Month: December 2010
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Frank Harmon Makes National “Short List of Architects We Love”
Residential Architect releases its first-ever “RA 50” December 30, 2010 (RALEIGH, NC) – For the first time in its history, Residential Architect magazine has published its “RA 50: A Short List of Architects We Love.” And Frank Harmon Architect PA of Raleigh, NC, is among them. According to editor Claire Conroy, “This collection comprises [firms]…
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New York City Jazz DJ Weighs In On “Curioso”
WLTW-FM’s Helen Little comments on Marc Hoffman’s eclectic CD. (CHARLOTTE, NC) – Helen Little, the midday DJ for WLTW-FM (106.7) in New York City, recently reviewed Curioso, the all-original jazz CD by Marc Hoffman that Virillion Music released this year. Her comments underscored the eclectic intention of the compilation. Of the title track, “Curioso,”…
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The Marc Hoffman Duo To Perform Twice at the Ritz-Carlton Charlotte
December 20, 2010 (CHARLOTTE, NC) – Recording artists Marc Hoffman and Terry Peoples will bring an eclectic blend of original jazz, pop, and current hits to the Ritz-Carlton Charlotte on Saturday, January 29, and Saturday, February 12, 2011, when the Marc Hoffman Duo performs in the Lobby Lounge from 9 p.m. until midnight. The…
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Frequent Flier Expert Reports 1 Million Miles & More in 2010
Rick Ingersoll amassed the equivalent of 25 free domestic round-trip tickets in one year. December 16, 2010 (HILTON HEAD, SC) – Using techniques he teaches in his book The Frugal Travel Guy Handbook, author and blogger Rick Ingersoll has reported that he and his wife amassed one million frequent-flier miles in 2010 solely by taking…
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Studio A Shares Special Design Award for Charleston Church Addition
2010 Religious Art & Architecture Awards Announced December 15, 2010 (CHARLESTON, SC) – The new “green” Sunday school addition at the Circular Congregational Church on Market Street in downtown Charleston has received a design award in the “New Facilities” category from Faith & Form Magazine and the Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and Architecture…
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Virillion Music Releases “The Savior’s Star” Sheet Music
Original composition by Marc Hoffman is now available. December 15, 2010 (CHARLOTTE, NC) – Virillion Music, a music publisher based in the Charlotte, NC region, has just released the sheet music for a new Christmas song, “The Savior’s Star.” Written by composer/pianist Marc Hoffman (words and music), “The Savior’s Star” tells the story of the…
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Kamphoefner Fellowship Recipient Joins Frank Harmon Architect PA
Courtney Evans is the newest member of the award-winning design team. December 15, 2010 (RALEIGH, NC) – Frank Harmon, FAIA, founder and principal of Frank Harmon Architect PA in Raleigh, is pleased to announced that Courtney Evans has joined his award-winning architecture firm as a project designer and architectural intern. Evans was recently honored as…
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Triangle Modernist Houses Announces 2nd Appetite 4 Architecture Dinner Series
Informal dinners connect noted local Modernist house architects with the public. December 13, 2010 (RALEIGH, NC) — Dreaming of a new Modernist house? Long admired the work of a local architect or designer? Thinking about architecture as a career? Triangle Modernist Houses offers the general public the opportunity to enjoy dinners with prominent members of the…
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Construction Begins On AIA NC’s New, “Green” Headquarters
Future LEED- Platinum building breaks ground in downtown Raleigh. December 8, 2010 (RALEIGH, NC) – After two years of planning and waiting for financing, the North Carolina chapter of the American Institute of Architects will finally hold its official, public groundbreaking ceremony for its new headquarters building and design center on Thursday, December 9,…
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“Sleep, Little Child” Makes Holiday Giving List, Receives Praise From Reviewer
December 8, 2010 (SALISBURY, NC) – When the Salisbury Post asked the local independent bookseller, the Literary Bookpost, to suggest books that would make good Christmas gifts, children’s section director Daphne Safrit included Sleep, Little Child in her top picks. In the Sunday December 5th edition of the Salisbury Post, Safrit called the new…
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