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January 2009 (3)
- 04: “CB08” - 2008 California Biennial (0)
- 02: “Easy Rawlins”Mysteries (0)
- 01: Photo 365 – Documenting 2009 in Photographs (0)
December 2008 (18)
- 31: “Another opening, another show” (0)
- 29: Tip On Pencil Portrait Drawing - The Problem Of Seeing (0)
- 29: An Inspiring Love Story - Slumdog Millionaire (0)
- 29: The Louvre and the Masterpiece at High Museum, Atlanta (0)
- 28: At the Met: Drawings - 1400s to 1900s (0)
- 26: Mad Men as Artists (0)
- 23: The Artist Known as Bob Dylan (0)
- 21: Still a Supreme Super Star (0)
- 20: Cold Enough For Ya? (0)
- 18: “August Wilson Century Cycle” – Box Set (0)
- 14: ‘The Wire’ – A DVD Experience (0)
- 11: In Contrast (0)
- 07: ‘Doubt’ Meryl Streep (0)
- 05: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is 50 Years Old (0)
- 05: Alexander Calder at the Met (0)
- 03: Voices (0)
- 02: Should be Busy Creating Something (0)
- 01: First-Gus Van Sant (0)
November 2008 (11)
- 30: Jazz on DVD (0)
- 25: More About Motown… (0)
- 23: A Big Book (0)
- 18: “Edward Hopper‘s Women” (0)
- 16: Joan Waters’ Open Studio (0)
- 15: Asian American Art at the de Young Museum (0)
- 11: Toni Morrison – New Book! (0)
- 09: Another Portrait (0)
- 08: Suzan-Lori Parks * Excellence (0)
- 05: “The Treasure of Ulysses Davis” (0)
- 02: “Alfred Hitchcock Premiere Collection“ (0)
October 2008 (20)
- 31: “I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day” (0)
- 31: Art Review - ‘theanyspacewhatever’ - A Romantic Comedy Unspools at the Guggenheim - NYTimes.com (0)
- 30: Happy Halloween ! (0)
- 28: “LaBelle” is Back! (0)
- 27: Sometimes You Just Can’t Get Over It - DVD’s (1)
- 25: How To Use Mental Visualization To Improve Your Playing (0)
- 25: Future Arts Research Presents David Elliott Speaking at Bentley Projects, (0)
- 23: PHOENIX OPERA’S “TOSCA” AND “AÏDA” (0)
- 23: The Perfect Movie (0)
- 20: “Felliniesque” (0)
- 17: Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania (0)
- 16: “I want to assassinate painting” (0)
- 15: Too Soon! (0)
- 13: Playing With Color (1)
- 11: “Tosca” (0)
- 08: NADIA HIRONAKA: THE LATE SHOW (0)
- 08: Food and Travel – Great Combination (0)
- 06: “Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913-2008” (0)
- 04: The Modern Spy Story (0)
- 03: “The Essential Art of African Textiles” (0)
September 2008 (14)
- 30: ALAC Theater Festival at the Herberger Theater (0)
- 28: Oba! (0)
- 27: The Other “Ol’ Blue Eyes” (0)
- 24: Identity by Design (0)
- 21: Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco (0)
- 17: Quilts as Modern Art (0)
- 14: Don’t Be Turned Off By The Name (0)
- 13: Van Gogh! (0)
- 12: Joan Waters - Revealing the Spirit Within (0)
- 10: Fixed on Red (1)
- 09: Anthony Bourdain * Traveling Chef (0)
- 06: “Kirchner and the Berlin Street”, thru 11/10/08 (0)
- 02: Traditional Art by African Women (0)
- 01: Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 - 1519 (0)
August 2008 (14)
- 28: If It Ain’t broke???? (0)
- 25: “The Indian Paintings” (0)
- 23: “Frick’s Vermeers Reunited” * Til 11/2/08 (0)
- 22: Runways (0)
- 21: “Grannies On Safari” (1)
- 18: The Never Ending “West Side Story” (0)
- 14: Of Interest to This Artist. (0)
- 13: Giorgio Morandi at The Met (3)
- 10: Olympics Opening Ceremony - More Than the Noodle and Gun Powder (1)
- 09: “Karsh 100: A Biography of Images” (0)
- 07: 08.08.08 at 8:08 PM (0)
- 04: Restoring and Nurturing the Artistic Connection within Our Children (0)
- 04: Cartier-Bresson * AIC * 9/20 - 1/4/09 (0)
