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Chapel Hill Artist Participates in “Plein Air” Paint-Out
November 20, 2008 (CHAPEL HILL, NC) – On a recent weekend this month, Chapel Hill artist Kimberly Alvis joined a group of painters who took their paints, palettes, canvases and easels to Elodie goat farm in Bahama, NC, to participate in an en plein air (French for “in the open air”) painting session coordinated by…
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Magazine’s Annual Education Report Reveals Anti-Literary Epidemic
November 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) – Educating potential gang members, an anti-literary epidemic, “real education,” and college prep scams are only three of the subjects covered in Raleigh Metro Magazine’s annual Education Report, on newsstands now in the November edition. Senior writer Liza Roberts celebrates the efforts of one dedicated retired teacher from Los Angeles battling…
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“Cheshire On Film” Now Available Online
November 14, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) — Admitting that James Bond was “among my first cinematic obsessions,” world renowned critic Godfrey Cheshire gives the newest 007 film “Quantum of Solace” a mere “six” on a scale of one to 10 in his first film column for Raleigh Metro Magazine, available online now at http://www.metronc.com. “Bottom line:…
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Just Like Starting Over: Cheshire Joins Metro
October 27, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) – Tracing his perhaps improbable odyssey from local movie critic to award-winning New York film critic and filmmaker, Godfrey Cheshire launches his new association with Raleigh Metro Magazine next month with a column entitled “Just Like Starting Over.” The Raleigh-born New York City-based film critic – and writer and director…
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Raleigh Artist To Open First Major Museum Exhibit
October 27, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) – Jason Craighead, the Raleigh-based artist whose work has been described by Metro Magazine art critic Louis St. Lewis as “conjuring up ghosts of everyone from Motherwell to Franz Kline to Cy Twombly,” will exhibit over a dozen new paintings during a special exhibit at the Fayetteville Museum of Art…
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Kimberly Alvis To Present New Works at Carrboro Town Hall
October 27, 2008 (CHAPEL HILL, NC) – Award-winning fine artist Kimberly Alvis of Chapel Hill, NC, and the Town of Carrboro will present an exhibition of the artist’s most recent work in the Carrboro Town Hall on West Main Street from November 3 through December. A reception for the artist will be held November 14…
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Setzer Design Launches New, Modern Website
October 22, 2008 (CARY, NC, USA) – Setzer Design Group, an international leader in yacht design, is pleased to announce the launch of its new state-of-the-art website at http://www.setzerdesign.com. Along with evocative black and white images that greet visitors who enter the site, those familiar with the Setzer brand will notice a refined and modern…
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Studio A To Expand and “Green” Charleston City Paper Offices
October 21, 2008 (CHARLESTON, SC) – Whitney Powers, AIA, principal of Studio A Architecture in Charleston, has been hired to expand, improve and “green up” the offices of the Charleston City Paper at 1049 Morrison Drive. As the organizer and sponsor for the Charleston Green Fair, held in Francis Marion Square on September 28, the…
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Metro Editor To Address NC Bankers Association
October 20, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) – Bernie Reeves, editor and publisher of Raleigh Metro Magazine, will address the North Carolina Bankers Association (NCBA) during its annual Management Team conference to be held Monday, October 27 at The Umstead Hotel in Cary. In a speech entitled “An Editor’s View Of The Election,” Reeves will discuss the…
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Raleigh Director Creates Powerful TV PSA for KidsVotingNC.org
October 16, 2008 (RALEIGH, NC) — Allen Weiss, a commercial director and writer based in Raleigh, has created a 30-second television public service announcement (PSA) for KidsVotingNC.org that presses the point, “I may not be old enough to vote, but I’m old enough to care.” “I was watching the conventions with my daughters, one of…
