| At local antiques show, everything old is new again :
Annapolis is a city steeped in history, but this weekend the scope expanded beyond the state capital to the world with a cornucopia of rare and artful antiques. Everything from medieval European manuscripts to 18th- and 19th-century French and English barometers are for sale at the annual Historic Annapolis Antiques Show.
"It's a great location," said dealer Philip Dubey of Baltimore. "Annapolis has got such history. It's a perfect place to (show) stuff off."
The three-day event, which also includes plenty of unique furniture and art, concludes late this afternoon at Medford National Guard Armory. One of the show's 32 dealers hails from England and two are from Annapolis. The rest are from other parts of the country.
"We like it here, it's very intimate," said Tom Dawson of Dawson Gallery in Annapolis, who has been a dealer at the show for about 17 of its 37 years.
A lifetime of Antioch achievement
Barbara Herendeen recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Antioch Chamber of Commerce for her work with the Antioch Schools Educational Foundation, the Antioch Historical Society, the restoration of an antique fire truck at the Antioch Fairgrounds and raising funds for the Antioch War Dog Memorial, among other activities.But when asked about her community service, Herendeen is quick to point out failures rather than successes, and not because she isn’t proud of her work; she’s just being modest. And she also isn’t finished fighting for community betterment."I never know what door is going to open, but the anticipation is just as exciting as the work itself," she said. "I think that is what makes it hard to put me in a category. There isn’t any one thing I can truly say I will work on the rest of my life, but I will keep working."She talks about a character-building program she created called Footsteps in which speakers visited classrooms with a pair of athletic shoes donated by famous sport figures.
W. Visayas guvs visit Palace, Tupas a no-show
GOVERNORS from Western Visayas visited Malacaang last Friday to talk with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo regarding the recent Iloilo Capitol siege involving Iloilo Governor Niel Tupas Sr.
Antique Governor Salvacion Zaldevar-Perez said they were able to meet Arroyo and Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Ronaldo Puno during the dinner meeting.
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Arctic Monkeys Go Bananas On Album No. 2
Heres an indie rock band that skyrocketed to fame thanks to widespread fan-made demo tapes and good use of the internet as a marketing tool. Unlike a lot of the manufactured studio-created bands that plague the airwaves nowadays, the Arctic Monkeys are around because they fought really hard to get here. And they were lucky enough to make it.
For those who were wildly impressed with their debut, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, which is up for a Grammy for best alternative album, there is plenty more where that came from. The Arctic Monkeys are releasing their follow-up CD, Favourite Worst Nightmare, on April 23 internationally and the following day in North America.
In comparing the two albums, producer James Ford told Billboard: "It's quite a bit heavier in some places--there's also some really nice songs on there Some of the songs maybe [have] more depth to them.
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