http://lifeisgood.staradvertiserblogs.com Tue, 07 May 2013 17:25:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Astrith Baltsan Gershwin No words necessary. A must see. Worth every minute. http://lifeisgood.staradvertiserblogs.com/2013/05/07/astrith-baltsan-gershwin/ Jon Hamblin at Cafe Che One of the most interesting gallery shows I've seen is up at Cafe Che Pasta. The work is by painter, Jon Hamblin, who has been creating drawings, hanging sculpture, prints, paintings in acrylic, graphite, metal, mixed media, wood and likely anything he fancies at the time ... http://lifeisgood.staradvertiserblogs.com/2013/04/29/jon-hamlin-at-cafe-che/ Do I Hear Dripping? Thanks to io9.com (and Wennie Wang) for this story. It's just hilarious. "Refusing to leave his abandoned apartment building in Jilin City, China, Wen Hsu feared that the uninsulated pipes running through his building would freeze during the winter. His solution? Just leave the tap running." Read the ... http://lifeisgood.staradvertiserblogs.com/2013/04/24/do-i-hear-dripping/ Life in Space Broadcasting from the International Space Station, Canadian astronaut, Chris Hadfield, inspires and educates a group of high school students about of life in space, and in response to a question posed by 10th graders, he reveals what it looks like when you wring out a washcloth in deep ... http://lifeisgood.staradvertiserblogs.com/2013/04/21/life-in-space/ Hilo Hattie Happy 50th! My good buddy Frank B. Shaner just completed a series of paintings in wax, a tribute to Merrie Monarch Festival in its' 50th year. We're doing the event today in Honolulu at Hilo Hattie (Nimitz) as it's also their 50th Birthday. His paintings will be on display ... http://lifeisgood.staradvertiserblogs.com/2013/04/19/hilo-hattie-happy-50th/ http://lifeisgood.staradvertiserblogs.com/2013/04/16/hey-jude/ BRAVE - Brenda Chapman at KCC I had blogged earlier when Brenda Chapman was en route to Honolulu as her presentation at Kapiolani Community College was free and what an opportunity for the public to meet a great talent, the creator of the hit animated film, Brave. Her vision, ... http://lifeisgood.staradvertiserblogs.com/2013/04/11/brave-brenda-chapman-at-kcc/ The Hawaiians - Special Broadcast The Hawaiians - Reflecting Spirit will air on April 3, Wednesday night at 7p on KFVE, in a special commercial - free screening for local Hawaii audiences. The film premiered at the Smithsonian's new Museum of the American Indian and at that time it aired ... http://lifeisgood.staradvertiserblogs.com/2013/04/01/the-hawaiians-special-broadcast/ Amazing! Glass Music Performed in the Basilica di Santo Stefano in Bologna, Italy; watch these incredible musicians perform Tchaikowsky's Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (www.glassduo.com). Enjoy! http://lifeisgood.staradvertiserblogs.com/2013/03/27/amazing-glass-music/ Brazil's Indians Evicted Mahalo to Jonathan Watts (guardian.co.uk) for his coverage on Brazil running out of time to prep for FIFA's World Cup event. Stadiums are far behind schedule. The £300m renovation of the Maracanã was to have been presented to Fifa last month, but after storms and floods installation of ... http://lifeisgood.staradvertiserblogs.com/2013/03/24/brazils-indians-evicted/