TV fashion is now officially ‘in’
NEW YORK — So, you admire the fashions of popular TV characters. Do you want to dress just like them? (Updated: 10/30/09 7:00 AM )
Design Notes: Christmas in the Country, skull-pattern on the duvet
Go shopping
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Social Notes
Katharine Pratt Horton Buffalo Chapter of National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, will have its fall fundraiser from 1 to 4 p. m. Nov. 7 in the Chapter House. Sandra Ziemer, an estate liquidator, will present “An Informative Talk on Antiques and Collectibles.” Attendees may bring one antique item or collectible (or photo, if too large) for appraisal. Afternoon tea will be served. (Updated: 10/29/09 7:11 AM )
Distractions / Have time? Check these out
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Best Bets: Halloween fun at Reinstein Woods, Kenmore Farmers Market
1. Got a cold? Drink some tea during Japanese Culture Sunday at the Buffalo&Erie County Historical Society Museum, 25 Nottingham Court. A Japanese tea ceremony demonstration, music, performances and a video start at 10 a. m. Admission is $5 or $10. (Updated: 10/29/09 8:17 AM )
Gerry Rising: Agronomist made a huge difference in the fight against starvation
The death on Sept. 12 of 95-yearold Norman Borlaug caused scarcely a blip in the news cycle. In fact, I suspect that many readers have never heard of Borlaug, which represents a sad commentary on contemporary values. (Updated: 10/26/09 11:14 AM )
A skeptical investigator’s view
Joe Nickell, an investigative writer for Skeptical Inquirer magazine, says wishful thinking is the impetus behind the current social interest in paranormal communication. (Updated: 10/25/09 5:52 PM )
Syracuse creates a collaboration masterpiece
By now, practically every arts organization in the United States has grown weary of the word “collaboration.” (Updated: 10/25/09 7:27 AM )
Ames girls teach a lesson in friendship
As a lifestyles columnist for the Wall Street Journal, Jeffrey Zaslow chronicles the business of living itself in “Moving On,” a column about transitions. (Updated: 10/25/09 7:27 AM )
Poetry and Literature Calendar/ A list of readings and workshops
TODAY, 2p.m.: Reading and book launch by Onondaga poet and novelist Eric Gansworth, the Lowry Writer-in-Residence at Canisius College, from “From the Western Door to the Lower West Side” (White Pine Press), his collaboration with legendary Buffalo photographer Milton Rogovin. Burchfield-Penney Art Center, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo State College. (Updated: 10/25/09 7:27 AM )
Between Season Insomnia
My fear a squirrel has jumped the neighbor’s oak to gnaw the new roof’s edge circumvents a worry-free repose. (Updated: 10/25/09 7:27 AM )
Kenmore’s ‘take no prisoners’ lawman
Carl LaCorte has been a cop for 41 years, serving the Village of Kenmore Police Department as officer, detective, desk lieutenant, road lieutenant, captain, assistant chief and since 2006, chief of police. (Updated: 10/25/09 7:27 AM )
Current / By Susan Martin
Material Girl (Updated: 10/25/09 7:27 AM )
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A love of cabernet sauvignon
High above a bank of fog, Aaron Piotter watches with anticipation as five-man teams of pickers strip bursting clusters of cabernet sauvignon grapes from trellised vines atop RockRise Mountain. It is here in the Alexander Valley where a season of meticulous and passionate vineyard management literally and figuratively bears fruit. With sustained, bright sunny days ahead, another bountiful crop is in the offing and wine-making facilities are alive with activity. (Updated: 10/25/09 7:27 AM )
