latin America

The Middle East and Africa

GCC Countries

South Africa

Rest of Middle East & Africa

Competitive Market Share

In terms of Games And Puzzles market, Buffalo Games, Hasbro Inc., Mattel Inc., Ravensburger AG, Ceaco Inc. are the top players operating in the global market. These behemoths have implemented key business strategies such as product innovation, strategic partnerships & collaborations, new product launches, new service launches, joint ventures, and contracts to reinforce their market position along with gaining a huge chunk of the market share.

In addition, the report also covers key strategic developments of the market including acquisitions & mergers, new type launch, agreements, partnerships, collaborations & joint ventures, research & development, regional expansion of major participants involved in the Games And Puzzles market on a global and regional basis.

Table of Content include Games And Puzzles Market Worldwide are:

1 Study Coverage 1.1 Games And Puzzles Product 1.2 Key Market Segments in This Study 1.3 Key Manufacturers Covered 1.4 Market by Type 1.4.1 Global Market Size Growth Rate by Type (Games, Puzzles) 1.5 Market by Application 1.5.1 Global Market Size Growth Rate by Application (E-commerce, Brick & Mortar) 1.6 Study Objectives 1.7 Years Considered

2 Executive Summary —contd—

3 Games And Puzzles Market Size by Manufacturers 3.1 Production by Manufacturers 3.1.1 Production by Manufacturers 3.1.2 Production Market Share by Manufacturers 3.2 Revenue by Manufacturers 3.2.1 Revenue by Manufacturers (2013-2018) 3.2.2 Revenue Share by Manufacturers (2013-2018) 3.3 Price by Manufacturers 3.4 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion Plans

4 Games And Puzzles Production by Regions —–contd—

5 Games And Puzzles Consumption by Regions 5.1 Global Games And Puzzles Consumption by Regions 5.1.1 Global Games And Puzzles Consumption by Regions 5.1.2 Global Games And Puzzles Consumption Market Share by Regions 5.2 North America 5.2.1 North America Games And Puzzles Consumption by Application 5.2.2 North America Games And Puzzles Consumption by Countries 5.2.3 United States 5.2.4 Canada 5.2.5 Mexico 5.3 Europe 5.3.1 Europe Games And Puzzles Consumption by Application 5.3.2 Europe Games And Puzzles Consumption by Countries 5.3.3 Germany 5.3.4 France 5.3.5 UK 5.3.6 Italy 5.3.7 Russia 5.4 Asia Pacific 5.4.1 Asia Pacific Games And Puzzles Consumption by Application 5.4.2 Asia Pacific Games And Puzzles Consumption by Countries 5.4.3 China 5.4.4 Japan 5.4.5 South Korea 5.4.6 India 5.4.7 Australia 5.4.8 Indonesia 5.4.9 Thailand 5.4.10 Malaysia 5.4.11 Philippines 5.4.12 Vietnam 5.5 Central & South America 5.5.1 Central & South America Games And Puzzles Consumption by Application 5.5.2 Central & South America Games And Puzzles Consumption by Country 5.5.3 Brazil 5.6 Middle East and Africa 5.6.1 Middle East and Africa Games And Puzzles Consumption by Application 5.6.2 Middle East and Africa Games And Puzzles Consumption by Countries 5.6.3 GCC Countries 5.6.4 Egypt 5.6.5 South Africa

6 Market Size by Type —–contd—

7 Market Size by Application 7.1 Overview 7.2 Global Breakdown Dada by Application 7.2.1 Global Consumption by Application 7.2.2 Global Consumption Market Share by Application (2013-2018)

8 Manufacturers Profiles —–contd—

9 Production Forecasts —–contd—

10 Consumption Forecast —–contd—

11 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis 11.1 Value Chain Analysis 11.2 Sales Channels Analysis 11.2.1 Games And Puzzles Sales Channels 11.2.2 Distributors 11.3 Customers

12 Market Opportunities & Challenges, Risks and Influences Factors Analysis 12.1 Market Opportunities and Drivers 12.2 Market Challenges 12.3 Market Risks/Restraints 12.4 Key World Economic Indicators

13 Key Findings in the Global Games And Puzzles Study

14 Appendix 14.1 Research Methodology 14.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach 14.1.1.1 Research Programs/Design 14.1.1.2 Market Size Estimation 14.1.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation 14.1.2 Data Source 14.1.2.1 Secondary Sources 14.1.2.2 Primary Sources 14.2 Author Details 14.3 Disclaimer

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Promising New Rooftop Bar Overlooks the Great Wheel Downtown

In recent restaurant news, Mike Easton is opening a pasta restaurant in West Seattle, Vita Uva’s natural wine shop has closed, and Georgetown’s Deep Sea Sugar and Salt cake bakery has closed its Airstream trailer. As for the updates below, Rhein Haus is open in Leavenworth, Macrina Bakery has expanded to Capitol Hill, and the Charter Hotel’s Fog Room bar is now mixing drinks with a view downtown.

Have intel about a newly opened restaurant, bar, cafe, or other food emporium that’s been overlooked? Tipping is essential: Send Eater the details over the Seattle tipline and we’ll check it out. Meanwhile, check out this other post for more of Seattle’s restaurant openings from earlier in 2018.

September 11, 2018

LEAVENWORTH — The Central District’s hip German beer and bocce hall, Rhein Haus, now sports a huge two-story expansion in the Bavarian-themed mountain town of Leavenworth. The fourth Rhein Haus location — additional locations opened in Denver in 2015 and Tacoma in 2017 — doesn’t have bocce courts, but it does serve the German brews, schnitzels, giant pretzels, and brats familiar to fans of the growing chain. Status: Certified open. 707 Highway 2, Leavenworth.

CAPITOL HILL — Macrina Bakery’s fifth location has arrived, this time on Capitol Hill’s 19th Avenue, in the former Tully’s building. While bread is the local chainlet’s main commercial specialty, the cafes serve an array of pastries, tarts, soups croissants, cakes, coffee, and sandwiches. At this new spot, there’s also brunch on the weekends, along with communal tables, a grab-and-go section, and a true urban unicorn: a parking lot. Status: Certified open. 746 19th Ave.

DOWNTOWN — With indoor seating and a rooftop lounge overlooking the waterfront and the Great Wheel, Fog Room is perched on the 16th floor of Hilton’s new Charter Hotel. There are small bites, like seared scallops with tomatillo and avocado salsa, and original cocktails with local ingredients, including Twisted Bliss, featuring mezcal, peach, and manzanilla sherry. This place has potential, especially as hotel bars go, given that former Rob Roy manager Jesse Cyr is the assistant general manager, and Silas Manlove, formerly of the Nest at the Thompson hotel, is general manager. The bar joins the hotel’s Argentine restaurant, Patagon. Status: Certified open. 1610 2nd Ave., Floor 16.

Correction: September 11, 2018, 9:30 p.m. This article was updated to reflect that Fog Room no longer promises live music, in contrast with information sent in a press release.

August 8, 2018

Bao House specializes in open-faced steam buns in the International District.

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BELLEVUE — Belltown’s La Parisienne French Bakery has added a Bellevue address, and it’s connected to a wine bar, Cépaé Tasting Room. Cépaé claims to have the largest selection of wines by the glass in the Seattle area, with 120 bottles — a broad mix from Europe, the U.S., and South America — all available as 1⁄2-ounce or 5-ounce pours. The bakery’s selection, meant to complement the wines next door, includes pastries from croissants to Paris-Brest, lunch options like salad nicoise, sandwiches, and quiches, and, in the evening, boards with charcuterie, seafood, cheese, and vegetables. Status: Certified open. 258 106th Ave. NE.

INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT — Newcomer Bao House serves a small menu of open-faced Taiwanese steam buns, a type of bao. The selection of fillings includes 24-hour brined pork and roasted duck. Accompanying dishes range from fried egg rolls to fried fish balls to chicken wings. The restaurant is already open but holding a grand opening celebration on August 12 with two-for-one bao and drinks. Status: Certified open. 514 S. King St.

QUEEN ANNE — Uptown Hophouse’s 24 beer and cider taps are flowing near Key Arena. The sports bar’s current tap list includes names like Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider, Georgetown Brewing, Fremont Brewing, and Pfriem Family Brewers. There’s food, too, like fingerling potatoes with curry ketchup, a charcuterie board, spicy coconut curry bowl, and Cubano sandwich. Status: Certified open. 219 1st Ave N #101.

August 2, 2018

Capitol Hill-born Victrola has opened a downtown cafe.

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DOWNTOWN — Capitol Hill’s respected Victrola Coffee Roasters has opened a downtown cafe at 3rd and Pine, inside the Macy’s building, which now also houses Amazon offices above. It’s only Victrola’s fourth location in its 18-year history. As with the other locations, the new cafe serves espresso drinks, pastries, and sandwiches in a modern space with lounge chairs and window benches. Status: Certified open. 300 Pine St, Suite 100.

SOUTH LAKE UNION — Jeffrey Kessenich, former chef at the late Tanglewood Supreme, has opened airy and ambitious Birch next to White Swan Public House on Lake Union. Diners have two options at Birch: a three-course prix fixe menu for $50 that includes choices for antipasto, primo, and secondo courses, plus a dessert add-on for $11; and a seven-course chef’s tasting menu for $70, which puts diners in the hands of the kitchen. Kessenich promises locally sourced, sustainable ingredients with plenty of gluten-free and vegan options. Status: Certified open. 1001 Fairview Ave. N.

GREEN LAKE — The owners of Capitol Hill’s La Cocina Oaxaqueña have added a sibling in the similarly named Cocina Oaxaca, serving Mexican staples in the former Mio Sushi space. Yelp reviews thus far praise the restaurant’s shrimp tacos and fajitas. Other specialties include tlayudas (thin, crunchy tortillas topped with refried beans, lettuce or cabbage, avocado, and meat) and the Oaxacan stew, pozole. Status: Certified open. 7900 E Green Lake Drive N Suite 107.

July 24, 2018

Heritage Distilling Co. has added a Capitol Hill distillery and tasting room.

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BELLTOWN — Renovated Hotel Five has added a dining component called Pineapple Bistro and Bar, a nod to parent company Staypineapple. The restaurant features a slew of pineapple accents, new floors and furniture, and a rebuilt bar with 22 seats, huge TVs, and giant Scrabble. The menu includes themed drinks like the Pineapple Express with bourbon, caramelized pineapple puree, maraschino cherries, and club soda. Food ranges from customizable mac and cheese to sandwiches and snacks like barbecue pork sliders and buffalo chicken wings. Status: Certified open. 2200 5th Ave.

QUEEN ANNE — Matias Tona, who helped open Grappa in the same neighborhood, and his brother Kleon are now serving Mediterranean tapas and cocktails at their new restaurant, Dandylion, which also includes a private events space and “speakeasy bar” called the Den. The Tonas source local produce and plan to change the menu seasonally. Current dishes include meatballs with chimichurri sauce, chorizo with yogurt and potato chips, and squid with potato herb puree and saffron oil. Status: Certified open. 532 Queen Anne Ave. N.

CAPITOL HILL — Gig Harbor-based Heritage Distilling Co. now has a Capitol Hill location in addition to a recently opened Ballard expansion. The Capitol Hill tasting room also includes a distillery, bottling operation, and retail shop. Visitors can try flights of the company’s full lineup here, including its many award-winning flavored vodkas, gins, and whiskeys, as well as buy bottles and merchandise and take classes on cocktail-making. In the coming months, the company will add a private events space and overflow seating, too. Status: Certified open. 1201 10th Ave.

July 23, 2018

eneral Porpoise’s doughnuts overflow with custards, creams, and curds.

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LAURELHURST — Renowned chef Renee Erickson and her Sea Creatures restaurant group have opened their fourth General Porpoise doughnut shop. The new Laurelhurst cafe, near University Village, features a unique selection of coffee roasters and a full slate of sugar-coated doughnuts filled with a seasonal selection of jams, jellies, curds, custards, and creams, from classics like vanilla custard to less-common options like peanut butter and jelly or rose cream. Still to come: a General Porpoise location in Los Angeles. Status: Certified open. 4520 Union Bay Place NE.

CENTRAL DISTRICT — Kin Dee has opened at the corner of 23rd and Madison, serving Thai standards like pad Thai and panang curry along with a handful of street food dishes like steamed chicken with garlic ginger rice and a side of broth (kao mun gai), duck noodle soup, and five-spice pork shank. Yelp reviews so far are largely positive, with diners enjoying the hot basil with chicken, pumpkin curry, and tom yum soup. Status: Certified open. 2301 E Madison St.

