| Britney is dumped by latest boyfriend
The singer was first spotted with model Isaac Cohen on a powerboat in California early last month and they spent a lavish weekend together at a £20,000-a-night Las Vegas villa. But his agent Brandi Lord has announced the relationship is over, although they may remain friends. She said: "They're both busy with their careers. She just got out of her marriage and she has two kids to take care of. Her plate is full, and the same with him. "They were never getting married. They were having fun together." Britney filed for divorce from wannabe rapper Kevin Federline in November. Feb 2: Federline apologises over ad Feb 1: K-Fed snubs divorce offer .
More than quilts and antiques
We were trying to think of our own style, to have people not think of us as Kalona, but as another reason to come to Kalona, said Kristina Arnold, one of the business owners of the mall.
Traditionally, thousands of tourists have traveled to the small town known as the Quilt Capital of Iowa for woven and knitted materials as well as to catch a glimpse of the Amish way of life.
There are six businesses in the mall and seven if you count the Kalona Bakery. The stores expansion is part of the center.
Though hours vary, most of the stores are open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday; the mall is closed on Sundays.
The building in the middle of Kalonas downtown has been vacant for several years and at one time housed a restaurant and served as a meat locker.
Common farm memories become artwork
GALESBURG - A man who is nationally recognized for creating artwork out of common farm memories is in town through today. Farm artist Charles Freitag is at the Maple City Antique Tractor Association's annual Indoor Tractor Show in Sandburg Mall. At center court, Freitag is painting, signing autographs and displaying his Norman Rockwell-inspired work, which primarily is nostalgic tractor art that includes either John Deere or Farmall tractors from the 1930s to 1970s. That era of tractors also surrounds him at the mall, where 51 antique tractors are on display through 5 p.m. today. Freitag has sold tens of thousands of prints of his approximately 50 farm paintings across the United States and around the world. His artwork, which portrays farm life, commonly decorates Midwestern farmhouses and farm and agribusiness offices.
Scott Robinson/Klaus Suonsaari Duo at the Hudson View
Please join us in the Hudson View Gardens Lounge (Washington Heights, Manhattan - New York City) for what promises to be one of THE jazz events of the year, not only for Washington Heights/Inwood residents, but for New York City. Each of these masters will be bringing to this very special duo recital a vast selection of their instrument collection--from reeds and brass to gongs and percussion. We are encouraging families to bring their kids to this afternoon concert, as it will be a perfect opportunity to expose one and all to the vast sounds and textures, and spontaneity, that only great jazz and improvisational musicians can create! SCOTT ROBINSON
The recipient of the Louis Armstrong Award from the National Association of Jazz Educators, as well as being named the U.S. State Department Jazz Ambassador in 2001--multi instrumentalist Robinson's breadth of experience ranges from being a regular bandmember of Vince Giordano's Nighthawks, Maria Schneider's Jazz Orchestra, Toshiko Akiyoshi's Big Band, and Bob Brookmeyer's New Art Orchestra to having worked with such notables as the legendary trumpeter Buck Clayton, vibist Lionel Hampton, Count Basie alum Frank Wess, and clarinetist Paquito D'Rivera, and then there's Anthony Braxton and even the New York City Opera! For simplicity's sake, you can call Robinson a saxophonist or multi-instrumentalist, but that only scratches the surface.
Important Mid Winter Antiques Auction
For this years Mid-Winter antiques auction we are pleased to have been chosen to sell fine furnishings and accessories from the Estate of Glen Snider, Albany, NY, a Clifton Park, NY family relocating, and others. This sale features many fine paintings by listed artists, a private collection of important American sculpture including a wonderful plaster bust of "Imogen" by Erastus Dow Palmer, an exciting group of American Country and Period Furniture including a 13'7" period triple pedestal mahogany dining table, a Stoneware Collection including a rare decorated flask, House fresh Oriental Carpets, Sterling Silver, Oriental Porcelain, Clocks, Mirrors, a collection of Classical Wedgewood, a collection of Roseville Pottery, and more.
We are pleased to start the New Year off with this strong auction filled with many investment quality antiques.
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