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Nothing says ‘I love you’ quite like the timeless elegance of a roses
With White Valentine’s Day (March 14th) just around the corner, POP-up arrangements of the finest preserved Ecuadorian roses are flying off the shelves! POP in to Rosepops now for the most unique White Valentine’s gift that will last and last!
You know that sinking feeling of throwing away wilted roses that cost you your hard earned money? Well forget that! Rosepops arrangements can remain robust for one year or longer! Every Rosepop POP was artfully designed with room to send a personal message to your POP’ee. We are talking next level treasured keepsake!Sending and receiving a Rosepop ensures instant POP star status! Order now to see why Rospops is topping the POP charts in Preserved Roses!
The Singular Sensation
Regular price $32.00
A single perfect Cherry blossom POPs perfectly from Black textured vegan lizard box. Your loved one is sure to think you are sensational for sending this classic petite POP.
Dimensions: 3 in (H) x 2 in (W)
* Popped Roses will add approximately 1.5-2 inches to the height of your pop
The POP Rocks with a Heart
Regular price $185.00
This Gold Glitter Unforgettable Fourget Me Not box boasts 4 gorgeous Marshmallow Fluff Blooms, a custom gold heart box charm and so much more!
A drawer at the bottom of the box opens to reveal a custom Gold Plated pavé heart bracelet, designed by renowned jeweler, Rachie Shnay. A hint of Red Carpet Rose Arosatherapy is the perfect finishing touch for this sophisticated gift that keeps on giving. And giving…
The Fragrance Sampler Set
Regular price $45.00
Can’t decide on one specific scent for your POP? Select an unscented POP and a sampler set to leave your POP’tions open.
Test each of 8 fragrances on coordinating silk rose petals (included). Select your favorite and 2-3 sprays on your roses will bring you POP perfection.
Refresh as needed with the same scent or try another of our unique fragrances for an altogether new POP experience.
8 sample bottles nestled in velvet lined packaging with silk rose petal “tester strips.” Coffee candy included to cleanse the nose palate between fragrances.
Sample Set Dimensions : 11″(W) x 6″(D) x 3″(H)
Rosepops roses come from a beautiful and spacious Ecuadorian garden, situated at high altitude, with 20 hectares of gorgeous variety. Highly specialized, all natural techniques are used by the growers in taking care of the water, observing the climate and knowing the ground. These perfected practices result in uniquely beautiful roses of the utmost quality. Rosepops is proud to say that their Rose farms work exclusively with non-toxic ingredients, ensuring that the unique processes do not pose any threat to humans or the environment.
The Rosepops mission was to offer long-lasting roses and even longer lasting memories, without the usual hefty preserved petal price tags. Through these patented packaging, the premiere Ecuadorian Roses can be shipped safely and economically, never compromising on quality. These hand-crafted preserved roses arrangements can be personalized, so there is a POP for every occasion! And with free standard shipping within the United States, your loved one can know just how valued they are no matter where they are located!
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2023’s Best Cities for Crafting
Love to DIY? Whether you’re a needlework novice or a full-time Etsy-preneur, 2023’s Best Cities for Crafting will bring out your inner Martha Stewart.
LawnStarter pieced together this ranking of the 200 biggest U.S. cities using 14 “crafty” metrics.
LawnStarter looked for easy access to crafting supplies, a big crafting community, workshops for learning new techniques, and plenty of crafting events to attend.
Celebrate National Craft Month this March in one of America’s DIY art capitals below, and find out why some cities’ craft scenes stand out.
How does San Diego stack up? San Diego’s Rank in Some Key Metrics (1st = Best) - Number of Arts and Crafts Supply Stores – 8th
- Number of Crafting Meetup Groups – 6th
- Number of Art Classes and Workshops per 100,000 Residents – 34th
- Number of Arts and Crafts Festivals – 9th
Highlights
Crafting Capital of America
New York might as well be called “The City That Never Stops Crafting.”
For the second year in a row, The Big Apple handily defeated its competition by dominating three out of four categories: Access, Community, and Events.
However, Gotham lacks enough art schools, classes, and workshops to formally train its enormous population — the city finished 154th out of 200 in Education.
Regardless, crafty creatives won’t struggle to find inspiration outside the classroom in America’s biggest melting pot of cultures and backgrounds.
