Author: Blueplate PR
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Graduation at Harvard: Splendor On The Grass
By Frank Harmon, FAIA I recently attended my daughter Laura’s graduation at Harvard University, where more than 7200 fellow students received their diplomas and honors in a daylong ceremony attended by family and friends. Like many commencement ceremonies, there were speeches, recognitions, honorary degrees, and closing remarks. Graduates received advice about life, the world, jobs, work, and…
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The Frugal Travel Guy To Be A Featured Guest on “Around The World” Radio Talk Show on June 23
Rick Ingersoll will share his best recent travel deals and teach listeners how they can become frugal travelers. June 21, 2011 (Santa Barbara, CA) – Rick Ingersoll, author of the popular blog “The Frugal Travel Guy,” will be a featured guest on “Around The World” an international travel talk-radio show on KZBA AM 1290 in…
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George Smart Receives 2011 Preservation Durham Advocacy Award
Triangle Modernist Houses’ founder and director praised at awards ceremony. June 20, 2011 (Durham, NC) — George Smart, founder and director of Triangle Modernist Houses (TMH), a non-profit organization dedicated to documenting, preserving and promoting modernist residential design, is a 2011 recipient of Preservation Durham’s Advocacy Award for individual effort. The 2011 Preservation Awards were…
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“Twisted and Turned” Author T. Lyn Fletcher Launches New Website
The site is designed to inform and intrigue future readers and fans. June 14, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) – T. Lyn Fletcher, the author of the upcoming supernatural/horror/vampire book series “Twisted and Turned,” has launched a new website specifically designed to capture the ambiance of the series and to keep future readers enthralled. “It was a…
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Travel Photographer Andrew Ingersoll To Assist Conservation Scheme in Madagascar
The two-week expedition is run by the charity Azafady. 2011-06-13 (Sydney, Australia) – Andrew Ingersoll, a world traveller, professional nurse, and travel photographer for Rick Ingersoll’s blog “The Frugal Travel Guy,” has been accepted to participate in a two-week conservation expedition in Madagascar that is run by the charity Azafady. On August 26, 2011, Ingersoll…
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Artists’ Portrait Finds A Permanent Home in Greenville Museum of Art
Allen Weiss’ photographic portrait of Frances Speight and Sarah Blakeslee is donated. June 12, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) – The 1988 black and white portrait of legendary North Carolina artists Frances Speight and Sarah Blakeslee by Allen Weiss has been donated to the Greenville Museum of Art to accompany the permanent gallery there honoring the couple,…
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Between-Jobs Cary Man Tries A Different Way To Land His Next Job
Cris Cohen launches the “Cris Recruits A Company” website. June 8, 2011 (Cary, NC) – Until recently, Cris Cohen of Cary was well ensconced in the tech world, under contract with Cisco Systems. But like millions of Americans, he recently found himself on the receiving end of the dreaded pink slip. His position with Cisco…
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Kenneth Hobgood Architects Sweeps Residential Category of AIA Triangle Awards
Raleigh firm receives the only awards for houses submitted in the 2011 design awards program. June 8, 2011 (Raleigh, NC) – Kenneth E. Hobgood Architects of Raleigh received both of only two Merit Awards for residential architecture presented recently by the American Institute of Architects’ Triangle Section in its 2011 Design Awards. The firm’s award-winning…
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Triangle Modernist Houses Takes Its Message To Real Estate Agents
Founder George Smart Addresses the Durham Regional Association of Realtors. June 8, 2011 (Durham, NC) — George Smart, founder and director of the award-winning non-profit Triangle Modernist Houses (TMH), will present “Mayberry Modernism: North Carolina’s Modernist Legacy” to a meeting of the Durham Regional Association of REALTORS® on Thursday, June 23, at 2 p.m. “Mayberry…
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Katie Basden To Perform Songs From “The Mahogany Door” During Dream Factory Family Fun Day
June 6, 2011 (Graham, NC) – Katie Basden, a 19-year-old singer/songwriter from Durham, NC, and a new name in country music, will perform for the first annual Dream Factory Family Fun Day in Graham, NC, on June 11, from noon to 1:20 p.m. at 104 East Elm Street behind the Colonial Hardware Store. On her…
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