Author: Blueplate PR
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Nine-Year-Old Book Critic Praises “The Mahogany Door”
Author J. Mark Boliek reaches, and impresses, his target audience. August 31, 2011 (Durham, NC) – A positive review from a professional book critic is any author’s dream-come-true. Yet for J. Mark Boliek, author of “The Mahogany Door,” a new fantasy-adventure book for young readers, no review will mean as much to him as…
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Chicago To Host The Largest Gathering of Travel Hackers in the Nation
Hundreds to descend on the city to hone skills in amassing miles and points. August 29, 2011 (Chicago, IL) – From Friday, October 28, through Sunday, October 30, the largest gathering of “travel hackers” in the national will descend on the city for the 2011 Chicago Seminars, a grassroots-organized event on maximizing frequent flier miles…
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Umicore Publishes “VMZinc and Sustainable Building” Report
Detailing architectural zinc’s environmental impact. August 29, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) — Umicore, the global materials technology group that produces VMZINC®, has published a 20-page Sustainable Building report on the environmental characteristics of architectural zinc, along with a sample of award-winning buildings around the world that utilize VMZINC. “In a context of increasing collective awareness of…
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Health Care Providers’ Conference To Address Critical Changes, Challenge
NC Providers Council to hold annual conference in October. August 29, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) — The North Carolina Providers Council will hold its annual conference, this year entitled “The Change Imperative: Retooling to Meet the Challenge,” October 4-6 at the Sheraton Greensboro Hotel and Conference Center at Four Seasons in Greensboro, NC. According to Executive…
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River Bend NC To Host Special Tour of Waterfront Homes and Gardens
Including a memorial tour of Chick Wooten murals. August 24, 2011 (New Bern, NC) — A special tour of five waterfront homes and gardens, along with a memorial tour of murals by the late North Carolina artist Chick Wooten, will be held in River Bend, NC, on Saturday, September 17, from noon to 4 p.m.…
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Architectural Press Praises the Use of Zinc Composite at Brown University
For the university’s new Granoff Center for the Creative Arts August 15, 2011 (Providence, RI) –When the new Perry and Marty Granoff Center for the Creative Arts at Brown University was completed this spring, New York Times’ architecture critic Nicholai Couroussoff called the building a “handsome piece of architecture” and specifically praised the use of…
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Preservation NC, Nowell’s Furniture To Host TMH “Thirst 4 Architecture” Event
August’s networking event brings design and preservation enthusiasts together. August 15, 2011 (Cary, NC) – Preservation North Carolina and Nowell’s Contemporary Furniture join with Triangle Modernist Houses (TMH) to host this month’s TMH “Thirst4Architecture” happy hour on Thursday, August 25, from 6-8 p.m. in Nowell’s at 900 E. Chatham Street, Cary, NC. These informal monthly…