Viewing articles from the Fall 2011 issue

The Arts

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Alesya Opelt

Alesya Opelt

Any fashionista knows that big ugly black laptop bags are clearly the wrong accessory for a stylish outfit. One of the many great things about more and more women entering the workplace is that they are making professional ...
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Johnny Battles of Sweeteeth Chocolate

Johnny Battles of Sweeteeth Chocolate

  Full name: John Eric Battles. Alter-egos: John E Battles, Johnny Battles, Johnny Sweeteeth. “Meet Johnny. He makes chocolate that people like to eat. He’s a nice guy. You’d like him.” That is the welcome when you visit the Sweeteeth ...
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Karole Turner Campbell

Karole Turner Campbell

Growing up in New York City, Karole Turner Campbell’s father took her, along with her brother and cousins, to the museums every Sunday. She loved spending ...
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Tom Potocki

Tom Potocki

Tom Potocki has paint in his blood, almost literally. His father was a painter who worked as a commercial artist, back in the days when real artists painted billboards and such. Potocki has been painting since he was ...
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Lisa Willits

Lisa Willits

Lisa Willits was an artistic kid: painting, drawing, making greeting cards for her family. In high school, she began studying biology because she loved the great outdoors. With her undergraduate and masters degrees in biology, Willits moved to ...
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Marjory Wentworth

Marjory Wentworth

Teen Wears Pet Bird Like a Hat When 16-yeard old twins Erin and Tammy Wallace go shopping together; they’re not hard to tell apart. Erin is the one with the bird on her head. Sunday, a brightly feathered sun conure, likes to ...
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Willi Jones of Theatre Marvelosa

Willi Jones of Theatre Marvelosa

Glitter, wigs, enchanting characters, mad dasheries…It is toujours l’amour in Theatre Marvelosa’s universe. Bienvenue, Mesdames et Messieurs. If you’re not sure what any of this means, then you’re in the perfect place, as much of this is a secret ...
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Charlotte Hess

Charlotte Hess

Q: When did you pick up your first knitting needle and what inspired you to do so? I learned how to knit the summer before sixth grade. ...
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Chef Ken Vedrinski of Trattoria Lucca & Enoteca

Chef Ken Vedrinski of Trattoria Lucca & Enoteca

Chef First. Restaurateur Second. Clients? Satisfied. Chef Ken Vedrinski earned his chops making authentic Italian dishes in his grandmother’s kitchen. Those formative childhood moments served the inspiration for many of his signature dishes, and later on, those ...
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Kevin Earl Taylor

Kevin Earl Taylor

Kevin Earl Taylor was born in Charleston in 1972. Taylor grew up skateboarding and listening to heavy metal music, loving animals and art. He always knew he would be an artist, because “it was always what I was ...
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The HeArt Attack

The HeArt Attack

The theme of love is as timeless as, well, time. We’ve seen every kind of love expressed in every kind of way: romantic, friendly, familial, platonic, unrequited. And in every kind of medium: paintings, photographs, film, sculpture, music, dance, theatre. The list goes on. Filmmaker Justin Nathanson and contemporary art gallery ...
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