Today’s sketchwalk started, as usual, at the URA building.

It was a pretty rushed one as there was a talk by a URA guy whose name I can’t remember. The talk was on the history of Chinatown which was pretty interesting. It’s fascinating to see the old photos and comparing them with the modern landscape.

Noodler’s ink and Graphitone, 9 by 12 inch.

This was drawn at the corner of Chinatown complex where it meets the shophouses.

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Repeal Day is Monday, when the law prohibiting booze was lifted and cocktails were hoisted to celebrate.

Barman Nate Windham at The Blue Star, 16435 S. Tejon St., is celebrating with four pre-prohibition cocktails along with traditional canapes and hors d’oeuvres, 5 to 7 p.m. daily for $35.

The party is ongoing, so you can show up anytime.

***Watch out! This column contains season two spoilers! The spoiler-y section is marked as such.***

Robert Kirkman’s is one of a select group of non-superhero comics I read. I started when someone lent me the first two hardcovers in the series and while it was torture waiting for the next one of those to come out, I knew because of the subject matter, I couldn’t read the series issue by issue. I’m currently up to book five, and for the most part I’m enjoying the adaptation on AMC.

Having read the source material of something that is set to be or currently being adapted is a tough spot to be in as a fan. Part of

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TERRE HAUTE — Indiana State University theater professor Arthur Feinsod thinks that to be a true artist, one must have an appreciation and respect for all of the arts.

With that in mind, Feinsod organized a project in which his playwriting class is creating short plays influenced by pieces of art viewed at Terre Haute’s Sheldon Swope Art Museum.

For many of his students, it was their first visit to the museum at Seventh and Ohio streets. Many of the students admitted that although music and film are often sources of inspiration for their work, few look to the visual arts in this way.

Lisa Petrulis, curator of the Swope, describes the collaboration as a mutually beneficial experience for both the museum and the student playwrights.

“It gives us a fresh perspective — their perspective — a new way to look at the artwork,” she said. “And the sa

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NEW YORK—An array of paintings from across Europe, by leading artists of the 19th and 20th centuries, will be offered at Sotheby’s London. Headlined by some “important” artists, there are also gems to be found by a discerning eye.

The Nov. 22 European art sale is expected to bring in over $17 million.

Sotheby’s has divided the sale into regions of origin. The 242 works present an interesting impression of the rich cultural contrasts and subtleties between the European nations. Sale cate

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Hundreds of red-and-green entertainment options, from neighborly sing-alongs and school concerts to command performances in world-class concert halls will compete for audiences all over the city in the next few weeks.

Fortunately there are affordable options close to home, including a full-blown Nutcracker, a Baroque concert on period instruments and a Radio City-style Christmas extravaganza.

The following rundown covers just a few of the holiday performances coming soon:
    
For sheer size, few local performances will muster the vocal power of Richmond Choral Societys Blessed Peace concert Dec. 4 at 4 p.m. in St. Peters R.C. Ch Full Article…