CAPITOL HILL — Melrose Market has gained a wine bar and bottle shop called Marseille, near Sitka and Spruce. The focus here is trendy natural wines, made with minimal intervention, like orange wine. Marseille is also open for lunch, brunch, and dinner, serving plates like clams with fennel in leek broth, braised monkfish in an almond saffron sauce, and avocado toast topped with spring onion and pickled shrimp. Status: Certified open. 1531 Melrose Ave.

July 19, 2018

Asadero Mexican steakhouse has moved to a bigger location in Kent.

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KENT — Popular Mexican steakhouse Asadero, which also has a busy Ballard address, has moved to a bigger location in Kent. Owner David Orozco’s restaurant now has room for 80 diners — twice as many as before. He’s kept the menu mostly the same, with a few enticing additions: prime carnita con chile (braised tenderloin with ranchero salsa), vacio Akaushi (Akaushi bavette steak served on a hot stone), and bone marrow gorditas (bone marrow and chopped steak in thick corn tortillas). Orozco is also opening a Tacoma location in early 2019. Status: Certified open. 310 Washington Ave. N.

SODO — Urban Works, the collection of warehouses in Sodo, has added a Patterson Cellars tasting room. It joins other tenants — mostly wineries — like Kerloo Cellars, Sleight of Hand Cellars, Schooner Brewing Company, and Nine Pies Pizzeria. This is the fourth location for Patterson, which also pours its “approachable New World wines” in Leavenworth and at two Woodinville locations. Status: Certified open. 3861-D 1st Ave. S.

WALLA WALLA — Chef Jason Wilson (Miller’s Guild, the Lakehouse) is giving Seattleites another reason to trek out to Eastern Washington with Eritage luxury resort and restaurant. It’s set on 300 acres surrounded by vineyards in Walla Walla — recently named “Wine Town” of the year by Sunset Magazine. Guests have access to 10 suites and a menu of locally sourced ingredients from the area’s farmers and ranchers, plus a local wine selection, of course. Wilson’s Fire and Vine restaurant group is also working on Walla Walla Steak Co. and Crossbuck Brewing nearby. Status: Certified open. 1319 Bergevin Springs Rd.

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#152 — Saturday, March 2nd, 2019 — Ryan Ellis Photography - Detroit Street Photography Session #152 — Nikkor 24mm f/2.8 (ca. 1971) - Nikkor 55mm f/1.2 (ca. 1971) - Tokina 60-300mm SZ-X f/4-5.6 (ca. 19??)

Hart Plaza Shredded Flags - Bogeyed and Bug-Eyed - Street Preacher - Sunn Studio Detroit - Cameroonian Vacationers - Hart Plaza Flags - Harper Florist - Detroit Public Library - Detroit Institute of the Arts - Wayne State University Sign - Orange Yarn Mop - Roy R. Rowlands

Arrived @ 8 AM

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527 photos (and also 7 videos) taken in 9 hours with but 48 “keepers” among them, rendering a self-accepted 9.10% “success” rate at a leadenly 58.56 shots per hour (what I desire to achieve, at the least, as I cover the streets is a 10% “success” rate paired with a pace of 100 shots per hour).

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PREFACE:

A week ago (last Saturday), after my Detroit Street Session ended, I went to meet with my friend, Mr. E.P., to be a guest as he photographed folks in Highland Park at an old stamping factory. Before I knew it, I was informally assisting his efforts at his request by moving things around during the shoot, which was my humble honor. The next morning (last Sunday), at 4 AM, I awoke with the worst pain I have ever felt in my life. My neck (on the right side) felt as secure as a spiderweb thread strung above and across an inferno (my head holder was in the hands of an angry throb). I cried, though I did not cry well (crying is essentially impossible for me nowadays), and I wept like this without any comfort in sight. Ibuprofen helped somewhat in the coming days, and I healed a good bit (though noticeably not fully). I took time off work to heal, and I now face the prospect of quitting my day job on account of this horrific turn in my wellbeing. There was melancholy in imagining how I would hang a camera strap around my neck all day to do as I have done before. Today was my test. Could I keep coming back to seek my passion through the pentaprism? I thanked the Lord that it was Winter still. I thought that the cold might “ice” my wound. I wrapped two scarves tightly around my neck like a neck brace, and I took 400 mg of ibuprofen when I arrived (I could have taken more; I should have taken more; I wanted to see if I could face the pain). I made it nine-hours despite the pain, and I hope my “top ten” shots from the day are not just a point of pride for myself; I hope I still have it in me to make things others might like too.

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PATH TAKEN:

Greektown - Over the past several weeks, at this juncture, I would have changed into my Carhart bib. It was around 25° F outside with 10 MPH winds in the morning, but yet it did not quite feel cold-enough to justify the extra layer. It ended up reaching around 33° F in the afternoon with the same winds. It was a beautifully live-with-able, climate-wise, day in the city I do not love (but am learning, ever so sluggishly, to appreciate).

Campus Martius Park

The Esplanade on Woodward Avenue - I experimented with my Tokina SZ-X 60-300mm f/4-5.6 lens, using the zoom in video mode to trace the light up signs on one side of Woodward Avenue reflecting on the windows of the building on the other side of the avenue. I also spied a scene with a Detroit firetruck and police cruiser with glorious steam behind them coming up from the manholes. Attempting to satisfactorily-frame a video clip with a 300mm zoom lens forces me to disdain my $20 miniature tripod and wish for a nicer alternative. There is an overpriced camera store an hour from my home that I treat like the last branch I reach for as I fall down a cliff. I suppose I will have to visit that shop soon if I am going to be able to rely on my gear to do more of what I want it to do.

Spirit of Detroit Plaza

Hart Plaza - The other day, I fell asleep with my iPhone plugged into a charger. When I woke up the next morning, both cameras on the phone (as well as the LED light) were no longer functional. As a photographer, this was a left-handed sword stuck into the gut for me, and I yearned to be able to post on my Instagram the continuation of the shredding of the American flags in Hart Plaza. I may email mayor Mike Duggan (Detroit’s seventy-fifth mayor) and a local news organization about this tattered American standard debacle.

Campus Martius Park - Last Saturday, in Highland Park, I met two men that were in the “Art Deco Society” for Detroit. Being a lover of Art Deco myself, I asked them an obvious question: “What is the greatest building in all of Detroit?” They were torn between the Guardian Building (my #1) and the Fisher Building (my #2). I walk by the Guardian Building just about every week, because it is in the heart of Downtown Detroit. The Fisher Building is a number of miles away in what is known as City Center (beyond downtown and even midtown). I decided then to hunt for the Fisher.

Fox Theatre

The LCA (Little Caesars Arena)

MOCAD

The DIA (Detroit Institute of the Arts)

The Detroit Public Library - There was an older gentleman waiting near Woodward Avenue for the library to open up for the day. He and I chatted for a minute, and I shared with him my antipathy regarding the otherwise breathtaking Italian Renaissance-style building that housed the Detroit Public Library. There were names etched into the Vermont marble near the top of the building, visible from Woodward Avenue. They were, from left to right:  Aeschylus; Archimedes; Socrates; Plato; Cicero; Caesar; Aristotle; Epictetus. :—:— I was perplexed at the choices as well as the order in which the choices appeared. I do not know much about half of the named men. I do know that Socrates taught Plato, who taught Aristotle, who taught Alexander the Great. I was curious why Cicero and Caesar appeared between Plato and Aristotle. I was also curious why Alexander the Great was omitted from the listing. Certainly, Cicero was one of the greatest minds of the last twenty centuries. It is because of Cicero that I adore Latin (well, Augustine’s adoration of Cicero’s Latin writing is what made me start teaching myself Latin [it is said that to read Cicero in Latin is the closest one can get to hearing music through language]). The ultimate irony is that above the front door to the Detroit Public Library, these words are inscribed:  “Knowledge is Power” :—:— I laughed with the man I met outside the library regarding what I thought was a silly disparity. How much did that building cost to erect only to have such a blunder (in my layman’s opinion)? I hope to go inside the library and seek the answer to this one day soon (I fully expect [or at least hope] to hear a sensible explanation to correct my unsatisfactory opinion of the selections and ordering of the names on the front of the library).

The Department of Mortuary Science (for Wayne State University) - It did not smell like anything outside of this building, but then again, it was a 24° F morning! Hahaha. This is as close to the Fisher as I could get. It was then 10 AM, and I had an 11 AM appointment to make with my pal, Roy. I took a photo of the yet-distant Fisher Building with my 300mm lens before releasing it from my sights. I will catch the Fisher another day!

University of Michigan Detroit Center

Mack Avenue

Milano Bakery - Arriving fifteen-minutes early, my security guard pal that looks after the bakery commiserated with me. I told him of my insane week that included the neck injury (much more craziness than what I recounted in this write-up happened, as happens sometimes). He had similar and crazier tales to trade with mine, and he left me with much encouragement. I always feel imbued with apotheosis (pretty good word) by such outright kindness; I dare say such treatment makes me a merry man (and to that, I say, “Let it be!”). Truth be told, Roy did not show much of a tan at all for having spent the previous two-weeks in Florida. He took his truck-mounted camper and Harley to a campsite in the panhandle part of the state. He met with a realtor and scoped a $150K fixer-upper in a $250K “working-class” neighborhood six-miles from the ocean. The area in which he hopes to soon reside is in the middle of several nature preserves and is largely devoid of tourists—for now (it is slowly being converted into a course of tourist traps). He plans to list his Michigan home in April and be gone not long after. I will miss him, and I told him as much a few times. He reverberated in kind in each instant.

Bert’s Market Place Jazz - I hopped in Roy’s red Mercedes, and we parked at Bert’s (I think of Bert, the owner, as the black Willy Wonka of Detroit [he is a man of wonder and universal kindness]). Peckish but picky, the two of us were; we skipped Bert’s and headed to get tea leaves at Rocky’s instead.

Rocky’s Nuts

Dearborn Fresh Supermarket - Roy took me to a favorite supermarket of his in Dearborn after complaining Rocky’s sold their loose leaf black tea for $20 a pound. It was $6 a pound at this place.

Urban Bean Co. - Roy and I had our regular beverages (he had an espresso [double shot]). I had an overpriced ginger drink.

Avalon Cafe and Bakery - I ran into a group of Cameroonian (central-African) vacationers here that were trying to locate B-Dubs. I volunteered to be their temporary tour guide to help them find the Victorian-Era (ca. 1840’s-1870’s) building that housed the largest Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant in America.

Buffalo Wild Wings - I photographed the vacationers here before heading back toward my car with the things I bought at Rocky’s. They had spent the day tracing black history through the city of Detroit. I hope their day continued with as much charm and glee as had been described to me by their chaperone.

Greektown - I had loose leaf teas from Rocky’s in a grocery bag clipped to my camera bag that I wanted to drop off at my car before making one last pass through the city. On my path back, a homeless man put a pair of brand new (still in its packaging) winter gloves in my face, offering to sell me them (I was wearing gloves at the time myself). I was disgusted. Someone likely had given those new gloves to him to keep him warm, and he preferred, rather, to make quick cash (possibly for his next score) off them. I had not seen any homeless folks yet in the day. Earlier in the week, to redirect my pain into a noble cause, I bought ten pairs of size 9-12 men’s long black socks from the dollar store that I filled with gospel tracts. “This man would have sold the socks,” I reasoned, and I walked away in sadness and bitterness having not given him anything but a brief scolding for crying wolf, as it were.

Donald “Sunn” Anderson’s art stand - For the first time in 2019, I saw my good friend, Mr. Anderson, with his art stand set up in Greektown. He told me about his brick and mortar studio space / store front and said I should check it out (it was nearby).