Materialistic Cities Big and Small
In general, the biggest U.S. cities like New York, Los Angeles, and Houston fared best in LawnStarter ranking. More residents simply means more demand for creative outlets. That’s why these cities collectively showed well in Access, Community, and Events.
That’s not to say smaller cities lack creativity and can’t hold a homemade candle to those crafty behemoths.
Landing at No. 17, for example, is Rochester, New York, home to America’s oldest craft school and to world-class craft artists like sculptor Albert Paley. Richmond, Virginia, secured its place in our top 25 with its thriving craft scene. For nearly 60 years, Richmond has hosted the annual Craft + Design, a nationally attended exhibit showcasing the nation’s best contemporary crafts.
Both cities have populations under 250,000.
Meet Your Maker (at Craft Week)
Want to buy the highest-quality handmade goods or take your craft skills to the next level?
San Francisco (No. 3), Atlanta (No. 7), Baltimore (No. 13), and St. Paul, Minnesota (No. 27) are the places to be. Each of these top performers plays host to American Craft Made, an event that connects art lovers and craft hobbyists with hundreds of America’s top crafting pros.
The national event showcases crafts from all over the U.S., as well as fun and educational activities like workshops, studio tours, and “maker meetups.”
Clear your calendar to visit these handy hubs if you’re serious about your craft and want to show your appreciation for the big players in the industry.
Stitching Together the Ranking
For each of the 200 biggest U.S. cities, LawnStarter gathered publicly available data on the factors listed in the table below.
LawnStarter then grouped those factors into four categories: Access, Community, Education, and Events.
Next, LawnStarter calculated weighted scores for each city in each category.
Finally, LawnStarter averaged the scores for each city across all categories.
The city that earned the highest average score ranked “Best” (No. 1), while the city with the lowest ranked “Worst” (No. 200).
Notes:
- The “Worst” among individual factors may not be No. 200 due to ties among cities.
- “National Craft Chains” include Hobby Lobby, HobbyTown, Jo-Ann Fabrics & Crafts, and Michaels.
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HOFA embraces equity for IWD 2023 with all-female art exhibition
‘Genesis’ exhibition launches 8 March 2023
Ilhwa Kim, Mary Ronayne, Lucile Gauvain, Anne Von Freyburg, Sophie Victoria, and Marie Pol feature in a new art experience focusing on embracing equity in honour of IWD 2023 
#EmbraceEquity for IWD 2023 and HOFA ‘Genesis’ exhibition. Left to right: HOFA Co-founder and Curator Simonida Pavicevic, female artists Anne Von Freyburg and Mary RonayneHOFA is set to début a new and exclusive all-female exhibition titled ‘Genesis‘ for International Women’s Day 2023 (8 March 2023) where six trailblazing female contemporary artists provide perspectives on equity through their artworks and artistic practices in the hope of inspiring greater understanding of the concept and why it matters. Founded in 2012, HOFA Gallery seeks to explore beyond the creative constraints of the contemporary art world, demanding to challenge the conscious, stimulate the subconscious and amplify the voices of the under-represented. Achieving gender equity in the world of contemporary art, has always been at its forefront. To prepare for their IWD exhibition, HOFA engaged the feature artists in a dialogue about what equity means to them and how their selected works express the concept. 
Lucile Gauvain, L’ornement, 2022. Coloured pencils on paper. 100 x 100 cm (in frame) HOFA Co-founder and Curator Simonida Pavicevic explains, “Female artists face unequal challenges, unequal barriers to entry and unequal representation in the industry, and our feature artists interrogate inequity through their subject matter and chosen mediums.” She adds, “This year’s IWD theme is an opportunity for us to learn the difference between equity and equality and to understand why equity matters if we are to achieve lasting equality for women, especially in the contemporary art world.” Dutch mixed media textile painter Anne Von Freyburg states, “Equity means everyone should be included in the art conversation because art should reflect all of society.” Her exquisitely detailed textile reconstructions of Rococo paintings contest inequity by challenging the historical devaluation of mediums and crafts associated with women. Her colourful, tassel fringed artworks defiantly assert that every material is equal and permitted to make art with. 
