Montpelier Art Walk :: October 7

Montpelier Art Walk
October 7, 2011
4-8 pm

Unwind on Friday, October 7th in downtown Montpelier during our fall Art Walk, where you’ll find fine art, fiber art, sculptures, comics, djembe lessons and more! Art Walk is from 4-8 pm. It’s free and open to everyone. For more information, call 802.223.9604 or go to www.montpelieralive.org/artwalk. We’ll see you downtown!

Montpelier Art Walk Venues and Artists:

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Book Review: Death of the Liberal Class by Chris Hedges

Book Review: Death of the Liberal Class by Chris Hedges

Hands down, this is the best book I’ve read this year. Death of the Liberal Class by Chris Hedges won a Pulitzer Prize, so I’m clearly not the only one who thinks highly of it.

Hedges answers the question I (and many others) have been asking for several years: What the heck happened to the Democratic Party in this country? But Hedges goes far beyond party politics to examine how and why the liberal class and our institutions (universities, unions, newspapers, etc.) have become so weak as to not even remotely cause a threat when basic civil liberties or human rights are infringed upon.

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Project on Civic Reflection: New Leadership, New Look, New Name

Project on Civic Reflection: New Leadership, New Look, New Name

The Project on Civic Reflection, under Elizabeth Lynn’s leadership, has grown in leaps and bounds and brought very meaningful dialogue to my life, as well as many others. The announcements, below, were made this week.

I wish Elizabeth the best of luck in this new chapter of her life. I wish Adam all the best as well as he takes on the helm of the Center for Civic Reflection!

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Rebecca Kinkead and Vivre/To Live at West Branch Gallery

Rebecca Kinkead and Vivre/To Live at West Branch Gallery

I’m so excited that Rebecca Kinkead is showing work at the West Branch Gallery and Sculpture Park in Stowe!

I first saw her work in the Supreme Court in the Montpelier Art Walk in April. I was blown away by how very simple and yet so profound her images are. I believe she uses a palette knife to achieve her unique style.

Alongside works from Adelaide Tyrol, the show, Vivre/To Live, will run from July 9 through August 7th. The Opening Reception will be Saturday, July 9th from 7-9 pm. see you there!

When Google Analytics Disappears

When Google Analytics Disappears

Believe it or not, Google isn’t infallible. Neither are humans. I recently lost a significant amount of data in Google Analytics – a real tragedy that had me crying for an entire day and still confounds me. I was adding a new profile onto my account. I revisited it a few days later and the other, main profile was missing.

Apparently, I am not the first person to whom this has happened. The Google Analytics forums are full of people who have lost profiles and years of data. Either an employee deletes it when she quits, out of spite, or one user deletes it from their screen and that deletes the entire profile for all three users. Or, as in my case, and which seems shockingly common, it just disappears.

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