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St. Petersburg’s Sumptuous Winter Palace
Larger Than Life: Art that inspires us through the ages
Russia’s monumental pastel-green Winter Palace in St. Petersburg was once home to some of the country’s most notable emperors and empresses. The palace encompasses many types of art and architecture, including Baroque, Neoclassical, and Gothic styles, through to Rococo.
In 1754, Empress Elizabeth Petrovna commissioned Italian architect Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli to build a Baroque winter palace that would surpass the beauty of the best European palaces.
Constructed over eight years, the palace contains more than 460 sumptuous rooms. But not all the rooms were decorated according to the original Baroque design. In 1762, just after her coronation, Empress Catherine II (Catherine the Great) took up residence in the Winter Palace. She favored the new Neoclassical style of architecture, and so the palace took on a more refined style.
Inaugural ArtAccord to Launch at SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit in Ekaterinburg 12/15/20
SportAccord has announced that the inaugural ArtAccord will bring a new creative concept to the SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit 2021 in Ekaterinburg by showcasing the work of some of Russia’s best and brightest artists.
ArtAccord will take place during SportAccord 2021, which will run from 23-28 May, giving delegates the opportunity to experience pieces of art in an intimate, gallery-like setting after being introduced to some of the profiled artists.
The event will kick-off on Sunday, 23 May 2021 with Welcome Addresses from Dr. Raffaele Chiulli, President of SportAccord, and other prominent Russian figures from the Sverdlovsk Region and visual arts community followed by cocktails and canapés to allow attendees to take in the pieces and connect with other art enthusiasts.
Hosted by Paul Holdengräber,
The Quarantine Tapes chronicles shifting paradigms in the age of social distancing. Each day, Paul calls a guest for a brief discussion about how they are experiencing the global pandemic.
On Episode 140 of
The Quarantine Tapes, guest host Naomi Shihab Nye is joined by Helen Drutt English. Helen is a longtime champion of the contemporary craft movement. She and Naomi discuss her history with crafts and collecting, digging into the tension between mechanization and handmade objects in the 20th century. Helen and Naomi lift up the value of rituals in these months of quarantine. They talk about the positives of isolation, from improved concentration to time to connect more deeply with friends. Finally, Helen shares a fascinating recent discovery found sorting through the materials in her own basement.
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Bruce Courtney’s journey with ALS started with a sense of weakness in his right hand.
At first, the Valley Center resident was diagnosed in 2016 with benign monomelic amyotrophy, a rare disease that causes muscle weakness in the upper extremities, according to the Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center. But the loss of strength spread to his feet about two years later, and with the new symptoms, he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.
In the years since, the U.S. Navy veteran, 60, and his wife, Lori, tried to make the most of their time together. They knew ALS was a possibility from the beginning, so they traveled around the world to Alaska, Punta Cana, Italy, France, Spain, New Orleans, Lake Tahoe, Israel, Riviera Maya and Cancun.