In ‘Pandemia’s Black Feather,’ a portrait of power and pathos
Pandemic shaped perspectives for Samantha R. Talbot-Kelly’s Sullivan Museum installation
The Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde suggested masks set people free “Man is least himself when he talks in his own person,” he wrote. “Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.” Wilde meant masks for concealing, but Samantha R. Talbot-Kelly found truth in masks for healing the coronavirus pandemic sort.
Talbot-Kelly, a seamstress in Norwich University’s Uniform Store and an adjunct faculty member in the School of Architecture+Art, created “Pandemia’s Black Feather,” an art installation in the Sullivan Museum and History Center.
Virtual events will help prepare architecture students for job market
Mock interviews with Board of Fellows, online job fair scheduled
The School of Architecture+Art, part of Norwich University’s College of Professional Schools, will hold three events this month to prepare students for job interviews and career searches.
The first event, running 9 to 11 a.m. Friday, is a résumé and portfolio drop-in session with professors Tolya Stonorov and Matthew Lutz. Students can get evaluations of their work and get presentation tactics. Architecture students can join here.
From 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 12, the school will hold a Board of Fellows interview workshop, featuring Mike Tuck ’96, owner of Albany, New York-based Balzer+Tuck Architecture; Kim Conant M’96, associate project coordinator at State University Construction Fund in Albany, New York; Will Lewis, ’04, M’05, chairman of the university’s Architecture+Art Endowment Committee and executive officer, U.S. Army He
Editorâs note: Our annual lookback at the top local stories of 2020 continues.
Local government and the public schools saw some big changes in leadership in 2020, but likely the biggest was Elizabeth City City Manager Rich Olsonâs departure for a job in Texas in August.
Olson, Elizabeth Cityâs city manager for nearly two decades, announced his impending departure in June to take a town managerâs job in Argyle, Texas.
City Council tapped Eddie Buffaloe, the cityâs police chief, to serve as interim manager after Olsonâs departure. Council then selected Enfield Town Manager Montre Freeman in October as Olsonâs permanent replacement. Freeman, a graduate of Elizabeth City State University, will start work in Elizabeth City on Jan. 19.
Dec 17, 2020
THE BAGS OF STUFFED animals donated by First National Bank & Trust for the annual Project Teddy Bear program. From left are Cole Grenier, First National Bank & Trust; Geno Basanese, Michigan State Police; Angela Kurtz, Caring House Child Advocacy Center; Kelsey Bohn, Caring House; Tara Blagec, Salvation Army of Dickinson County; Marcia VanWolvelaere, U.P. Foster Closet of Dickinson County; Jeff Solka, Iron Mountain Police Department; Max Frorenza, First National Bank & Trust.
IRON MOUNTAIN –Since 2017, First National Bank & Trust’s Project Teddy Bear program has donated new stuffed toys to local emergency responders, crisis centers, children’s organizations and medical facilities.
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DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Program Director Amber Pipp sets up the âLetters to Santaâ mailbox outside of Iron Mountain City Hall as part of the annual Downtown Christmas Walk. Starting Monday, area children will be able to drop off their letters any time before Christmas. Those will then be mailed straight to the North Pole. (Terri Castelaz/Daily News photo)
IRON MOUNTAIN The Iron Mountain Downtown Development Authority hopes to spread Christmas cheer in what has been a challenging year as the annual Downtown Christmas Walk activities kicks off Monday.
As with majority of events over the past months, the Christmas Walk, which runs through Dec. 27, has been revamped to follow the COVID-19 health guidelines.