Get Up, Get Out! (Vol. 56)
Art: The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion
Exploring the reciprocal relationship between high fashion and evolving ideals of beauty, The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion focuses on iconic models of the twentieth century and their roles in projecting, and sometimes inspiring, the fashion of their respective eras. The exhibition, organized by historical period from 1947 to 1997, will feature haute couture and ready-to-wear masterworks accompanied by fashion photography and video footage of models who epitomized their epochs.
Music: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart is a pretty bad name, right down there with Death Cab for Cutie. But they fashion the kind of mopey, sing-along tunes that make you feel they’re your allies against a hard, cruel world, just like the songs by the eighties Brit-rockers (Cure, Furs, Smiths, Echo) that inspired them.
Culture: Spring Handmade Cavalcade
This two-day shopping affair will feature gorgeous apparel and accessories for any occasion, gifts for grads and moms, fantastic house wares and pretty paper goods for hosts and hostesses. May 9-10, The Bell House, Free!
Did You Know…about the Mini MPC 2000XL / SP1200 flash drives?
Designed with the modern musician in mind, these two bad boys are convincingly modeled on the AKAI MPC2000XL sampler and the EMU SP1200 drum machine. They have a 4GB capacity and are going to run you $39.95 each.
This Week’s Non-Holidays
International No Diet Day (Today, May 6th)
International No Diet Day encourages us to appreciate the bodies we have. It encourages us to recognize that people come in all shapes and sizes and that’s okay.
Space Day (Thursday, May 7th)
Space Day gives you the opportunity to participate in the excitement and fascination of space. It’s a topic of interest to millions, old and young alike.
No Socks Day (Friday, May 8th)
No Socks Day is a day to free your toes of the confines of socks and stocking. Give those toes of yours a breath of fresh air. No Socks Day will also reduce your laundry load, and therefore is healthy for the environment.
