1613 first match here was played in 1933
n The first match was played between India XI and MCC in 1933. The Indian cricket team was led by Maharaja Bhupinder Singh along with Lala Amarnath, Col CK Naidu and Surjit Singh Majithia
n The Gandhi Ground hosted the last international match between India and New Zealand in 1995
Neeraj Bagga
Amritsar, March 1
Even after 88 years Gandhi Ground (cricket stadium), which had hosted several international matches, is far from completion. Though many international tournaments in the past were held here, but things went wayward as the stadium was not developed as per the guidelines of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Born in Germany, artist Max Weyl immigrated to Williamsport, Pennsylvania in 1853 and in 1861 moved to Washington, D.C., where he opened a jewelry store. Not trained as an artist, Weyl started painting flowers and still-lifes only as a hobby. Weyl was self-taught and was apparently too modest to display his paintings. It was not until 1870 that he began to display his artwork in the window of his jewelry store. As fate would have it, Samuel Kauffmann, president of the board of trustees of the .
Around Anastasia Island: Canadian snowbirds staying north of the border
Lorraine Thompson
Winter on Anastasia Island is missing a key element this year “snowbirds” from Canada. While many visitors from our northern states have been able to and have chosen to return to our area for the winter months it’s hard to find any Canadians. That’s not by choice, as explained Kitty Braid, who, with her husband Bob, have been winter “snowbirds” in St. Augustine Beach for more than 40 years.
“As we sit here, in lockdown, we think of beautiful St. Augustine and our friends who are lucky to be there,” Kitty emailed early last week from their home in Ajax, Ontario, Canada.
Duo Beaux Arts performing concert Saturday at St. Anastasia Catholic
From Staff Reports
Duo Beaux Arts, the husband and wife team of Catherine Lan and Steinway Artist Tao Lin, will perform in the St. Anastasia Catholic Church concert series at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20 at 5205 A1A South. The concert is free.
In the second appearance of the piano duo at the church, they will perform “Music for Two Grand Pianos, Four Hands.”
Music director Peter Morin recalled two years ago when a similar duo canceled their scheduled performance.
“I scrambled to find a replacement and stumbled upon these two amazing musicians,” Morin said. “They had immediate standing ovations and played three encores. They are sensational!”
Dr. Daniel B. Botkin, Professor Emeritus of Biology for UC Santa Barbara, previous Faculty for Yale University’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies; Former Adjunct Professor at the.