Anne Von Freyburg, I want Candy (after Fragonard, Girl with Dove), 2022. 110 x 140 cm For Irish figurative painter and multimedia artist Mary Ronayne, the reality of inequity is the core of her better known satirical portraits and fête galantes. She exposes inequity through the unease and doubtful looks of people, especially women, who while engaged in pleasurable pastimes seem to be questioning their roles and situations. For Ronayne, “It is important to acknowledge the diverse inequities rooted in the positions women hold today.” French figurative artist and illustrator Lucile Gauvain considers equity to be essential for achieving collective goals and interests and engages it through artworks that depict people connecting and creating together beyond gender. In Gauvain’s words, “Concepts, categories and notions of difference should never be a source of inequity and I think it is necessary to keep writing it, saying it and yelling it where necessary.” 
Mary Ronayne, Celeste’s Liquid Lunch with Friends, 2021. Enamel on wood. 150 x 120 x 4 cm For Sydney-based figurative artist Marie Pol, equity is about inclusivity and as she puts it, “Inclusivity starts with embracing ‘the other’ and letting go of prejudices and ideas of superiority.” Her works gives primacy to the female gaze – emotional, intimate, and empathetic rather than objectifying – and in this way, they defy the inequities inherent in the historical focus on the male gaze in art. Marie adds, “I synthesize rather than oppose contrasting textures, styles and ideas in my works and I think this shows that equity means acceptance.” Summing up the forthcoming ‘Genesis’ exhibition, Simonida Pavicevic says, “Uniting these 6 women artists is their shared courage to confront and subvert received ideals of society, art and artistic practice through innovative artworks that experiment with various media, styles and techniques.” Genesis solo exhibition runs 8 – 22 March 2023 at HOFA Gallery, London. Press preview 7 March 2023 (RSVP only) HOFA Gallery HOFA Gallery (House of Fine Art) specializes in contemporary art by established and emerging international artists. HOFA is determined to feature a multitude of artistic disciplines with an intent focus on exceptional talent, diversity and cultural relevance. Dedicated to supporting rare talent and making their work globally accessible, the gallery works closely with all of its artists to ensure the highest level of excellence and integrity across its locations in London, Los Angeles and Mykonos. With a unique selection of highly collectable artworks of appreciative value and an uncompromising dedication to art world innovation, the gallery is committed to its mission in cultural leadership. Using new technologies and digital innovations, HOFA pledges an accessible entry point to the market and inclusivity to art collectors on all levels. -
Artist’s First LA Art Exhibit Opens March 4th
Born in Beijing, China in 1999, artist Jesse Liu is presenting her first solo art exhibit entitled Spring Fever at the Yiwei Gallery (1350 Abbot Kinney, Venice, CA 90291), opening on Saturday, March 4th from 12-5pm.
JESSE LIU – Art Exhibit
Spring Fever
Opens Saturday, March 4th (12-5pm)
1350 Abbot Kinney Blvd
Venice, CA 90291
A graduate of the esteemed School of Visual Arts New York, Liu’s mesmerizing paintings are illusionary – blending together her imagined world with small fragments of her personal memories and emotions. Her inspiration for each work comes from a fascination with the concept of memory, itself a product of subjective consciousness – memories are more about recording emotions at a specific moment rather than an object fact. When she paints, she connects her reflected moments to the present day. People who are lost in one reality appear in this painted one, longing or playing, hiding or seeking, uncomfortable or blissful.
All of her paintings are of Asian women, showing their mysterious sides in different environments and postures, while also highlighting their relationships with other women. She primarily works with oil on canvas because it holds and stores and layers something important to her with each brush stroke. Her first exhibit Spring Fever focuses on these women who are sparks of her own memories and experiences she has encountered mixed with the inner emotions and world that she has created.
Growing up in Beijing, China, Liu came to South Carolina for high school, and then graduated from School of Visual arts in 2022, majoring in illustration. At that time, what interested her most was how to tell stories through visual representation, but throughout college she felt restricted by having to focus on specific themes and backgrounds for creating illustrations. In her senior year, she began painting for freely which sparked her passion for creation and provided her free reign for expressing her emotions and inner world. As a person who is not good at expressing herself in words, painting became a bridge for her to communicate with the outside world.