Monroe Street - I saw a man walking a bike down the sidewalk, which to me says “bad day” or “flat tire.” He looked familiar—like a homeless man I met last summer on a bridge in Eastern Market (also walking a [different] bike then). I asked him if his bike had a flat. He said no and added that he found the bike left under a bridge for three days and decided to take it as his own. I told him it was not his and that he should return it immediately. He said that a “known drug dealer” he knew claimed it, though the man refused to acquiesce it, since the dealer was mean. I figured the bike was stolen and that the “known” dealer was his dealer. I recalled how this homeless man told me last summer how he had just been released from a long prison sentence for a crime committed in his youth. The world had entered the Digital Age while he was locked up, and, by Providence, he had connected with a homeless service, called “Southpoint,” that provided training in computers, which resulted in his working for Dan Gilbert’s loan company. I hinted at our previous conversation from this past summer. The man claimed no knowledge of “Southpoint” and said he was never given such a job, though he admitted he was the man from last summer. He lied to me before as well as now! Feeling pity for the man, I gave him a pair of the socks I had on me. He snatched them from my hand and forcefully stuffed them into one of his front coat pockets. We parted ways, and my mind split under the weight of my naivety. I have told innumerable homeless folks since that summer meeting about this “Southpoint” resource that was nothing but a druggy’s deception.

Campus Martius Park - A faithful street preacher, named Reuben, was with his little boy plying his professed faith to the people passing his portable P.A. system. I walked up to him and told him I had great pictures of him if he would just send me a message. I handed him one of my business cards, and he smiled and apologized for not getting in touch before. I wanted to capture the man on camera before I left, so I started super close with my Nikkor 24mm f/2.8 lens and finished with my Tokina SZ-X 60-300mm f/4-5.6 lens (as zoomed in as I could muster). :—:— In my passage out I ran into a third “homeless” man with freshly-laundered folded blankets and a large smart phone and plenty of food atop a state-of-the-art walker. Judging by the quality and condition of the items he lugged, he seemed to have a home. Determined not to be fooled again, I rejected his pleas for monetary help and walked on by (albeit with a heavy heart at my coldness toward him).

Capitol Park

David Klein Gallery - I asked the kind folks at the gallery about the latest MetroTimes cover picture. It looked just like the Low Rider style of a recent showing at the gallery. They said they were not in cahoots with the magazine and lamented that fact, since it could have been excellent publicity for their recent Low Rider-themed gallery showing.

Campus Martius Park - I again photographed the street preacher and his young son. I wanted to get a shot of the two near one another with the son imitating his father. The shot in my “top ten” is as close to that goal as I could attain in the time I spent shooting there. I caved and gave the (”third”) homeless man a pair of socks, though when I tossed them at his hand, they fell short and hit the sidewalk, making him pick them up. This was an absolute accident, and I again felt bad (I am all too apologetic; am I becoming Canadian? The Windsor Hum must have buzzed my brains bonkers!).

The Hudson Site 

The YMCA - Photographer, though I am, I do not look at everyone around me always. As I was on the lookout for Mr. Anderson’s brick-and-mortar studio space/storefront, a fourth homeless man passing against me in the sidewalk exclaimed at me, “Eastern MarkeT” (emphasizing the final letter in the word “market”). I looked up, startled, and I asked if he worked at Eastern Market too. He glared at me with the wildest eyes a mentally-drained man could manage, and I looked him up and down. He had on a coat that unzipped into a blanket that seems to be the universal winter uniform of Detroit’s homeless. Preoccupied with my goal of finding Mr. Anderson’s spot, I walked away without giving him another word.

Donald “Sunn” Anderson’s brick-and-mortar studio/storefront - I was amazed by Mr. Anderson’s storefront. His window art skills are fantastic.

Greektown - I saw the “fourth” homeless man (from just before) ahead of my planned path back to my car, so I ran up to meet his pace on the sidewalk and asked him what his outburst from before was about. He said I had told him there was work to be found in Eastern Market and that he had sought a job there to no avail. I apologized for his wasted efforts and told him he had done a great thing to get on with finding work for himself. I gave him a pair of socks, and he pocketed them with grace in his front coat pocket. I asked him where he was staying. He said he lived under a certain bridge. Our conversation continued through different topics. He said he had girl problems. Trying to peer-ify him, I joked back (referencing the famous Jay-Z song), “I feel bad for you, son!” The joke was lost on him; he blankly looked forward and kept walking. At right about that time, I reached Mr. Anderson’s stand and broke off to chat with him instead.  

Donald “Sunn” Anderson’s art stand - I told Mr. Anderson that every self-respecting business in Detroit needs “Sunn” to shine upon its windows. He laughed. I was serious. There should be a campaign to get his art all over Detroit in this medium.

Greektown - Parting with Mr. Anderson, I caught up again with the “fourth” homeless man. I brought up his girl problems and asked what happened. He replied that a lady he had gotten with “bogeyed” him. Unfamiliar with what this meant, I asked for clarification. He loudly shouted some gibberish at me, at which point I locked eyes with a beat cop that happened at that moment in our walk to be to our right. I gave the policeman a bug-eyed look of pitying confusion about the homeless man’s outburst and walked onward. When out of earshot of the policeman, I told the homeless man that such an explosive response to a level-headed question was not socially proper and added that we were done for the time with our conversation.

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WHAT WENT ON ON THIS DAY OUT IN DETROIT?

I sought to find if I could shoot street photography despite my pain from an injury incurred exactly a week ago. I think I succeeded, though my mobility was limited. :—:— The torn American flags in Hart Plaza were still (and further) torn. Unable to post about them online at the time, I think I should email the mayor and a news organization about this embarrassment. :—:— I fell into four odd interactions with some of the homeless in Detroit today. I want to learn the best advice to pass onto them.

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“Inside baseball” concepts talked about in this Detroit Street Photography Session  —

● Carhart Bib - I used to have to seek shelter from the winds and the cold more often when it got “bone-chilling” cold (~15° F) before I started wearing Carhart overalls on colder outings. This “bib” also lets you get low without dirtying your regular clothes underneath (as a tall fellow, I find extra goodness in lower angles).  

●  Mini Tripod - Get one. Get a good one that stays put when you set it. Learn from my mistake, and buy yourself a steady, sturdy mini tripod. I swear by mine any other time. You will get too much camera shake if you try to steady (by hand) a drooping (cheap, like mine) tripod.

●  Art Deco - There are almost a dozen Art Deco buildings / structures in Detroit (The Guardian Building; The Fisher Building; The Penobscot Building; The Livingston Lighthouse; The Rackham Building; The David Scott Tower; The Federal Building; The Detroit Free Press Building; The Macabees Building; The Water Board Building). Art Deco as a style is marked by modernistic aesthetics made with luxurious materials and executed with precise and complex designs. The 1920′s may well be my favorite decade of all time, and so, I am head over heels that Detroit has so many glorious Art Deco remnants yet extant. For any photographer, I would assert, such pretty pieces make for great pictures. :—:— Wherever you find yourself shooting shots, know what is around you and why it is there and why it is important (if at all). To borrow a phrase found atop a not-Art Deco building in Detroit: “Knowledge is Power!”

● Digital Age - We are in the Digital Age (a name for the present era that our offspring may change in a lifetime [or in eight]). To be in the present means you have the past to play off of. The sixteenth-century super-genius, Martin Luther, thought he was beyond spoiled to have press-printed books to use for study (this was a vast improvement in convenience over enormously-expensive and rare hand-copied scrolls and books). We have computers (and who knows what else in coming years?). A great photographer that sells his (and his father’s) prints in Eastern Market gave me great advice when I asked for his best wisdom for pursuing photography. He asked me, “is that a digital camera you are using?” I answered affirmatively. He said, “you basically have unlimited shots, given the memory card’s capacity over and above any film camera roll, so shoot everything you want to shoot, and take multiple shots each time.” We are in the Digital Age. Be retroactive if you like, but know that there are liminal conveniences that may teach you as much or more than dated, sometimes less-convenient approaches.

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2019 NHL Mock Draft: Kings, Flames, Oilers in on Spencer Knight?

ST. PAUL, MN – SEPTEMBER 19: Group Langenbrunner goalie Spencer Knight (30) kicks the puck into the corner throughout the U.S.A. Hockey All-American Prospects Video Game between Group Leopold and Team Langenbrunner on September 19, 2018 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN. Group Leopold defeated Group Langenbrunner 6-4.( Photo by Nick Wosika/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Spencer Knight– the top goaltending prospect of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft– shall be a topic of widespread rumination as we wait for June 21 and22 Which groups should be all-in on the prestigious netminder?

Undoubtedly the most critically acclaimed goaltending possibility of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, Spencer Knight of the USA Hockey National Team Advancement Program promises to work as among the most discussed players over the course of the up and coming months.

There’s much to like about Knight. At 6-foot-3, 192 pounds, the extremely touted netminder marries athleticism with smarts, as his calm presence in between the pipelines will nearly definitely function as the central avenue through which one group’s dreams of getting a franchise player is translated into a truth in the not-so-distant future.

” Squid,” as he’s in some cases called, shall undoubtedly be a staple of the June 21 st first-round picks. The only concern, then, issues where he’ll end up. After all, this is a goaltender who can potentially be drafted amongst the very first ten choices in British Columbia– however which team, if any, would be ready to take such a considerable danger?

It’s difficult to anticipate where goaltenders will wind up and who will seriously consider exploratory alternatives of this variety. The Edmonton Oilers and the Calgary Flames would be a good idea to amuse the thought of selecting Knight, undoubtedly, but absence of certainty worrying management and the taking place nature of late-round selection all but guarantee that neither group will wind up with the edge on this specific front.

It’s all the more likely, for that reason, that a company with multiple alternatives in the first-round will emerge triumphant in obtaining Knight. And if this line of questions is to be signed up for, the Los Angeles Kings– set to prepare for the inescapable minute in which franchise netminder Jonathan Quick regresses for great– would serve as a perfect landing spot for the American puck-stopper.

Our March 18 th mock draft– considered in conjunction with the league’s reverse standings– is as follows.

Colorado Avalanche— Jack Hughes (C)

Los Angeles Kings— Kaapo Kakko (RW)

Detroit Red Wings— Vasili Podkolzin (RW)

New Jersey Devils— Dylan Cozens (C/RW)

Anaheim Ducks— Trevor Zegras (C)

New York Rangers— Peyton Krebs (C)

Vancouver Canucks— Bowen Byram (D)

Buffalo Sabres— Alex Turcotte (C)

Edmonton Oilers— Thomas Harley (D)

Chicago Blackhawks— Kirby Dach (C)

Colorado Avalanche— Alex Newhook (C)

Florida Panthers— Victor Soderstrom (D)

Minnesota Wild— Matthew Boldy (LW)

Arizona Coyotes— Philip Broberg (D)

Philadelphia Flyers— Arthur Kaliyev (LW)

Dallas Stars— Web Cam York (D)

Montréal Canadiens— Alex Vlasic (D)

Buffalo Sabres— Cole Caufield (RW)

Ottawa Senators— Connor McMichael (C)

Vegas Golden Knights— Ryan Suzuki (C)

Carolina Hurricanes— Raphael Lavoie (C/RW)

Nashville Predators— Brett Leason (RW)

Pittsburgh Penguins— Jakob Pelletier (LW)

New York City Rangers— Moritz Seider (D)

Washington Capitals— Philip Tomasino (RW)

New York City Islanders— Samuel Poulin (RW)

Los Angeles Kings— Spencer Knight (G)

Anaheim Ducks— Matthew Robertson (D)

Boston Bruins— Nicholas Robertson (C/LW)

Calgary Flames— Nils Hoglander (LW)

New York Rangers— Ville Heinola (D)

News and notes:

No. 1– According to a three-team offer, the Colorado Avalanche are set to receive the Ottawa Senators’ first-round choice.

No. 18– The Buffalo Sabres will receive the St. Louis Blues’ first-round selection. The Sabres delivered Ryan O’Reilly to the Blues for 3 forwards and two draft picks.

No. 19– The Ottawa Senators will get the Columbus Blue Jackets’ first-round pick as part of the offer that sent out center Matt Duchene to Ohio.

No. 24– The New York Rangers will acquire the Winnipeg Jets’ 2019 first-round selection as part of the Kevin Hayes trade.

No. 27– The Los Angeles Kings will get the Toronto Maple Leafs’ first-rounder as part of the Jake Muzzin offer.

No. 28– The Anaheim Ducks are set to get a first-rounder from the Buffalo Sabres as part of the Brandon Montour trade.

No. 31– The New york city Rangers will acquire a conditional first-round selection from the Tampa Bay Lightning if the latter win the 2019 Stanley Cup (and a second-round choice if they do not). Since the Lightning currently hold the most points in the NHL, the draft order has actually tentatively considered them Stanley Cup champions.

