Archive for January, 2010

Circus images recall heyday of three-ring entertainment

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Circus images recall heyday of three-ring entertainment Step right up and see exotic camels grazing on tender grass before the show. Or giraffes, zebras and elephants forced to travel a circuitous route on their way to the night’s engagement. Such images and others from early-20th-century traveling circuses are found in “Sawdust & Spectacle: Under the Big Top in Small Town America,” opening Thursday in the Riffe Gallery. Read more on The Columbus Dispatch

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UD art benefactor Dr. Paul R. Jones dead at 81

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

UD art benefactor Dr. Paul R. Jones dead at 81 Dr. Paul R. Jones, the man who donated the Paul R. Jones Collection of works by 20th century African American artists to the University of Delaware in 2001, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, in Atlanta after a brief illness. He was 81. Read more on The Newark Post

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Spring-Ford Reporter/The Valley ItemDatebook

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Spring-Ford Reporter/The Valley ItemDatebook DateBook Notes Read more on Spring-Ford Reporter & Valley Item

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