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OUR PLANET LIVE IN CONCERT SET FOR BALBOA THEATRE ON MARCH 5th
Live Concert Based on Emmy® Award-Winning Netflix Original Documentary Series Features
a Live Orchestra Performing Oscar®-Winner Steven Price’s Compositions and On-Screen Narration by Legendary Broadcaster Sir David Attenborough
The Emmy Award-winning Netflix Original documentary series “Our Planet” has been transformed into OUR PLANET LIVE IN CONCERT, a 60-city U.S. tour that will travel to San Diego on March 5th. Presented by GEALive, Silverback Films and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), OUR PLANET LIVE IN CONCERT fuses breathtaking cinematography projected on a large HD screen with new orchestrations by Oscar-winning composer Steven Price (for the film “Gravity”) that are performed by a live 18-piece orchestra. Just like the Netflix series, the live show is narrated on screen by Sir David Attenborough, who has inspired millions by bringing the natural world to one’s living room. For additional information, tickets and tour dates, visit www.OurPlanetInConcert.com.
Tickets can be purchased at the box office or by visiting Ticketmaster.
“I can’t wait for the audience to experience the music of Our Planet Live in Concert,” says Price. “Using a combination of the most memorable sequences from the Netflix series exclusively designed for this show, the incredible musicians plan to take you on a journey that celebrates the wonders of our planet – the one home we all share – while showing the urgent need to treasure and protect it.”
From forests to high seas to frozen worlds and beyond, Netflix’s global phenomenon “Our Planet” features jaw-dropping imagery of the Earth’s most beautiful, intriguing and surprising wildlife. It inspires viewers to learn how climate change impacts all living creatures and what can be done about it.
OUR PLANET LIVE IN CONCERT brings together some of the world’s greatest creatives, filmmakers, musicians and conservationists to provide an experience like no other. “The creators of ‘Our Planet’ have edited the most breath-taking sequences from the series to deliver a unique and compelling narrative to live audiences on a large screen in full HD quality,” says Floris Douwes, concert producer at GEAlive.
“We’ve seen first-hand the impact this series has generated by showcasing the wonders of our planet while also addressing the urgent need to protect it for future generations,” says Colin Butfield, former Executive Producer for “Our Planet” at WWF. “We hope to elevate this message and deepen the audience’s engagement with the natural world by bringing the documentary into the event space on a great scale.”
The show’s run time is approximately two hours including intermission.
Part of the proceeds of ticket sales from OUR PLANET LIVE IN CONCERT will be donated to WWF’s global conservation work.
For more information, visit www.OurPlanetInConcert.com and follow OUR PLANET LIVE IN CONCERT on Facebook @OurPlanetLive and Instagram @OurPlanetInConcert.
About Steven Price, Composer
Steven Price is an Academy Award-winning composer. In 2014, his groundbreaking score for Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity garnered wins in the Best Original Score category for the Academy Awards, BAFTAs, and Critics’ Choice Awards, along with ASCAP’s first-ever Film Composer of the Year award. Other prominent projects include Edgar Wright’s Last Night In Soho, Baby Driver and The World’s End, Tom Harper’s The Aeronauts, Warner Bros.’ blockbuster hit Suicide Squad, and the WWII epic Fury, written and directed by David Ayer, and starring Brad Pitt. Television credits include the BBC’s The Hunt, a landmark natural history documentary series for which Price won his second BAFTA Award, and Our Planet (Netflix), which earned two Emmy score nominations for the composer in 2019. Price also scored David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (Netflix) for which he won an Emmy and an ASCAP Composers’ Choice Award for Documentary Score of the Year, and, in 2020, ventured into animation with Glen Keane’s Academy Award-nominated animated feature Over the Moon (Netflix) for which he received an Annie nomination for Best Music – Feature. Forthcoming projects include Beast (Universal), directed by Baltasar Kormákur and starring Idris Elba, The Swimmers (Working Title / Netflix), Michael Grandage’s My Policeman (Amazon Studios) and Distant (Amblin / Universal).