- 02: “Aaron Douglas: African American Modernist” (0)
July 2008 (18)
- 31: “First Person Impressions” Competitions (0)
- 30: The Artist Within (0)
- 28: A Conversation with Roberta Hancock (19)
- 28: 19th Century Landscapes * Newark Museum (0)
- 26: “Nelson Mandela: Man of the People” (0)
- 25: Keith Haring All Over Again (0)
- 24: Beads! (1)
- 22: Vilhelm Hammershoi: Whose feeling is it anyway? (2)
- 21: Hip Hop Art: Tells a Story-Rennie Harris Puremovement (0)
- 18: Chipped Glass (0)
- 16: “The Vintage Black Cinema” Stamps (3)
- 13: Guggenheim Goodies (0)
- 10: “Winslow Homer: American Scenes” (0)
- 08: National Black Arts Festival – 20th Year! (0)
- 06: Venus and Serena Williams – a Dynamic Duo! (0)
- 05: Take a Brake from the Heat (0)
- 04: Tennis Anyone? (0)
- 01: “Robert Rauschenberg: New Acquisitions” (0)
June 2008 (16)
- 28: “Houston Collects: African American Art” * 8/3 - 10/26/08 (2)
- 24: Bronzes From West Africa (0)
- 21: “Dali: Painting & Film” * June 29 – September 15, 2008 (0)
- 19: J.M.W.Turner at the Met 7/1- 9/21/08 (0)
- 18: Magical Possibilties for Youth with Disabilities and their Families (1)
- 15: Glass! (0)
- 14: Beaches, Movies = Paradise! (2)
- 11: At the Tryst Gallery in Chandler, AZ this week. (0)
- 10: A Conversation with Artist and Teacher, Dr. J. Eugene Grigsby Jr. (13)
- 10: Women Impressionists * June 21, 2008 (0)
- 08: Frida Kahlo * SFMOMA * 6/14/08 (0)
- 05: MOAD – Museum of the African Diaspora (0)
- 04: LAS ARTES DE MARICOPA-Studio Tour (0)
- 03: Finding Comfort (0)
- 02: African-Festival O8 (0)
- 02: The Heard Museum and the History of The Indian School (0)
May 2008 (13)
- 31: 100 Years of Photography at the Met (0)
- 29: Bi-Coastal Book Fairs (0)
- 24: A “Social Realist” Painter (0)
- 22: Latino Art and Cheech Marin (0)
- 22: Artist-in-Residence grants 2009 (0)
- 20: Painting What You Know (2)
- 18: The Jungle Book (0)
- 18: Sidney Poitier – Author (0)
- 14: International Center of Photography – ICP (0)
- 11: Bobby Kennedy – 1968 (0)
- 09: The Jungle Book (0)
- 06: Jazz in Montreal (0)
- 04: DOTS! (0)
April 2008 (8)
- 28: Zora Neale Hurston – Story Teller (0)
- 25: Another look at "In the Bedroom" (0)
- 23: BTW…April in NYC (Part 2) (0)
- 21: BTW…NYC in April 2008 (1)
- 17: Playing the “Who’s the Best” Game (0)
- 15: The Artist Known as Bob Dylan (2)
- 06: Aretha Franklin (0)
- 03: AZ Black Film Showcase Success (1)
March 2008 (8)
- 30: Ruscha (0)
- 27: Arizona Magic of Music & Dance at Barnes & Noble (0)
- 21: Past the Blue Skies (0)
- 19: My Excuse "March Madness" (2)
- 16: Georgia O’Keeffe (0)
- 12: “Focus: James Bishop” (0)
- 08: It’s Over Tomorrow Night (0)
- 04: Annie Leibovitz * 3/1 - 5/ 25/08 (0)
February 2008 (8)
- 28: “Gone Baby Gone” (2)
- 24: Charles Demuth * Whitney Museum (0)
- 19: Curves! 3/7/08 - 7/6/08 (0)
- 13: Friedlander * 2/23/08 – 5/16/08 (0)
- 09: The Wire – Stories of Baltimore (1)
- 07: More On Marvin Franklin (0)
- 06: “Watercolors by Winslow Homer: The Color of Light” (0)
- 02: A Glimpse of Belize & Andy Palacio (0)
January 2008 (7)
- 29: “Africa.dot.Com: drums 2 digital” * Feb 6 – June 1, 2008 (0)
- 22: People I Know: In Paint and Words - - Published!! (1)
- 20: Viva Las Vegas * 2/8 - 10/15/08 (0)
- 13: Feb 5 - “Super Tuesday” (0)
- 08: “Tradition as Innovation in African Art” (0)
- 03: 2008 Resolutions "The Back Yard" (0)
- 01: “Because of you there’s a song in my heart…” (0)
December 2007 (9)
- 30: Celebrate (0)
- 26: MARVIN FRANKLIN (3)
- 25: Jazz Legends On DVD (0)
- 23: Tidings of Comfort, Joy and (0)
