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Kimberly Alvis Donates Painting To School Fundraiser
January 18, 2009 (CHAPEL HILL, NC) – For the second consecutive year, Chapel Hill-based artist Kimberly Alvis has donated her original art to a fundraising auction for the Triangle Day School in Durham. Entitled “The Pumpkin Patch,” the framed painting is a 38-inch by 49-ich oil on linen work. It captures a bright autumn day…
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Taking A Turn To Sustainable Living
Award-winning Charleston, SC, architect Whitney Powers, AIA, has spent her entire career advocating sustainable design and the adaptive reuse of existing structures – the ultimate form of “recycling.” For her efforts, Skirt! Magazine in Charleston dubbed her a “green goddess” last year. Here, she offers some common sense tips for embracing a more sustainable lifestyle.…
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Metro Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Series on Regional Cities
January 14, 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) – To celebrate its tenth year of publishing during 2009, Raleigh Metro Magazine has launched a five-month, in-depth exploration of the cities, towns and coastal communities that comprise its readership reach: their history; where they are today, and what they’re poised to become by the Year 2020. The series begins…
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New Governor Divulges Gubernatorial Pets, Promises To Open Mansion Doors to the Public
December 30, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) — While Americans await the arrival of the nation’s First Dog to move in with the Obama family, North Carolina’s Governor-elect Beverly Perdue is bringing two First Dogs into the elegant ambiance of the state’s 1891 Victorian-style Governor’s Mansion in Raleigh. Carroll Leggett, author of Raleigh Metro Magazine’s “Between You…
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“Classic Modes of Coastal Transportation” Exhibit Opens at Salon Moxie
December 15, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) — Salon Moxie in North Raleigh is pleased to announce a special addition of its ongoing, evolving art exhibits: “Classic Modes of Coastal Transportation,” an exhibition of wood-grain, hand-painted surfboards and skateboards by Raleigh artist and entrepreneur Clark Hipolito of Artcosurf now through January 2009. For two years, Hipolito and…
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Artist’s Garden Inspires Paintings, Sales
December 15, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) – The relationship between artists and their gardens — and how they inspire each other — is well documented in books, galleries and museums. Monet, for one, created countless paintings that were inspired by his legendary gardens at Giverny. In the countryside near Chapel Hill, North Carolina, at least one…
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Raleigh Salon Makes The Most of Bb.U. In NYC
December 15, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) – Four stylists, the owners and the marketing manager of Samuel Cole Salon in North Raleigh recently traveled to New York City to spend four days immersed in Bumble & bumble University (Bb.U.), a full-time advanced educational facility for stylists, owners and salon managers located in the heart of the…
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Raleigh Salons Host Redken Educators
December 10, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) – Samuel Cole Salon and Salon Moxie recently welcomed two educators from Redken, a global leader in professional hair care products and services, who presented day-long, in-salon classes for the styling teams of both North Raleigh salons. Redken’s Amy Hill and Sandra Hurd presented the Redken Color Symposium to acquaint…
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Chapel Hill Artist Offers “The Gold Ribbon” To Charitable Fundraiser
December, 2008 (CHAPEL HILL, NC) — To show her support for The Arc of Orange County’s mission, Chapel Hill artist Kimberly Alvis recently donated a unique Christmas tree “ornament” to the Festival of Trees, The Arc’s December fundraising event held at University Mall in Chapel Hill. Alvis’ ornament is actually an original 5”x7” oil painting…
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REI Donates To “Trees Across Raleigh”
November 24, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) — Trees Across Raleigh, Inc., is pleased to announce that REI Corporation has donated $5000 to the non-profit organization’s efforts to improve the City of Raleigh’s appearance by planting trees in public spaces. REI representatives presented the check to Trees Across Raleigh at the organization’s Fall tree planting held November…
