Author Archives: Brenda Pantano

TVEC Students Shine at Evening of the Arts

By Brenda Maguire For 21st Century Media On Tuesday, May 21, art and music joined forces in the Twin Valley Elementary Center’s Evening of the Arts. “It’s a culmination of a year of work. It’s a collaboration of the art and music department to show how creative and artistic the children at TVEC are,” saidContinue reading “TVEC Students Shine at Evening of the Arts”

A Boston Account: Five days of fright, of love and of strength

By Brenda Maguire BrendaMaguire12@gmail.com For Journal Register News Service I woke up early on April 15, 2013. I turned on the T.V. to check on the progress of the Boston Marathon. I watched with a friend as the wheelchair race winners crossed the line. Just before noon we started walking towards the race to cheerContinue reading “A Boston Account: Five days of fright, of love and of strength”

Samurai! exhibit makes its US debut at the MFA, explores collection from Japan

By Brenda Maguire, News Staff The thought of a Japanese samurai may bring many images to mind. Some of these might include samurai wielding swords in one-on-one combat or in battle. But as art? That is a new one. The Museum of Fine Arts’ new exhibit “Samurai! Armor from the Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Collection”Continue reading “Samurai! exhibit makes its US debut at the MFA, explores collection from Japan”