Monthly Archives: January 2009

Face-to-Face Portrait Talks
F Street Lobby, Thursday’s 6p.m- 6:30 p.m.

Each week, a staff member of the National Portrait Gallery or a special guest speaker brings visitors face-to-face with a portrait by offering an insight into one person. Visitors meet the presenter in the F Street lobby and then walk to the appropriate gallery. In the February Face-to-Face talks, “Face the Music at the Portrait Gallery.”

The next Face-to-Face talk is this Thursday, February 5, when researcher Maya Foo speaks about the portrait of Bette Midler by Richard Amsel in the exhibition “Ballyhoo: Posters as Portraiture.” The talk runs from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m. Visitors meet the presenter in the museum’s F Street lobby and then walk to the appropriate gallery. Read More

Enterprise-Record – Chico,CA,USA
Bette Midler performs at Caesar’s Palace
By PATRICIA FELDHAUS – The Buzz
Posted: 01/29/2009 12:00:00 AM PST

LAS VEGAS — Bette Midler, 63, still has the pizzazz to hold an audience of 2,000 people in the palm of her hand.

Ushered in by a staged tornado, the “People’s Diva” enthralled her fans — some even flying in from Great Britain just to see her at Caesar’s Palace Coliseum in Las Vegas.

With her amazing voice and spectacular outfits she started with “I’m Alive” and “In the Mood” and closed the show by accompanying herself on her ukulele with “The Story of Love.” Her encore was “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” with a large screen background of Midler portraying three different persons singing in harmony. Read More

Posted on Tue, Jan. 27, 2009
‘Frost/Nixon’ named best movie for grown-ups
By ROBERT W. BUTLER

Movies loved by young people may dominate the box office, but that doesn’t mean old folks don’t have their favorites.

For example, “Frost/Nixon” was chosen as the movie of the year by AARP The Magazine in its annual Movies for Grown-ups Awards. Meryl Streep was named best actress over 50; Frank Langella was best actor.

In fact, for this competition you have to be 50 years old even to be considered. Read More

NYSD
Anniversaries, films, and fashion
March 13-22, ????

Mister D: I’m not really sure how old this article is….there is no date. But the cause never is outdated:

(Robert Daly, Bette, Deepak Chopra, Carole Bayer Sager)

Last Thursday night at Lincoln Center, Save the Children celebrated its 75th anniversary of service to children and families. The evening paid tribute to President George H.W. Bush, President William J. Clinton, and Melinda Gates, Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, for their global humanitarian work and support of Save the Chldren and its programs which reach 12 U.S. states as well as more than 50 countries worldwide. Read More

SCOTTISH ALBUMS

1 (1) Kings Of Leon Only By The Night

2 (-) Lady GaGa The Fame

3 (10) The Script The Script

4 (6) James Morrison Songs For You, Truths For Me

5 (3) The Killers Day & Age

6 (9) Bette Midler The Best Bette

7 (2) Take That The Circus

8 (7) Duffy Rockferry

9 (5) Stereophonics Best Of – Decade In The Sun

10 (4) Leona Lewis Spirit