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Thursday, February 15, 2007

'Cezanne to Picasso' at Art Institute full (Flower seed) of riches

Chicago Sun-Times - There's a small but spectacular selection of pastels and charcoal "noirs" by Redon, including his transfixing "Strange Flower (Little Sister of the Poor)" (1880) and the nightmarish "Armor" (1891), featuring a delicate human face peering out from
Newsday - Lunar New Year Parade, the granddaddy of them all (attracting 400,000 spectators), won't be until Feb. 25, but Manhattan still offers a lot this weekend: from noon to 10 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. tomorrow, there's a Lunar New Year Flower
Macon Telegraph - Shelby Ord, 15, of Gray, ties note cards on carnations at Real Life Church Tuesday afternoon. The church's youth ministry is giving almost 1,750 Valentine's Day bouquets for the middle and high school students in Jones County. GRAY - Chris Dorrity
Times-Republican - What better place to put flowers on Valentine s Day than a hardware store? Menards in Marshalltown was well stocked with roses and one of the store s managers, Bob Rawlins, might just be taking home a dozen today. Possibly at no other time during
WJLA - Flower shops are struggling to make Valentine's Day deliveries on roads that are still not cleared of slush and snow Wednesday. Some persuaded customers to accept deliveries a day early or even Thursday. The owner of Bell Flowers in downtown Silver
Seattle Times - Find inspiration and everything you need to bring it home at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show and Seattle Home Show this weekend. Whether you're planning to build, remodel or spruce up your living space, the Seattle Home Show offers hundreds of
Evansville Courier-Press - Once upon a time, George Schneider showered his friends with bouquets of roses. Stop by his house in Chandler, Ind., and the little man would proudly show off his 300 or so plants on every corner of the property from rail fence to back stoop. Here's