| TIAS.com the Web's largest online antiques & collectibles mall ...
Garden City, New York - February 5, 2007 - TIAS.com, the Webs largest and oldest online antique & collectibles mall today announced that they have launched a brand new affiliate program that will give Web site owners a unique opportunity to sell antiques and collectibles TIAS on their Web site and make money on each sale. For online content publishers who serve collectors of antiques and collectibles, the new TIAS affiliate program gives them the unique ability to include a search box with their content so that their readers can purchase the items mentioned on their Web site. As an example, a Web site that published stories about collectible pottery, vintage Barbies or antique furniture could include a search box with each story to allow the reader to actually see and buy the items mentioned in their story.
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Imagine: The exhibition, "All You Need is Love: The Artwork of John Lennon," will be on view from noon to 9 p.m. under a tent in front of the Cornell Museum of Art & History in Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave. Suggested donation: $2. Call (561) 243-7922 or visit www.oldschool.org. History stroll: A walking tour of historic buildings and landmarks, led by architect and historian Rick Gonzalez, begins at 4 p.m. at the Fidelity Federal courtyard at Datura Street and Narcissus Avenue in downtown West Palm Beach. Free. For reservations, call 832-4164, Ext. 100. Fair with history: The 11th annual Palm Beach|America's International Fine Art & Antique Fair features nearly 100 dealers offering antiquities, Asian art, Old Master paintings and sculptures, arms and armor, furniture, estate and couture jewelry, objects d'art and more from noon to 7 p.m.
Art calendar
"Piggy Luck and Valentine's," works on the themes of Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day by John Koga, Maile Yawata, May Izumi, Harinani Orme, Ron Kent, Grant Kagimoto, Phillip Markwart and Ann Asakura for sale to benefit the programs of The International Art Society of Hawaii, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. today, Manoa Gardens Senior Housing community center, 2790 Kahaloa Drive; free admission. 735-2186. Betty Fines, fiber artist shares stories of African-American experiences and displays the quilt of Harriet Tubman, who worked in the Underground Railroad, 2 p.m. today, Pearl City Public Library; free. 453-6566. OPENINGS "Tables for Two," furniture by Robert Lippoth and furniture and jewelry by Thomas Calhoun, today through March 12, opening reception 4-7 p.m.
Brewing up a good life
MELBOURNE — Bo Kirgis gestures toward a customer sitting in the corner of the Mill Creek Coffee Shoppe. The man, a regular, is relaxing on the shop’s biggest couch and slowly strumming a mandolin as his drink cools on the table before him. "That is what we want: People should be comfortable enough to sit in here and play or read or whatever, just enjoy themselves," Bo says, sipping his own cup. "You know to us that is what a coffee shop should be." Bo, 50, and wife Mary, 54, always wanted their own shop. Former professional musicians, they envisioned a down tempo, welcoming place that was just as much an extension of the couple’s personality as it was an open staff for guests. Though it may not look like it from the street, Mill Creek’s tangerine and pink facade (located at 505 Main St.
Bicyclists protest Chicago Auto Show
11 Bicyclists gathered in protest over the weekend outside Chicago's McCormick Place, where the 99th Chicago Auto Show was taking place. Protesters dressed as polar bears and held up signs that said True Patriots Don't Burn Oil and Be a Hero: Drive Less, the Chicago Tribune reported. We feel there are enough cars in Chicago, said protest organizer Dan Korn. You can't get away from the sights, smells and sounds. And here comes the auto show glorifying it.The Chicago Auto Show is the largest such showcase in North America. For the past eight years, Critical Mass, a group of bicycling activists, has protested the show. .
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