Plein Air Workshop Offered by Aiken Center for the Arts
North Carolina artist Steve Filarsky leads a two day plein air workshop at the Aiken Center for the Arts from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Participants start with a quick demo before field painting at Hope Lands Gardens and another location. The $160 fee includes a 10 percent ACA member discount. scholarships are available for qualified seniors.
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Aiken Center For the Arts
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Filarsky
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Hopelands Gardens
Naming Humans and the Smoots Measure in Onomastics
The piece explores onomastics the study of names, noting how people name diverse objects from cars to plants and even the Harvard Bridge measured at 364.4 smoots. It cites David Crystal and examples like J Edgar for Hoover and Yorick for a yucca plant.
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J. Edgar
Mr. Spock
Hamlet
Yorick
Yahoo
Jonathan Swift
Gulliver
Jeeves
P.G. Wodehouse
Crystal
Harvard
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Charles River
Smoot Lengths Mark Proceed Across Bridge History
The passage recounts the Smoot unit based on Oliver Reed Smoot Jr. from Lambda Chi Alpha legends with paint marks across a bridge. It notes biannual repainting during heavy traffic and mentions Smoot's later roles in standardization bodies. It also includes New Year champagne puzzles about bubble rise and cork speed.
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David Halliday
Oliver Reed Smoot Jr
Lambda Chi Alpha
Jearl Walker
Aiken Woman Reports Vehicle Break In On Hampton Avenue
A Saturday police report states an Aiken woman’s car on Hampton Avenue was broken into by smashing a driver side window. The purse with 200 dollars cash credit cards and license was taken though nothing else reported missing.
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American Legion Club
North Augusta
Edgefield Road
Jackson Road
Jackson
Quail Ridge Road
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