http://www.eclectique916.com Culture = Arts = Politics = Living Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:34:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_1348" align="aligncenter" width="138" caption="Compagnie Thor"][/caption] Alicia Adams has to have one of the best jobs in the world. She's the vice president for international programs at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Her job takes her all over the world where she's ... http://www.eclectique916.com/2009/01/05/20-and-1-nights-kennedy-centers-arab-arts-festival/ President-elect Barack Obama's topic for this week is the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan." When the bailout plan was on the table for Wall Street and the investment banks, it was chop-chop, quick quick or our economy's toast. In all that hustle, I didn't hear "strategic investment," "long-term," ... http://www.eclectique916.com/2009/01/03/the-eclectique-citizen-the-president-elects-weekly-8/ Back in the day, people used to buy what was called a "Dream Book" which interpreted your dreams into numbers. The numbers were relayed to the bookies, numbers writers, or whatever gambling outlet paid off on your dream. A dream with a baby was 123; a cat was ... http://www.eclectique916.com/2009/01/01/playing-by-the-numbers/ Freddie Hubbard was one of my favorite jazz trumpet players. You always knew he was in the room. Sassy and smooth; cool and funky. He could knock out a solo that would make your soul leap out of your chest; and he could jam with the ... http://www.eclectique916.com/2008/12/30/freddie-hubbard-1938-2009/ We are losing the entertainment and inspiration we need more than ever during this terribly scary time. As we try to rebuild America's image abroad, we are losing our most potent goodwill ambassadors. As we reshape our economy, we are losing the organizations that teach our children to think creatively. ... http://www.eclectique916.com/2008/12/29/no-bailout-for-the-arts/ The Manifest Hope: DC gallery (3333 M Street, NW, Washington, DC) is accepting online art submissions for their exhibit -- Jan. 17 - 19 --preceding the Presidential Inauguration. You can make one submission per category, totaling a maximum of three submissions. The three categories are: Health Care Reform (Manifest ... http://www.eclectique916.com/2008/12/29/manifest-art-for-the-manifest-hope-dc-gallery-exhibit/ Community Cinema, the ITVS outreach initiative for the PBS series, "Independent Lens," is presenting [FREE] community screenings and discussions of the documentary TULIA, TEXAS. Community Cinema holds monthly preview screenings across the country to encourage community dialogue on social issues and opportunities to get involved with local organizations and ... http://www.eclectique916.com/2008/12/28/free-screenings-of-tulia-texashow-the-war-on-drugs-tore-apart-one-texas-town/ My first reading of the day was below the fold of the Washington Post newspaper: actress, cabaret singer, dancer, performer Eartha Kitt (1927 - 2009), and Nobel laureate playwright Harold Pinter (1930 - 2009) took their final bows during the Christmas Holiday. Both died of cancer. EARTHA KITT My ... http://www.eclectique916.com/2008/12/26/first-reading-of-the-day-eartha-kitt-and-harold-pinter/ One of my favorite memories is the year my college roommates, dorm allies, and I led a petition to bring a pine tree into the main lounge just before the winter break. This was Oberlin College in Ohio, famous for it's liberal arts and socially liberal or progressive traditions ... http://www.eclectique916.com/2008/12/25/christmas-memory/ As one President exits the White House, and another one in waiting prepares for his entrance, there's no time like the holidays to wind down the final days. The Bushes are wrapping up their White House years with a total of 25 holiday parties and 7 dinners for a ... http://www.eclectique916.com/2008/12/24/white-house-holiday-countdown/