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Bill's Broadsides
POSTED:Sat, March 1, 2008 @ 2:48AM
'Magnifica' indeedBlog Links» Botanica MagnificaOn Fridays, I am usually one of the folks who work in the evening to produce your Saturday morning edition of the Leader. That leaves me free in the daytime on Fridays to take care of my younger son. Today I took him to check out "Botanica Magnifica," an exhibit of large-print photographs on display at the Perrella Gallery at FMCC. It was our first visit to the gallery, and I was impressed. The photographs by Dr. Jonathan Singer are really something to behold. The exibit will be on display through March 15, so there's plenty of time to catch it. For details about the gallery and the Singer photos, CLICK HERE. The prints on display at FMCC make up just a small portion of Singer's "Botanica Magnifica" collection. Others in the collection are viewable HERE. My son, who's 3 years old, got comfortable on one of the gallery benches after he'd had a look at the vivid, larger-than-life flower images:
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Bill Ackerbauer Assistant City Editor A Johnstown native, Bill Ackerbauer began his journalism career in 1996 as a beat reporter with The Leader-Herald. He returned to the Glove Cities in 2000 after working in various editorial positions with newspapers in Saratoga Springs, Schenectady and New Hampshire. He has degrees in English literature from Union College and the University at Albany, where he teaches courses in journalism. In addition to writing, editing and teaching, Bill is an aficionado of old-time folk and blues music and performs locally on acoustic guitar, banjo and other traditional instruments. He lives in Johnstown with his wife, Jennifer, and their two sons, Liam and Carter.
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