KEY WEST, Fla. — “We will be in Pensacola Beach anyway, so it’s only a few more hours to Key West,” she said. OK, it’s 14 more hours, but what the heck. I had never been to Florida, let alone the Keys, and it seemed like a cool way to start our summer vacation. I am
Call for entries Celebración del arte Latino, hosted by the Beaumont Art League, will feature artwork celebrating the rich and multifaceted cultures and traditions of the Latino communities in Southeast Texas. “The City of Beaumont has a thriving Latino community that makes up close to 15 percent of the city population,” Bridget Johnson, BAL president, said. “The Beaumont
BEAUMONT — The Art Studio, Inc. was well represented at the Press Club of Southeast Texas Excellence in Media awards, held June 10 at the MCM Elegante Hotel, earning 12 awards overall for related publications. ISSUE arts magazine earned first place in the Best Overall Magazine category. “I am absolutely delighted with the award,” editor Andy Coughlan
TASI’s Band Nite has history of fostering local talent The 33 years of TASI history is like that of many 30-year-olds: Time spent in the trenches building your brand from the ground up and reaching a point where it’s ready to take the step up to the next level. For the last nine years or
An exhibition of Luxury Cars from the Art-Deco Era at MFAH “Father made the most popular cars in the world; I just wanted to make the best.” — Edsel Ford At the dawn of civilization, a scantily clad Sumerian put the wheels on a cart. Five and a half thousands years later, humankind came up with
A look at Shakespeare’s coining skills 400 years after his death “What’s in a word?” When it comes to William Shakespeare, quite a lot, it seems. Scholars estimate that 10,000 to 12,000 new words were coined between 1500 and 1650, of which half are still in use. And no one person is credited with coining
Kessler’s collection covers high & low This is the latest in an ongoing series about Southeast Texas art collectors. Some people focus on collecting high-brow contemporary art works, while others collect banal items such as baseball cards and Coca-Cola products. Jamie Paul Kessler, however, accumulates it all. He is a collector of collections. “I’m not a snob,
Art Studio membership show opens with reception 7-10 p.m., April 2 The Art Studio, Inc. Member Jurored Art Exhibition (TASIMJAE) will be on display in April, opening with a free reception 7-10 p.m. April 2. This year’s juror is Houston-based artist Michael Meazells. Last year’s winner was Avril Falgout and she will be the exhibiting
Shangri La to host exhibition of David Rogers’ giant insects In the 1954 movie “Them,” atomic testing unleashes a swarm of giant ants into the world, causing panic and terror. David Rogers is the artistic equivalent of a nuclear explosion, except he is much nicer and the swarm of enormous ants — and dragonflies, butterflies
