Posts Tagged ‘Reviews’

On a recent visit to the new Contemporary Art Museum in Raleigh, this arts enthusiast found an engaging and thoughtful art Museum experience.


Sure, it is beautiful, but what does art really do for me, you and this big, flawed world? The Soloist, written by Steve Lopez, offers a charming and honest look at the power of art and the role of an artist in depicting and solving community problems.


Nancy Lublin, at the time an unmotivated law student, was in an elevator one dreary day when she decided to allot the $5,000 inheritance she just received to start a nonprofit that empowers women by providing them with professional training and attire. This story and others are shared in her book, Zilch: The Power of Zero in Business.


Sixty-some years after its debut, Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie–the classic play of memory, familial dysfunction and, yes, youthful yearning and discontent–still rings true.



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