The 57 th NHL Entry Draft shall happen in Vancouver, British Columbia on June 21 and22 Be sure to check back for more updates.

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It Seems Like Nothing Changes

Paul Cussen

July 1919

‘..the present demand of the ruling party in Ireland is a Republic .... Great Britain cannot and will not concede that demand...’            - The London Times

‘Several of the Senators, Republicans and Democrats with whom I talked, admit that they do not regard a separate Irish Republic as either feasible or desirable and all they meant by the resolution was to register their conviction that something ought to be done.  Those who will discuss the matter frankly admit that it is not practical politics for them to oppose any Irish Resolution however extreme’.  - Sir William Wiseman

A Bank Holiday is declared to celebrate and mark the end of the Great War and 19 July is declared as Peace Day.

Michael Collins sets up a small band of Dublin Volunteers attached to the Intelligence Department. It is a full-time assassination team, made up of clerks, tradesmen, and general workers, who are paid £4.10 a week

A three-pronged offensive is launched to clear the mining Suchan Valley of armed opposition. The conflict lasts into August.  Twenty-two Americans are killed and 33 wounded while the Bolsheviks lose 500 men.

1 July               ​

The ‘Irish Centre Party’ led by Captain Stephen Gwynn merges with Horace Plunkett’s League.

Approximately 2,000 people lose their lives between 27 June and 04 July in the Battle of Aydin as Greek forces retake the town.  The Turkish area is set on fire and the Greek population is either massacred or taken captive.

2 July              

British airship R34 makes the first transatlantic flight by dirigible, and is the first westbound flight, from RAF East Fortune, Scotland, to Mineola, New York.

3 July              

The first Fordson tractor rolls off the Cork production line.

Patrick Studdert, a fisherman from Kilkee, Co. Clare dies after being shot by Sergeant Wolsley of the Scottish Horse.  Wolsley states he fired to kill as those were his orders.

At least eight people are injured and fifty Buffalo Soldiers are arrested in Bisbee, Arizona in the Battle of Brewery Gulch.

4 July              

Sinn Féin, Irish Volunteers, Cumman na mBan and the Gaelic League are declared illegal in County Tipperary.

Jack Dempsey beats champion Jess Willard in Toledo, Ohio for the world heavyweight championship.

6 July              

The closing ceremony is held for the Inter-Allied Games in Paris.

R-34 arrives in New York after a journey of 108 hours.

7 July              

Fred Kiernan is born in Dublin (d. 1981)

Pte. G Caygill is found shot by a revolver in Fermoy.

Macon, Mississippi’s City Marshal, a deputy sheriff, and a banker, accompanied by a white mob, attack several prominent African-Americans, accusing them of trying to organize other African-Americans. After looting stores, the mob order the victims to leave Macon and never return.

9 July              

Pte. George Tidridge dies of diphtheria at the Military Hospital in Fermoy.

10 July            

An ‘extraordinary meeting’ to debate the Irish-American approval for the League of Nations is held at Madison Square Garden.  The result is very strongly against any involvement by the US in the League and favours continuing efforts at self-determination and independence for Ireland.  Article X is criticised because if approved, America would recognise the right of England to own and rule Ireland against the expressed will of the majority of the Irish people.

10-12 July      

One man dies in the race riot in Longview and Gregg counties, Texas.

11 July            

The Netherlands approves the 8 hour working day and no work on Sunday.

12 July            

In Belfast on the ‘Glorious Twelfth’, Sir Edward Carson threatens that if any attempt is made to change the status of Ulster, he will summon the Ulster Provisional Government and call out the Ulster Volunteers.

14 July            

Cyril V. Briggs, the African American radical-nationalist founded “ the secret African Blood Brotherhood for African Liberation and Redemption (ABB) … drew upon the example of the Irish Republican Brotherhood…The motto of the ABB was, "Those only need apply who are willing to go the limit."

15 July            

Jean Iris Murdoch is born in Phibsborough, Dublin (d. 1999)

19 July            

The Military of the Southern District celebrate the official Peace day in Cork City with a parade throughout the main streets.  Along the parade route flags and bunting are placed high along the buildings.  The crowd waves and cheers those taking part in the parade which is led by two tanks and one armoured car followed by discharged soldiers, sailors and other male military units who have served in the Great War.  There is also a large display from the female military units who had served during the War.

According to the R.I.C a number of shots rang out after the crowd challenged the R.I.C. Constable Edward Keogh, who is shot in the thigh.

http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/history/timeline-1918-1923/timeline/index1919.html

Pte. Cecil Hoye dies at the Military Hospital, Cork.

Thousands gather in London for a spectacle never seen before, with nearly 15,000 troops taking part in the victory parade, led by Allied commanders Pershing (head of the US Expeditionary Force), Foch (Allied supreme commander) and Haig (British commander in chief), who salute fallen comrades.  Bands play, and the central parks of London host performances to entertain the crowds.

The refusal of Wardown Park for a memorial service in honour of the men who fell in the war results in the burning of Luton Town Hall. There are riots in a number of towns across England.

19-24 July      

The Washington race riot starts after Elsie Stephnik is jostled near New York Avenue and 15th Street Northwest.  A man is arrested and released.  As a result a white mob attacks several African-Americans.

21 July            

Roderick Ian "Derry" Gill is born in Dublin (d. 1983)

Anthony Fokker establishes aircraft factories in Hamburg and Amsterdam.

The Wingfoot Air Express dirigible crashes into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building in Chicago. One crew member, two passengers and ten bank employees are killed.

23 July            

Davis Grubb is born in Moundsville, West Virginia (d. 1980)

Héctor Germán Oesterheld is born in Buenos Aires (disappeared and murdered 1977)

24 July            

The London Times announces that the British government is to bring forward legislation setting up two parliaments in Ireland – one for the nine counties of Ulster and one for the rest of Ireland.

25 July            

$10,000 from the Irish Victory Fund is sent to Sean T. O'Kelly in Paris.

Samuel McCaughey dies in Yanco, NSW (b. 1835, Tullynewey)

27 July            

A white man throwing rocks at a group of African-American swimmers, from a segregated 29th Street beach, kills Eugene Williams.  The man is not charged and an African-American man is arrested instead.  Thus begins the Chicago Race Riot.

30 July            

Detective Sergeant Patrick ‘the Dog’ Smyth is mortally injured. Those who take part in the attack are Jim Slattery, Tom Keogh, Tom Ennis and Paddy Kennedy from Intelligence who acts as spotter.  They open fire on Smyth when he is unarmed, returning from work, alighting from a tram at Drumcondra Bridge around 11.00 pm.  He flees towards his house on Millmount Avenue and collapses near his front door having been hit by five bullets.  Four of his children who are inside manage to drag him into the house and bolt the door.  He is to die of multiple organ failure in the Mater Hospital on 08 September.  He is the first of the Dublin Metropolitan Police G-Division detectives to be killed by the Squad and the first assassination authorised by Michael Collins.

Collins and Harry Boland had warned Smyth not to produce in court incriminating documents that he had found on Piaras Beaslai after he'd arrested him. "I'm not letting any young scuts tell me how to do my duty" he said.  Smyth produced the documents in court and Beaslai got two years.

31 July            

Primo Levi is born in Turin (d. 1987)

The Weimar Constitution is adopted establishing the German Republic.

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The 9 Best Beercation Destinations to Escape Your Winter Blues

As winter temperatures plummet across the Northern Hemisphere, there’s no time like the present to plan a far-flung winter getaway to someplace warm — as long as it has excellent beer.

From laid back locales in Southern California, to Southeast Asian cities where citizens are enthusiastically embracing craft, these nine beercation destinations are VinePair-approved for winter 2019.

Austin

Beer gardens are open all year long in Austin, where temperatures and attitudes are warm, and outdoor communal drinking encouraged. Easy Tiger, a beer garden and bakery, provides a welcome oasis from Sixth Street’s debauchery. On Rainey Street, Craft Pride serves Texas brews with pizza, and Banger’s offers more than 200 beers on tap, paired with mouthwatering sausages.

Standouts of Austin’s 37 breweries include Hops and Grain, with refreshing IPAs and pale lagers, and Blue Owl Brewing, which exclusively brews sessionable sours.

In South Lamar, Austin Beer Garden Brewing Company (“the ABGB”) pairs award-winning lagers with live music. Pinthouse Pizza offers a generously-topped pie and hazy IPAs.

In North Austin, the women-owned Brewtorium is stylish, spacious, and versatile, brewing everything from Brut IPA to Altbier. The Black Star Co-op, a unique concept brewpub, pours its own brews alongside other local selections, with tasty snacks like spicy buffalo cauliflower.

No Austin beercation would be complete without a trip to Hill Country to Jester King Brewery. Spend a languid afternoon sipping spontaneously fermented wild ales and hoppy farmhouse ales with brick-oven pizzas.

New Orleans

Whether you aim to join or avoid the Mardi Gras revelry, New Orleans has a beer scene worth celebrating.

Near the Mississippi River, NOLA Brewing, established in 2008, is joined by Courtyard Brewery, Urban South Brewery, and Port Orleans Brewing.  The Avenue Pub is famous for its 24/7 schedule and big beer list.

In Marigny, Brieux Carré offers small-batch, sessionable pale ales, strong ales, and stouts. Frenchmen Street is home to the original d.b.a., a classic craft beer bar.

For beers, wings, and fries, head to Junction, which is “laid back, unobtrusive, and comes without the bro culture,” Ashtin Berry, local bartender and activist, told VinePair.

Miami

It’s peak time to visit Miami. After getting your beach fix, head to Wynwood for beer and art. Depending on your beercation style, you can take a tour (Wynwood Brewery & Art Tour, Wynwood Art and Beer Adventure), or venture out on your own.

Wynwood’s artsy reputation stems from the Wynwood Walls, an outdoor street-art museum. It’s also a popular place for breweries. J. Wakefield, famous nationwide for its sessionable sours, double IPAs, and imperial stouts, has a colorful, geek chic space (think graffiti meets Star Wars).

Other breweries include North American Breweries’ Wynwood Brewing, Boston Beer’s Concrete Beach Brewery, and Anheuser-Busch InBev’s Veza Sur Brewing, a Latin-American-inspired brewery created in collaboration between Bogota Beer and 10 Barrel Brewing.

Outside Wynwood, look for Funky Buddha in Oakland Park and MIA Brewing in Dora.

San Diego

San Diego County has more breweries than any other in the nation, earning it the nickname “the capital of craft.”

In Miramar, visit Pure Project for NEIPAs, AleSmith for imperial stouts, Mikkeller for a colorful array of sours, and Green Flash for classic West Coast IPAs.

Downtown, industry pioneers Karl Strauss and Coronado Brewing sandwich smaller outfits like Mission Brewing and Monkey Paw.

Breweries in the historic-yet-hip Gaslamp Quarter include Resident Brewing (located inside the Local restaurant) and Half Door Brewing. Stone Brewing has a taproom on J Street, as well as the Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens at Liberty Station.

Modern Times has two locations: the brewery in Point Loma, and the “Flavordome” taproom in North Park.

Los Angeles

L.A.’s fresh faces of craft beer are revitalizing the sprawling city’s beer culture.

Downtown, Boomtown Brewery and Arts District Brewing champion local creatives alongside diverse beer offerings. Indie Brewing Company, across the Los Angeles River, hosts the Indie-pendent Women’s Club.

Father’s Office, a gastropub with locations in Santa Monica, Culver City, and Downtown, boasts unconventional burgers by chef Sang Yoon, and 36 beers on tap.

In Torrance, Monkish Brewing, Cosmic Brewery, and Smog City Brewing are close together enough for a brewery crawl.

Three Weavers in Inglewood celebrates community and diversity with beers like its soon-to-launch Komorebi IPA, a collaboration with Japan’s Coedo Brewery, in partnership with Japanese Craft Beer. (VinePair will be at Three Weavers on Feb. 27 to celebrate the launch of Komorebi IPA. More on that here.)

And California Sun, a new neighborhood pizza and beer joint from Artisanal Brewers Collective, is slated to open Feb. 11 on Sunset Boulevard. It’s serving up New York- and Detroit-style pizzas, salads, sides, and 100 craft beers.

Buenos Aires

In Argentina, “a grassroots craft beer revolution is taking place, leaving a wave of converts in its wake,” Isabel Albiston wrote in Lonely Planet in 2015. Buenos Aires is at the center of that revolution.

