Overnight fame for Ruth Perkins folk art painter in Shenango Valley
Ruth Perkins, 70, a white haired artist from Transfer near Shenango Valley, gained sudden recognition for her self taught oil and acrylic folk art. Her antique shop studio now holds nearly 50 paintings shown in America and Europe, with growing interest from galleries and books.
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Folk art seen as plain, ordinary by Johny
Johny argues folk art comes from self taught artists for common people. He says academic painting rules matter little and describes folk art as simple and direct. He notes a cow’s depiction may miss realism but conveys the idea. The quote emphasizes accessibility and intuitive design.
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Frederick author novel to be dramatized by St Johns College
Frederick News-Post writer Edward J. Campbell author and columnist grants permission for his novel Outrage in Annapolis to be dramatized by St Johns College in Annapolis a yet untitled play to be staged late spring in the city Andrea Carswell a student at Annapolis college is found murdered with roommate Carolyn Stoner named as a suspect Clayton Means Andrea s stepbrother investigates challenging a biased police chief and hostile mayor his search involves the US Naval Academy and Annapolis area the work surveys St Johns College history and traditions and contrasts them with contemporary containment efforts the author a Frederick Community College administrator also writes FCC history and is drama critic for the News-Post published by Camward House Frederick Md 21701
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Restored peace in Beirut raises warlike suspicions
In Beirut the apparent peace feels fragile amid checkpoints and shifting loyalties. Civilians face daily harbors of danger as Syrian troops and militias control streets from the airport to central districts while remnants of luxury hotels stand as silent ruins.
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