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Woman Around Town: KT Sullivan—
Bubbles in a Glass of Champagne

Thursday, April 28th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Woman Around Town

“Like the bubbles in a glass of champagne”  You Go to My Head (Haven Gillespie/J. Fred Coots) If Con Ed could wire KT Sullivan, Manhattan

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Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir 2.0—
Bringing Voices Around the World Together

Saturday, April 9th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around

The idea started when a young woman, Britlin Losee, recorded a video of herself singing Eric Whiteacre’s Sleep, and posted it on YouTube. Watching the

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Rooms with a View at the Metropolitan Museum

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around

In 1806, Caspar David Friedrich, perhaps the greatest German artist of his generation, inaugurated a motif that sparked an artistic trend. Working in the challenging

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Maggie Meister: A Classical Original

Monday, March 28th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Shopping Around

Like most little girls, Maggie Meister dressed up in her mother’s jewelry, much of which she still owns. Unlike most little girls, she circled back

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Capital Wine Festival: Two Chances to Still Enjoy

Friday, March 11th, 2011
by Veronica Hughes on Dining Around

You still have time to enjoy the Second Annual Capital Wine Festival now being held at the Fairfax Hotel at Embassy Row. The festival, still

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Woman Around Town: Hilary Kole—Jazz is Her Bailiwick

Monday, February 21st, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Woman Around Town

Twenty-one year-old Hilary Kole attended The Manhattan School of Music as a Jazz Commercial Composition major, one of three program auditions she passed with flying

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Women Around Town: Maya and Veni—
Maya Handbags and Jewelry

Monday, January 31st, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Woman Around Town

On an early trip to The Philippines on a quest for unusual materials, Veni (Venifreda) Evangelista arranged for herself and her daughter Maya to visit

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A Villa Near Venice

Thursday, January 27th, 2011
by Jane Hope Fox on Living Around

One of the delicious pleasures of being a frequent traveler to Italy, is the opportunity to escape the well-beaten tourist trail and explore the quiet

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