Bodega Cervecera, a beer shop in Palermo, is known as one of the first establishments to offer Argentine craft beer brands to the city’s drinkers. Beer-centric local chains like On Tap are spreading across the town. BlueDog Beer Station, from the owner of local Grunge Brewing, serves Grunge beers alongside local “gypsy” brewer selections. Minta’s & Pura Birra Club pairs cerveza artesanal with gourmet burgers, pizzas, and salads.

Broeders brews European- and American-inspired ales made with local hops, malt, and water. Its beers are also on tap at its owners’ Cajun-inspired restaurant, Nola.

Rio de Janeiro

Rio is hot this time of year, and its beer scene is heating up, too. In the shadow of Anheuser-Busch InBev, which has two plants here, a growing number of beer-centric brewpubs and bars make the city’s independent spirit increasingly palpable.

Hocus Pocus, founded in 2014, has a brewpub in Rio’s Botofogo neighborhood. 3 Cariocas shows local pride with beer names such as Session IPA NEMA, an award-winning IPA named after the Ipanema neighborhood; and Saison du Leblon, named for the trendy beach area once owned by Frenchman Charles Le Blond.

2 Cabeças is another trendy outfit that collaborates with breweries including U.S.-based “gypsy” brewer Stillwater Artisanal.

Beer bars include Hop Lab in Central Rio; Brewteco in Leblon and Barra; and Bier en Cultuur in Ipanema.

Singapore

This remarkably diverse, food-obsessed city-state can be as accessible or glitzy as you make it. Straddle both worlds at Level33, which claims to be the world’s highest urban craft brewery.

Smith Street Taps, located in a Chinatown hawker center, is a “nexus for craft beer geeks,” and Burger Joint offers burgers, bourbon, an international beer selection, and a cocktail program by Proof & Company.

In Tanjong Pagar, the trendy, neon-sign-lit Freehouse bar has 18 taps dedicated to craft brews, served alongside pub grub from fries to frog legs.

RedDot Brewhouse, the first microbrewery opened by local Singaporeans (sans expats), is known for its Monster Green Pilsner, a Czech-style pilsner infused with spirulina.

Druggists, a restaurant and beer bar, pours Scandinavian-style craft beers paired with wings, sandwiches, and sliders.

At Alchemist Beer Lab, “beer infusion towers” introduce novel ingredients to house-made brews. Little Island Brewing Co., from the same owners, is a microbrewery and smokehouse located near a beach.

Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

Ho Chi Minh City is home to more than a dozen local breweries, and although many were founded by English-speaking expats, a majority incorporate Vietnamese ingredients and culture into their beers and taprooms.

Platinum Beer, established in 2014, is considered one of the country’s craft beer pioneers. Pasteur Street Brewing, founded in 2015 by Americans John Reid and Alex Violette (the latter an alum of Colorado’s Upslope Brewing), offers multiple award-winning beers, such as its Passion Fruit Wheat Ale, and Cyclo Imperial Chocolate Stout, made with cacao beans from a local chocolatier.

Sessionable beers are the name of the game in Saigon. Heart of Darkness’s Conquistador’s Mexican Pilsner served with salt and lime, Rooster Beer’s Blonde Ale, and LAC Brewing’s Mango IPA are local favorites, and East West Brewing’s Saigon Rosé is an ultra-light (3 percent ABV), raspberry-infused treat.

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Save the Date: TV Premieres & Film Releases

The schedule of television premieres and film releases continues.  Below is a list of upcoming television shows and films that participated in New York State’s production and post-production tax credit programs with upcoming release/premiere dates.

Paradise City—Dec. 1—LPZ Media The worlds of a young cop with a checkered past, an ex-con turned devout Muslim, and a junkie with affluent roots collide in a plot to justify New York City's counter-terrorism campaign against homegrown extremists. Starring: Chris Petrovski, Sticky Fingaz, Leslie Lopez (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Production)

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – Season 2—Dec. 5—Amazon Studios In 1958 New York, Midge Maisel's life is on track - husband, kids, and elegant Yom Kippur dinners in their Upper West Side apartment. But when her life takes a surprise turn, she has to quickly decide what else she's good at - and going from housewife to stand-up comic is a wild choice to everyone but her. Starring: Rachel Brosnahan, Tony Shaloub, Susie Myerson (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Production)

Vox Lux—Dec. 7—Neon This film follows the rise of ‘Celeste’ from the ashes of a major national tragedy to pop superstardom. The film spans 15 years and traces important cultural moments through the singer’s eye, starting in 1999 and ending in the present day. Starring: Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Production)

Asher—Dec. 7—Momentum Pictures A Mossad member-turned-gun for hire, Asher lives an austere life in an ever-changing Brooklyn. Coming to the end of his career and perhaps his life, Asher breaks an oath he took as a young man when he meets Sophie on a job gone sideways. In an effort to live a life before it’s too late, he must kill the man he was, for a last chance at becoming the man he wants to be. Starring: Ron Perlman, Famke Janssen, Richard Dreyfuss, Peter Facinelli (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Production)

Ben Is Back—Dec. 7—Lionsgate Nineteen-year-old Ben Burns unexpectedly returns home to his family's suburban home on Christmas Eve morning. Ben’s mother, Holly, is relieved and welcoming but wary of her son staying clean. Over a turbulent 24 hours, new truths are revealed, and a mother’s undying love for her son is tested as she does everything in her power to keep him safe. Starring: Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Production) 

If Beale Street Could Talk— Dec. 14—Annapurna Pictures Based on the novel by James Baldwin, If Beale Street Could Talk is the story of Tish, a newly engaged Harlem woman who races against the clock to prove her lover’s innocence while carrying their first-born child to term. It is a celebration of love told through the story of a young couple, their families and their lives, trying to bring about justice through love, for love and the promise of the American dream. (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Production)

Mary Poppins Returns—Dec. 19—Disney Decades after her original visit, the magical nanny returns to help the Banks siblings and Michael's children through a difficult time in their lives. Starring: Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Meryl Streep, Ben Wishaw (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Post Production

The Second Sun—Dec. 20—TBD Two lost souls meet one cold night in Post-war Manhattan. Before dawn deep rooted secrets will be revealed. And this man and woman will believe in life, love—and most importantly miracles—  again. The human spirit can survive anything. Starring: Eden Epstein, John Buffalo Mailer (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Production)

Second Act –Dec. 21—STX Entertainment Jennifer Lopez stars as Maya, a 40-year-old woman struggling with frustrations from unfulfilled dreams. Until, that is, she gets the chance to prove to Madison Avenue that street smarts are as valuable as book smarts, and that it is never too late for a Second Act. Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Leah Remini, Vanessa Hudgens                                                                                                              (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Production)

 2019

Iris—Jan. 1—Dirty Empire Films What is an eternity without the ones you love? Iris has lived a life of secrets, but with the imminent death of her last living relative, she has left herself open to new feelings while still longing for her lost true love. Starring: Alice Kremelberg, Grant MacDermott (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Production)

Gotham—Season 5—Jan. 3—Fox The story behind Detective James Gordon's rise to prominence in Gotham City in the years before Batman's arrival. All the while, young Bruce observes this war with a growing obsession that would one day drive him to seek his own justice against the evil of Gotham as The Batman. Starring: Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, Morena Baccarin (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Production)

The Blacklist—Season 6—Jan. 4—NBC For decades, ex-government agent Raymond "Red" Reddington has been one of the globe's most wanted fugitives. But then he agreed to work with the FBI to catch his "blacklist" of mobsters, spies and international terrorists— on the condition that he must work with profiler Elizabeth Keen. Starring: James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Production) Future Man—Season 2--Jan. 10 —Hulu Future Man stars Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games) as Josh Futturman, a janitor by day/gamer by night who is recruited by mysterious visitors to travel through time in order to prevent the extinction of humanity. Starring: Josh Hutcherson, Eliza Coupe, Derek Wilson (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Post Production) 

Friends From College—Season 2—Jan. 11—Netflix Twenty years after graduation, a tight-knit group of college friends reconnects and discovers that love hasn't gotten easier with age. Starring: Keegan Michael Key, Cobie Smulders, Annie Parisse (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Production)

The Upside—Jan. 11—The Weinstein Company A comedic look at the relationship between a wealthy quadriplegic and an unemployed man with a criminal record who's hired to help him. Starring: Bryan Cranston, Kevin Hart, Nicole Kidman (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Post Production)

Deadly Class—Season 1—Jan. 16—Sony This series follows a disillusioned teen recruited into a storied high school for assassins. Maintaining his moral code while navigating a ruthless curriculum, vicious social cliques, and his own adolescent uncertainties may prove fatal. Set against the backdrop of late 1980s counter culture, Deadly Class is a coming of age story unlike anything you’ve ever seen. Starring: Benjamin Wadsworth, Benedict Wong, Luke Tennie (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Post Production)

Glass—Jan.18—Universal Security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has 24 personalities. Glass finds Dunn pursuing Crumb's superhuman figure of The Beast in a series of escalating encounters, while the shadowy presence of Elijah Price, aka Mr. Glass, emerges as an orchestrator who holds secrets critical to both men. Starring: James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Post Production)

Black Monday – Season 1 – Jan. 20 – Showtime Travel back to October 19, 1987—aka Black Monday, the worst stock market crash in the history of Wall Street. To this day, no one knows who caused it … until now. This is the story of how a group of outsiders took on the blue-blood, old-boys club of Wall Street and ended up crashing the world’s largest financial system, a Lamborghini limousine and the glass ceiling. (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Post Production)

Broad City—Season 5—Jan. 24—Comedy Central Broad City follows Ilana and Abbi, two Jewish-American women in their 20s, and their  adventures  in New York City. Ilana seeks to avoid working as much as possible while pursuing her relentless hedonism, and Abbi tries to make a career as an illustrator, often getting sidetracked into Ilana's schemes. (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Production)

The Other Two—Season 1—Jan. 24—Comedy Central This series focuses on a 29-year-old aspiring actor and his 30-year-old sister, a former professional child dancer who aspires to be anything other than what she is right now. As the two siblings work towards finding themselves, they must also confront the dueling emotions of envy and pride brought on by the overnight internet fame of their younger brother, 12-year-old Chase.Starring: Drew Tarver, Helene Yorke, Molly Shannon (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Production)

Division 19—Jan. 25—Division 19 It is the year 2039. Jails have been turned into online portals where the public gets to choose what prisoners eat, wear, watch and who they fight. So successful is Panopticon TV, it is about to be rolled out to a whole town, providing subscribers even more choice. Starring: Linus Roache, Lotte Verbeek, Alison Doody (Participated in the New York State Film Tax Credit Program – Post Production)

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Court Theatre, under the continuing leadership of Charles Newell, Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director, concludes its 2017/18 season with the Asolo Repertory Theatre, Arena Stage, Pasadena Playhouse production of The Originalist by John Strand, directed by Molly Smith with Associate Director Seema Sueko, and featuring Edward Gero as Antonin Scalia. The Originalist runs May 10 – June 10, 2018 at Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Ave.  

 When a Harvard Law School graduate with decidedly different views takes on a clerkship with Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, one of America’s most brilliant and polarizing figures, she discovers in him an infuriating opponent and an unexpected mentor. Their relationship faces the ultimate test as they confront one of the most polarizing cases to reach the nation’s highest court.  Written by Charles MacArthur Award winner John Strand, this daring new work shows just how much passion for the law and risk it takes to defend one’s version of the truth. Court is thrilled to introduce this brilliant play to Chicago, with Edward Gero at its center. Molly Smith’s production is a sensation in Washington, D.C., where it premiered and has been revived twice.

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  The cast of The Originalist includes Edward Gero (Justice Antonin Scalia), Jade Wheeler (Cat) and Brett Mack (Brad).  The creative team includes Misha Kachman (scenic design), Joseph P. Salasovich (costume design),Collin K. Bills (lighting design), and Eric Shimelonis (sound design). The production stage managers areSusan R. White and Amanda Weener-Frederick.

  About the Artists

  JOHN STRAND (Playwright) has had works commissioned for Arena Stage including Snow Child, TheOriginalist, The Miser, Lovers and Executioners (MacArthur Award), and Tom Walker. Recent works include the book and lyrics for Hat! A Vaudeville (South Coast Reperatory); Lincolnesque (Old Globe); Lorenzaccio(Shakespeare Theatre Company), and the book for the musical The Highest Yellow (Signature Theatre). Additional plays are The Diaries (Signature Theatre) and The Cockburn Rituals (Woolly Mammoth). Strand spent 10 years in Paris, where he worked as a journalist and drama critic, and directed NYU’s Experimental Theater Wing in Paris. His novel Commieland was published by Kiwai Media, Paris in 2013. He is currently at work on a new play about President Teddy Roosevelt for Arena Stage and on the film adaptation of The Originalist.

