Courir de Mardi Gras art exhibit on display

A reception for Masks and Mayhem - The Courir de Mardi Gras artwork by Herb Roe will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 at the St. Landry Parish Visitor Information Center at I-49 exit 23, just north of Opelousas. The exhibit features 20 oil paintings and graphite drawings depicting the colorful costumes, music and revelry of the rural Mardi Gras runs, the traditional pre-Lenten ...

Tanja M. Laden: Backyard Oasis: The Swimming Pool in Southern California Photography, 1945-1982 (PHOTOS)

Anyone who's taken a plane flight over L.A. knows that its landscape isn't marked by rivers, crop fields, or cows.

Portfolio: Tips and photos on sowing crops in tight spaces

The Edible Balcony: Growing Fresh Produce in Small Spaces by Alex Mitchell (Rodale Books, $21.99) is a treat to look at - the shelves loaded with pots of lettuce, basil and thyme, the peas and blackberries scrambling skyward, and yes, even the borage blossoms encased in ice cubes for a cocktail on the balcony after dark.

Storyopolis Entertainment Congratulates its artists Chris Raschka on his newest Caldecott Medal and Anna & Elena ...

Storyopolis Entertainment definitely has an eye for amazing art and the ALA’s award to Chris Raschka as well as the Society of Illustrators Gold Medal to Anna & Elena Balbusso brings that point home (PRWEB) January 27, 2012 http://www.storyopolisart.com Storyopolis Entertainment Congratulates its artists Chris Raschka on his newest Caldecott Medal and Anna & Elena Balbusso on the 2012 Gold ...

Jack Gantos, Chris Raschka win Newbery, Caldecott Medals

DALLAS - Jack Gantos, author of “Dead End in Norvelt,” and Chris Raschka, illustrator of “A Ball for Daisy” are the 2012 winners of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott Medals, the most prestigious awards in children’s literature.