About Floris Douwes, Producer
Alongside partners Ton Olgers and Julia Krylova, Floris heads up GEALive, a company that designs, produces, and delivers creative live entertainment projects of all sizes. Recent and current projects include the world arena tours for the late legendary film composer Ennio Morricone, a collaboration with Graceland on Elvis Live on Screen with Symphony Orchestra and hosted by Priscilla Presley, a career retrospective tour of Hollywood composer James Newton Howard and the first ever live tour of the multi-Oscar®and Grammy Award®-winning pioneer of dance music, Giorgio Moroder.
About Silverback Films
Silverback Films specializes in the production of high-quality wildlife films for both television and cinema. Formed in 2012 by Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey, Silverback Films brings together a world class team of wildlife film makers to create the highest quality natural history films. Its productions include cinema films for Disneynature, African Cats, Chimpanzee, Bears, Monkey Kingdom and Dolphin Reef and television series North America (Discovery) The Hunt (BBC) and Our Planet (Netflix).
About World Wildlife Fund
WWF is one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, working for 60 years in nearly 100 countries to help people and nature thrive. With the support of 1.3 million members in the United States and more than 5 million members worldwide, WWF is dedicated to delivering science-based solutions to preserve the diversity and abundance of life on Earth, halt the degradation of the environment, and combat the climate crisis. Visit worldwildlife.org to learn more; follow @WWFNews on Twitter to keep up with the latest conservation news; and sign up for our newsletter and news alerts here.
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GO “BEYOND THE ZONE” WITH DANCE PARADE’S 17TH ANNUAL PARADE AND FESTIVAL SATURDAY, MAY 20
WITNESS 10,000 DANCERS ON AVENUE OF AMERICAS
WITH LEGENDARY GRAND MARSHALS RONALD K. BROWN, NATASHA DIGGS, AND ELIZBETH STREB
New York’s beloved and joyous Dance Parade returns to the streets Saturday May 20, 2023 celebrating its 17th year with 10,000 dancers featuring over 100 unique styles of dance, live bands, and DJs. Headlining a ribbon cutting ceremony will be Grand Marshals: Ronald K. Brown, Natasha Diggs and Elizbeth Streb to kick off the event at 11:45am at 17th Street and Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas) at our new starting location.
Ronald K. Brown is a choreographer and the artistic director of the Evidence, A Dance Company. He is known for incorporating African diaspora movement and spirituality into his work, and has received numerous awards and accolades for his choreography and leadership in the dance community. Learn more about Ronald K. Brown here: https://danceparade.org/
ronaldkbrown/ Natasha Diggs is a DJ and music producer based in New York City. She is known for her versatile style, blending classic hip hop, soul, funk, and R&B. Diggs has played in venues around the world, and has been involved in several music projects and collaborations with other artists and musicians. Learn more about Natasha Diggs here: https://danceparade.org/
natasha-diggs/. Elizabeth Streb is a choreographer, dancer, and founder of the dance company STREB Extreme Action. She is known for her use of high-flying acrobatic and athletic movement in her work, and has been recognized for her contributions to the field of dance with numerous awards and accolades.Learn more about Elizabeth Streb here: https://danceparade.org/
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At this year’s parade and festival, Dance Parade will celebrate its 17th year under the theme “Beyond the Zone” with 10,000 dancers from 160+ dance organizations who will present over 100 unique styles of dance down Avenue of Americas, parade across West 8th Street, perform before the Grand Stand at St. Marks Place before reaching Tompkins Square Park.
“Our theme, ‘Beyond the Zone’ acknowledges New York City Mayor Eric Adam’s ‘City of Yes’ campaign to reform antiquated Zoning laws related to dance,” says Dance Parade’s Executive Director Greg Miller. “Updating zoning ordinances in New York City follows the 2017 repeal of the NYC Cabaret License law that restricted dance to a small number of venues licensed to allow dancing. Dance Parade has always been a supporter, as well as an advocate, for dance.”
If you want to dance in the parade, or get involved and volunteer with Dance Parade, please register here: https://danceparade.org/
team-reg/ Launched in 2006, Dance Parade is a non-profit organization dedicated to developing and sustaining dance artistry and cultivating supporters of the dance community. The organization offers collaborative opportunities among established and emerging artists through community engagement, scholarships, performance and special events.
Dance Parade and Festival is made possible in part with private support as well as public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Save the date May 20, 2023 for the 17th Annual Dance Parade and DanceFest, more news coming soon!