  MOLLY SMITH (Director) has served as Artistic Director of Arena Stage in Washington DC since 1998. Her more than 30 directing credits at Arena Stage include Carousel, Oliver!, The Originalist, Fiddler on the Roof,Camp David, Mother Courage and Her Children, Oklahoma!, A Moon for the Misbegotten, My Fair Lady,The Great White Hope, The Music Man, Orpheus Descending, Legacy of Light, The Women of Brewster Place, Cabaret, South Pacific, Agamemnon and His Daughters, All My Sons, and How I Learned to Drive. She recently directed Our Town at Canada’s Shaw Festival. Her directorial work has also been seen at The Old Globe, Asolo Repertory, Berkeley Repertory, Trinity Repertory, Toronto’s Tarragon Theatre, Montreal’s Centaur Theatre and Perseverance Theater in Juneau, Alaska, which she founded and ran from 1979-1998. Molly has been a leader in new play development for over 30 years. She is a great believer in first, second and third productions of new work and has championed projects including How I Learned to Drive; Passion Play, a cycle; Next to Normal; and Dear Evan Hansen. She has worked alongside playwrights Sarah Ruhl, Paula Vogel, Wendy Wasserstein, Lawrence Wright, Karen Zacarías, John Murrell, Eric Coble, Charles Randolph-Wright and many others. She led the re-invention of Arena Stage, focusing on the architecture and creation of the Mead Center for American Theater and positioning Arena Stage as a national center for American artists. During her time with the company, Arena Stage has workshopped more than 100 productions, produced 39 world premieres, staged numerous second and third productions and been an important part of nurturing nine projects that went on to have a life on Broadway. In 2014, Molly made her Broadway debut directing The Velocity of Autumn, following its critically acclaimed run at Arena Stage. She was awarded honorary doctorates from American University and Towson University.

  SEEMA SUEKO (Associate Director) joined the Arena Stage staff in July 2016 as Deputy Artistic Director and made her Arena Stage directorial debut with Smart People. She previously served as Associate Artistic Director at Pasadena Playhouse and Executive Artistic Director of Mo`olelo Performing Arts Company. Her directing and acting credits include Pasadena Playhouse, People’s Light, The Old Globe, San Diego Repertory, Yale Repertory, 5th Avenue Theatre, and Native Voices, among others. As a playwright, she received commissions from Mixed Blood Theatre and Center Stage. Her work has been recognized by the California State Assembly, NAACP San Diego, Chicago Jeff Awards, American Theatre Wing and American Theatre magazine. Seema developed the Consensus Organizing for Theater methodology, has done research on the neuroscience of acting and serves on the Diversity Committee of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.

  EDWARD GERO (Justice Antonin Scalia) is a four-time Helen Hayes Award winner and 15-time nominee. Regional credits include The Originalist (Arena Stage, Asolo Repertory, Pasadena Playhouse); The Little Foxes and Red (Arena Stage); Red and Gloucester in King Lear (Goodman); Nixon’s Nixon and Night Alive(Round House); Sweeney Todd (Signature Theatre); Scrooge in A Christmas Carol (Ford’s Theatre); andAmerican Buffalo, Shining City and Skylight (Studio Theatre). In 32 seasons with Washington DC’s Shakespeare Theatre Company, his over 70 roles include Helen Hayes turns in Henry IV, Richard II andMacbeth. Film/TV credits include House of Cards, TURN: Washington’s Spies, Die Hard 2, Striking Distanceand narrations for Discovery Channel and PBS. He is a Ten Chimneys 2015 Lunt-Fontanne Fellow and associate professor of theater at George Mason University.

  JADE WHEELER (Cat) returns to the role of Cat in The Originalist following productions at Pasadena Playhouse and Asolo Repertory. Jade has performed extensively along the east coast from Massachusetts to Florida. Most recently she appeared in The Legend of Georgia McBride at GableStage. Her one-woman show Who is Eartha Mae? played Off-Broadway at the 2016 United Solo Fest and won for Best Cabaret. Local credits include Debbie Allen’s Alex in Wonderland and Lost in the Stars (the Kennedy Center); An Octoroon (Woolly Mammoth); The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Shakespeare Theatre Company); and Ruined(Everyman Theatre). Regional credits include GableStage, Central Square Theatre and Stoneham Theatre. She received her B.A. in theater and French from George Mason University and additional training from La Ferme de Trielle and The Actors Space.

  BRETT MACK (Brad) has appeared in The Originalist (Arena Stage), The Great Society (Asolo Repertory);Mezzulah 1946 and The Muckle Man (Pittsburgh City Theatre); Leveling Up and The Tempest (The Hippodrome Theatre); Twelfth Night and Julius Caesar (Orlando Shakespeare Theatre); and The Illusion(Chautauqua Theatre). Brett is a recent M.F.A. graduate from Florida State University. He can be seen in season two of Scandal on ABC.

Court Theatre will be hosting a number of events related to The Originalist. Upcoming events are as follows:

  The Originalist Discussion Series

May 10 – June 3, 2018

In the spirit of The Originalist, a play about listening to and engaging in civil discourse with those who have opposing viewpoints, Court is pleased to host a series of post-play discussions to delve deeper into the art and its related themes.  Even if you are attending the production on a different day, we invite Court patrons to attend any of the discussions. The production runs approximately 100 minutes and discussions begin promptly at the end of the performance.

  Thursday, May 10: First Preview Tasting with CHANT and Discussion

Enjoy samples from Dining Partner CHANT pre-show in the lobby, and a post-play discussion led by Seema Sueko, Arena Stage Deputy Artistic Director.

  May 11-17: Preview Performances with Post-Play Discussion

Following all preview performances, Seema Sueko, Arena Stage Deputy Artistic Director, or Edward Gero who portrays Justice Scalia, or other members of the artistic team lead a discussion with the audience.

  Friday, May 18: The Originalist Playwright John Strand

Following the Friday 8:00pm performance, Charles MacArthur Award winning playwright John Strand leads the audience discussion.

  Sunday, May 20: Martha Nussbaum and John Corvino on Religion, Law, and LGBT Rights

Following the Sunday 2:30pm matinee, Martha Nussbaum, Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago, joins John Corvino, Professor of Philosophy at Wayne State University and author of Debating Same-Sex Marriage, to discuss Supreme Court decisions on religious liberty and LGBT rights.

  Thursday, May 24, 2018: David Bevington Discussion

Following the 7:30pm performance, join us for a discussion with theatre scholar David Bevington and members of Court Theatre’s artistic staff.

  Saturday, May 26: Elliot Feldman, Attorney and Legal Advisor for The Originalist

Following the Saturday 3:00pm matinee, enjoy a discussion led by Elliot Feldman, Senior Partner at Baker & Hostetler LLP in Washington, D.C., UChicago Alumnus, and Legal Consultant for The Originalist.

  Sunday, June 3: Alison LaCroix and Jason Merchant on Rhetoric and Legal Interpretation

Following the Sunday 2:30pm matinee

In celebration of Alumni Weekend at the University of Chicago, the discussion will be led by Alison LaCroix, Robert Newton Reid Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School, and Jason Merchant, Lorna Puttkammer Straus Professor, Department of Linguistics and Humanities Collegiate Division at the University of Chicago.

  Staged Reading of Thurgood

By George Stevens, Jr.

Featuring A.C. Smith as Justice Thurgood Marshall

Directed by Charles Newell

Saturday, June 2 at 5:30pm and Monday, June 4 at 7:30pm

Thurgood is a one-man tribute to Justice Thurgood Marshall’s pioneering career and legacy as the first African-American to sit on the Supreme Court. Justice Marshall revisits landmark civil rights victories, likeBrown v. Board of Education, and the moments in history that are still charged with a moral urgency today. For a short time, Thurgood Marshall served on the Supreme Court with Antonin Scalia who is the subject of the final production in Court’s 2017/18 season, The Originalist. Court favorite A.C. Smith (Gem of the Ocean, Waiting for Godot, Fences) will bring to life this vivid portrait of a civil rights icon in a special staged reading event. Subscribers enjoy free tickets as part of their benefits. All other tickets are $10 general admission.

  Open-Captioned Performance of The Originalist

Sunday, June 3 at 2:30pm

Please call the Box Office at (773) 753-4472 to purchase tickets, as we may have seating suggestions.

  The Originalist is sponsored by The University of Chicago Women’s Board and Charles Custer.

  Court Theatre is guided by its mission to discover the power of classic theatre. Court endeavors to make a lasting contribution to American theatre by expanding the canon of translations, adaptations, and classic texts. Court revives lost masterpieces, illuminates familiar texts, and distinguishes fresh, modern classics. Court engages and inspires its audience by providing artistically distinguished productions, audience enrichment activities, and student educational experiences.

    Court Theatre’s Chicago Premiere of “The Originalist” Featuring Edward Gero As Justice Scalia Runs May 10-June 10 Court Theatre, under the continuing leadership of Charles Newell, Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director, concludes its 2017/18 season with the Asolo Repertory Theatre, Arena Stage, Pasadena Playhouse production of The Originalist by John Strand, directed by Molly Smith with Associate Director Seema Sueko, and featuring Edward Gero as Antonin Scalia. 

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Opinion: I Find it Hard to Root Against Villanova

I know what you’re thinking; this is a stunner.

It’s just stunning that Crossing Broad, a website started by a Villanova alumnus, would publish a pro-Villanova article.

But Kyle isn’t writing this story from an insider’s perspective. I’m writing it as an outsider whose team was booted from the NCAA Tournament by the Wildcats two weeks ago.

Common knowledge says I should be angry about that. Woe is me! I can’t cheer for Villanova since they dropped 13 three-pointers on us and finished the game on a 43-26 run. I have to hate the Wildcats, or whatever.

I don’t hate them, not one bit.

I like Nova. I was pulling for them to beat the brakes off of Texas Tech and Kansas, which they did. And I’ll be pulling for them against Michigan tonight, because there’s just nothing to dislike about Villanova. It’s a classy program run by a classy coach with a group of players that stay out of trouble and do things the right way.

The coach

When I worked at Eyewitness News, Selection Sunday was always a bear, just a tough day with a lot of work to do – a lot of highlights to edit, a lot of interviews to conduct, and a lot of graphics for the art department to build.

You’ve got coaches coming off of Saturday conference tournament games who sleep about four hours before joining their team on campus to watch the national broadcast and find out when and where they’re playing. Then, they do a BARRAGE of media with some folks on-site, and some folks off-site.

To that point, I can’t remember a time when Jay Wright ever said no to an interview. He would get back from the Big East tournament late on a Saturday night, do the selection thing with his team on Sunday, talk to reporters in person, then walk over to a separate room to do four separate interviews with Action News, NBC 10, FOX 29, and us. And it’s not like the television stations were major players in the sports market. We weren’t the Inquirer or Comcast SportsNet, and we didn’t cover Villanova the same way we covered the Eagles, Phillies, Flyers, and Sixers, but here’s Jay Wright, looking totally exhausted on more than one occasion, always willing to make time for Lesley Van Arsdall and our 11:35 p.m. sports special. It was never coach speak or cliches, either, he always acted like he gave a shit and took time to consider the questions we asked, questions he had probably answered 15 times already.

I can respect that, for sure. Here’s a guy who has always exuded class and been a fine ambassador for the region:

Much respect to @CoachBeardTTU and @TexasTechMBB – best defensive team we have played all year ! Congrats on a great season !

— Jay Wright (@VUCoachJWright) March 25, 2018

We are incredibly honored to have shared the court with that physically and mentally tough @WVUhoops team – Much respect to @CoachHuggs and the Mountaineers

— Jay Wright (@VUCoachJWright) March 24, 2018

When it comes to blemishes on Wright and his program, there’s pretty much nothing out there. There was a phone card “scandal” way back in 2003 where a bunch of guys made calls using someone else’s telephone access code.

Big deal!

Nova was mentioned briefly in the big NCAA report from a few months back, with three former players alleged to have received loan payments after they left the program. From what I understand, it’s another “nothing burger,” as that guy on CNN once said.

