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Category: Arts
Shelisha Campbell Shares Poems Filled With Positive Vibes
Since she was a little girl, Shelisha Campbell loves to write. Writing has become her therapy.
Teen theater group to dramatize youth prescription drug abuse
To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: Norwich – The growing trend of youths using and abusing prescription drugs will be played out on the Slater Auditorium stage Wednesday as “The Looking In Theater Group” presents skits depicting dramatic scenes showcasing the issue, followed by a discussion with the audience.
James Naughton Headlines Playhouse Pancreatic Cancer Research Benefit
… from “A Tribute to Pamela” support a landmark, three-year pancreatic cancer research study at Western Connecticut Health Network being led by Richard C. Frank, a hematologist/oncologist and the director of clinical cancer research at Norwalk …
Michael James on art, poetry and the caregiving experience
In 2015 New Bedford native Michael James – an internationally recognized textile artist now based in Lincoln, Nebraska – debuted a collection of new works at the International Quilt Study Center & Museum on the University of Nebraska–Lincoln campus. This collection of non-traditional quilts represented his attempt, as a caregiver, to negotiate the psychic and emotional minefield that is the dementia experience for those suffering from diseases including Alzheimer’s, as well as for their caregivers.
Salesforce Helps Healthcare Providers
… this site. has rolled out a number of new customer relationship management (CRM) tools aimed at improving people’s health and healthcare providers’ effectiveness. The new releases build on the capabilities of the company’s Health Cloud offering, …
BWW Review: This RENT is Spent, and Passion is Not Enough to Pay the Piper at the Artscape Arena
If RENT were bout about the life experiences of a young, African-American, lesbian lawyer, the current revival of Jonathan Larson’s 1997 rock opera at the Artscape Arena might be worth its hefty ticket price of R295 and the production might be as relevant as it claims to be. As it is, Namisa Mdlalose’s truly wonderful performance as Joanne is but a supporting story to a central narrative about the anguish of two straight white men, one of whom cries white tears magical enough to bring back from the dead his Latinx girlfriend – even if this undermines the show’s ‘no day but today’ credo in the process.
US teen undergoes rare heart-lung transplant
… fat, bones or the linings of joints. Considered to be in remission, Spencer remained unbothered by any cancer-related health complaints until his doctors connected the dots from chemotherapy as a baby to the scar tissue in his lungs as a teen. By …
Robbie Schoen: In a moment of crisis, the Santa Cruz arts community rallies around one of its own
Robbie Schoen focuses a light on a painting as the Kinsey African American Art and History Collection arrives at the Museum of Art and History earlier this month. Occupation: Curator of Felix Kulpa Gallery, exhibition designer at the Musuem of Art & History, Santa Cruz.
At a prestigious Jerusalem art school, disabled students find value in difference
The shrapnel that exploded into Asaf Ventura took a lot away from him: His right hand and torso were shredded and his thoughts were scattered. He was unable to fire his gun, swing his tennis racquet or maintain focus.
This years Grammy Awards were very much about life and death
Singer Beyonc reads her Grammy acceptance speech Sunday, during which she said that her “Lemonade” album had been created in part for her children. Singer Beyonc reads her Grammy acceptance speech Sunday, during which she said that her “Lemonade” album had been created in part for her children.
AI System Recognizes Skin Cancer
… as successfully as human experts, according to the latest research attempting to apply artificial intelligence to health. The US-based researchers say the new system, which is based on image recognition, could be developed for smartphones, …
7 Top Home Improvement Trends for 2017
My health insurance should cover me when I need it. Close loopholes that can leave me huge surprise medical bills.
Oregon Trail talk draws crowd to Fort Morgan Library & Museum
This painting of Fort Laramie in Wyoming by Alfred Jacob Miller, created between 1858 and 1860, is housed at the Walters Art Museum. Fort Laramie was one of the stops on the Oregon Trail.
