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Incredible Contemporary Gallery
Bunnell Street Gallery is the best contemporary gallery in Homer - maybe in Alaska. It rivals many big city galleries for quality, even though the choices are local artist only. It's run as a...
Bunnell Street Gallery is the best contemporary gallery in Homer - maybe in Alaska. It rivals many big city galleries for quality, even though the choices are local artist only. It's run as a non-profit and the gallery head - Asia - is an accomplished artist in her own right. On the first Friday of every month ("first Friday") there is an open gallery with a new exhibit - we went tonight and the place was packed. Definitely worth a visit.
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Ok Gallery - Good for Gifts
Fireweed is next door to Ptarmigan Arts. It's very different, but has a similar overall feel and quality. The art is ok - not cutting edge - and lots of local nature / photography. There's some...
Fireweed is next door to Ptarmigan Arts. It's very different, but has a similar overall feel and quality. The art is ok - not cutting edge - and lots of local nature / photography. There's some funky jewelry and lots of local stuff - so it's worth a stop as you are doing the local artist scene.
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Ok Gallery - Good for Local Flavor / Gifts
Ptarmigan Arts - on Pioneer Ave (the main street through downtown Homer) is cute and cuddly. The art isn't cutting edge - lots of nature and photography, but there are plenty of interesting things...
Ptarmigan Arts - on Pioneer Ave (the main street through downtown Homer) is cute and cuddly. The art isn't cutting edge - lots of nature and photography, but there are plenty of interesting things to look at and buy. There is a regular show, but it's a small part of the gallery. This should be a stop on any touristy trip - you'll probably pick up something if you are looking for a local souvenier, but it won't blow your socks off.
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Avant Garden was a great fundraiser
We went to the BMOCA Avant Garden annual fundraiser last night. Amy and I are trustees of the museum and strong supports. 150 people showed up for the fundraiser, which was edgier this year than...
We went to the BMOCA Avant Garden annual fundraiser last night. Amy and I are trustees of the museum and strong supports. 150 people showed up for the fundraiser, which was edgier this year than normal (and very fun). The art was cool, the dinner was very well done by the likes of Aji and Full Moon Grill, and the scene was a blast.
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Collection of Halibut Cove Artists
We've been to Halibut Cove a number of times and always stop in the Halibut Cove Experience. It's a gallery on the Halibut Cove boardwalk about three minutes from the Saltry Restaurant. While the...
We've been to Halibut Cove a number of times and always stop in the Halibut Cove Experience. It's a gallery on the Halibut Cove boardwalk about three minutes from the Saltry Restaurant. While the Saltry is the destination of a Halibut Cover trip, there are two seatings for dinner so you have some time to wander around and explore part of Halibut Cove.
The gallery is nice. It's a little on the small side, but has always has a current collection of the Halibut Cover artists. The art generally doesn't ring my bell, but the people are nice and it's an easy way to kill 15 minutes during the 90 minute wait before or after your dinner at the Saltry.
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Best Sports Bar In Town
We watched the Miami Heat beat the Dallas Mavericks 101-100 in overtime tonight in game 5 of the NBA Finals. Lazy Dog was the perfect place to watch it - TV's everywhere (most of them HDTV), solid...
We watched the Miami Heat beat the Dallas Mavericks 101-100 in overtime tonight in game 5 of the NBA Finals. Lazy Dog was the perfect place to watch it - TV's everywhere (most of them HDTV), solid sports bar food (excellent nachos, excellent burgers), comfy seating, and friendly waitstaff who is willing to let you sit in one spot for three hours. When we showed up in the first quarter at about 7:15pm, the place was quiet. When the game went into overtime, the place was packed with college kids having a great time. We'll be back.
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Only Sushi in Homer
Alibi is the only sushi in Homer. Usually it's great, but tonight it was only so so. There are two problems: 1: It's in the back of a bar, so it's always smokey. 2: It was very slow tonight (it's...
Alibi is the only sushi in Homer. Usually it's great, but tonight it was only so so. There are two problems: 1: It's in the back of a bar, so it's always smokey. 2: It was very slow tonight (it's Friday and there was only one sushi chef - the second was out with a family emergency).
The sushi area is tucked away in the back so the smoke / bar stench isn't too bad, but tonight it seeped into everything. If the pace had been ok, it would have been fine, but service was extremely slow and they were very busy. As a result, we bagged out after about half of our sushi and went to get ice cream. It turned out to have been enough sushi (we were full after ice cream) so the slow service might have saved us from ourselves tonight.
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Super Happening Place in Highlands
Highlands - the new "hot" part of Denver - is way too cool for me. However, I managed to sneak past the cool police with a friend on Friday night. We went for drinks / dessert just to check out the...
Highlands - the new "hot" part of Denver - is way too cool for me. However, I managed to sneak past the cool police with a friend on Friday night. We went for drinks / dessert just to check out the scene - a friend of a friend had recommended it. From the outside, Swimclub 32 seems like wine bar type place, but they have a great menu, full drink selection, and plenty of desserts. The place was packed (we got there around 8:30) so we sat at the bar. The service was great, the scene was fun, and everyone was much hipper and more beautiful than we were.
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Myron Bolitar Delivers
http://www.feld.com/blog/archives/2006/03/book_review_pro.html
I woke up with a brutal cold yesterday so I spent the day today sleeping, drinking lots of fluids, being pampered by Amy, and reading...
http://www.feld.com/blog/archives/2006/03/book_review_pro.html
I woke up with a brutal cold yesterday so I spent the day today sleeping, drinking lots of fluids, being pampered by Amy, and reading mental floss. Fortunately, my good friend Jenny_the_bookstore_owner had sent me the publisher proof for Harlan Coben’s latest book Promise Me.
I love Coben’s books – he’s one of my top five mental floss writers (up there with Stephen Frey and Barry Eisler). As a special bonus, Coben revived an old character – Myron Bolitar – and his gang of cohorts including Win, Esperanza, and Big Cindy. Myron is a complex man (and Yoo-hoo lover) – made even more interesting by the six years that have passed since Coben last wrote a book that featured him. While everyone is a little older, their killer instincts – especially Win’s – are as sharp as always. Coben’s promise is a page turner – and he delivers.
Dad – Promise Me is in the mail – you’ll have it in a few days.
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Starting Something
http://www.feld.com/blog/archives/2005/08/book_review_sta.html
I’ve read eight books since my last book review – none were notable enough for me to write about (although What the Dormouse Said...
http://www.feld.com/blog/archives/2005/08/book_review_sta.html
I’ve read eight books since my last book review – none were notable enough for me to write about (although What the Dormouse Said came close, but Fred Wilson covered it.) I just finished Wayne McVicker’s book Starting Something: An Entrepreneur’s Tale of Control, Confrontation & Corporate Culture. It was fantastic.
Wayne was the co-founder of Neoforma – a pre-bubble startup that was one of the early 2000 B2B IPO’s. It’s peak market cap was over $3 billion – today it is a publicly traded company with a $150m market cap, $3m / quarter of revenue, negative gross margins, a $15m loss last quarter, and about $25m of working capital – basically, a small-cap Internet bubble survivor that has a questionable future. Wayne left Neoforma in 2001 and spun out a new company called Attainia.
Starting Something is Wayne’s story starting at the inception of the conc |