That’s about it. I can’t find anything else, nor do I remember anything else they’ve done wrong.

The players

Let’s take a look at recent rosters to see if we can find any Grayson Allen types:

Jalen Brunson – nah

Ryan Arcidiacono – nah

Kyle Lowry – nah

Randy Foye – nah

Scottie Reynolds – nah

I think back to the last 10 or 15 years of Big East basketball and a lot of villains come to mind – Carl Krauser, Eric Devendorf, Herb Pope – the list goes on and on.

But not once during that time period did I really dislike anyone from Nova. Allan Ray? Mike Nardi? Dante Cunningham? Darrun Hilliard? I didn’t hate any of those guys, not nearly as much as whoever Pitt or UConn or Georgetown was rolling out. Every time you saw Villanova on the schedule it was like, “ah, these guys are good, they’re a pain in the ass,” but playing the Wildcats never brought forth the abhorrence I felt when going up against Rick Pitino or Jim Calhoun or DeJuan Blair.

Some people wanna point to Nova as being a snooty Main Line school with entitled undergrads or something, but is it even really that bad? Yea, tuition is $52,000, but Penn ain’t much different. Yea, some Villanova types are rich, boat-shoe wearing Avalon vacationers, but so what? There are plenty of places to find elitists in this area. Take a drive over to Society Hill or Moorestown or Alapocas and it’s the same thing. I’ve lived long enough to know that douchebags come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and comments sections.

Now, some people like to go down the road of, “well, Villanova isn’t in Philadelphia, so it’s not a Philadelphia school!”

Right, so let’s do some geography.

Using City Hall as a central location, Nova’s campus is about 13 to 14 miles from center city if you’re taking a straight-ish shot down Lancaster Avenue:

Yea, it’s outside the city limits, but it’s really not that far. Saint Joe’s and La Salle are six miles from City Hall, so we’re really going to split hairs over a difference of eight whole miles?

Plus, when you go down the list of professional and college sports teams, you find all sorts of similar geographic snafus:

The New York Giants and New York Jets do not play in New York

The Buffalo Bills don’t play in Buffalo

The Washington Redskins don’t play in Washington

The Philadelphia Union don’t play in Philadelphia

The Dallas Cowboys don’t play in Dallas

The Detroit Pistons don’t play in Detroit

And the San Francisco 49ers sure as hell don’t play in San Francisco:

If you want to be more technical about it, the United States government’s Office of Management and Budget divides the country into 382 metropolitan statistical areas, defined by “one or more adjacent counties or county equivalents that have at least one urban core area of at least 50,000 population, plus adjacent territory that has a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured by commuting ties.”

Philly-Camden-Wilmington is the 7th largest MSA in the United States and is known to us… uh… the Delaware Valley, a region extending from Elkton all the way up to the Trenton border. Villanova University, Talen Energy Stadium, the new Sixers Field House, and pretty much everything “Philly sports” related falls into that greater catchment area.

So, no, Villanova is not “in Philadelphia,” but there are plenty of Eagles fans from Norristown, Medford, and Hockessin. Are they not qualified to be Eagle fans? The whole thing is DUMB.

North Philly native Kyle Lowry agrees, and touches on the topic in a recent Players’ Tribune story:

“Loyalty is everything in Philadelphia. I’m always going to be proud to be a Philadelphia native. Fly Eagles Fly. Let’s go Phillies. Let’s go Flyers. The 76ers … I mean, I’m obviously not rooting for them. But the point still stands.

It’s a great feeling to be able to represent your college and your city in big games. It’s great to have been a part of a program that changed the culture of the entire university. We worked hard, and we earned our place among the NCAA’s elite a long time ago. We’re not letting go anytime soon.

Some people will just never accept it. Some people will keep telling you that even though the perception might have changed, the geography is always going to be the same.”

And even if you’re resigned to the idea that Nova is some elite Main Line school, look at the guys on their roster. You’ve got kids from Archbishop Wood, Salesianum, and Neumann-Goretti wearing the jersey. Mikal Bridges went to public school at Great Valley. The son of the 76ers President earned a roster spot as a walk-on. I can get behind that.

I would hope that other Philadelphia sports fans can cheer for those guys and those stories. And I’d hope that Villanova fans would reciprocate if the tables were turned. I’d hope Lamarr Kimble and Shizz Alston and Darnell Foreman would get some love from Wildcat nation if they were playing for a national title.

If you went to Temple or Saint Joe’s or whatever, I get it. I wouldn’t go gung-ho for the Marshall Thundering Herd in the Poulan Weedeater Bowl, but I’d like to see West Virginia native John Holliday win it. For the same reason, I wouldn’t mind seeing Lowry win a ring with the Raptors.

And I’d prefer to see Villanova win it all tonight, again. I don’t think it matters if you went to Nova or didn’t go to Nova, or whether or not the school is in Philly or outside of Philly. I see an elite program with a classy coach and classy players who do things the right way and play lights-out basketball.

I find it hard to root against that.

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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA/WWLP) –A western Massachusetts store is among 180 stores Toys R Us stores reportedly plans to close as it goes through bankruptcy proceedings.

CNBC is reporting that the store located at the Holyoke Mall is on the closure list. This is a Babies R Us store, which is a division of Toys R Us.

Toys R Us said store closing sales will begin in early February with a majority of the designated stores closing in mid-April. Toys R Us said there will be deep discounts and deals available during the sales.

The company said it will convert some stores to co-branded Toys R Us and Babies R Us stores.

“The reinvention of our brands requires that we make tough decisions about our priorities and focus. To that end and following a top-to-bottom assessment of our business, we have decided to close a number of our U.S. stores.

We also intend to convert a number of locations into co-branded Toys R Us and Babies R Us stores. The actions we are taking are necessary to give us the best chance to emerge from our bankruptcy proceedings as a more viable and competitive company that will provide the level of service and experience you should expect from a market leader,” said Toys R Us Chairman and CEO Dave Brandon in a letter on the company’s website.

All 83 Toys R Us stores in Canada will remain open, according to Toys R Us and Babies R Us Canada President Melanie Teed-Murch.