- 18: United Artists 30-Disc Deluxe Gift Set (0)
- 15: If you really want to know (0)
- 13: Book Case Discoveries… (0)
- 05: “30,000 YEARS OF ART” (0)
- 02: “Color as Field: American Painting, 1950-75” (0)
November 2007 (13)
- 29: Being in Control (0)
- 26: “Jasper Johns: Gray “ (0)
- 24: A Farewell to “Easy Rawlins’ Mysteries” (0)
- 21: Martin Puryear * Sculptor (0)
- 20: Scottsdale Artists’ School announces classes in North Valley (0)
- 18: More on Holidays (0)
- 17: Denzel Washington – “American Gangster” (0)
- 15: The Holiday Season (2)
- 14: “August Wilson Century Cycle” * Box Set (0)
- 10: Lura (0)
- 07: Sinatra (0)
- 05: Films About Darfur (0)
- 02: Dr. Eugene Grigsby Jr. Scottsdale Art Walk (0)
October 2007 (17)
- 31: “The Structure of Improvisation” – Emerson Woelffer (0)
- 29: For Pumpkin Lovers Everywhere: (1)
- 27: Metropolitan Opera Rush Tickets (1)
- 26: Frida Kahlo * 100th Anniversary (0)
- 23: Chaka Khan (0)
- 22: African Festival at ASU West Campus (0)
- 20: “Diebenkorn in New Mexico”: San Jose Museum of Art thru 1/6/08 (0)
- 17: SCOTTSDALE ARTISTS’ SCHOOL ANNOUNCES AWARDS FOR ANNUAL ART SHOW AND SALE (0)
- 16: Take a Chance Across the Universe (0)
- 14: “Damages” – So Jaded, So Fun (0)
- 13: The “Louvre Atlanta” (0)
- 10: Best & Brightest Gallery and Sale (0)
- 09: New Art Publication (0)
- 08: “Hungry Planet” Book & Exhibit (0)
- 07: JANUS FILMS * 50 Years-50 DVDs (0)
- 03: It’s “Vandross” (not Van Dross) (0)
- 01: “Oba” (0)
September 2007 (17)
- 28: The Importance of Mirrors (0)
- 26: Yo-Yo * That Face! (0)
- 24: Sherrie McGraw at the Scottsdale Artists’ School (0)
- 22: Black Art: Treasures from the Schomburg * Thru Dec. 31, 2007 (0)
- 20: “Felliniesque” (0)
- 19: It was a Wonderful Event (2)
- 16: Patti Austin * Talented, Smoooooth (0)
- 14: Alfred Hitchcock Retrospective * American Movie Classics - Sun. 9/16 thru 9/29 (0)
- 12: "Because Only Demons think in Straight Lines" (0)
- 11: The Spy Next Door (0)
- 11: Mercy Mercy Mercy (0)
- 09: “Heroes” - Its Baaack ! (1)
- 08: Beautiful Voice (0)
- 07: “People I Know”, An Exhibit at the Shemer Art Center and Museum (0)
- 05: 007 of Tennis (0)
- 03: We visited “Adele” ! (1)
- 02: The August Wilson Saga * March 2008 (0)
August 2007 (14)
- 28: Black Hollywood Education & Resource Center (0)
- 25: Suzan-Lori Parks (1)
- 22: Peter Max * “Summer Of Love” Exhibit, Aug. 31 – Oct. 28, 2007 (0)
- 19: Reality TV Shows (0)
- 19: “The Harlem Book Fair” Coming to Hartford, CT * 9/15/07 (0)
- 17: How I Start (0)
- 15: “Tosca” (0)
- 14: More on Joy (0)
- 13: A Personal Experience, Joy in Doing What you Like (0)
- 12: Playing Around and Having Fun (0)
- 09: “Summer of Love” at the Whitney * ‘til 9/16/07 (0)
- 06: Welcome to the Desert (0)
- 04: Pousette-Dart * Guggenheim Museum 8/17 – 9/25/2007 (0)
- 01: Ingmar Bergman (0)
July 2007 (12)
- 31: “Solomon’s Gift: The Founding Collection of the Guggenheim, 1937 – 1949” * Now thru Jan 9, 2008 (0)
- 28: Annual Breakfast 8/15/07 (0)
- 26: Anthony Bourdain * Traveling Chef (1)
- 24: “Now Playing: Hand Painted Poster Art from the 1910s Through the 1950s” (0)
- 21: Learning How to Simplify your Paintings (0)
- 20: Don Cheadle - He Stands Out (0)
- 17: “The Painted Veil” * A Love Story? (0)
- 13: National Black Arts Festival * Atlanta 7/20 – 7/29, 2007 (0)
- 09: Extra Hot (0)
- 07: Africa Onstage * Thru August 26, 2007 (0)
- 05: Beliefs (0)
- 03: “They Shot Sonny on the Causeway” (0)
June 2007 (10)
- 30: Rembrandt at the Met * 9/18/07 - 1/6/08 (0)
