| Halloween fest at Camden Children's Garden
Ghosts, skeletons and fairy princesses ruled the Camden Children's Garden over the weekend as the waterfront attraction hosted its 8th annual Goblins in the Garden festival. The Halloween event gears up for the garden's popular holiday schedule, including a Train Festival on Nov. 10 and Festival of Lights, which runs Fridays and Saturdays from Nov. 24 through Dec. 29. While rain on Saturday kept many people away, dozens turned out Sunday afternoon as temperatures approached 60 degrees under a bright blue sky. "They always have a good time," said Joe Bradley, of West Deptford, who came Sunday afternoon with his wife, Beth, and three daughters. "We come for the events." Seven-year-old Kylie Bradley was dressed like a "bad fairy" complete with black lipstick, while her 4-year-old sister Katie came as the good fairy Tinkerbell.
Hot picks: Bruce Springsteen, Ralphie May, Ricardo Cobo
In case you've been out of the country for the past 35 years and hadn't heard, there's a pretty decent band from the Jersey Shore getting some attention. And it's performing Wednesday at Mellon Arena. The band has done pretty well, considering its start at small clubs and bars in places like Freehold, Asbury Park and Belmar, not to mention performances at long-gone Pittsburgh landmarks like the Syria Mosque and the Stanley Theater. Yeah, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band still are around. If you want to go to the concert, be forewarned -- tickets for the 7:30 p.m. show are long gone. But expect to hear cries of "Who needs two?" if you decide to walk up to the arena Details: 412-323-1919. -- Regis Behe .
New hospital at Awendaw center really is for the birds
As architects Reggie Gibson and David Thompson inspect their recently completed hospital at the International Center for Birds of Prey, they get perhaps the nicest compliment they could have hoped for. Carole Ludwig, the center's new veterinarian, says she has only worked in the building for a few days but she likes its understated design. "It's almost like it's part of the pine trees," she says. "That's great," Thompson replies. "Thank you," Gibson adds. The hospital isn't meant to impress. It's meant to provide efficient working space for nursing injured raptors back to health and for hosting a large-scale cleanup of oil-stained birds should such an environmental disaster strike somewhere along the south Atlantic Coast. It also was designed not to compete with the scenic beauty of the center's 200-acre forested site not far from the Intracoastal Waterway.
Gebhard Ullmann At 50: A Career Retrospective
Gebhard Ullmann (born in Bad Godesberg, Germany, November 2, 1957) is a composer and improvisor unique in the jazz world today. Playing a multitude of reeds and flutes, and maintaining an international presence with both European and American groups, Ullmann has created a body of work that is much more than a chronological series of recordings documenting his musical thinking. Each of his various projects addresses different musical issues and hence has its own distinctive voice, which is magnified by the reworked compositions that flow through them; the thread of his recurring compositions connects the different projects. Each release stands alone, of course, but Ullmann's oeuvre ought to be viewed by the differing lenses of project or composition. Each individual album is connected to the others, not only by the presence of Ullmann, but also by how the compositions mutate.
Capsule movie reviews: "Beowulf"
"Beowulf" (PG 13) The original brawling, arm-yanking, eye-gouging epic of Anglo-Saxon lore, earns an eye-popping treatment in the new film. It's so thrilling, so stunningly rendered, that you will forget you're looking at animation and tumble into this Dark Ages quest, a story of pride, bravery, greed and lust, and their consequences. Ray Winstone, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, Robin Penn-Wright, John Malkovich and Crispin Glover star for director Robert Zemeckis. "Love in the Time of Cholera" (R) When a writer's voice is as distinctive as Gabriel García Márquez, the Colombian Nobel Prize winner's, it's difficult to replicate it on-screen, even though director Mike Newell and screenwriter Ronald Harwood remain largely faithful to "Love in the Time of Cholera" in their wildly flawed adaptation of García Márquez' sweeping 1985 novel about a decades-old romantic obsession.
Shopping Eco-Friendly
Not everyone wants to hit the mall this holiday season. There are many who want to steer clear to get their holiday shopping done. So if you're looking for some "mall-alternatives" why not look for some earth-friendly gift ideas at the same time? While millions of Americans jump-start their holiday shopping the day after Thanksgiving, the owners at South Austin's "Eco-Wise" have a different philosophy. "I almost want to just close," says owner Jim Holland. "We almost want to say don't do it unless you need it and Christmas is a tricky one so you really want to urge people to give things they actually need for presents." If you do have a mile long wish list from family and friends, Eco-Wise can satisfy just about anyone with the environment in mind.
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