Here is the list of Toys R Us stores that will close, according to CNBC

Alabama

2600 McFarland Blvd. East, Tuscaloosa AL

335 Summit Blvd., Birmingham AL

Arizona

801 W. 32nd Street, Yuma AZ

12801 North Tatum Blvd., Paradise Valley AZ

9139 Indian Bend Rd., Scottsdale AZ

4619 N. Oracle Rd., Tucson AZ

7000 E. Mayo Blvd., Scottsdale AZ

US 60 and Signal Butte Rd., Mesa AZ

Arkansas

2616 S. Shackleford Rd., Little Rock AR

California

42500 Jackson St., Indio CA

1189 Simi Town Ctr. Way, Simi Valley CA

26573 Carl Boyer Dr., Santa Clarita CA

960 Lakes Dr., Covina CA

1600 S. Azusa Ave., Puente Hills CA

2575 E. Imperial Highway, Brea CA

530 Westminster Mall, Westminster CA

20120 Hawthorne Blvd., Torrance CA

2550 Canyon Springs Pkwy S., Riverside CA

700 “A” Onstott Rd., Yuba City CA

2785 E. Bidwell St., Folsom CA

1330 Fitzgerald, Pinole CA

4505 Century Blvd., Pittsburg CA

600 Francisco Blvd., San Rafael CA

5461 Lone Tree Way, Brentwood CA

1400 Gateway Blvd., Fairfield CA

3938 Horton, Emeryville CA

2179 Monterey Hwy., E. San Jose CA

865 Blossom Hill Rd., San Jose / Almade CA

3520 W. Shaw Ave., Fresno CA

31250 Court House Dr., Union City CA

10640 Trinity Pkwy., Stockton CA

3900 Bristol Street, Santa Ana CA

3665 Grand Oaks, Corona CA

1240 W. Morena Blvd., Mission Bay CA

8181 Mira Mesa Blvd., Mira Mesa CA

1990 University Drive, Vista CA

Colorado

1150 S. Ironton, Aurora CO

Connecticut

376 North Universal Drive, North Haven CT

275 Union St., Waterbury CT

3491 Berlin Turnpike, Newington CT

169 Hale Road, Manchester CT

Florida

1625 Apalachee Pkwy., Tallahassee FL

1900 Tyrone Blvd., St. Petersburg FL

3908 West Hillsborough Avenue, Tampa FL

6001 Argyle Forest Blvd., Orange Park FL

Spring 708 West State Rd. 436, Altamonte FL

21697 State Road #7, Boca Raton FL

10732 SW Village Pkwy., Port St. Lucie FL

450 South SR 7, Royal Palm Beach FL

2601 W.Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee FL

6001 West Sample Road, Coral Springs FL

3214 N John Young Pkwy., Kissimmee FL

Georgia

2601 Dawson Rd., Albany GA

2955 Cobb Parkway, Smyrna GA

6380 No. Point Parkway, Alpharetta GA

1155 Mt. Vernon Hwy., Dunwoody GA

6875 Douglas Boulevard, Douglasville GA

8160 Mall Parkway, Conyers GA

221 Newnan Crossing Bypass, Newnan GA

132 Pavilion Parkway, Fayetteville GA

Indiana

3928 E 82nd Street, Indianapolis IN

8800 US 31 South, Greenwood IN

Iowa

1211 E. Army Post Rd., S. Des Moines IA

8801 University Ave., Des Moines IA

Illinois

1610 Deerfield Rd., Highland Park IL

16 East Golf Rd., Schaumburg IL

295 Center Drive, Vernon Hills IL

5001 Lincoln Highway, Matteson IL

6420 W. Fullerton, Bricktown IL

7750 South Cicero Avenue, Burbank IL

5660 Touhy Avenue, Niles IL

Kansas

4646 W. Kellogg, Wichita KS

8500 W 135th Street, Overland Park KS

Kentucky

4900 Shelbyville Rd., St. Mathews KY

1155 Buck Creek Rd., Simpsonville KY

1965 Star Shoot Parkway, Lexington KY

Louisiana

137 Northshore Blvd., Slidell LA

Maine

6 Bangor Mall Blvd., Bangor ME

200 Running Hill Road, Portland ME

Maryland

8401 Mike Shapiro Drive, Clinton MD

Massachusetts

302 Providence, Dedham MA

70 Worcester Providence Tpk/Rt. 146, Millbury MA

50 Holyoke Street, Holyoke MA

217 Hartford Ave., Bellingham MA

6110 Shops Way, Northborough MA

Shoppers World Plaza, 1 Worcester Road, Framingham MA

Michigan

5363 Harvey Street, Muskegon MI

2620 Crossing Circle, Traverse City MI

5900 W. Saginaw Highway, Lansing MI

4923 28th Street South East, Grand Rapids MI

3725 Carpenter Road, Ann Arbor MI

3725 Washtenaw, Ann Arbor MI

Minnesota

14100 Wayzata Blvd., Minnetonka MN

170 89th Ave., Blaine MN

8236 Tamarack Village, Woodbury MN

900 West 78th Street South, Richfield MN

Mississippi

1003 Bonita Lakes Circle, Meridian MS

200 Bass Pro Dr., Pearl MS

Missouri

1901 Bernadette, Columbia MO

201 Silver Springs Rd., Cape Girardeau MO

5590 St. Louis Mills Blvd., Bridgeton MO

220 THF Blvd., Chesterfield MO

Nebraska

3505 S. 140th Plaza, Omaha NE

Nevada

2150 North Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas NV

7020 Arroyo Crossing Parkway, Spring Valley NV

New Mexico

45 Hotel Circle, Albuquerque NM

North Carolina

801 Fairview Road, Asheville NC

7001 Fayetteville Road, Durham NC

3300 Westgate Drive, Durham NC

New Hampshire

29 Gusabel Avenue, Nashua NH

New Jersey

1280 Rt. 22 & St. James Ave., Phillipsburg NJ

137 Route 35, Eatontown NJ

100 Promenade Blvd., Bridgewater NJ

2700 Route 22 East., Union NJ

909 US Hwy 1 South., North Brunswick NJ

Rt. 541 & Cadillac Road, Burlington NJ

2135 Route 38, Cherry Hill NJ

7 Wayne Hills Mall, Wayne NJ

545 Route 17 South, Paramus NJ

98 Route 10 West., East Hanover NJ

Kids World 900 Center Drive, Elizabeth NJ

50 International Drive South, Mt. Olive NJ

New York

139-19 20th Ave., College Point NY

24-30 Union Square E, Union Square NY

5181 Sunrise Hwy., Sayville NY

5214 Sunrise Hwy., Massapequa NY

2335 Marketplace Drive, Henrietta NY

1569 Niagara Falls Blvd., Buffalo NY

401 Frank Sottile Boulevard, Kingston NY

708 Upper Glen St., Glens Falls NY

221 Wade Road Extension, Latham NY

2700 Central Park Ave., Yonkers NY

66 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village NY

1350 Corporate Drive, Westbury NY

108 Veterans Memorial Highway, Commack NY

461 Lycoming Mall Cir, Williamsport NY

1530 Ridge Rd. West, Greece NY

Ohio

6251 Glenway Ave., Western Hills OH

2661 Miamisburg-Centerville Rd., Dayton OH

7841 Mentor Ave., Mentor OH

3610 West Dublin-Granville Rd., Dublin OH

Oklahoma

1119 SE 66th St., Oklahoma City OK

5609-E Rogers Ave., Fort Smith OK

560 Ed Noble Pkwy., Norman OK

Pennsylvania

1061 N. Dupont Highway, Dover PA

100 Welsh Road, Horsham PA

6680 Peach St., Erie PA

3700 William Penn Highway, Monroeville PA

104 Bartlett Ave., Exton PA

2003 Cheryl Dr., Ross Park Mall PA

301 Oakspring Road, Washington PA

18/Valley View Dr., Beaver Valley Route PA

Rhode Island

300 Quaker Lane, Warwick RI

South Carolina

254 Harbison Boulevard, Columbia SC

South Dakota

450 E. Disk Drive, Rapid City SD

Tennessee

7676 Polo Ground Blvd., Memphis TN

5731 Nolensville Rd., Nashville TN

Texas

801 Mesa Hills Dr., West El Paso TX

9730 Katy Freeway, Katy TX

170 E. Stacy Road, Allen TX

7730 N. MacArthur Blvd, Irving TX

420 E. Round Grove Rd., Lewisville TX

13710 Dallas Parkway, Dallas Galleria TX

1309 W. Pipeline Rd., Hurst TX

5800 Overton Ridge Blvd., Hulen TX

Utah

4042 Riverdale Rd., Ogden UT

1122 Fort Union Boulevard, Midvale UT

Virginia

14173 Crossing Place, Potomac Mills VA

12153 Jefferson Ave., Newport News VA

Washington

3567 N.W. Randall Way, Silverdale WA

1325A S.E. Everett Mall Parkway, Everett WA

6104 N. Division Street, Spokane WA

Wisconsin

18550 W. Bluemound Rd., Brookfield WI

2161 Zeier Road, Madison WI

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International foreign money akin to US dollars, British kilos and Deutschmarks will be exchanged at banks, bureaux de change and authorized hotels. Make full use of the view point and go to the Euphobia forest. It boasts a large chook species and The Huge Five that is Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Buffalo and the Rhino which provides you every cause to journey to Kenya. On the Tsavo Nationwide Park, (the biggest Park within the country), you'll discover giant herds of Elephants, volcanic hills and rivers. There have been efforts by the federal government of Kenya to attempt to eradicate Malaria by providing free drugs and this can really assist in lowering this disease. The capital is Nairobi, and that would be a very good place to start out. These islands are actually an Indonesian nationwide park and permits and tour guides are required, but they make the experience much more consumer-pleasant (Komodo dragons aren't in petting zoos for a reason). You can even visit Wasini the place there is a marine national park to see the inexperienced turtles, dolphins, the whale shark and numerous kinds of lovely fish. Divers will discover glorious dive gear for hire in Kenya, however may additionally want to carry their very own regulators or dive computer systems. The yellow fever vaccination can also be a should to be taken by vacationers to the country since yellow fever outbreaks occur usually. Research have proven that most African game animals are capable of see brilliant blue over some other colour.

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Hyperallergic: US Civil Rights Sites and Aleppo’s Old Souk Among 25 Threatened Places Around the World

India, Post-Independence Architecture of Delhi: The Hall of Nations, a complex of exhibition halls built for the 1972 International Trade Fair, was demolished in April 2017. (photo by Ariel Huber, Lausanne/World Monuments Fund)

Today the World Monuments Fund (WMF) announced the 2018 World Monuments Watch, listing 25 at-risk sites. Threatened by climate change, conflict, natural disasters, and preservation resource limitations, they range from modernist architecture to whole regions wrecked by hurricanes and earthquakes.

The Watch was launched in 1996 and is released every two years, its list organized by a panel of heritage experts from around the world, including specialists in architecture, archaeology, art history, and preservation. “By building an international coalition, the World Monuments Watch protects both the sites themselves and the shared history they embody,” Joshua David, president and CEO of WMF, stated in a release. He added that these sites “are where we come together as citizens of the world and renew our commitments to justice, culture, peace, and understanding.”

This 2018 edition has a particular focus on modernist structures, which can pose preservation challenges due to their porous concrete forms and often purpose-built architecture, whose heroic shapes can be difficult to adapt to new purposes. Furthermore, they are frequently too new to qualify for local historic listing and protection. For instance, the Hall of Nations in Delhi, India, pictured at the top of this post, was erected for the 1972 International Trade Fair and was torn down this April.

There remains more post-independence architecture in Delhi that’s in danger of being lost. These structures are joined by the Sirius Building in Sydney, Australia, a Brutalist high-rise of public housing from the 1970s whose future is in limbo, and the 1960s concrete Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium in Takamatsu, Japan, where a new sports facility’s construction puts rehabilitation into question. Meanwhile, sites related to the Civil Rights Movement in the Southern United States are also listed, as they can lack protection resources; WMF highlights homes, churches, and community spaces in Alabama that were central to organization and action.

Other themes for the 2018 Watch include “disaster response,” concentrating on sites in the Caribbean and Mexico recently hit by storms and earthquakes, as well as Amatrice, Italy, which was almost completely destroyed by a 2016 earthquake. Meanwhile, the Blackpool Piers in the United Kingdom are being damaged by rising sea levels attributed to climate change, and the al-Hadba’ Minaret in Mosul, Iraq; the Souk in Aleppo, Syria; the Old City of Ta’izz in Yemen; and the Sukur Cultural Landscape in Nigeria, are all in tumultuous conflict zones.

Below are a few of the 25 sites on the 2018 World Monuments Watch. The full list is available on the WMF site.

Egypt, Takiyyat Ibrahim: The complex of al-Gulshani, seen from the northeast, showing how modern structures obscure the entrance façade (photo by Matjaz Kacicnik/World Monuments Fund)

Zimbabwe, Matobo Hills Cultural Landscape: Rock art at Nswatugi Cave, one of the sites where were extensive research of the paintings has been carried out (photo by Stephen Battle/World Monuments Fund)

United States, Alabama, Civil Rights Sites: The Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church in Montgomery, headquarters for the Montgomery Bus Boycott (photo by Library of Congress / World Monuments Fund)

United States, Buffalo, Central Terminal: The Buffalo Central Terminal complex includes an iconic Art Deco office tower (photo by Joe Casico/World Monuments Fund)

Syria, Souk of Aleppo: In September 2012, the Souk of Aleppo was consumed by a fire that burned for days (photo by the Asahi Shimbun/Getty Images/World Monuments Fund)

Japan, Kagawa: Prefectural Gymnasium, it was designed to evoke the form of a traditional Japanese wooden barge (photo by Noriyuki Kawanishi/World Monuments Fund)

Italy, Amatrice” The bell tower of the medieval church of Sant’Emidio survived the earthquake of August 24, 2016 and subsequent tremors (photo by MIBACT/World Monuments Fund)

View the full 2018 World Monuments Watch on the World Monuments Fund site.

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20 Extraordinary Events in 2017

Buffalonians make the most out of the spring and summer. Just take a look at the next six months here; nearly every weekend is packed with festivals! We  researched the dates of 20 top events from now through September. As more information becomes available for other events, we’ll keep you posted on our Facebook and Twitter accounts.

A full list of upcoming events can be found here. So crack out those calendars, save the dates and while you’re here, explore our resurgent city, from the waterfront to the heart of downtown. We can’t wait to see you.

1. Dyngus Day, April 17, Buffalo Central Terminal, 495 Paderewski Drive, Buffalo Everyone’s Polish on Dyngus Day, an old-time celebration of Lent’s end that occurs the Monday following Easter. Don you red attire and squirt gun for zaniest, and largest, Dyngus Day bash in the world.

Dyngus Day

2. Cherry Blossom Festival, April 29th-May 6, Japanese Gardens at Delaware Park On the fringe of Delaware Park the cherry blossoms of the Japanese Gardens burst open with bright pink hues for this serene and breathtaking annual event.

3. Boom Days, May 6, Silo City, Silo City Row, Buffalo Boom Days is a free family event centered on music, history, and education of nature and wildlife, surrounded by the awe-inspiring concrete behemoths that are Buffalo’s grain elevators.

4. Pride Week, May 30- June 4, various locations Buffalo’s LGBTQ Community comes together at the end of each spring for six days worth of art, festivals, a parade that attracts thousands (June 4) and more.

Pride Week

5. Buffalo Greek Fest, June 2-4, Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 146 W. Utica Street, Buffalo An annual celebration of the city’s Greek heritage, culture and food.

6. 60th annual Allentown Art Festival,  June 10-11, Delaware Avenue and Allen Street, Allentown Over 400 juried exhibitors converge on Buffalo’s bohemian Allentown neighborhood on the third weekend of every June.

7. Juneteenth, June 17-18, Martin Luther King Jr. Park, Buffalo This annual celebration of Buffalo’s African American heritage features cultural performances, a parade and more than 100 vendors.

Juneteenth Festival

8. Roycroft Art & Antique Show, June 24-25, Parkdale Elementary School, East Aurora The Roycrofters At Large association of artisans gather twice a year to showcase and sell their handcrafted work.

9. Taste of Buffalo, July 8-9, Delaware Avenue, Downtown Buffalo This is the largest two-day food festival in the United States, featuring over 200 dishes served by more than 50 restaurants.

10. Galbani Italian Heritage Festival, July 13-16, Buffalo’s Outer Harbor Italian food, music and even Bocce courts celebrate Buffalo’s rich Italian heritage in its first ever year at Buffalo’s Outer Harbor.

11. Canal Fest of the Tonawandas, July 16-23, downtown Tonawanda No Western New York summer would be complete without this weeklong festival, the largest annual event held along the banks of the Erie Canal.

Canalfest of the Tonawandas

12. enLIGHTen, July 28, Richardson Olmsted Complex, 444 Forest Avenue, Buffalo The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra illuminates the night to celebrate the renaissance of the Richardson Olmsted Complex with music by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Berlioz along with a dazzling light show.

13. Garden Walk Buffalo, July 29-30, over 400 homes & parks throughout Buffalo This is the largest self-guided tour of private gardens in the United States, having grown to over 400 gardens in its over 20-year run.

14. ChalkFest Buffalo, August 5-6, 500 block of Main Street The heart of downtown Buffalo turns into a series of colorful sidewalk murals during this creative event!

Chalkfest

15. Eden Corn Festival, August 3-6, American Legion Post 880, Eden One of the great hallmarks of a Western New York summer is homegrown corn, and nowhere celebrates local corn-on-the-cob more each summer than the farming community of Eden.

16. Erie County Fair, August 9-20 Erie County Fairgrounds, Hamburg This is one of the largest and oldest county fairs in the United States, celebrating in grand fashion since 1820.

17. Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts, August 26-27, Buffalo’s Elmwood Village More than 170 artists and craftspeople selling their wares are just part of the fun in Buffalo’s vibrant Elmwood Village each August. The festival also includes over fifty performances on three stages and food vendors, too.

Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts

18. Buffalo Irish Festival, August 25-27, Buffalo’s Outer Harbor The annual celebration of Irish culture (outside of our two St. Patrick’s Day Parades) has found a new home the city’s outer harbor.

19. National Buffalo Wing Festival, September 2-3, Coca-Cola Field Wing-lovers flock to Buffalo from around the country for this two day event celebrating Buffalo’s signature food, where attendees chow down on over 100 varieties of wings.

20. Music Is Art, September 9, Buffalo RiverWorks Goo Goo Dolls bassist Robby Takac founded this festival, which is part concert, part bazaar, street fair and art gallery.

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