Oregon Trail talk draws crowd to Fort Morgan Library & Museum
This painting of Fort Laramie in Wyoming by Alfred Jacob Miller, created between 1858 and 1860, is housed at the Walters Art Museum. Fort Laramie was one of the stops on the Oregon Trail.
Time for James Bond films to quit smoking, scientists say
Bond himself stubbed out his last cigarette in 2002, but has continued to be exposed to second-hand smoke, according to New Zealand research published in Tobacco Control . While other literature has delved into the films’ alcohol misuse and violent behaviour, there has been no detailed consideration of smoking content and health themes, said the authors, based at University of Otago’s Department of Public Health in Wellington.
Acting allows Joy Vandervort-Cobb to chase her dreams
Joy Vandervort-Cobb as Carole and Scott Smith Pattison as Wilfred rehearse “A Sudden Spontaneous Event” last year. File/Wade Spees/Staff Joy Vandervort-Cobb as Carole and Scott Smith Pattison as Wilfred rehearse “A Sudden Spontaneous Event” last year.
Christie leans left in N.J. but keeps door open on right17 minutes | Charles Stile
… elite enclave of liberal activism. On Tuesday, in his State of the State speech, he called for an Obamcare-style health insurance mandate, praised the expansion of Medicaid and vowed a crusade against the scourge of drug addiction. But on Wednesday …
PHOTOS: ‘Forgotten victims of war’ to be highlighted in Hampshire photography exhibition
Internally displaced Afghans are living in “stone age conditions,” uprooted from their homes and villages after years of civil war and escape from Taliban fighting. The ex-Stroud School pupil who grew up on Northlands Road, Southampton, will be showing a selection of his work from the last eight years at city centre coffee shop Mettricks Guildhall.
BWW Review: Richard Nelson’s the Gabriels Comes to Kennedy Center By Way of the Public Theater
… theatrical experience. We see people just like us experiencing life-altering experiences just as we do (the declining health of a parent, the loss of a spouse, economic downturn etc.) set against the backdrop of a changing – and often mystifying – …
Battle through ballet: 9-year-old battling leukemia performs
Nine-year-old Sammy Denton looks like any other ballet dancer getting ready for a show, but there’s a lot more going on behind the scenes. “I just want to feel happy like all the normal kids instead of being one of the kids that have a problem with them,” Sammy said.
Upstart ‘Toni Erdmann’ defies convention every step of the way
But upstart German filmmaker Maren Ade employed an especially unconventional technique in greeting the stars of her new picture “Toni Erdmann” for the Romanian portion of production. Ade showed up at the down-on-its-heels Bucharest airport as an over-the-top character – tricked out as a goofball mogul wearing bathroom slippers and pouring Champagne in the back of a white stretch limo.
GYENNO’s Health Tech Solutions Help Parkinson’s Patients Maintain…
CES, Las Vegas, NV, Booth 43951, Tech West, Sands Expo, Level 2 – January 5, 2017 Health tech, big data and the Internet of Things come together in GYENNO Technologies. At CES, the company is showcasing unique solutions for the millions with Parkinson’s Disease and similar conditions to help them maintain independence, eat without embarrassment, and improve their gait problems, while also providing a wealth of data to assist researchers better understand the progress of the disease.
The long, strange odyssey of bringing Oscar fave ‘Toni Erdmann’ to the screen
But the upstart German filmmaker Maren Ade employed an especially unconventional technique in greeting the stars of her new picture “Toni Erdmann” for the Romanian portion of production. Ade showed up at the down-on-its-heels Bucharest airport as an over-the-top character – tricked out as a goofball mogul, pouring Champagne wearing bathroom slippers in the back of a white stretch limo.
Mariah Carey entertains woman living with breast cancer
Christmas arrived a week early for a smiling Larissa Podermanski when she met pop star Mariah Carey Saturday backstage at the Beacon Theater in New York City. Fast-forward to the end of a fairytale night when Podermanski , who grew up in Middletown and Middlefield, spoke to Carey , an international musical diva, during a 15-minute private interlude backstage.