Art is the gift that gives forever
The Art of Gift-Giving: Here’s why art makes the perfect gift We are fast approaching a major gift-giving season—not Christmas—but Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, graduations and wedding season. Money is […]
Pastels
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A new logo and new leadership help ensure a beloved event’s legacy
It still amazes me that during one short hour on a Saturday at the beginning of November, I agreed to be President of the Monadnock Area Artists Association (MAAA) and […]
Art in the Park
Keene’s two-day annual celebration of visual art marking the end of summer Thoughts collected about Art in the Park in anticipation of talking with Dan Mitchell of WKBK on Wednesday, […]
Inside-Out Marketing Communications
Image ©Adweek 2006. What I learned from a baby in 2005 applies today. Closing the gap between what customers experience and what marketers intend to convey is important. It starts […]
Labor Day Reflections
An essay on working, 50 years after receiving a $1 award Ever since my friends told me to apply for a job at the local A&P grocery store when I […]
Inspirations
“Salty Beach,” 11×14 pastel, Ruth Sterling, 2022 Last week, a small group of us from the Milford High School Class of 1973 got together to start laying the groundwork for […]
Oh Danny Boy
Photo: At Milford elementary school basketball with Danny and our classmates Christina and Ed Medlyn and their terrific grandson. After Dan Murray died in February, my brother Hondo sent me […]
Conversate.
Photo: 7:45am in Keene, NH. No one pictured here factored into this essay. Today I learned a new word. Conversate. Used in a sentence by a person six feet behind […]
What’s next for Keene Pumpkin Festival
Ten years ago, a proven team of festival organizers threw in the towel and put the future of the fest up for grabs. They said they had done all they […]