- 28: I Didn’t Know He Was A “Thug” * Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (0)
- 26: Deadlines (0)
- 22: Hooray For Hollywood * AFI’s List of 100 “Best” Films (0)
- 20: “Radio Golf” * Fun Play! (0)
- 16: Film in Africa - Ousman Sembene (0)
- 09: Take Risks, Don’t be Predictable, Try not to Repeat Yourself (0)
- 07: News, Shouldn’t it be New? (0)
- 06: “Broadway Baby”: Audra McDonald (0)
- 01: “Let Your Motto Be Resistance: African American Portraits” * Thru Sept.9 (0)
May 2007 (10)
- 29: Children of Men * “That was a good movie!” (1)
- 26: Solitude (0)
- 21: PBS “Great Performances” Shostakovich / Noseda (0)
- 17: Pace, Timing, Rhythm and the magic of Creativity (0)
- 13: Dali and the Spanish Baroque (0)
- 08: Magritte (0)
- 08: Wine, Women & Jazz FUNdraiser Event (0)
- 07: Scottsdale Artistsâ€™ School Releases Summer Class Schedule (0)
- 05: â€œThe Golden Voice of Africaâ€ (0)
- 01: The Arizona Magic of Music & Dance (1)
April 2007 (10)
- 28: Edward Hopper Exhibit *May 6 - August 19, 2007 (0)
- 25: Charlie Rangel â€“ New York Politician & Author (0)
- 23: John Kilroy presents Joaquin Sorolla (0)
- 22: DreamGirls Revisited (0)
- 16: “Precious Ramotswe” (0)
- 15: I Remembered Why I liked Him - Brian Stokes Mitchell (0)
- 13: Finding your way with Paint (0)
- 08: When Youâ€™re a Jet, Youâ€™re a Jet All The Wayâ€¦ (0)
- 07: People We Know (0)
- 03: Maigret: French Mystery Series on PBS (0)
March 2007 (10)
- 30: The Photography of Dee Dee Woods (3)
- 29: Yeah! Annie Yeh! (0)
- 25: Henri Cartier-Bresson * I.C.P. (0)
- 20: Bom divertimento! (0)
- 19: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX (0)
- 18: I Love a Good Mystery (0)
- 06: I Paint My House (1)
- 02: On your Way to New York, New York (0)
- 02: Big Picture: Provisions for the Arts of Social Change (0)
- 01: Folk Stories (0)
February 2007 (12)
- 25: Martin Scorsese â€“ The Departed (0)
- 22: More of Why I Love NYC: A Day at the Opera (0)
- 20: Meet Denise Meridith at Borders Books (0)
- 17: The Arizona Black Film Showcase (0)
- 15: Reception for David Tooker (0)
- 11: An Escape From Reality - Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1)
- 09: In Art, are we able to find Excellence in Scarcity? (2)
- 07: Painting workshop - Miguel de Allende-Mexico (0)
- 05: King Tut: Seeing Egyptian Art as Art (0)
- 04: MOAD - Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco, CA (0)
- 02: Traveling Museum Shows (0)
- 01: I’ve Got Friends (0)
January 2007 (12)
- 27: Rembrandt in Phoenix (0)
- 25: Brazilian Roots (6)
- 19: It’s Film Festival Time (0)
- 19: Scottsdale Artists’ School-Beaux Arts ‘07 (0)
- 16: Meet Jewell Parker Rhodes (0)
- 14: JANUS FILMS - 50th Anniversary, 50 DVD Box Set (0)
- 13: The Gallery Perspective (1)
- 13: Meet Lisa Teasley (0)
- 11: “Simplicity” or “How Another Artist Inspired Me to Give My Oils a Rest & Pick Up Some Crayons” (0)
- 08: We All Need A Muse (2)
- 07: Director Spike Lee (0)
- 02: Can’t Help But Create (0)
December 2006 (5)
- 27: Auld Lang Syne? (1)
- 24: Quilts and Modern Art (0)
- 08: Day To Remember (2)
- 07: Ambitious Intentions (2)
- 01: Getting the Word Out (2)
November 2006 (10)
- 28: An Artist’s Life (0)
- 25: Barbara Cook Sings Sondheim (0)
- 19: He Got Me Before â€œDouble, Double, Toilâ€¦â€ (2)
- 15: Good Deeds (0)
- 12: Prince in Las Vegas - A New Frontier (1)
- 11: The Kind of Contradiction That Works (0)
- 11: New Archetypes (0)
- 09: The British Invasion (0)
- 07: Finding Inspiration (1)
- 02: To Inform, Give Meaning and Influence (0)

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