by Kristin Palpini | Dec 14, 2015 | Articles, Arts
For 38 years the A.P.E. Gallery has been showcasing off-beat and important works of art that can’t be found in other galleries. Their shows are edgy, punk, and loud as well as reflective and mesmerizing. This month, the gallery is celebrating its nearly four decades...
by Kristin Palpini | Dec 14, 2015 | Articles
Was it a comet? Planetary conjunction? A supernova? Or a sign from God that Jesus had been born? Only the gospel of Matthew mentions the star of Bethlehem appearing over Jesus’ birth manger, harkening people to come meet the new king. People have puzzled over what...
by Kristin Palpini | Dec 14, 2015 | Articles, Arts
Check out an array of creative gingerbread houses and festively decorated holiday trees created by bakery shops, restaurants, schools, and area residents set against a backdrop of beautifully painted murals representing popular Seussian characters and stories in...
by Kristin Palpini | Dec 14, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Film
Beware the Schlock! Holiday movies (Hallmark Channel) Admittedly, I’m a sucker for bad movies and, it turns out, bad TV. Case in point: On Thanksgiving, as I settled back to digest the bird, I watched what turned out to be the most boring TV ever: a five-hour film...
by Kristin Palpini | Dec 14, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Stage
An old miser eats some strange cheese and gets visited by four ghosts: his dead business partner and the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. They cajole, guilt and scare him into being less of a stingy crank to his family and employee. And it works. Ebenezer...
